Love Island 2024 LIVE: Islanders enter Mallorca villa for summer of romance and drama as Maya Jama hosts ITV dating show launch TONIGHT – latest updates
The Love Island class of 2024 enters the villa in Mallorca tonight, ahead of another summer of romance and drama on our screens.
The ITV reality show, hosted by Maya Jama, sees attractive singles brought together in luxurious surroundings with the ultimate goal of finding love plus a cash prize of £50,000.
This year’s participants include a sexy nurse, a beautiful dancer, a handsome rugby player and an influencer with a disability, all of whom will compete in different challenges over the next eight weeks, starting with tonight’s launch.
Follow MailOnline’s live report below
People are loving the ‘messy’ new format!
One boy already has tongues wagging!
Do you wish you could have picked the couples?
You love Munveer and Mimii as a couple!
There’s a game to get things started – and your FIRST couples are revealed!
The girls are asked to rate the boys from most to least ‘boyfriend material’ – with Munveer chosen as the most and Ciaran as the least.
The boys then choose Mimii as the most “girlfriend material” and Harriett as the least.
They then had to pair up with the matching person in the queue and leave the pairs as:
Maya is in the building! And looks incredible…
She entered the villa with a game to stir things up!
Those hoping to watch streaming on ITVX have run into some issues…
The islanders enter the villa!
First to enter are Nicole and Ayo, who waste no time getting some bubbly while they get to know each other!
Next up are Jess, Sean and Sam bringing all the energy.
The next two girls to arrive are Mimii and Samantha, as they start talking to all the boys.
Next up are Patsy, Ronnie and Ciaran who quickly get to know the group…
The final two islanders Harriett and Munveer then arrived and completed the line-up!
It’s off to a shaky start as ITVX appears to have crashed for some users
Here we go! Time to tune in 🙂
Host Maya showed off her incredible looks for the first show:
Here’s the sexy cast coming to your screens:
Another 15 minutes!
Have your snacks and drinks ready as your summer of love is about to begin!
Read more about what will happen in the first episode here!
Take a sneak peek at what’s happening in the villa tonight….
Who do you think will be at the launch show tonight?
Which stars can be viewed in 20 minutes?
Before the new series kicks off, let’s take a look at the show’s most controversial moments ever!
Love Island is one of the most popular shows in Britain, attracting millions of viewers every season.
And every year there are always certain rows and moments that prove to be the most controversial of the series, often attracting many Ofcom complaints.
Since its launch in 2015, the ITV2 show has received thousands of complaints every season, with viewers shocked by the treatment of islanders by the producers and each other.
This year the villa has had some chic updates, so let’s take a look:
You’re getting excited for the launch show – less than an hour to go!
Who is organizing Love Island 2024?
Host Maya Jama is BACK for this year’s series.
She took over from Laura Whitmore as the show’s frontman in January 2023 and is hugely popular with fans.
Time to reminisce: who won Love Island last year?
Sammy and Jess were your Love Island 2023 summer winners…
Let’s remind ourselves of this year’s line-up…
It’s back!
Good evening and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage of the launch of Love Island as the ITV reality show returns to our screens this summer.
Led by Maya Jama, we’ll guide you through the launch episode tonight at 9 p.m., as this year’s group of attractive singles enter the villa on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Over the next eight weeks we’ll be bringing you all the drama and romance as the islanders try to find love and take home the £50,000 cash prize.
Keep following our blog for the latest news and reactions.
Important updates
Who is organizing Love Island 2024?
Let’s remind ourselves of this year’s line-up…
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