Love Island: All Stars series 2

Love Island: All Stars
Series 2
Presented by	Maya Jama
No. of days	36
Winners	Casey O'Gorman and Gabby Allen
No. of episodes	31
Release
Original network	ITV2
Original release	13 January (2025-01-13) – 17 February 2025 (2025-02-17)
Series chronology
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The second series of Love Island: All Stars , a spin-off of the reality series Love Island , began broadcasting on ITV2 on 13 January 2025. ^[1] It features former contestants from previous series. Maya Jama returned to present the series, with Iain Stirling returning as narrator. The series ended after 36 days on 17 February 2025. It was won by Casey O'Gorman and Gabby Allen, who were previously contestants on the ninth and third series respectively. ^[2]

Production

In May 2024, it was confirmed that Love Island: All Stars would return for a second series to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of Love Island on ITV2. ^{[3] [4]} Prior to the beginning of the series, several former contestants were rumoured to be appearing on the show. ^{[5] [6]} Ovie Soko, who appeared on the fifth series of Love Island, said in response to the rumours that he was "never going on Love Island: All Stars", adding that he [loved] the show but that he felt he was to old to return. ^[7] Meanwhile Gemma Owen, a contestant on the eighth series who was also rumoured to be returning for All Stars, denied she would be appearing. ^[8]

Maya Jama was confirmed to be returning as presenter, whilst Iain Stirling, who has narrated the show since its inception, returned also. ^{[9] [10]} eBay are set to return as the sponsor for this series. ^[11] The first trailer for the series aired on 21 December 2024, depicting snippets of paintings featuring body parts of this year's islanders. An artist subsequently states "Madame it's finished" [sic], before host Maya Jama responds "Finished? We're just getting started." ^{[12] [13]} The series began airing on 13 January 2025. ^[14]

Islanders

The original returning Islanders for the second All Stars series were announced on 7 January 2025. ^[15]

Islander	Age	Hometown	Original series	Entered	Status	Ref.
Casey O'Gorman	28	Tring	Series 9	Day 2	Winner (Day 36)	[16]
Gabby Allen	32	Liverpool	Series 3	Day 1	Winner (Day 36)	[17]
Grace Jackson	26	Manchester	Series 11	Day 8	Runner-up (Day 36)	[18]
Luca Bish	25	Brighton	Series 8	Day 1	Runner-up (Day 36)	[19]
Curtis Pritchard	28	Whitchurch	Series 5	Day 1	Third place (Day 36)	[20]
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu	30	Essex	Series 8	Day 1	Third place (Day 36)	[21]
Catherine Agbaje	24	Tyrrelstown	Series 10	Day 1	Fourth place (Day 36)	[22]
Omar Nyame	26	Croydon	Series 11	Day 19	Fourth place (Day 36)	[23]
Elma Pazar	32	Essex	Series 5	Day 1	Fifth place (Day 36)	[24]
Sammy Root	23	Kent	Series 10	Day 16	Fifth place (Day 36)	[25]
Harriett Blackmore	24	Brighton	Series 11	Day 11	Dumped (Day 34)	[26]
Ronnie Vint	28	Greenwich	Series 11	Day 1	Dumped (Day 34)	[24]
Oliver "Chuggs" Wallis	26	Weybridge	Series 7	Day 22	Dumped (Day 29)	[27]
Tina Stinnes	29	London	Series 2	Day 5	Dumped (Day 29)	[28]
Danielle Sellers	29	Hastings	Series 3	Day 16	Dumped (Day 27)	[29]
Samie Elishi	24	London	Series 9	Day 22	Dumped (Day 27)	[30]
Ron Hall	27	Essex	Series 9	Day 8	Walked (Day 22)	[18]
Scott Thomas	36	Manchester	Series 2	Day 1	Walked (Day 21)	[31]
Kaz Crossley	29	London	Series 4	Day 1	Dumped (Day 16)	[24]
Montel McKenzie	27	London	Series 10	Day 11	Dumped (Day 16)	[26]
Nas Majeed	28	London	Series 6	Day 1	Dumped (Day 16)	[24]
Marcel Somerville	39	London	Series 3	Day 1	Dumped (Day 10)	[17]
Olivia Hawkins	29	Brighton	Series 9	Day 1	Dumped (Day 10)	[19]
India Reynolds	34	Reading	Series 5	Day 1	Dumped (Day 7)	[24]

Coupling

The original couples were chosen by public votes.

	Day 1	Day 4	Day 19	Day 27	Final
Casey	Not in Villa	Gabby	Gabby	Gabby	Winner (Day 36)
Gabby	Marcel	Casey	Casey	Casey	Winner (Day 36)
Grace	Not in Villa		Luca	Luca	Runner-up (Day 36)
Luca	Olivia	Kaz	Grace	Grace	Runner-up (Day 36)
Curtis	Kaz	Ekin-Su	Ekin-Su	Ekin-Su	Third place (Day 36)
Ekin-Su	—	Curtis	Curtis	Curtis	Third place (Day 36)
Catherine	Nas	Nas	Omar	Omar	Fourth place (Day 36)
Omar	Not in Villa		Catherine	Catherine	Fourth place (Day 36)
Elma	Ronnie	Ronnie	Sammy	Sammy	Fifth place (Day 36)
Sammy	Not in Villa		Elma	Elma	Fifth place (Day 36)
Harriett	Not in Villa		Ronnie	Ronnie	Dumped (Day 34)
Ronnie	Elma	Elma	Harriett	Harriett	Dumped (Day 34)
Chuggs	Not in Villa			Tina	Dumped (Day 29)
Tina	Not in Villa		Scott	Chuggs	Dumped (Day 29)
Danielle	Not in Villa		Ron	Dumped (Day 27)
Samie	Not in Villa			Dumped (Day 27)
Ron	Not in Villa		Danielle	Walked (Day 22)
Scott	India	India	Tina	Walked (Day 21)
Kaz	Curtis	Luca	Dumped (Day 16)
Montel	Not in Villa		Dumped (Day 16)
Nas	Catherine	Catherine	Dumped (Day 16)
Marcel	Gabby	Olivia	Dumped (Day 10)
Olivia	Luca	Marcel	Dumped (Day 10)
India	Scott	Scott	Dumped (Day 7)
Notes	1	2	3 , 4 , 5	6

Notes

• ^Note 1 : Ahead of the show's launch, voting opened for the public to decide the first couplings of the series. After the couples were revealed, Ekin-Su entered the villa and was informed that in 24 hours, she would choose which boy she would like to steal.
• ^Note 2 : Tina was able to choose one boy she wanted to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped.
• ^Note 3 : On Day 9, Grace and Ron were able to choose an islander they would like to steal. They chose Luca and Kaz respectively.
• ^Note 4 : On Day 12, Harriett and Montel were able to choose an islander they would like to steal. They chose Ron and Kaz respectively.
• ^Note 5 : On Day 17, Danielle and Sammy were able to choose an islander they would like to steal. They chose Curtis and Elma respectively.
• ^Note 6 : On Day 24, the public voted for who they wanted new islanders Chuggs and Samie to be coupled up with. They picked Danielle and Luca.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Love Island villa are summarized in the table below.

Week 1	Entrances	On Day 1, Catherine, Curtis, Ekin-Su, Elma, Gabby, India, Kaz, Luca, Marcel, Nas, Olivia, Ronnie and Scott entered the villa. [32] On Day 2, Casey entered the villa. [33] On Day 5, Tina entered the villa. [34]
	Coupling	On Day 1, following a public vote to decide the first couples of the series, Kaz was paired with Curtis, India coupled up with Scott, Catherine was chosen to be with Nas, Olivia was given Luca, Elma with Ronnie, and Gabby was picked to couple up with Marcel. [35] On Day 2, Ekin-Su, who entered after the initial coupling, had to steal one boy for herself. She ultimately chose Curtis, leaving Kaz single. [36] On Day 4, the islanders recoupled for the first time. As the newest islander, Casey chose first and decided to couple up with Gabby. Scott and India, Curtis and Ekin-Su, Nas and Catherine, and Ronnie and Elma all remained together, meanwhile Marcel chose Olivia, and Luca coupled up with Kaz. [37]
	Challenges	On Day 1, the girls had to hand a red flag to one of the boys they thought was a "red flag" and explain their reasoning. [38] On Day 2, the islanders played a game where they had to pick a dare out of a box and complete what is written on the card. [39] On Day 5, the islanders played a game of suck and blow where they had to complete a truth or a dare. [40]
	Dates	On Day 1, Ekin-Su was able to choose three boys to go on a date with. She chose Ronnie, Curtis and Scott. [41] On Day 5, Tina chose three boys to go on a date with before her official arrival to the villa. She picked Luca, Nas and Scott. [34]
Week 2	Entrances	On Day 8, Grace and Ron entered the villa. [42] On Day 11, Harriett and Montel entered the villa. [26]
	Coupling	On Day 7, new islander Tina got to choose which boy she would like to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped. [43] On Day 9, new islanders Grace and Ron were able to steal an islander of their choosing. Ron chose Kaz, while Grace chose Luca. [44] On Day 12, new islanders Harriett and Montel were able to steal an islander of their choosing. Harriett chose Ron, while Montel chose Kaz. [45]
	Challenges	On Day 8, the islanders played a game of It's Giving Gifted where they had to open a gift box with a sash in it, read it out and give it to islander they think meets the description on it. [46] On Day 11, the islanders completed a challenge of Saucy Snog. Each boy was blindfolded and had headphones on while each girl kissed every boy. The boys then had to rate each kiss on a scale of 1-10. Ekin-Su was picked as the winner after receiving the highest score. [47]
	Dates	On Day 9, Curtis and Ekin-Su left the villa to go on their first date. [48]
	Exits	On Day 7, new islander Tina got to choose which boy she would like to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped. [43] On Day 10, after receiving the fewest public votes for the most compatible couple, Marcel and Olivia were dumped from the island. [49]
Week 3	Entrances	On Day 16, Danielle and Sammy entered the villa. [50] On Day 19, Omar entered the villa. [23]
	Coupling	On Day 17, new islanders Danielle and Sammy were able to steal an islander of their choosing. Sammy chose Elma, while Danielle chose Curtis. [51] On Day 19, the islanders recoupled. As the newest arrival, Omar was able to choose first and coupled up with Catherine. Luca and Grace, Casey and Gabby, Sammy and Elma, and Scott and Tina all remained together, while Ronnie picked Harriett, Curtis reunited with Ekin-Su, and Ron chose Danielle. [52]
	Challenges	On Day 14, the islanders had a Vegas night where they played a game of roulette and had to do a truth or a dare depending on what the dice landed on. [53]
	Dates	On Day 16, Danielle and Sammy were able to pick two islanders to have an overnight date with in the hideaway. They chose Curtis and Elma respectively. [54] On Day 19, Omar picked Catherine and Grace to go on a date. [23]
	Exits	On Day 16, following a public voting for the viewer's favorite islander, Kaz, Montel, Nas and Tina were all vulnerable and at risk of being dumped. It was then down to Elma and Luca, who received the most votes for favorite islander, to decide who to save. They ultimately decided to save Tina, leaving Kaz, Montel and Nas dumped from the island. [55]
Week 4	Entrances	On Day 22, Chuggs and Samie entered the villa. [27]
	Coupling	On Day 24, the public voted for who they wanted new islanders Chuggs and Samie to be coupled up with. They chose Danielle and Luca. [56] On Day 27, the islanders recoupled. Ronnie and Harriett, Curtis and Ekin-Su, Omar and Catherine, Sammy and Elma, and Casey and Gabby all remained together, while Luca reunited with Grace, and Chuggs chose Tina, leaving Danielle and Samie single and dumped from the island. [57]
	Challenges	On Day 21, the boys and girls competed in a challenge where they had to raise their opposing team's heart rate. At the end of the game they found out who raised their heart rate the most. [58] On Day 23, the islanders played a game of Spin the Bottle Truth or Dare where the islanders had to spin a bottle and whichever islander it landed on had to pick a card and complete a truth or a dare on it. [59] On Day 25, the islanders competed in the "Snog, Marry, Pie" challenge where each islander had to snog, marry and pie an islander of the opposite gender. [56]
	Dates	On Day 25, Chuggs and Danielle, and Luca and Samie went on a double date. [56]
	Exits	On Day 21, Scott decided to voluntarily leave the villa. [60] On Day 22, Ron decided to voluntarily leave the villa. [61]
Week 5	Challenges	On Day 28, the islanders competed in "To Be Honest" where a series of questions were asked and each couple had to pick who matched the question. [62] On Day 32, the islanders took part in a talent show, after which they had to collectively decide who was the winner. They chose Curtis and Ekin-Su as a couple. [63]
	Dates	On Day 27, Casey and Gabby left the villa to go on their first date. [64] On Day 33, the remaining couples each went on their final dates in the villa. [65]
	Exits	On Day 27, Danielle and Samie were dumped after failing to couple up. [57] On Day 29, after receiving the most votes in the "To Be Honest" challenge, Chuggs and Tina, Curtis and Ekin-Su, and Harriett and Ronnie were all vulnerable and in danger of leaving the villa. Following a public vote, Chuggs and Tina were dumped from the island. [66]
Week 6	Exits	On Day 34, following a public vote, Harriett and Ronnie, Catherine and Omar, and Elma and Sammy were voted as the least compatible couples. The dumped islanders returned to the villa to decide who should be dumped. Catherine and Omar did not receive any votes, whilst Ron, India, Marcel, Nas, and Kaz all voted for Elma and Sammy. Meanwhile, Olivia, Samie, Montel, Danielle, Chuggs and Tina all voted for Harriett and Ronnie, who were ultimately dumped from villa after receiving the most votes. [67] On Day 36, Elma and Sammy finished in fifth place and Catherine and Omar finished fourth, whilst Curtis and Ekin-Su finished third. Casey and Gabby were announced as the winners, leaving Grace and Luca as runners-up. [2]

Ratings

Official 7-day consolidated ratings in the table below are taken from Thinkbox and include +1, but exclude viewership on devices. ^[68]

	Viewers (millions) [68]
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Sunday		1.52	1.55	1.62	1.78	1.64
Monday	1.21	1.50	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.42
Tuesday	1.69	1.49	1.58	1.71	1.59
Wednesday	1.58	1.38	1.54	1.70	1.52
Thursday	1.54	1.50	1.54	1.67	1.61
Friday	1.55	1.70	1.63	1.64	1.55
Weekly average	1.51	1.52	1.57	1.65	1.60	1.53
Running average	1.51	1.52	1.53	1.56	1.57	1.56
Series average	1.56
Unseen Bits		0.36	0.43	0.40	0.37	0.28

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