Love Island: All Stars 2026 finally gets new launch date confirmed after episodes delayed – and with a show first

ITV has announced the return date for Love Island: All Stars, after filming was temporarily paused over the weekend.

This year’s Love Island cast features a mix of familiar faces, including past winners like Jess Harding and Millie Court, as well as memorable bombshells who made a splash but didn’t stay long, such as Charlie Frederick and Jack Keating.

This season, Love Island will be longer than usual. The contestants will be staying in the villa for six weeks, compared to the five weeks in the last two seasons.

Mike Spencer-Hayter, the creative director for Love Island, has hinted that some surprising new contestants will be joining the show soon.

He shared his enthusiasm, explaining that they’ve carefully planned their approach. They’ve already thought about how everyone will pair up and have some surprising new contestants and unexpected challenges ready to introduce.

When questioned about rumors of major reveals from various international shows, Spencer-Hayter responded that some surprises are best left unsaid.

Let’s say we’re getting a large shipment of items, and these items could be going to various addresses.

Love Island: All Stars returns on Thursday 15th January at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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Katelyn MensahSenior Entertainment Writer

Katelyn Mensah writes about entertainment for TopMob, covering everything from popular TV shows and reality competitions to important documentaries. Before joining TopMob, she worked at The Tab, where she focused on reality TV and celebrity news. Katelyn has a degree in Journalism.

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2026-01-14 20:10