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
Where is winter Love Island set in 2023 and when will it air?
dailystar.co.ukLaura Whitmore will be roped in again to front the show, after being contracted to reveal the winner of the Majorca-based 2022 contest on Monday evening.This summer’s programme saw shock early departures from the villa, plenty of new bombshell arrivals, and the return of Casa Amor.The continued success of the hit reality series, which has been running in its current format since 2015, has convinced ITV producers to give two couples the chance to win £50,000 in cash next year.Here are all the details for when to expect another dose.Love Island will be set in South Africa during Britain’s colder months as another group of singletons look to find love in a swanky villa.It means avid watchers will be treated to two doses of Love Island next year, with the Majorca eight-week run also returning to screens in summer 2023.The winter series of the dating show has been rested for two years, having last been set in Cape Town in January-February 2020.Finn Tapp and Paige Turley won the debut winter series, with the pair still going strong together.Speaking upon the announcement in June of a 2023 double billing of Love Island, Paige and Finn said: "Love Island enabled us to find love with someone that without the show, our paths would never have crossed.“We both found everything that we’d asked for in a partner in each other and we now live together in Manchester (we've been here for almost two years).“We've got a new amazing group of friends and literally couldn't imagine life without each other.”Just like in 2020, the South Africa-set series is expected to air at the start of 2023.Being in the southern hemisphere means South Africa experiences its warmer temperatures while the UK is battling through its cold season.Cape Town in.
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