Love Island's Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore touch down in Mallorca ahead of ITV2 show's start

Love Island narrator Iain Stirling is best known for his hilarious quips on the show, and has caused quite a stir after taking aim for Michael Owen.

It's not just the Islanders causing a stir as the voice of Love Island has found himself in a bit of bother with viewers. Iain Stirling is never seen but always heard during every episode of the ITV2 dating show as he commentates on all the latest goings-on in the famous villa.

Love Island host Laura Whitmore claims the TV villa "stinks" – thanks to the sweaty lads trying to cover up their smelly body odour with Lynx Africa.The presenter says the problem has been caused after eight weeks of messy youngsters living in a hot climate in Majorca, with the deodorant proving a favourite cover-up.Whitmore said: “It smells so bad. If you think about it – that amount of people, about 40 or 50 islanders go through it the whole summer.“It starts off with about 10 or 12 and then more keep going in.

From ecstasy to despair: Gemma Owen and Luca Bish could be set for a rocky time despite sharing their first kiss in Monday's episode of Love Island. Following a shock dumping which saw Afia Tonkmor, 25, leave the villa, narrator Iain Stirling teased at "trouble in paradise".The pair were seen squabbling in a short clip in which Gemma, 19, appears to be apologising for something before becoming frustrated at Luca's, 22, reaction. In the teaser video she said: "Don't roll your eyes at me and be a p***k.

Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore and husband Iain Stirling cosied up together on a rare night out.The television host, who recently shared rare pictures of the couple’s daughter, joined her comedian husband at the Soccer Aid afterparty on Sunday 12 June following the first instalment of Love Island: After Sun. Iain, 34, had been on commentating duties at the London Stadium alongside Sam Matterface.The celebrity football match, which raises money for charity UNICEF, saw the World XI beat the England team for a fourth year in a row.

Love Island: Aftersun viewers have called for the show’s new VIP bar to be named in honour of Caroline Flack. Caroline hosted the ITV2 dating show from 2015 to 2019. She stepped down as host in December 2019 after she was charged with assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton at her home in London.

LAURA Whitmore has revealed that the Love Island villa absolutely stinks. The host, who is back to present her third series, said as many as fifty Islanders make the Majorcan sunspot their home during the run.

LOVE Island is set for its first big row of the new series as Luca and Andrew face off over the fire pit. In a first look at Monday's episode on Aftersun, host Laura Whitmore teased the tense showdown between the lads. "This spicy exclusive shows Andrew and Luca come to blows, don't miss this," she said.

Liam Llewellyn has spoken out for the first time since leaving the villa and given his reaction to the news that Michael Owen is Gemma's dad.

Love Island fans saw Liam Llewellyn walk away from the villa on Friday night, and it didn’t take long for him to be told exactly Gemma Owen’s very famous dad is. Liam quit the hit series after just five days, telling his fellow islanders that he ‘wasn’t 100% feeling it’ and delivered an emotional speech at the fire pit.  after initially being paired up with Michael Owen’s daughter, Gemma, he was left single following the arrival of Davide Sanclimenti.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn is set to reveal the truth behind his shock exit from the show. The 22-year-old shocked the nation when he decided to walk out of the villa on Friday night's episode (June 10) - less than one week into his stint.

Olivia and Alex Bowen have become parents after she gave birth to their first child.

He may have just won a BAFTA for his and Rose Ayling Ellis' incredible Couple's Choice performance on Strictly Come Dancing, but Giovanni Pernice says he's "not worried" about recreating such an iconic dance again. Discussing the upcoming series of hit BBC show Strictly, Giovanni, 31, said he's "up for new things." He told OK!: "The beauty of Strictly is that every year is different, so you never know what you're going to get or which personality you'll get or which dancer you'll get.

LOVE Island fans were left furious at the show's cliffhanger ending. It was a dramatic Friday night episode as Love Island screened Liam's departure before a surprise recoupling.

Rachel Finni slammed Love Island bosses after the ITV dating show introduced a new coupling format, which involved the public choosing the villa couples instead of the islanders themselves.The former Love Island star, who appeared on last year's series, claimed ITV brought in the new coupling format as they "didn't want to take responsibility" for black girls being picked last during the show's coupling scenes.Earlier this week, Love Island returned for its eighth series, which meant a new cast of sexy singletons landed in the villa in a bid to find love in the sun.However, viewers and islanders alike were shocked when host Laura Whitmore revealed the islanders wouldn't get a say in who they paired up with during the first coupling.Instead, it was members of the public who had all the power and were able to vote for the singletons they wanted to see coupled up.Brunette beauty Rachel, 29, hit out at Love Island bosses for the coupling format during an exclusive Instagram Live chat with Daily Star.She said the show's new coupling format was a "tactical" decision by ITV designed to protect them as they wanted to avoid responsibility for a black girl being picked last.Rachel claimed: "The show has been going on for how many years now? The public getting involved wasn’t because they wanted us to be a part of the show it’s because they didn’t want to take responsibility for the black girl being picked last."So they said 'okay let’s make sure everyone is guaranteed to be picked, it won’t be done in order and if anyone has a problem with who they’re coupled up with, we as the show can’t take the blame because it would have been other people that done it'."She believed the public vote put the islanders in a "forced" and

The eighth season of popular ITV show Love Island is underway, and aside from the coupling drama, eagle-eyed fans are speculating that the villa could be split into two - as a ‘second fire pit is spotted’. Most of the show’s significant announcements are made by host Laura Whitmore, 37 around the iconic fire pit, making it an integral part of the show, but the inclusion of a second pit has lead some fans to believe there may be even more drama ahead.

Judi Love has contacted ITV bosses asking to host a new version of Love Island for older contestants.The Loose Women panellist tagged the TV network in a post on Twitter, as she retweeted comedian Clare Harrison McCartney's suggestion that she leads a new version of the popular dating show.Clare said: "I’ve said for years to @ITV that there should be an older love island for real people.She added: "It would be like Big Brother in the sun. I’d love to go on it.

LOVE Island fans have spotted the villa has a second firepit and are speculating that the famous home could be split in two. The hugely popular ITV2 dating show returned this week and already has viewers predicting potential twists and turns.

Love Island star Indiyah Polack admits she's been feeling "awkward tension" between her and her partner Ikenna Ekwonna during tonight's instalment of the ITV2 series.The couple were paired up during the launch show after a surprise twist from presenter Laura Whitmore revealed the public had chosen the couples for the first time ever. And while she wasn't sure about the decision initially, 23 year old Indiyah later told the Beach Hut that she assumed they must have something in common as viewers had put them together. Despite that, a few days in the villa hasn't seen the duo's connection grow.

Love Island host Laura Whitmore has warmed the hearts of her fans on social media as she shared rare photos featuring her daughter on social media – with many fans commenting they couldn’t believe how quickly the little one has grown up. The 37 year old, who is married to Scottish comedian Iain Stirling, began hosting Love Island in 2020, following a successful career as a model, actress, and presenter on both television and radio.

Love Island fans have spotted 'proof' that there's going to be a major shake-up in the show: a second fire pit.The usual ITV2 dating show format sees the Islanders gather around the fire pit for big news brought in by Laura Whitmore, including the arrival of new bombshells or recouplings.But with another fire pit in the frame, some viewers reckon the villa could be about to split in two even before it's time to head to Casa Amor, or else a huge change that could see a rivalry between two villa factions.It comes after journalist Orlaith Condon announced the news from an 'inside source' on the My Pod On Paper podcast, explaining: "I teased something on the podcast last night about a source that I have, that knew secret information about the new villa. Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE. "They revealed it to me because they know I’m a freak and I’m obsessed with the small details.