{"id":16477,"date":"2022-06-06T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1656563"},"modified":"2022-06-06T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:26:10","slug":"love-island-reveals-first-bombshell-set-to-disrupt-initial-couples","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/love-island-reveals-first-bombshell-set-to-disrupt-initial-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island reveals first bombshell set to disrupt initial couples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 06 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>No sooner has <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> 2022 launch day arrived than we\u2019re already bracing for a bombshell!<\/p>\n<p>The first episode of the new season airs tonight and will see the initial <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestants-confirmed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cast of Love Island<\/a> stars enter the new <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-where-is-it-filmed-location\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">villa<\/a> and start getting to know each other.<\/p>\n<p>The girls, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-paige-thorne\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Paige Thorne<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-amber-beckford\/&quot;\">Amber Beckford<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-tasha-ghouri\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tasha Ghouri<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-indiyah-polack\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Indiyah Polack<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-gemma-owen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Owen<\/a> are first into the villa \u2013 but before they can make themselves at home, host Laura Whitmore pays them a visit to break the big news: they won\u2019t be stepping forward for the man of their choice, as has been the Love Island custom.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, this year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-vote-twist-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island has a twist in that the viewers have selected the initial couples<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have to tune in tonight to find out which boys the girls will be partnered up with but be warned, your favourite couple might not last long \u2013 a bombshell is on the way.<\/p> <p>Just as the islanders are starting to make connections, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-davide-sanclimenti\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Davide Sanclimenti<\/a> makes a late entrance to shake things up.<\/p>\n<p>And what an entrance it must be as the girls already sound sold on the dashing Italian.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\u201cWhen I saw him, I was very confused because I had no warning but he is very good looking!\u201d Indiyah says in the Beach Hut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=133%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=133%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=157%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=157%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=179%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=179%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=246%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=246%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=275%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=275%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=181%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=181%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=247%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=247%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1656673\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/loveislandsr842-cae0b89.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=275%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Davide Sanclimenti<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\u201cI was blown away,\u201d Gemma adds, while Tasha is also impressed, saying: \u201cStraight away I was like, \u2018Wow. Fit. Hot. Sexy. Hercules.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\u201cI\u2019m done. I\u2019m ready to get married. I\u2019m ready to have babies,\u201d Paige tells the cameras.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It\u2019s not long until Davide gets a text which informs him: \u201cDavide, in 24 hours you will couple up with a girl of your choice, leaving one boy single and vulnerable #italiansnack #ciaobella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Island starts tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox. If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. 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