'Love Island' To Return For Second Series This Summer, With Caroline Flack Resuming Hosting Role

It's Going To Be Another Long, Hot Summer For Love Island's Caroline Flack

It may have been mauled by critics last year, but ‘Love Island’ is set to return to ITV2 this summer.

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Bosses have confirmed that the reality show, which sees hot singletons packed off to a luxury Spanish villa and race to couple up in order to win a lucrative cash prize, will be back for a second series.

Caroline Flack will also be back on hosting duties, as she welcomes the Islanders and chats to eliminated contestants, while narrator Ian Stirling will once again be providing his dry humour to all the events taking place in the villa.

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Caroline Flack will be back to front a new series of 'Love Island'

Producers have also promised some changes to the show that will be guaranteed to send the Love Islanders’ temperatures soaring, with a re-designed Love Shack, where couples can escape for some one-on-one time, just one of the villa’s new features.

Viewers will also have an even bigger hand in making and breaking the villa couples, using the brand new App to choose which new singles should enter the villa and shake things up, which Islanders to send home, and who ultimately wins the prize.

Caroline Flack said of the new series: “There's no better day than Valentines to announce the return of ‘Love Island’!

“I'm super excited to host series two and start watching all those ridiculously hot people get it on! It's going be a long hot summer...”

ITV’s Director of Digital and Acquisitions, Angela Jain, added: “‘Love Island’ was a summer highlight. Spiders, trains and unicorns all loomed large, what antics and surprises will this next series bring we will have to wait and see?”

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Max and Jess were the winners of last year's 'Love Island'

Producers are now on the look out for contestants who are looking for a summer of love, with all budding Love Islanders invited to apply at itv.com/loveisland.

‘Love Island’ originally aired between 2005 and 2006 on ITV featuring celebrity contestants, but was rebooted last year with civilians taking part, coinciding with its move to ITV2.

The first series of the revived ‘Love Island’ was won by Max Morley and Jess Hayes, who split the £50,000 prize fund, but split just weeks after the show ended.

'Love Island' Contestants
Joshua Ritchie(01 of11)
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Joshua, 20, is a joiner from Bolton. He's been known to spend an hour doing his hair, and names Caroline Flack as his celebrity crush. (credit:ITV)
Hannah Elizabeth(02 of11)
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Hannah, 25, is a glamour model from Liverpool, and is a Playboy Bunny, spending time at Hugh Heffner’s Playboy Mansion. (credit:ITV)
Chris Williamson(03 of11)
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Chris, 27, is a model and club promoter from Newcastle. He runs one of the biggest club nights in the area and he's friends with the 'Geordie Shore' cast. He also previously appeared on 'Take Me Out'. (credit:ITV)
Lauren Richardson(04 of11)
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Lauren, 26, is a Community Sports Officer from East London. She previously found herself at the centre of a Twitter storm after being pictured with One Direction star Zayn Malik in Thailand. (credit:ITV)
Jordan Ring(05 of11)
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At 31, Jordan is the oldest of the boys. He is a groundsman at his family hotel and restaurant in Gloucestershire. He has recently come out of a long-term relationship and describes himself as an alpha male. (credit:ITV)
Danielle Pyne(06 of11)
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Danielle, 23, is a marketing executive from West London. She works for an upmarket West End club and she loves to party with the posh Chelsea set. (credit:ITV)
Jon Clark(07 of11)
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Jon, 25, is a builder from Essex, and something of a local celebrity in the area. He rates himself as a ten out of ten with the ladies and previously dated 'TOWIE' star Jasmin Walia. (credit:ITV)
Rachel Christie(08 of11)
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Rachel, 26, is a former athlete and model, and a single mum. She is the niece of Linford Christieand was the first evermixed race woman to hold the title of Miss England. (credit:ITV)
Luis Morrison(09 of11)
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Luis, 20, is a former professional footballer and events company owner. He has recently returned from living in Sweden and his talents include playing the piano. (credit:ITV)
Zoe Basia Brown(10 of11)
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Zoe, 24, is a High Fashion model from South London. She has travelled the world and two years ago she became a Born Again Christian. (credit:ITV)
Omar Sultani(11 of11)
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Omar, 22, is an IT recruiter from Leamington Spa. He recently won £12,000 on a bet and claims he likes a girl who's "a bit crazy". (credit:ITV)