Love Island series 12 cast have already been secretly signed up and OG islanders fly out to villa in a few weeks’ time
THE Love Island series 12 cast have already been secretly signed up, and OG Islanders fly out to the villa in just a few weeks’ time.
The popular dating show is going to be returning for series 12, and fans of the show are already gearing up for another summer of love.
And there really isn’t long to wait before the new series kicks off, with Islanders now signed up by ITV and shooting promo ahead of the launch.
A source told The Sun: “A lot of islanders have already been signed up by ITV and they’re shooting the pics of the OG islanders next week.
“They’ll fly out in April or the very start of May to go into lockdown and then the show kicks off a few weeks after that.”
Last year, it was around May that the full line-up was confirmed by The Sun.
Maya Jama is getting set to host the brand new series, and it follows hot on the heels of All Stars, which went down a treat with Love Island fans this January.
Last summer, the show was won by Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan, as they beat Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies to be named the 2024 winners.
Welsh couple Ciaran and Nicole were firm fan favourites throughout the series after coupling up at the very start.
They’d been hotly tipped to scoop the £50,000 prize – leaving viewers stunned when it went the other way.
Viewers also thought they worked out the ‘real reason’ Mimii and Josh won the public vote.
Although Josh came into the show fairly late, Mimii won over fans from the moment she entered the villa.
Many speculated that they only won because of Mimii’s popularity and not because of their relationship.
Last year’s series was also cleared by Ofcom after more than 3,600 complaints were made against the show during the series.
Fans flocked to the broadcasting watchdog to complain about scenes in the series, which aired over summer 2024.
Love Island winners - where they are now
EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.
Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now:
2025 – The second series of All Stars saw Gabby Allen and Case O’Gorman scoop the crown. STATUS: Still together.
2024 – The summer Love Island saw Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned the winners. STATUS: Broken up.
2024 – The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together.
2023 – Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up.
2023 – The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together.
2022 – Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu’s time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public’s hearts – and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up.
2021 – Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together.
2020 – The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up.
2019 – Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O’Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up.
2018 – It wasn’t surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn’t last. STATUS: Broken up.
2017 – Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up.
2016 – Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they’ve had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together.
2015 – Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley’s second choice on the show, they did win – but they didn’t last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up.
That included explosive arguments and complaints about behaviour of some stars towards others.
One episode saw 1,832 viewers coming forward angry over a screaming match following a ‘Graftie Awards’ game.
Others accused islanders of ‘bullying’ and ‘racist’ comments towards their fellow villa-mates in previous episodes
Among the incidents, Joey Essex and Sean Stone were accused of ‘ganging up’ on Mimii Ngulube and Josh Odukoya over their relationship.
In another, Jess White was accused by viewers of ‘bullying’ love rival Harriett Blackmore.
In total, 3,645 complaints were made about the show, but Ofcom revealed no further action would be pursued.
A statement released by Ofcom (via The Mirror) said: “We carefully assessed complaints about this series on a range of issues including alleged bullying and racism.
“We recognise that emotionally charged or confrontational scenes can upset some viewers.
“But, in our view, negative behaviour in the villa was not shown in a positive light, and contestants were seen supporting or apologising to each other.”
They added they had “taken into account the format being well established” with “viewers expecting to see highs and lows as relationships are tested”.