Love Island | |
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Series 8 | |
Presented by | Laura Whitmore |
No. of days | 58 |
Winners | Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu |
No. of episodes | 49 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV2 |
Original release | 6 June – 1 August 2022 |
Series chronology |
The eighth series of Love Island was broadcast from 6 June 2022 to 1 August 2022 on ITV2 [1] [2] with Laura Whitmore presenting the series and Iain Stirling narrating. [3] [4]
The series featured cameo appearances from singer Becky Hill, who appeared during a party in the villa performing songs including "Crazy What Love Can Do", as well as DJ Joel Corry, who performed during a VIP party. Alfie Boe also made an appearance to perform during a date. On 1 August 2022, the series was won by Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti with 63.7% of the final vote. Gemma Owen and Luca Bish finished as runners-up. [5] [6]
The 'split or steal' element was cut from the eighth series finale for the first time in the show's history. With 'split or steal,' the winners are presented with two sealed envelopes, one that's empty and one that contains a £50k prize. In previous seasons, the person who received the money was asked if they wanted to 'steal' it or 'split' it with their partner. In series eight, the winning couple automatically shared the prize money. ITV2 did not officially comment as to why they did away with the 'split or steal' element. [7] [8]
During the final of the previous series on 23 August 2021, it was announced that the show would return for an eighth series the following year. [9] [10] [11] The series this time was filmed in a new villa in Mallorca, making it the first time since the third series the show has moved to a new location, excluding the winter series that was filmed in South Africa. [12] [13] [14] The first teaser trailer aired on 6 May 2022, a month before the show's launch with several more trailers being released in the following weeks, featuring cartoon animations and tag lines from the show. [15] It was also announced that the contestants would wear second-hand clothes for the first time, following the show's partnership with eBay, with bosses trying to aim for a "more eco-friendly production." [16] [17] [18]
The main villa was Sa Vinyassa in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Casa Amor was the nearby Alchemy Villa, and the Vibe Club was the Shiva Beach Club in Llucmajor. [19] [20] [21]
The original Islanders for the eighth series were announced on 30 May 2022, one week before the series launch. [22] [23] [24] For the first time in the show's history, the series featured a returning contestant, with Adam Collard having previously appeared in the fourth series. [25]
For the first time, Love Island included a deaf islander. Tasha Ghouri is a dancer and model, who wears a cochlear implant. [26]
Islander | Age | Hometown | Entered | Status | Ref |
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Davide Sanclimenti | 27 | Manchester | Day 1 | Winner (Day 58) | [27] [28] |
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu | 27 | London | Day 3 | Winner (Day 58) | [29] [30] |
Gemma Owen | 19 | Chester | Day 1 | Runner-up (Day 58) | [31] [32] |
Luca Bish | 23 | Brighton | Day 1 | Runner-up (Day 58) | [33] [34] |
Dami Hope | 26 | Dublin | Day 1 | Third place (Day 58) | [35] [36] |
Indiyah Polack | 23 | London | Day 1 | Third place (Day 58) | [37] [38] |
Andrew Le Page | 27 | Guernsey | Day 1 | Fourth place (Day 58) | [39] [40] |
Tasha Ghouri | 23 | Thirsk | Day 1 | Fourth place (Day 58) | [41] [42] |
Adam Collard | 26 | Newcastle | Day 36 | Dumped (Day 56) | [43] [44] |
Paige Thorne | 24 | Swansea | Day 1 | Dumped (Day 56) | [45] [46] |
Danica Taylor | 21 | Leicester | Day 12 | Dumped (Day 51) | [47] [48] |
Jamie Allen | 27 | Preston | Day 45 | Dumped (Day 51) | [49] |
Deji Adeniyi | 25 | Bedford | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 49) | [50] [51] |
Lacey Edwards | 25 | Swindon | Day 45 | Dumped (Day 49) | [52] |
Nathalia Campos | 23 | London | Day 45 | Dumped (Day 49) | [53] |
Reece Ford | 23 | Coventry | Day 45 | Dumped (Day 49) | [54] |
Billy Brown | 23 | Surrey | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 44) | [55] [51] |
Summer Botwe | 22 | Hertfordshire | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 44) | [56] [51] |
Coco Lodge | 27 | Surrey | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 39) | [57] [51] |
Josh Le Grove | 22 | Halstead | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 39) | [58] [51] [59] |
Jacques O'Neill | 23 | Walney | Day 7 | Walked (Day 37) | [60] [61] |
Chyna Mills | 23 | Leeds | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 35) | [62] [51] |
Jay Younger | 28 | Edinburgh | Day 9 | Dumped (Day 35) | [63] [64] |
Cheyanne Kerr | 23 | Barnsley | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 31) | [65] [51] |
George Tasker | 23 | Cirencester | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 31) | [66] [51] [67] |
Jack Keating | 23 | Dublin | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 31) | [68] [51] |
Jazmine Nichol | 21 | Newcastle | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 31) | [69] [51] |
Mollie Salmon | 23 | Southampton | Day 27 | Dumped (Day 31) | [70] [51] |
Samuel Agbiji | 22 | Manchester | Day 26 | Dumped (Day 31) | [71] [51] |
Antigoni Buxton | 26 | London | Day 17 | Dumped (Day 25) | [72] [73] |
Charlie Radnedge | 28 | London | Day 17 | Dumped (Day 25) | [74] [75] |
Amber Beckford | 24 | London | Day 1 | Dumped (Day 15) | [76] [77] |
Ikenna Ekwonna | 23 | Nottingham | Day 1 | Dumped (Day 15) | [78] [79] |
Remi Lambert | 22 | Manchester | Day 9 | Dumped (Day 12) | [80] [81] |
Afia Tonkmor | 25 | London | Day 3 | Dumped (Day 8) | [82] [83] |
Liam Llewellyn | 22 | Newport | Day 1 | Walked (Day 5) | [84] [85] |
For the first time in the show's history, the original couples were decided by the voting public. On 2 June, four days before the launch, a vote opened on the app for viewers to decide which boy each girl should couple up with. [86] [87]
Day 1 | Day 5 | Day 12 | Day 18 | Day 23 | Day 31 | Day 38 | Day 47 | Final | |||
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Davide | — | Ekin-Su | Gemma | Antigoni | Ekin-Su | Ekin-Su | Ekin-Su | Ekin-Su | Winner (Day 58) | ||
Ekin-Su | Not in Villa | Davide | Jay | Charlie | Davide | Davide | Davide | Davide | Winner (Day 58) | ||
Gemma | Liam | Luca | Davide | Luca | Luca | Luca | Luca | Luca | Runner-up (Day 58) | ||
Luca | Paige | Gemma | Danica | Gemma | Gemma | Gemma | Gemma | Gemma | Runner-up (Day 58) | ||
Dami | Amber | Amber | Amber | Indiyah | Indiyah | Summer | Indiyah | Indiyah | Third place (Day 58) | ||
Indiyah | Ikenna | Ikenna | Ikenna | Dami | Dami | Deji | Dami | Dami | Third place (Day 58) | ||
Andrew | Tasha | Tasha | Tasha | Tasha | Tasha | Coco | Tasha | Tasha | Fourth place (Day 58) | ||
Tasha | Andrew | Andrew | Andrew | Andrew | Andrew | Billy | Andrew | Andrew | Fourth place (Day 58) | ||
Adam | Not in Villa | Paige | Paige | Dumped (Day 56) | |||||||
Paige | Luca | — | Jacques | Jay | Jacques | Jacques | Adam | Adam | Dumped (Day 56) | ||
Danica | Not in Villa | Luca | Jacques | Jay | Josh | Billy | Jamie | Dumped (Day 51) | |||
Jamie | Not in Villa | Danica | Dumped (Day 51) | ||||||||
Deji | Not in Villa | Indiyah | Coco | Lacey | Dumped (Day 49) | ||||||
Lacey | Not in Villa | Deji | Dumped (Day 49) | ||||||||
Nathalia | Not in Villa | Reece | Dumped (Day 49) | ||||||||
Reece | Not in Villa | Nathalia | Dumped (Day 49) | ||||||||
Billy | Not in Villa | Tasha | Danica | Dumped (Day 44) | |||||||
Summer | Not in Villa | Dami | Josh | Dumped (Day 44) | |||||||
Coco | Not in Villa | Andrew | Deji | Dumped (Day 39) | |||||||
Josh | Not in Villa | Danica | Summer | Dumped (Day 39) | |||||||
Jacques | Not in Villa | Paige | Danica | Paige | Paige | Walked (Day 37) | |||||
Chyna | Not in Villa | Jay | Dumped (Day 35) | ||||||||
Jay | Not in Villa | Ekin-Su | Paige | Danica | Chyna | Dumped (Day 35) | |||||
Cheyanne | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
George | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
Jack | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
Jazmine | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
Mollie | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
Samuel | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||
Antigoni | Not in Villa | Davide | Charlie | Dumped (Day 25) | |||||||
Charlie | Not in Villa | Ekin-Su | Antigoni | Dumped (Day 25) | |||||||
Amber | Dami | Dami | Dami | Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||
Ikenna | Indiyah | Indiyah | Indiyah | Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||
Remi | Not in Villa | Dumped (Day 12) | |||||||||
Afia | Not in Villa | — | Dumped (Day 8) | ||||||||
Liam | Gemma | Walked (Day 5) | |||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | none | 3 |
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
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Week 4 | Entrances |
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Week 5 | Entrances |
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Week 7 | Entrances |
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Week 8 | Challenges |
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Week 9 | Exits |
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Official ratings are taken from BARB. [95] Because the Saturday episodes are "Unseen Bits" episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages. Viewing figures are consolidated 7-day viewing figures with pre-broadcast viewing and viewing on tablets, PCs and smartphones included.
Viewers (millions) | |||||||||||||
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Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | |||||
Sunday | 4.56 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 4.62 | 4.52 | 5.06 | 4.31 | 4.12 | |||||
Monday | 4.98 | 4.51 | 4.53 | 4.69 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.73 | 4.42 | 4.10 | ||||
Tuesday | 4.52 | 4.45 | 4.67 | 4.81 | 4.49 | 4.70 | 4.59 | 4.11 | |||||
Wednesday | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.54 | 4.45 | 4.65 | 4.07 | |||||
Thursday | 4.11 | 4.32 | 4.79 | 4.20 | 5.30 | 4.21 | 4.78 | 3.80 | |||||
Friday | 4.12 | 4.26 | 4.59 | 4.64 | 4.90 | 4.58 | 4.66 | 3.71 | |||||
Weekly average | 4.39 | 4.39 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.74 | 4.52 | 4.75 | 4.07 | 4.11 | ||||
Running average | 4.39 | 4.39 | 4.45 | 4.48 | 4.53 | 4.53 | 4.56 | 4.50 | 4.46 | ||||
Series average | 4.46 |
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