Love Island (2015 TV series, series 3)


The third series of Love Island began on 5 June 2017 hosted by Caroline Flack on ITV2. The series concluded on 24 July 2017. It is the third from the current revived series, but fifth overall. The series was narrated by Iain Stirling. As well as the series airing every night of the week with the Saturday episode being used as a weekly catch-up entitled Love Island: The Weekly Hot List, a new spin-off was confirmed, Love Island: Aftersun hosted by Caroline Flack with a studio audience and celebrity guests on Sunday nights after the main show. During the final Aftersun episode of the series, which was presented live from outside the villa, it was announced that there would be a one-off reunion special airing on 30 July 2017 which included all of the Islanders from the series.
On 28 June 2017, it was confirmed that a second villa would be introduced to the show for the first time ever in a twist designed to put the couples to the ultimate test. Eleven new Islanders were introduced during this twist. Mike Thalassitis and Sam Gowland became the first Islanders to return to the villa having been dumped from the island, after being voted back in by the public.
On 24 July 2017, the series was won by Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay, with Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt as runners-up. The average viewers for this series was 2.52 million, up 1.05 million on the previous series.
Shortly after the final, islanders Chris Hughes and Kem Cetinay released their debut single "Little Bit Leave It". In 2018, Kem went onto participate in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice, whilst Jonny Mitchell took part in the twenty-first series of Celebrity Big Brother. It was also announced that Mike would be joining the cast of Celebs Go Dating, and that Chyna Ellis had signed up for Ibiza Weekender. Sam Gowland also joined Geordie Shore from the sixteenth series. In August 2018, Gabby Allen took part in the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother, Montana Brown joins Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, Olivia Attwood heads around Celebs Go Dating. Georgia Harrison and Theo Campbell are competing on the 33rd season of MTV's whilst Camilla Thurlow joined the first series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Production

On Valentine's Day, 14 February 2017, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a third series due to air later in the year, The first trailer for the new series began airing on 28 April 2017. On 24 May 2017 it was confirmed that the series would begin on 5 June 2017. Pictures of the brand new villa were unveiled on 2 June 2017. The villa is located in Mallorca.

Islanders

The Islanders for the third series were revealed on 29 May 2017, just a week before the launch. However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Some Islanders were dumped from the island for either failing to couple up, some were voted off by their fellow Islanders, and others for receiving the fewest votes in public eliminations. The series was won by Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay on 24 July 2017.
IslanderAgeHometownEnteredStatusRef
Amber Davies20North WalesDay 1Winner
Kem Cetinay21EssexDay 1Winner
Camilla Thurlow28DumfriesDay 1Runner-up
Jamie Jewitt27EssexDay 32Runner-up
Chris Hughes24CheltenhamDay 4Third place
Olivia Attwood26GuildfordDay 1Third place
Gabby Allen25LiverpoolDay 7Fourth place
Marcel Somerville31LondonDay 1Fourth place
Alex Beattie22NewcastleDay 26Dumped
Montana Brown21HertfordshireDay 1Dumped
Georgia Harrison22EssexDay 34Dumped
Sam Gowland21MiddlesbroughDay 1Dumped
Sam Gowland21MiddlesbroughDay 391Re-dumped
Mike Thalassitis24North LondonDay 12Dumped
Mike Thalassitis24North LondonDay 391Re-dumped
Tyla Carr23SurreyDay 19Dumped
Theo Campbell25BathDay 32Dumped
Jonny Mitchell26EssexDay 4Dumped
Craig Lawson27LondonDay 26Dumped
Nathan Joseph25EssexDay 26Dumped
Danielle Sellers22HastingsDay 26Dumped
Chyna Ellis22EssexDay 26Dumped
Amelia Peters18LondonDay 26Dumped
Dom Lever26ManchesterDay 1Dumped
Ellisha-Jade White22SouthamptonDay 26Dumped
Marino Katsouris22BrightonDay 26Dumped
Rob Lipsett25Dublin, IrelandDay 26Dumped
Shannen McGrath23Dublin, IrelandDay 26Dumped
Steve Ball25WiltshireDay 26Dumped
Simon Searles28LeedsDay 19Dumped
Chloë Crowhurst22EssexDay 1Dumped
Jessica Shears24DevonDay 1Dumped
Tyne-Lexy Clarson20BirminghamDay 7Dumped
Harley Judge22NorwichDay 1Dumped

The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Marcel was paired with Olivia, Dom with Montana, Sam and Camilla paired up, Amber and Harley coupled up, whilst Chloë paired up with Kem, and Jessica remained single and was told she would be stealing one of the boys the following day. However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed.

Casa Amor

On 28 June 2017, it was confirmed that a second villa would be introduced to the show for the first time ever in a twist designed to put the couples to the ultimate test. Eleven new Islanders were introduced during this twist. The villa was called "Casa Amor" which translates to Love House, and is located not far from the main villa. The new Islanders for the twist included five girls; Amelia, Chyna, Danielle, Ellisha-Jade and Shannen, as well as six boys; Alex, Craig, Marino, Nathan, Rob and Steve.
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
Week 1Entrances
  • On Day 1, Amber, Camilla, Chloë, Dom, Harley, Jessica, Kem, Marcel, Montana, Olivia and Sam entered the villa.
  • On Day 4, Chris and Jonny entered the villa.
Week 1Coupling
  • On Day 1, the Islanders coupled up for the first time. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Marcel was paired with Olivia, Dom with Montana, Sam and Camilla paired up, Amber and Harley coupled up, whilst Chloë paired up with Kem, and Jessica remained single, however was told she would be stealing one of the boys the following day.
  • On Day 2, Jessica chose to couple up with Dom, leaving Montana single.
  • On Day 6, the Islanders re-coupled. This time it was the girls who had to pick a boy to pair up with. As Jessica already coupled up with Dom, they were automatically coupled up during this re-coupling. Montana chose to be with Marcel, Chloë picked Chris, Olivia coupled up with Sam, whilst Amber went with Kem. Camilla also decided to be with Jonny leaving Harley single, and therefore dumping him from the island.
    • Week 1Challenges
  • On Day 2, the Islanders took part in "A Lot Of Bottle", where the girls were selected at random to answer a question, with one of the boys being the answer. To answer the question the girls had to kiss the chosen boy. The roles then reversed with the boys answering questions about the girls.
  • On Day 4, the girls hosted a welcome party to introduce the new boys Chris and Jonny.
  • On Day 5, through touch alone, the girls had to decide which of the boys had the best body. However, as there was a wall between the girls and the boys, they did not know which body belonged to who. In the end Chris was chosen as the winner.And Sam was the loser with 0 points
  • On Day 6, the Islanders took part in a relay lilo race. The winning team received ice lollies.
    • Week 1Dates
  • On Day 2, as the newest couple, Dom and Jessica left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 4, the public voted for which girls to send on a date with new Islanders Chris and Jonny. Camilla was sent on a date with Jonny, whilst Montana was chosen to date Chris.
  • On Day 5, as a reward for winning the challenge, Chris was given the opportunity to date a girl of his choice. He chose Chloë.
  • On Day 5, despite losing the challenge, Sam was given the opportunity to make up for it by going on a date. He chose to date Olivia.
    • Week 1Exits
  • On Day 6, Harley was eliminated after failing to couple up.
    • Week 2Entrances
  • On Day 7, Gabby and Tyne-Lexy entered the villa.
  • On Day 12, Mike entered the villa.
    • Week 2Challenges
  • On Day 7, the Islanders had to do dares that they randomly picked from a cup.
  • On Day 9, the Islanders took part in a "Kissing Contest" where the girls had to individually kiss each of the boys, then wait for them to rate it. Gabby, Montana and Tyne-Lexy all won the contest in joint first.
  • On Day 10, the Islanders took part in "Love Island Sports Day".
  • On Day 12, the girls were given the option to take part in "Battle of the Bootie", with the reward for the winner being a date with a new Islander. The Islanders that decided to take part were Camilla, Chloë, Gabby, Montana and Tyne-Lexy. Tyne-Lexy was the winner of the challenge.
    • Week 2Dates
  • On Day 8, as a new Islanders, Gabby and Tyne-Lexy were given the opportunity to date two boys. Gabby chose Chris and Marcel, whilst Tyne-Lexy dated Chris and Dom.
  • On Day 9, Amber and Kem left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 9, Dom and Jessica were chosen by the other Islanders to spend the night in the Hideaway.
  • On Day 12, after winning a challenge, Tyne-Lexy was rewarded with a date with new Islander Mike.
  • On Day 13, new Islander Mike was asked to choose three girls to take on a date. He chose Jessica, Montana and Olivia.
    • Week 3Entrances
  • On Day 19, Simon and Tyla entered the villa.
    • Week 3Coupling
  • On Day 14, the Islanders re-coupled once again. This time it was the boys who had to pick a girl to pair up with. Amber and Kem, Camilla and Jonny, Chloë and Chris, and Jessica and Dom remained together, whilst Sam chose to couple up with Montana, Mike picked Olivia, and Gabby paired with Marcel. As Tyne-Lexy remained single, she was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 20, the Islanders re-coupled again. As new Islanders, Simon and Tyla were able to pick first. Simon chose Montana, whilst Tyla picked Dom. This time it was the girls who had to pick a boy to pair up with. Amber and Kem, Camilla and Jonny, and Gabby and Marcel remained together, whilst Chloe chose to couple up with Sam, and Olivia went with Chris.
    • Week 3Challenges
  • On Day 15, the Islanders took part in a quiz about their other half. The Islanders wrote down the answers to the questions, and if it matched their partner's then they would score a point. Gabby and Marcel won the challenge with the most points.
  • On Day 16, the couples made smoothies with a twist. One half of the pair had to pass pieces of fruit to the other pair using their mouth alone, who then blended the fruit to make a smoothie. They then had to pass the smoothie back to their partner using their mouth who then deposited it into a glass. Chris and Chloë won this challenge.
  • On Day 16, Camilla and Jonny hosted a sex positions quiz for the Islanders, where they read out a number of sex positions, and the first couple who acted them out correctly earned a point.
    • Week 3Dates
  • On Day 15, after winning a challenge, Gabby and Marcel were rewarded with a hot tub date.
  • On Day 19, Jonny and Camilla left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 20, new Islanders Simon and Tyla were asked to choose three other Islanders to take on dates. Tyla chose Jonny, Dom and Chris, whilst Simon chose Amber, Montana and Camilla.
    • Week 3Exits
  • On Day 14, Tyne-Lexy was eliminated after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 18, after receiving the fewest public votes, Chloë and Chris, Dom and Jessica, and Mike and Olivia were in danger of leaving. The remaining Islanders had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The boys chose Jessica, whilst the girls chose Mike.
    • Week 4Entrances
  • On Day 26, Alex, Craig, Marino, Nathan, Rob and Steve entered the villa.
  • On Day 26, Amelia, Chyna, Danielle, Ellisha-Jade and Shannen entered Casa Amor.
    • Week 4Coupling
  • On Day 24, the Islanders re-coupled once again. This time it was the boys who had to pick a girl to pair up with. Amber and Kem, Camilla and Jonny, Gabby and Marcel, and Olivia and Chris remained together, whilst Simon coupled up with Tyla, and Dom was paired with Montana again.
    • Week 4Challenges
  • On Day 21, the couples took part in the "Sexiest Pub Quiz" where all the questions were about sex. Marcel and Gabby were the winners of the challenge and were rewarded with video messages from home.
  • On Day 23, Amber and Kem hosted as the couples took part in "Brits Abroad" where they played a number of British themed games. Simon and Montana were the overall winners.
  • On Day 25, the Islanders were given quotes which had been said about them in the villa. The Islanders had to throw a drink over the Islander they thought said the quote.
  • On Day 26, the Islanders in the main villa took on the Islanders in Casa Amor in a game of sexy charades.
  • On Day 27, the Islanders in the main villa went head-to-head again with the Islanders in Casa Amor, where they took part in a number of challenges. For every challenge won they would earn a point, where the villa with the most points at the end would receive a party.
    • Week 4Dates
  • On Day 24, Olivia and Chris left the villa to go on a shopping date to buy ingredients which they later cooked for the fellow Islanders.
    • Week 4Exits
  • On Day 23, the couples voted anonymously for who they thought was the least compatible couple. As Chloë and Sam received the most votes, they were dumped from the island and eliminated.
  • On Day 25, the public voted for who they thought were the most compatible couple. As Simon and Tyla received the fewest votes, their time in the villa was put at risk. The couples then had to vote for either Simon or Tyla to dump from the island. They chose to eliminate Simon.
  • On Day 26, Chris, Dom, Jonny, Kem and Marcel moved out of the villa and moved into Casa Amor. They returned to the main villa on Day 28.
    • Week 5Entrances
  • On Day 32, Jamie and Theo entered the villa.
  • On Day 34, Georgia entered the villa.
    • Week 5Coupling
  • On Day 28, 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 the one that did not would be dumped from the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, or if they both remained then any remaining single Islanders would be eliminated. Olivia and Chris, and Gabby and Marcel both stayed loyal, whereas Amber and Kem both decided to re-couple with Nathan and Chyna respectively. Camilla and Jonny also decided to re-couple, choosing Craig and Danielle. Elsewhere Montana decided to re-couple with Alex, but Dom stayed loyal and therefore was dumped from the Island. As new Islanders Amelia, Ellisha-Jade, Marino, Rob, Shannen and Steve stayed single, they were eliminated.
  • On Day 34, the Islanders re-coupled once again, this time it was the boys choosing which girl they wanted to couple up with. However new Islander Georgia was given the first choice. She chose to couple up with Kem. Alex and Montana, Chris and Olivia, Gabby and Marcel all decided to remain together, whilst Jamie picked Camilla, Theo chose Tyla, and Jonny was left blinking severely as he called Theo a "gigantic bellend" with Amber.
    • Week 5Challenges
  • On Day 30, the Islanders were split into two teams and were each asked questions based on what the public voted in an online poll. The Islanders had to do a poll dance before revealing their answer.
  • On Day 32, the Islanders took part in a game of "Sexy Beer pong", where as well as drinking a drink, the Islander also had to perform a dare written on the bottom of the cup.
  • On Day 33, the boys took part in an assault course, however they had to go through trying to look as sexy as possible. During their performances the girls were distracting them by spraying them with paint. The girls then chose Jamie as the winner.
    • Week 5Dates
  • On Day 29, Alex and Montana were sent to the Hideaway to go on a date.
  • On Day 32, Amber, Olivia and Tyla were sent on a date with new Islander Theo, whilst Amber, Camilla and Tyla were sent on a date to meet Jamie, another new Islander.
  • On Day 33, after winning a challenge, Jamie was rewarded with a date with Camilla.
    • Week 5Exits
  • On Day 28, Amelia, Dom, Ellisha-Jade, Marino, Rob, Shannen and Steve were eliminated after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 31, the public voted for their favourite boy and girl. As Nathan and Chyna received the fewest votes, they were eliminated. Following this, Marcel was told that he was the boy who received the most votes, and therefore had to choose to dump one more out of Danielle and Tyla, the girls who received the second and third least. He chose Danielle. Montana was then told she was the girl who received the most votes, and was told to choose one of Craig and Jonny to dump, as they also received the second and third least. She chose to dump Craig.
    • Week 6Entrances
  • On Day 39, Mike and Sam re-entered the villa.
    • Week 6Coupling
  • On Day 41, the Islanders re-coupled once again. This time it was the girls who chose which boy they wanted to re-couple with. Alex and Montana, Camilla and Jamie, Gabby and Marcel, and Olivia and Chris all remained together, whilst Amber got back together with Kem, Tyla picked Mike, and Georgia chose Sam. As Theo remained single he was dumped from the island.
    • Week 6Challenges
  • On Day 38, the couples took part in a number of sausage themed games. Camilla and Jamie were the overall winners.
  • On Day 40, the boys had to compete to get the girl's heart racing the most in any way possible. Kem was the winner of this challenge.
    • Week 6Dates
  • On Day 37, Camilla and Jamie spent the night in the Hideaway.
  • On Day 39, Alex and Montana left the villa to go on a date.
    • Week 6Exits
  • On Day 38, the public voted for their favourite Islanders. Jonny and Tyla received the fewest votes and were therefore in danger of being dumped. It was then up to those two to decide which of them should leave. Jonny decided to sacrifice himself.
  • On Day 41, after failing to couple up, Theo was dumped from the island.
    • Week 7--
    Week 7Challenges
  • On Day 42, the couples took part in a quiz about each other, where their answers simply had to match each other's. If the answers did not match, the boys would get dunked. Alex and Montana, and Mike and Tyla were joint winners of this challenge.
  • On Day 44, the Islanders were split into two teams and were given some tweets from viewers about the Islanders but with the names removed. In order to score points, the teams had to burst a balloon and then correctly identify the name of the Islander on the tweet.
  • On Day 45, the girls took a lie detector test with the boys asking the questions.
  • On Day 46, the couples had their parenting skills tested by looking after dolls.
  • On Day 47, the Islanders took part in a talent contest.
  • On Day 48, the girls each had to complete an undercover assignment without the boys knowing.
    • Week 7Dates
  • On Day 47, Chris and Olivia, Kem and Amber, and Camilla and Jamie all left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.
  • On Day 48, Gabby and Marcel, and Alex and Montana left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.
    • Week 7Exits
  • On Day 44, after receiving the fewest public votes, Mike and Tyla were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 46, after receiving the fewest public votes, Georgia and Sam were dumped from the island.
    • Week 8--
    Week 8Challenges
  • On Day 49, the couples took part in a number of Love Island themed challenges based on popular quotes from the series such as "100% my type on paper" and "Putting all my eggs in one basket".
    • Week 8Exits
  • On Day 50, having received the most votes to be dumped from their fellow Islanders, Alex and Montana, Camilla and Jamie, and Gabby and Marcel were at risk of being eliminated. The decision then went down to the public, who chose not to save Alex and Montana – and therefore dumped them from the island.
    • Week 8--

    Ratings

    Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1. Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages.