On 29 July 2024, the series was won by Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Ngulube, who received 41% of the public vote to win, with Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel finishing as the runners-up.[5] [6]
Applications for the eleventh series opened hours prior to the final episode of the tenth series.[9] [10] The first teaser for the series aired in April 2024, depicting a person in a silver boiler suit using a flamethrower, accompanied by the words "This summer's going to be fire".[11] [12] A further trailer released in May 2024, reveals the person to be presenter Maya Jama, who uses the flamethrower to set fire to a hanging heart before announcing the tagline "Where there's love, there's fire" and taking a sip from a Love Island water bottle which bares her name.[13] [14] The companion show Love Island: Aftersun returned for this series, after being shelved for the All Stars series where the interviews were conducted during the show's broadcast.[15] The social media ban introduced as part of the new duty of care protocols in the ninth series returned, in which the contestants friends and family will not be able to post on their behalf while they're in the villa.[16] [17] [18] The eleventh series began on 3 June 2024 and was filmed in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Mallorca.[19] [20] [21] Similar to the All Stars series, the launch episode aired simultaneously on both ITV1 and ITV2, with the remainder of the series broadcasting solely on the latter channel.[22] [23]
The original Islanders for the eleventh series were announced on 27 May 2024, one week before the series launch.[24] [25] Joey Essex entered the villa as a "bombshell" on the evening of Day 1, making him the first celebrity to appear on the revived version of the show.[26]
The couples were chosen shortly after the islanders entered the villa. For the first time in the show's history, the couples were determined by the islanders unbeknownst to them in a challenge in which they had to rank themselves from who was "Most to Least" boyfriend/girlfriend material.[66]
Week 1 | Entrances | - On Day 1, Ayo, Ciaran, Harriett, Jess W, Mimii, Munveer, Nicole, Patsy, Ronnie, Sam, Samantha and Sean entered the villa.[67] Joey Essex entered the villa as the first bombshell the same evening.[68]
- On Day 3, Uma entered the villa.[69]
- On Day 5, Omar entered the villa.[70]
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Coupling | - On Day 1, following a challenge in which islanders were ranked based on who was "Most to Least" boyfriend/girlfriend material, the couples were determined as follows.[71] Munveer was paired with Mimii, Sean with Nicole, Ronnie with Jess W, Ayo with Patsy, Sam with Samantha, and Ciaran with Harriett.
- On Day 2, Joey was able to steal a girl of his choice. He stole Samantha, leaving Sam single and dumped.[72]
- On Day 5, the islanders recoupled for the first time with the boys picking which girl they'd like to be with. As a new islander, Uma was given the first choice and picked Ayo. Elsewhere, Ronnie and Jess W, and Joey and Samantha remained together, whilst Ciaran picked Nicole, Munveer chose Patsy, and Sean went with Harriett. As Mimii was not picked, she was left single.[73]
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Challenges | - On Day 1, the islanders were asked to rank themselves in a challenge which unbeknownst to them would ultimately decide who would be coupled up with who. The girls had to rank the boys from who was "Most to Least" boyfriend material, whilst the boys had to rank the girls from who was "Most to Least" girlfriend material. The couples were then determined by who was placed in which position in both rankings. The boy ranked the "Most" boyfriend material would couple up with the girl ranked the "Most" girlfriend material and so on down the ranking until the boy ranked the "Least" boyfriend material and the girl ranked the "Least" girlfriend material were coupled up together.[74]
- On Day 1, the islanders competed in a game of dares, in which they had to pick up another islander's phone from the box before reading out a dare for them to complete.[75]
- On Day 3, the girls had to blindfold their boys unbeknownst to them that new islander, Uma, would kiss each of the boys before choosing two to take to the hideaway. She chose Ayo and Joey respectively.[76]
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Dates | - On Day 5, as the latest single islander, Mimii left the villa to go on a date with new islander Omar.[77]
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Exits | - On Day 2, following Joey's decision to couple up with Samantha, Sam was left single and dumped from the island.[78]
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Week 2 | Entrances | - On Day 12, Grace, Tiffany and Wil entered the villa.[79]
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Coupling | - On Day 8, single islanders Mimii and Omar were given the opportunity to either recouple with each other, or steal an islander of their choice. They opted to steal and chose Ayo and Uma respectively.[80]
- On Day 11, the islanders recoupled for the second time with the girls picking which boy they'd like to be with. Ciaran and Nicole, Joey and Samantha, Ayo and Mimii, and Omar and Uma remained together, whilst Harriett picked Ronnie and Jess W picked Sean.
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Challenges | - On Day 7, the islanders took part in a game where they had to pop a balloon with their bodies using another islander and a sex position. They then had to perform the dare written inside the balloon.[81]
- On Day 9, the islanders took part in "On Job", in which the girls were dressed as office bosses and had two folders; green and red. The green folder contained a sex position which they had to act out with a boy of their choice, whilst the red folder contained a negative statement and the girls had to choose which boy suited the statement best, before throwing a cup of tea in their face.[82]
- On Day 12, islanders played a game of beer pong in which they separated into boys and girls and had to throw a ping pong ball across a table and if it landed in a cup, a member of the opposing team would have to complete the dare written on the bottom of said cup.[83]
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Dates | - On Day 7, Ciaran and Nicole left the villa to go on their first date.[84]
- On Day 11, Joey and Samantha left the villa to go on their first date.[85]
- On Day 12, all couples had a breakfast date in the garden.[86]
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Exits | - On Day 10, after receiving the fewest public votes, Harriett and Sean, Patsy and Munveer, and Uma and Omar were all in danger of leaving. The remaining islanders had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The boys chose Patsy, whilst the girls chose Munveer.[87]
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Week 3 | Entrances | - On Day 17, Konnor and Matilda entered the villa.[88]
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Coupling | - On Day 16, the islanders recoupled again, with the boys picking which girl they'd like to be with. As new islanders, Grace, Tiffany and Wil were given first choice and picked Joey, Ronnie and Uma respectively. Ayo and Mimii and Ciaran and Nicole remained together, whilst Sean chose Harriett and Omar coupled up with Jess W. Samantha was left single and therefore dumped from the island.[89]
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Challenges | - On Day 18, the islanders competed in "Suck and Blow" in which they had to pass a card to the next person using only their mouth. Any islander who dropped the card would have to complete a dare.[90]
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Dates | - On Day 14, new islanders Grace, Tiffany and Wil were each able to choose an islander to spend a night away with in a separate villa. They chose Joey, Ronnie and Uma respectively.[91]
- On Day 17, Ayo and Mimii left the villa to go on their first date.
- On Day 17, new islanders Konnor and Matilda were asked to choose three other islanders to take on dates with each of them preparing a starter, a main course and a dessert. Konnor picked Grace, Nicole and Mimii, whilst Matilda chose Omar, Sean and Wil.[92]
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Exits | - On Day 16, Samantha was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.[93]
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Week 4 | Entrances | - On Day 23, Jessy and Trey entered the villa.[94]
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Coupling | - On Day 22, the islanders recoupled again, with the girls picking which boy they'd like to be with. As new islanders, Matilda and Konnor were given first choice and picked Sean and Grace respectively. Ciaran and Nicole, Ayo and Mimii and Uma and Wil remained together, whilst Harriett chose Ronnie, leaving Jess W to couple up with Joey.[95]
- On Day 25, new islanders Jessy and Trey were told they could steal an islander of their choice. Jessy chose Joey, whilst Trey picked Jess W.[96]
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Challenges | - On Day 23, the boys and girls went head-to-head to raise their opposing team's heart rate. At the end of the game they were each told who raised their heart rate the most.[97]
- On Day 24, the islanders played a game of "Never Have I Ever".[98]
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Dates | - On Day 22, Harriett and Ronnie left the villa to go on their first date.[99]
- On Day 23, Joey and Jess W left the villa to go on a date with new islanders Jessy and Trey.[100]
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Exits | - On Day 21, after receiving the fewest public votes, Jess W and Omar, Grace and Joey, Tiffany and Ronnie, and Uma and Wil were all in danger of leaving. The safe couples subsequently had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. They collectively decided to dump Tiffany and Omar.[101]
- On Day 26, Harriett and Ronnie were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes.[102]
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Week 5 | Entrances | - On Day 28, Blade, Hugo, Jake, Joel, Lionel and Moziah entered Casa Amor.[103]
- On Day 29, Diamanté, Ellie, Emma, Jess S, Lucy and Ruby entered the Main Villa.[104]
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Coupling | - On Day 31, the original Islanders were told that they would be re-coupling. They were only given the option to remain in their current couple or to choose one of the new Islanders. However, as the boys and the girls were living in separate villas, they were not aware of what the other one chose. If one decided to re-couple and the other did not, then they would be single but still remain on the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, and any remaining single new islanders would be dumped. Konnor recoupled with Emma, Ciaran and Nicole remained together, as did Matilda and Sean, Uma and Wil, and Jessy and Joey, whilst Trey picked Ellie, Grace chose Blade, Jess W chose Hugo, and Ayo decided to recouple with Jess S. As Mimii's original partner failed to recouple with her, she remained single. The new single islanders were then dumped from the villa.[105]
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Challenges | - On Day 28, the islanders in Casa Amor played a game of "Truth or Dare".[106]
- On Day 29, the Main Villa and Casa Amor competed in "Raunchy Races" where they had to complete a certain task quicker than the other villa. The game was won by the Main Villa, who subsequently won a party for that evening.[107]
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Exits | - On Day 31, new islanders Diamanté, Jake, Joel, Lionel, Lucy, Moziah and Ruby were dumped from the island after failing to couple up.[108]
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Week 6 | Entrances | - On Day 36, Josh and Reuben entered the villa.[109]
- On Day 39, Lolly entered the villa.[110]
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Coupling | - On Day 37, new islanders Josh and Reuben were told they could steal a girl of their choice. Josh chose Mimii, whilst Reuben picked Uma, the latter decision of which left Wil single and therefore dumped.[111]
- On Day 40, the islanders recoupled with the girls choosing which boy they wanted to couple up with. As the newest islander, Lolly was able to choose first and went with Konnor. Grace chose Reuben, whilst all other couples remained together, with Ciaran and Nicole, Jessy and Joey, Matilda and Sean and Jess S and Ayo coupling up again, and Mimii opted to couple with Josh after he chose her three days prior.[112]
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Challenges | - On Day 38, the girls competed in "Sauciest Snogger", in which they had to kiss each boy in turn. The boys, who were blindfolded, would subsequently give each of the girls a score out of ten. Matilda received the most points and ultimately won the challenge.[113]
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Dates | - On Day 36, Jessy, Mimii and Uma were chosen to go on a date with new islanders Josh and Reuben.[114]
- On Day 39, new islander Lolly went on dates in the hideaway with three boys of her choice. She chose Joey, Konnor and Ciaran respectively.[115]
- On Day 40, Matilda and Sean left the villa to go on their first date.[116]
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Exits | - On Day 35, after receiving the fewest public votes for least compatible couple, Ellie and Trey were dumped from the island.[117]
- On Day 37, following Reuben's decision to couple up with Uma, Wil was left single and was therefore dumped from the island. However, Uma decided to voluntarily leave the villa also, and subsequently left the villa alongside Wil.[118]
- On Day 38, following a public vote for the viewers' favourite boy and favourite girl, Ayo, Blade and Hugo, and Emma, Jess S and Jess W were all at risk of leaving. Blade, Hugo, Emma and Jess W received the fewest votes and were therefore dumped from the island.[119]
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Week 7 | Entrances | - On Day 44, Harry and Lola entered the villa.[120]
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Coupling | - On Day 45, new islanders Harry and Lola were able to steal an islander of their choice to couple up with. Harry chose Grace, whilst Lola picked Reuben.[121]
- On Day 47, the islanders recoupled for the final time. Ciaran and Nicole, Jessy and Joey, Matilda and Sean, Jess S and Ayo, and Josh and Mimii all remained together, whilst Grace and Reuben recoupled together again after being stolen by new islanders Harry and Lola two days prior, who in turn coupled up with each other.
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Challenges | - On Day 42, the islanders took part in "Game, Sex, Match", hosted by Lolly and Konnor, in which the islanders were dressed as tennis players and had to answer a series of questions about themselves and the other islanders, and if they got the question right, they would take a step forward towards the net, however if they got it wrong, they would have squash thrown in their face. Grace and Reuben, and Josh and Mimii answered the most questions correctly and won the challenge.[122]
- On Day 43, the islanders competed in the "Snog, Marry, Pie" challenge where each islander had to snog, marry and pie an islander of the opposite gender.[123]
- On Day 45, the islanders played a game in which they had to transfer an ice cube using only their mouths across the group, and whoever dropped the ice cube would have to complete a dare.[124]
- On Day 46, the couples took part in "Couple Goals", in which they were given a series of questions and had to write down the name of the couple they believed the question most applied to, before revealing their answers to the group.[125]
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Dates | - On Day 47, Josh and Mimii left the villa to go on their first date.[126]
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Exits | - On Day 44, following a public vote for the viewer's most compatible couple, Lolly and Konnor, Grace and Reuben, and Jess S and Ayo, were all at risk of being dumped. It was then down to Ciaran and Nicole, who had received the most public votes, to decide which couple to dump. They chose Lolly and Konnor, who were therefore dumped from the island.[127]
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Week 8 | Challenges | - On Day 51, the islanders took part in a talent show, after which they had to collectively decide who was the winner. They chose Jessy.[128]
- On Day 52, the islanders took part in "Couple of Sorts, in which they had to correctly guess the order the public had ranked each couple in a series of categories by placing themselves on "1st", "2nd" and "3rd" podiums. The final question was "Which couple is least likely to work on the outside?". As the public ranked Grace and Reuben least likely, they were subsequently dumped as a result.[129]
- On Day 54, the islanders were split into two teams and competed against each other in a number of sports day events. Jessy and Nicole were appointed team captains of the Pink and Blue team respectively. The Pink team was made up of Jessy, Matilda, Mimii, Ayo and Joey, whilst the Blue team consisted of Nicole, Ciaran, Jess S, Josh, and Sean. The Blue team succeeded in the majority of events and were declared the winners.[130]
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Dates | - On Day 53, the remaining couples each went on their final dates in the garden.[131]
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Exits | - On Day 49, during the "Grafties" awards, Grace and Reuben, Jess S and Ayo and Lola and Harry were announced as the "Least Favourite" couples following a viewer's vote. Lola and Harry received the fewest votes and were therefore dumped from the island.[132]
- On Day 52, after being ranked the couple "least likely to work on the outside" by the public, Grace and Reuben were dumped from the island.[133]
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Week 9 | Exits | - On Day 54, each couple had to vote for the two couples they thought were least compatible. Nicole and Ciaran selected Jessy and Joey and Jess S and Ayo, Jess S and Ayo chose Matilda and Sean and Jessy and Joey, Matilda and Sean voted for Jess S and Ayo and Mimii and Josh, Mimii and Josh chose Jessy and Joey and Jess S and Ayo, whilst Jessy and Joey chose Mimii and Josh, and Matilda and Sean. As a result of receiving votes, Jess S and Ayo, Jessy and Joey, Matilda and Sean and Mimii and Josh were all at risk of leaving. On Day 55, several of the ex-islanders re-entered the villa to decide which of the vulnerable couples would be dumped. Harriett, Jess W, Uma and Wil voted to dump Jess S and Ayo, whilst Omar and Ronnie chose Matilda and Sean. Meanwhile, Grace, Hugo, Munveer, Patsy, Reuben, Sam and Samantha chose to dump Jessy and Joey, who were ultimately dumped from villa after receiving the most votes.[134]
- On Day 58, Jess S and Ayo inished in fourth place and Matilda and Sean finished third. Mimii and Josh were then announced as the winners, leaving Nicole and Ciaran as runners-up.[135]
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