Love Island All Stars – live: Callum confronts Chris as series 1 ‘OG’ returns
Twelve former reality stars returned to villa for another shot at romance
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Your support makes all the difference.Get the personalised water bottles and suitcases on deck – Love Island is back for an all-new all-star edition.
Love Island All Stars is this year’s winter offering of the hit ITV2 dating programme, which sees 12 of the show’s finest past contestants return for a second (or third) chance at a villa romance.
Late last year, across the pond, Love Island Games also united former stars of the international Love Island universe – however, the series did not air in the UK, despite including several contestants from former British seasons taking part.
Maya Jama is back leading proceedings, having succeeded Laura Whitmore as host last January, alongside a line-up of islanders including Georgia Harrison, Toby Aromolaran, Kaz Kamwi, Chris Taylor, Georgia Steel, Anton Danyluk, Hannah Elizabeth, Jake Cornish, Demi Jones, Luis Morrison, Liberty Poole, Mitchel Taylor.
However, at the end of the second episode, it was revealed that Jake had quit the series after just three days in the villa.
In tonight’s episode Jake will wave goodbye to his fellow islanders, while Callum and Molly have it out and Chris swoops in to try and pull Molly for a chat.
Love Island: All Stars airs tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Callum and Molly will face each other tonight
In tonight’s episode, Callum takes the advice Georgia H gave him and tells Molly: “You look beautiful tonight.”
However, Molly doesn’t seem convinced.
“This is the most compliments I’ve ever had by the way...It’s [taken] three and half years of me saying I just need a few little words of affirmation…you’ve been practising for the last six months on some random girls.”
“No, come on,” Callum replies.
The tension will rise between the two former flames tonight, but can they reconcile?
Bye bye, Jake
As night falls on the Villa tonight, Jake will deliver some news to his fellow Islanders, announcing his departure after he was coupled up with his ex-girlfriend Liberty from series seven.
Jake says: “Everyone, can we go to the fire pit for a minute? I was here to find love and there is no one here I have that connection with. I just want to let you all know I am going tonight.”
Georgia H says: “We all support you – we love you!”
Before he leaves, Jake pulls Liberty for a chat, what will she make of his departure?
Fan-favourite teases return
Could one of Love Island’s best ever bombshells be primed for a return?
While interacting with her Instagram followers on Monday night (15 January), Megan Barton-Hanson asked fans to submit Love Island-related questions.
One fan asked whether they could expect to see her in the revamped South African villa, to which she replied: “Maybe. Let’s see what hot guys go in.”
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Love Island fan-favourite teases potential return to All Stars villa
Former contestant appeared on the fourth season of the reality series in 2018
Jake’s exit confirmed
Reports earlier suggesting that Jake had left the series have now been confirmed. In a teaser for episode three, Jake was shown gathering his fellow islanders around the fire pit to announce that he was exiting the villa.
Jake’s ex Liberty was shown in tears before the show cut to the contestant speaking with Maya Jama in an interview-style set-up. He lasted just three days on the series – I guess we’ll soon find out why.
Love Island’s Jake Cornish shockingly quits All Stars
Public decided to pair up exes Liberty and Jake who dated during series seven of ‘Love Island’
Georgia and Toby share first ‘real’ kiss of the series
We’ve got our first big smooch and no surprise it’s between Georgia and Toby. The pair look very cosy together – could this be their year?
Megan Barton Hanson teases All Stars appearance
Speculation is rife about who could join the show as the next bombshell. Fans have suggested season eight bombshell Danica Taylor, but another fan-favourite has thrown themselves into the mix.
During a Q&A on Instagram on Monday, Megan Barton Hanson of season four fame was asked whether she would consider entering the villa.
“Maybe. Let’s see what hot guys go in,” the star replied. It wouldn’t be the first time Barton Hanson has returned to the villa. She recently competed on Love Island Games, which saw past contestants from various international editions compete together, but lasted just a week on the show.
Molly shares three-way kiss – and Callum’s not involved
Things get steamy when Molly is dared to share a three-way kiss with the two boys she fancies the most. Chris and Luis get the call-up, while her ex Callum is left in the cold.
“It was quite a nice kiss, to be honest. The only problem was the feeling of another man’s beard,” says Chris.
Islanders play their first game of the series: Champagne Dares
Not exactly the most inventive game from the producers, this, but we’re getting some good drama nonetheless. Champagne Dares sees each contestant down some fizz to find a dare beneath their glass.
A very awkward moment for Mitch as Jake names him as the islander most likely to be on the show for social media followers. “Only because you say it all the time,” Jake says, adding insult to injury and causing a shocked reaction from Liberty who Mitch has been cracking on with. Awks.
Jake and Liberty have ‘the chat'
Liberty asks if Jake has been avoiding her since they arrived in the Villa.
Liberty says: “I personally feel, maybe you’ve just been doing your thing, but I do feel you have been avoiding me a bit and I don’t want it to be like that.”
Jake assures Liberty: “There’s no bad blood there. We’ve moved on – I wanna talk to you because you’re good fun.”
Liberty says: “Maybe a good friendship could come out of this.”
Jake says: “Yeah, of course. Let’s see how it goes… we both know where we are at now.”
Callum picks Molly in shock decision
Who saw that coming? Quite a few fans, according to Twitter/X. Callum, who had the power to break up any couple in the villa, decided to recouple with his ex-girlfriend Molly. “I’m in shock!” Demi said at the decision.
Callum says he was not expecting it at all when Molly walked in, but there are some cynics doubting his story on social media.
“Y’all could never convince me this s*** isn’t planned and rigged, they faked that breakup until they got back into the villa and got their whole ass storyline,” one person wrote.
“Callum and Molly coincidentally splitting up only to end up on All Stars together and get back coupled up hmmm,” said another.
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