Malia Arkian only spent a matter of hours in the villa before she was removed from the series by the producers after an altercation with Kady McDermott.

[15] Also during this series, Islander Zara Holland was stripped of her Miss Great Britain title due to her behaviour in the villa.

[21][22] This series also featured dumped Islanders Mike Thalassitis and Sam Gowland returning to the villa after being voted back in by the public; a first for the show.

[27] The series concluded on 30 July 2018 and was won by Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham, who received a record-breaking 79.66% of the final vote.

[35] On 24 July 2019, ITV announced that two series of Love Island would air in 2020 – one in the winter and another in the traditional summer slot.

[36][37] On 17 December 2019, Flack announced that she would be standing down as host for the sixth series following allegations of assault towards her boyfriend, Lewis Burton.

[38] On 15 February 2020, Flack was found dead in her London home, prompting ITV to pull two episodes from airing out of respect for the former host at the weekend.

Series 6 continued from 17 February and Iain Stirling, the show's narrator, paid tribute to Flack saying he was devastated by the loss of his "true friend".

Sponsorship adverts for fast-food company Just Eat were replaced by a message telling people to be kind, with a contact number for the Samaritans.

Kevin Lygo, ITV's Director of Television said in a statement: "We have tried every which way to make Love Island this summer but logistically it's just not possible to produce it in a way that safeguards the wellbeing of everyone involved and that for us is the priority.

[45] On 5 September 2023, ITV confirmed Love Island: All Stars, with the new series set to take place in South Africa in 2024.

[citation needed] During the first series, the Thursday episode was presented live by Caroline Flack where eliminations often took place and new Islanders entered the villa.

[50] Islanders and couples are typically faced with many games and challenges to take part in designed to test their physical and mental ability, with the winners getting special prizes afterwards.

[53] On 4 January 2024, it was reported that Aftersun would be axed during the Love Island: All Stars series, and that the show would be paused for 2024, and host Maya Jama would instead interview contestants from the South Africa villa, rather than from the London studio.

The two-part series also starred Chris and Kem's girlfriends from Love Island, Olivia Attwood[56] and Amber Davies.

Ahead of the fourth series in 2018, it was revealed that Kem Cetinay would be returning alongside Arielle Free to present Love Island: The Morning After, a new daily podcast show delivering the freshest gossip to fans.

[59] Tommy Fury and Curtis Pritchard starred in The Boxer & The Ballroom Dancer in December 2019, which saw the pair step out of their comfort zones as they swapped jobs.

Following their Series 8 win, the new couple embarked on two trips of a lifetime to Davide's beloved Italy and Ekin-Su's hometown in Turkey.

[80] The writer George Gillett has suggested that the show's success is a consequence of allowing viewers to explore taboos around dating and relationships through shared, communal, vicarious experience.

[83] The Mental Health Foundation charity has also criticized the show for the negative impact it can have on viewers who feel insecure about their bodies.

[87] Concerns of mental health impacts of Love Island participants has been noted following the deaths of original host Caroline Flack and contestants Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis all within a 20-month period by suicide.

[85] Ian Hamilton, a senior lecturer at the University of York on addiction and mental health, described the program as one that "thrives on manufacturing conflict" and that "unfortunately it's the contestants who bear the brunt of this".

[4] In response, producers of the show provided training on handling negativity, financial management, and social media.

[85] In May 2024, ITV announced that it was reintroducing its ban on families and friends posting on contestants' social media accounts ahead of the 2024 summer series.

The ban had originally been introduced in 2023 as part of the show's new duty of care protocols, with a commitment to protecting islanders and their families from the harmful effects of social media having been cited.