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Love Island 2018: Start date, contestants and series details

Caroline Flack returns to host the ITV 2 series

Jack Shepherd
Tuesday 29 May 2018 15:33 BST
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Following a hugely popular 2017 series, this year's Love Island returns to huge amounts of fanfare.

With thousands of people from across Britain eager to watch a bunch of young people flirt, fight, and dress up, ITV has finally announced the series return date, along with other snippets of information.

When does Love Island return?

The new series starts 4 June at 9pm on ITV 2, the first episode scheduled to last one hour 35 minutes. The date has been confirmed by the official Love Island Twitter account.

Where does the series take place?

The series is reportedly filming in Majorca, Spain, the new group staying in a luxury villa.

Who are the contestants?

After receiving 150,000 applications, the producers have finally selected their first 11 contestants who will enter the villa, including an A&E worker, two models, and Danny Dyer's daughter. Flick through the gallery below to meet the new pack.

How long will Love Island go on for?

While last year's series continued for eight weeks, this year's applicants were told they would need to be available for a minimum of ten weeks. Caroline Flack has also spoken about this series being the "longest yet", so expect even more drama than usual.

Who is presenting?

Flack returns to present the series with Ian Sterling also back as the voice of the show.

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