On 31 July 2023, the series was won by Jess Harding and Sammy Root with 34.57% of the final vote. Lochan Nowacki and Whitney Adebayo finished as runners-up.
Production
In June 2022, during the broadcasting of the eighth series, it was confirmed that the show would return for two series in 2023, the first of which was the ninth series which aired earlier in 2023 between January and March.[4][5] It is the first time in the show's history that two series have aired in the same year. The tenth series began on 5 June 2023 and was filmed in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Mallorca.[6][7][8] Applications for the series opened hours prior to the final episode of the ninth series.[9][10]Maya Jama was announced to be returning for her second series as presenter, whilst Iain Stirling who has narrated the show since its inception in 2015, again returned as narrator.[11][12] Further duty of care procedures were implemented by ITV and as in the previous series, contestants were asked to "pause their social media accounts" to "shield [the contestants] and their families' from trolls' abuse".[13][14]
Islanders
The original Islanders for the tenth series were announced on 29 May 2023, one week before the series launch.[15][16] The series featured returning contestant Kady McDermott, who previously appeared in the second series back in 2016.[17]
Catherine Agbaje appeared on season 2 of Love Island: All Stars
Coupling
The original couples were decided by the voting public. On 1 June, four days before the launch, a vote opened via the app for viewers to decide which boy each girl should couple up with.
^Note 1 : Ahead of the show's launch, voting opened for the public to decide the first couplings of the series. As the first bombshell, Zachariah was not eligible to be chosen in the public vote. Instead, he was able to steal a girl for himself on Day 2. He chose Catherine, leaving André single.
^Note 2 : After being voted least compatible by their fellow islanders, both Leah and Mitchel, and Jess and Sammy were banned from recoupling together.
^Note 3 : On Day 19, new islander Kady was able to steal a boy of her choice. She chose Zachariah, which ultimately left Molly single and dumped.
^Note 4 :Original Islanders were only given the option to remain in their current couple, or re-couple with one of the new Islanders.
^Note 5 : On Day 39, new islanders Ella B and Josh were able to steal a boy and girl of their choice. Ella B chose Mitchel, whilst Josh picked Jess, which resulted in leaving Abi and Sammy single.
Weekly summary
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
Week 1
Entrances
On Day 1, André, Catherine, Ella T, Jess, George, Mehdi, Mitchel, Molly, Ruchee, Tyrique and Zachariah entered the villa.
On Day 3, Whitney entered the villa.
On Day 4, Sammy entered the villa.
Coupling
On Day 1, following a public vote to decide the first couples of the series, André was paired with Catherine, George coupled up with Jess, Mehdi was chosen to be with Ruchee, Mitchel with Molly, and Tyrique was picked to couple up with Ella T.
On Day 2, Zachariah, who entered after the coupling, had to steal one girl for himself. He chose Catherine, leaving André single.
On Day 5, the islanders recoupled for the first time with the girls picking which boy they'd like to be with. Catherine and Zachariah, Ella T and Tyrique, and Molly and Mitchel remained together, meanwhile Jess chose Sammy, Ruchee coupled up with André, and Whitney went with Mehdi. As George was the only boy not picked he was dumped from the island.
Challenges
On Day 2, the girls and the boys competed against each other in "Wary Tales", in which they had to guess which islander a fact was about. To make their guess they had kiss the islander they believe is the answer.
Dates
On Day 2, after Zachariah chose to steal Catherine, they had a date on the terrace.
On Day 3, new islander Whitney had to pick an islander to take on a date. She chose André.
On Day 4, new islander Sammy had to choose three girls to take on a date in the hideaway. He chose Ella T, Molly and Jess respectively.
Exits
On Day 5, George was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
Week 2
Entrances
On Day 8, Charlotte and Leah entered the villa.
On Day 11, Scott entered the villa.
Coupling
On Day 9, the islanders recoupled again with the boys picking which girl they'd like to be with. However, as new islanders, both Charlotte and Leah were given first choice. Charlotte picked Zachariah, whilst Leah coupled up with Tyrique. As well as this, Mehdi and Whitney, Mitchel and Molly, and Sammy and Jess remained together, meanwhile André chose Catherine. As Ella T and Ruchee were not picked, they became single and vulnerable.
Challenges
On Day 7, the boys took part in "Absolute Bankers" where they had to strip, collect as many bank notes as possible, then buy a gift for the girl of their choice. The girls declared André as the winner of the challenge.
On Day 11, the girls took part in "She's a Keeper" where they had to show off their football skills before giving a boy of their choice a red card. They then had to defend penalty kicks against the boys, then reward their star player with a kiss.
Dates
On Day 8, new Islanders Charlotte and Leah were asked to choose three other islanders to take on dates with each of them preparing a starter, a main course and a dessert. Both picked Mitch, Tyrique and Zachariah.
On Day 9, Mehdi and Whitney left the villa to go on a date.
Exits
On Day 9, after failing to couple up, Ella T and Ruchee became vulnerable of being dumped. It was then up to the remaining islanders to decide which of the two girls to save. They saved Ella T, which ultimately sent Ruchee home.
On Day 12, after receiving the fewest public votes, Catherine, Charlotte and Leah, and André, Sammy and Zachariah were in danger of being dumped. The remaining islanders then had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The girls chose André, and the boys chose Charlotte.
Week 3
Entrances
On Day 16, Mal and Montel entered the villa.
On Day 19, Kady entered the villa.
Coupling
On Day 14, the islanders recoupled again with the boys picking which girl they'd like to be with. Mehdi and Whitney, and Sammy and Jess remained together, meanwhile Mitchel chose Leah, Scott coupled up with Catherine, Zachariah went with Molly, and Tyrique got back together with Ella T.
On Day 16, the islanders voted for their least compatible couples. As Jess and Sammy, and Leah and Mitchel received the most votes, they were all now single and unable to recouple together at the next recoupling.
On Day 18, the islanders recoupled with the girls picking which girl they'd like to couple up. Following a previous twist, Jess and Sammy, and Leah and Mitchel were banned from coupling up together. As new islanders, both Mal and Montel were given first choice. Mal chose Sammy, whilst Montel coupled up with Leah. As well as this, Catherine and Scott, Ella T and Tyrique, Molly and Zachariah, and Whitney and Medhdi remained together. Jess also chose to couple up with Mitchel.
On Day 19, new islander Kady was able couple up with a boy of her choice. She picked Zachariah, which ultimately left Molly single and dumped.
Challenges
On Day 15, the islanders took part in "Situationship". Hosted by Mitchel and Leah, the other couples answered a series of questions in which they had to match their partner's answer in order to progress further in the game.
Dates
On Day 16, new islanders Mal and Montel each dated the newly single islanders who were split during a least compatibility vote. Mal dated Mitchel and Sammy, whereas Montel went on dates with Jess and Leah.
On Day 18, Molly and Zachariah left the villa to go on their first date.
Exits
On Day 19, new islander Kady was able couple up with a boy of her choice. She picked Zachariah, which ultimately left Molly single and dumped.
Week 4
Entrances
On Day 26, Benjamin, Elom, Kodie, Lochan, Ouzy and Zachary entered Casa Amor.
Challenges
On Day 21, the boys and girls went head-to-head to raise their opposing team's heart rate. At the end of the game they found out who raised their heart rate the most.
On Day 23, the girls competed in a snogging challenge. The girls kissed each boy in turn whilst the boys were blindfolded and gave them a score out of ten.
Dates
On Day 22, Ella T and Tyrique left the villa to go on their first date.
On Day 25, single islanders Sammy and Whitney were each able to pick another islander to take on a date. Sammy picked Jess, whilst Whitney chose Zachariah.
Exits
On Day 23, after receiving the fewest public votes for favourite girl and favourite boy, both Mal and Mehdi were dumped from the island.
Week 5
Entrances
On Day 27, Abi, Amber, Danielle, Gabby and Tink entered the villa. Molly also re-entered the villa as part of a Casa Amor twist.
Coupling
On Day 31, the original Islanders were told that they would be re-coupling. They were only given the option to remain in their current couple or to choose one of the new Islanders. However, as the boys and the girls were living in separate villas, they were not aware of what the other one chose. If one decided to re-couple and the other did not, then they would be single but still remain on the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, and any remaining single new islanders would be dumped. Leah and Montel remained together, meanwhile Catherine coupled up with Elom, Ella T went with Ouzy, Mitchel picked Abi, Sammy chose Amber, Whitney opted with Lochan, and Zachariah reunited with Molly following her return. As Jess, Kady, Scott and Tyrique's original partners failed to couple with them, they remained single. The new single islanders were then dumped from the villa.
Challenges
On Day 27, the Main Villa and Casa Amor competed in "Raunchy Races" where they had to complete a certain task quicker than the other villa. The game was won by the Main Villa, therefore they won a party for that evening.
Exits
On Day 31, new islanders Benjamin, Danielle, Gabby, Kodie, Tink and Zachary were dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
Week 6
Entrances
On Day 39, Ella B and Josh entered the villa.
Coupling
On Day 36, the islanders recoupled with the boys picking which girl they would like to couple up. Zachariah and Molly, Elom and Catherine, Lochan and Whitney, Montel and Leah, and Mitchel and Abi all remained together. Tyrique and Ella T, and Sammy and Jess got back together, whereas Ouzy chose Kady, and Scott opted for Amber.
On Day 39, new islanders Ella B and Josh were able to steal a boy and girl of their choice. Ella B chose Mitchel, whilst Josh picked Jess, which resulted in Abi and Sammy becoming single.
Challenges
On Day 35, the Islanders took part in "Mad Movies" in a Boys vs Girls pub quiz challenge where they had to answer sex related questions. The team who answered correctly were able to select a movie from the list which featured a clip of another Islander.
Dates
On Day 35, Abi and Mitchel left the villa to go on their date.
On Day 38, Lochan and Whitney left the villa to go on their first date.
Exits
On Day 38, after receiving the fewest public votes for least compatible couple, Catherine and Elom, and Leah and Montel were dumped from the island.
Week 7
Coupling
On Day 42, the islanders recoupled with the girls picking which boys they would like to couple up. Ella T and Tyrique, Kady and Ouzy, Molly and Zachariah, Whitney and Lochan all remained together. Jess and Sammy got back together, whereas Abi chose Scott, and Amber opted for Josh, and Ella B went for Mitchel.
Challenges
On Day 43, the islanders competed in the "Snog, Marry, Pie" challenge where each islander had to snog, marry and pie an islander of the opposite gender.
On Day 46, the couples took part in "Couple Goals", where they were given a series of questions and had to write down another couple they believe the question most applies to, before revealing their answers to the group.
Exits
On Day 44, following a public vote for the viewer's favourite couple, Amber and Josh, Ella B and Mitchel, and Kady and Ouzy were all in danger of being dumped from the island. Amber and Josh were immediately dumped having received the fewest votes, leaving Ella B and Mitchel, and Kady and Ouzy still at risk. It was then down to Lochan and Whitney, who had received the most public votes, to pick a couple to save. They chose Ella B and Mitchel, which left Kady and Ouzy dumped.
Week 8
Challenges
On Day 50, the islanders took part in a talent contest.
Dates
On Day 53, Ella B and Mitchel, Molly and Zachariah, and Ella T and Tyrique went on their final dates.
On Day 54, Whitney and Lochan, and Jess and Sammy went on their final dates.
Exits
On Day 52, following a public vote for the most compatible couple, Abi and Scott, Ella B and Mitchel, and Molly and Zachariah were all in danger of being dumped from the island. It was then up to the remaining islanders to choose who to dump. They picked Abi and Scott.
Week 9
Challenges
On Day 56, the islanders split into two teams and competed against each other in a number of sports day events.
Exits
On Day 56, following the islanders votes for their least compatible couple, Ella B and Mitchel, and Whitney and Lochan, who all received votes went head-to-head with each other in a public vote. It was then revealed that having received the fewest public votes, Ella B and Mitchel had been dumped.
On Day 58, Molly and Zachariah finished in fourth place and Ella T and Tyrique finished third. Jess and Sammy were then voted the winners, leaving Whitney and Lochan as runners-up.
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB.[77] 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. Figures marked N/A were not included in the top 50 weekly ratings.
