The sixth series of Love Island began broadcasting on 12 January 2020 on ITV2. The series was announced on 24 July 2019 when it was confirmed that two series would air in 2020, and is also the first winter edition of the series. Unlike the summer edition, the luxury villa is located in Cape Town. This series is also the first to be hosted by Laura Whitmore, having taken over from Caroline Flack. The series is narrated by Iain Stirling.
On 15 February 2020, following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack, the Unseen Bits episode due to air that day was not broadcast; but was made available on the ITV Hub. The regular episode did not air the following day either. The show returned on 17 February with a tribute to Flack. On the same day, ITV2 confirmed that the companion series Love Island: Aftersun which was set to air after that episode's main show would not be broadcast. A further tribute to Flack aired during the final on 23 February, which featured a compilation of her time throughout her five series as host
Love Island's Jess and Ched confirm they've split in lockdown
dailyrecord.co.ukLove Island 's Jess Gale and Ched Uzor have called it quits on their six month romance. The blonde beauty 21, and hunk, 23, decided to go their separate ways after the nationwide lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, kept them apart.
The couple met on the first-ever Winter Love Island series that was filmed in South Africa back in January and came in fourth place at the end of the series, losing out to Scottish winner Paige Turley and boyfriend Finn Tapp.
Jess took to her Instagram account to tell her followers the sad news and said that despite parting romantically, the pair are "still good friends."The message uploaded onto her story on Thursday read: "To confirm, myself and Ched have split.
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