Love Island: All Stars was compelled to postpone the launch date for its third season on account of harmful wildfires in South Africa.
Love Island: All Stars returns to screens for its third season tomorrow night time on Thursday, January 15. The ITV2 relationship present’s launch date has lastly been confirmed following after it was delayed for 4 days on account of harmful wildfires close to Cape City in South Africa, the place it’s filmed.
The present was initially meant to launch on Monday, January 12 however was postponed on account of a well being and security evacuation. Nevertheless, the spin off programme is formally again in lower than 24 hours time and can air at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX with an extra episode scheduled for Saturday, January 17 at 9pm on ITV2 for the primary time ever.
Beloved Scots narrator Iain Stirling and iconic host Maya Jama are additionally returning to the villa for the third season of Love Island: All Stars. The 31-year-old presenter took to Instagram to share the information together with her 3.2M followers.
Wearing an outsized khaki shirt with a full face of make-up and a set of rollers in, Maya gushed: “I’ve received some very thrilling information. I can formally announce solely that we’re again up and operating.
“I am clearly in glam. I’ll go to the villa and begin filming in a minute. You’ll be able to watch us on ITV2 tomorrow night time at 9pm. She concluded the clip by blowing a kiss to the digital camera as she exclaimed: “Love Island All Stars is again!”
The submit was uploaded to the official Love Island Instagram account alongside the caption: “Maya’s received her rollers in, in order that solely means one factor: All Stars is again on, child! Watch the launch at 9pm on Thursday.”
The present was pushed again on account of extreme fires which hit South Africa’s Western and Japanese Cape areas, bringing robust winds and excessive temperatures which worsened circumstances.
Emergency companies confirmed final week that progress had been made in containing the fires.
The present’s line up had already been unveiled forward of the present being postponed.
This yr’s islanders embody two former winners, Jess Harding, 25, and Millie Courtroom, 29 together with sequence 12 stars Tommy Bradley, 22, and Helena Ford, 29, who appeared on the unique present this previous summer season.
They are going to be joined by the son of Irish Boyzone star Ronan Keating, Jack Keating, who appeared on the eighth sequence of the present together with sequence 10 finalist Whitney Adebayo and sequence 11 islanders Ciaran Davies, 23 and Sean Stone, 26.
Different islanders becoming a member of the road up are Charlie Frederick, 31, from sequence 4; Belle Hassan, 27, of sequence 5; Leanne Amaning, 28, from sequence six; and Shaq Muhammad, 27, from sequence 9.
On the peak of final yr’s sequence 12 of the principle present, which racked in round 2.6 million viewers for its first episode, ITV stated streams on its ITVX service had been up 9% yr on yr.
Nevertheless, the sequence additionally introduced in over 14,000 complaints from viewers, with allegations of bullying, abusive behaviour and misogyny, significantly linked to divisions between a number of the girls within the villa.
Love Island: All Stars will air on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm on Thursday, January 15.
