The wait is over – Love Island is finally back on our screens.
Monday night’s series opener introduced us to the 12 people we’re going to be cancelling plans to stay in and watch over the next eight weeks.
After Caroline Flack played cupid and coupled up the new Islanders for the first time, there were shocks, drama and the early emergence of a love triangle.
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As ever, social media was alight with commentary and memes, so here’s the 21 main takeaways from the first instalment of Island action...
1. Everyone mourned the loss of the catchy Superdrug jingles now that they no longer sponsor of the show
2. Although the actually-quite-funny new UberEats break-bumpers quickly earned some fans
3. The sound of Iain Stirling’s voice was actually quite comforting after so long
4. Islander Amy was refreshingly honest about the reality of joining the mile high club
5. The lovely Yewande immediately marked herself out as the new Camilla
6. Caroline Flack’s strut into the villa had somehow become even more extra
7. No-one was buying Anton’s brags about his previous sexual exploits
8. And his “wandering eye” had others’ eyes rolling to the back of their heads
9. While quite why he offered up the fact that his mum shaves his bum within five minutes of arriving in the villa was anyone’s guess
10. Joe, aka Sandwich man, was already earning himself a lot of fans
11. As everyone looked at the new line-up of Islanders, the lack of body diversity soon became apparent
12. Amber immediately alienated herself from at least half of the show’s viewers when she told 28-year-old Callum he was “old”
13. We already know the catchphrase we’re going to be hearing all summer
14. Presenting an immediate merchandising opportunity
15. Although we all made a collective agreement that Lucie’s use of the word “bev” is not going to catch on
16. As Anton created a love triangle within hours of being in the villa, we all knew where this one is heading
17. Amy deciding against wearing the sexy PJs to bed after finding out Anton was more interested in Lucie was a strangely empowering moment
18. Amber messing up “I’ve got a text!” was absolutely infuriating
19. Tommy telling everyone he is Tyson Fury’s brother immediately became the new “I used to be in Blazin’ Squad”
20. Meanwhile, someone needs to have a word with the people in the interior design department
21. And just like that, our social lives for the the next eight weeks just evaporated
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
Love Island Contestants 2019
Yewande Biala(01 of12)
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Age: 23
From: Dublin, Ireland
Occupation: Scientist
She says: "I think people may be surprised. Every time I say that I’m a scientist, people are shocked. I think there are loads of intelligent people on reality television." (credit:ITV)
Lucie Donlan(02 of12)
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Age: 21
From: Newquay
Occupation: Surfer
She says: "I stand out and I’m different to the usual girls that might go on the show. I’m more into sports as well as being glam. I can do both, which makes me stand out compared to other girls. I’m more of a guy’s girl than a girl’s girl."
Claim to fame: "The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa." (credit:ITV)
Amber Gill(03 of12)
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Age: 21
From: Newcastle
Occupation: Beauty therapist
She says: "I like tall guys who are muscly and athletic, I like people that go to the gym because that’s what I like. I want someone who is funny and that I can have fun with and doesn’t take themselves too seriously because I am daft."
Claim to fame: "I know a few of the former Islanders from Newcastle, like Adam Collard and Ellie Brown. Everyone knows everyone in Newcastle!" (credit:ITV)
Amy Hart(04 of12)
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Age: 26
From: Worthing, Sussex
Occupation: Cabin crew
She says: "I I have weird celebrity crushes like David Walliams and Simon Cowell. You’d never go there obviously but there is something about them."
Claim to fame: "I went on a night out once and Liam from One Direction was there. We were in the VIP bit and so was he and he walked past me and I smiled and he said ‘Hey, you alright? What’s your name?’ He told us to come and sit in his booth and we had a picture together." (credit:ITV)
Anna Vakili(05 of12)
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Age: 28
From: London
Occupation: Pharmacist
She says: "I’m difficult to handle, I’m a drama queen and I overreact. I’m clumsy and I’m a messy eater. I spill my drinks all the time. I’m stubborn as well, if I’m in a mood then it’s really hard to get me out of the mood."
Claim to fame: "I ended up on the Iranian News earlier this year when my sister and I were away in Qatar with two Iranian footballers who have a huge following. Suddenly my followers went up by 20,000 and I started being tagged in fan pages!" (credit:ITV)
Anton Danyluk(06 of12)
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Age: 24
From: Airdrie, Scotland
Occupation: Gym owner
He says: "That’s a medical condition that I have… a wandering eye! I’ve never really been loyal in any of my relationships. My last relationship, I actually got caught cheating for the first time in my life and it changed everything for me. I saw how much it hurt her and what it did to her. So, for me going to into Love Island, it’s going to be the biggest test of my life." (credit:ITV)
Tommy Fury(07 of12)
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Age: 20
From: Manchester
Occupation: Boxer
He says: "I won’t be afraid to go and have a splash about in the pool, I’ll mingle with people and find out about everyone because at the end of the day I’ll be living with these people for a long time so it’ll be nice to see if I have a bromance in there, along with a relationship. It’s nice to be a bit standoutish."
Claim to fame: "It’s probably my brother, Tyson, but I’m my own man and I’ve said it throughout my whole boxing career. I don’t want to be labelled as his little brother, I’m my own man and I’m doing the best that I can do in life and that’s all I’m setting out to achieve." (credit:ITV)
Joe Garratt(08 of12)
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Age: 22
From: South east London
Occupation: Catering company owner
He says: "I’ve only had one girlfriend. I knew her locally but I think we started chatting through social media. I meet people in bars, that’s my go-to."
Claim to fame: "I used to play semi-professional rugby." (credit:ITV)
Michael Griffiths(09 of12)
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Age: 27
From: Liverpool
Occupation: Firefighter
He says: "I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up." (credit:ITV)
Sherif Lanre(10 of12)
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Age: 20
From: London
Occupation: Chef and semi-pro rugby player
He says: "I’m upbeat and cheeky and outrageous with my own friends so hopefully that continues in the villa. I’m always on a mission to make people laugh.That’ll be of value in there." (credit:HuffPost UK)
Callum MacLeod(11 of12)
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Age: 28
From: South Wales
Occupation: Aircraft engineer
He says: "I would say my best feature is my tan - give me an hour and I am golden." (credit:ITV)
Curtis Pritchard(12 of12)
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Age: 23
From: Shropshire
Occupation: Ballroom and Latin dancer
He says: "I have lived a very sheltered life because of my dancing, I’ve not done a lot of going out partying, going on dates because I haven’t had time to. Being truthful I’ve probably been on less than ten dates, maybe five dates. I have never met anyone online, I’ve never used a dating app."
Claim to fame: "I would say my claim to fame is that I’m on Dancing with the Stars Ireland and AJ Pritchard from Strictly Come Dancing is my brother." (credit:ITV)