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Love Island catch up: Couples wait for public vote after islanders decide who will be up for eviction

It's crunch time for the contestants as the live final - and £50,000 cash prize - looms

Lucy Anna Gray
Friday 27 July 2018 22:38 BST
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With only two episodes of Love Island 2018 left, one can only image how gruelling the ITV2 producers will make them for our islanders.

So it seems they decided to give them a break, sending the remaining couples on incredibly lavish dates.

Megan and Wes got to go on a luxury boat ride, where the L-Bomb was once more dropped.

Meanwhile Kaz and Josh had a fairylight-lit dinner (I suppose candles were too dangerous with so many hair prodcuts), accompanied by a woman playing a white grand piano while a man danced in a hoop. Even Dr Alex and Alexandra made up after their acrimonious breakup.

But, as only Love Island knows how, the happiness soon gave way for suspense. The sunny Spanish skies fast turned grey as the islanders found out their fate.

The contestants had to vote for the couple that they wanted to put forward for eviction on Sunday (29 July) night. Tensions ran high, intense discussions about friendship and unconditional love were had, but choose they must.

After texting in their choices, we are left with three couples up for eviction. Josh and Kaz, Dr Alex and Alexandra, Laura and Paul. It had seemed so obvious that the two Alexs would go, but after scrabbling around to make-up - with £50,000 gleaming in their eyes - they may have clinched it.

So who will leave on Sunday? And with the parent visit looming, will we actually get to see Danny Dyer after all these weeks? Keep informed as we stay true to the cause, to the bitter end, and live-blog everything Love Island as it happens.

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Love Island continues nightly, except Saturdays, on ITV2 at 9pm.

Fun (potentially true) fact...

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 18:38

When you realise Love Island permeated into every aspect of life...

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 18:54

On a non-Love Island note for a moment - if I may - tonight will be your chance to see a lunar eclipse, or 'blood moon'. 

You can follow this phenomenon live here: 

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 19:01

The rumours are swirling about who is going to leave the villa next. As a reminder, here are the couples left:

- Kaz and Josh

- Megan and Wes

- Jack and Dani

- Alex and Alexandra

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 19:33

What Jack has to say about being kicked out of the Love Island villa this week...

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 20:01

Less than an hour to go until our Friday night Love Island, with only three episodes left, we can't contain our excitement (okay, maybe a slight exaggeration.)

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 20:09

  ↵In case you haven't got plans for Monday yet, here are some top ideas from our Lifestyle team: 

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 20:19

It's nearly time, so stop watching the incredibly rare blood moon and get ready for Love Island.

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 20:39

Bookies William Hill have released their odds on who will win Love Island, with Jack and Dani firmly ahead, while Alex and Alexandra are dead last.

Female: 1/8 Dani Dyer; 11/2 Kazimir Crossley; 16/1 Laura Anderson; 20/1 Megan Barton-Hanson; 25/1 Alexandra Cane

Male: 1/8 Jack Fincham; 11/2 Josh Denzel; 16/1 Paul Knops; 20/1 Wes Nelson; 25/1 Alex George

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 20:49

It's time folks. With Alex and Alex survive the night?

Lucy Anna Gray27 July 2018 21:00

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