{"id":2107,"date":"2021-07-24T13:33:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T11:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1292553"},"modified":"2021-07-24T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T11:33:26","slug":"love-islands-casa-amor-is-missing-a-crucial-element-for-2021-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/love-islands-casa-amor-is-missing-a-crucial-element-for-2021-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island\u2019s Casa Amor is missing a crucial element for 2021 series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Love Island couples aren’t strong enough for Casa Amor to “test” them \u2013 most of them will fail, says Grace Henry. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 24 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We actually jumped when we heard Love Island<\/a> narrator Iain Stirling tell us all to \u201cget ready\u201d as a teaser clip of Casa Amor<\/a> flashed across the screen.<\/p>\n

While we don\u2019t know the exact details of how the infamous twist \u2013 which sees the boys and girls split for a few days, with one set going off to another villa and each house getting six new boys or girls \u2013 will play out this series, it\u2019s looking like it will take place from Sunday 25th July after the results from the vote for the best couple are revealed.<\/p>\n

Introduced in series three, Casa Amor has been responsible for some of the biggest rows and splits the show has ever seen (remember Georgia and Josh?!).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the twist that viewers look forward to most, with fans calling for it to inject some energy into series seven from as early as week one, as the show got off to a much slower start than usual this year.<\/p>\n

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Casa Amor 2021<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Thankfully series seven has picked up quite a bit this week, with Hugo Hammond\u2019s speech<\/a> giving fans the drama that Love Island has been missing, as he decided to couple up with Chloe Burrows after Toby ditched her, admitting: \u201cShe doesn\u2019t deserve to be treated how she has [been] this past 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Casa Amor on the way, we expect lots more drama to follow, with the show\u2019s host\u00a0Laura Whitmore<\/a> recently admitting on her Instagram that it \u201cthrows a massive spanner in the works. It\u2019ll all change.\u201d<\/p>\n

But when it comes to this year\u2019s Casa Amor, there\u2019s just something that doesn\u2019t feel right. This year\u2019s Love Island is missing a major element for Casa Amor \u2013 and it has a lot to do with the Love Island 2021 contestants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Love Island 2021 contestants<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The thing that makes Casa Amor so explosive is that the by the time it happens, the Love Island couples<\/a> are all cosy and comfortable in their relationships. They\u2019ve usually been in their pairs for some time, and it looks like they might even make it to the end of the competition together.<\/p>\n

So, what better way to test those relationships and weed out the showmances from the true loves with some fresh meat, which Casa Amor supplies in bucket loads.<\/p>\n

The key ingredient here is in the strength of the couples \u2013 something this year is lacking.<\/p>\n

In series four, Georgia Harrison was head over heels for Josh Denzel, so when he returned to the main villa with Kaz Crossley, everyone\u2019s jaw dropped (and it subsequently led to her \u201cloyal\u201d catchphrase.)<\/p>\n

In series five, Amber Gill had just started to let her guard down for Michael Griffiths, only to return to the villa and see him with new girl Joanna Chimonides.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Amy Hart came back to tell Curtis Pritchard that she was in \u201clove\u201d with him, all while he\u2019d been getting close to model Jourdan Rianne. To make matters worse, Jourdan didn\u2019t even couple up with him, so that was a complete waste.<\/p>\n

Apart from Liberty Poole<\/a> and Jake Cornish<\/a> who have been coupled up from the start and are now official, a lot of the Love Island contestants have struggled to find a connection this year.<\/p>\n

Liam Reardon<\/a> and Millie Court<\/a> look like they could be going strong after Liam, 21, resisted the temptation of\u00a0 late arrival AJ Bunker<\/a> who laid it on Factor 50 thick, so hats off to him. They also enjoyed a date recently and spoke about meeting each other\u2019s families, so Casa Amor could apply some pressure to their situation.<\/p>\n

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Love Island 2021 couple Liberty and Jake<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

And then there\u2019s Faye Winter<\/a> and Teddy Soares<\/a>, who have stuck together throughout the most recent recouplings, but we don\u2019t really get to see much of them on air, so it\u2019s hard to tell how they really feel about one another.<\/p>\n

But, that\u2019s about it when it comes to the couples.<\/p>\n

Of course, our girl Kaz is now coupled up with hunky Tyler Cruickshank<\/a>, but by Sunday\u2019s episode they would have only have been together for three days, which in the Love Island world probably feels like a couple of weeks, but is still very early days.<\/p>\n

Lucinda Strafford<\/a> is finally in a couple with Aaron Francis<\/a>, after her partner Danny Bibby<\/a> was dumped from the island, but they\u2019re not official. And based on her track record (she told Brad he\u2019s the only guy she\u2019d ever fancy before he left, only to crack on with his \u2018pal\u2019 a day later) we highly doubt she\u2019ll be coming back to declare her undying love for the 24-year-old events manager.<\/p>\n

That leaves Toby Aromolaran<\/a>, Abigail Rawlings<\/a>,\u00a0Chloe Burrows<\/a> and Hugo Hammond<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Toby and Abi are in a romantic couple, they only chatted for a few hours before he decided to pick hr, and Toby also has form for moving on very quickly \u2013 no, we haven\u2019t forgotten what you did to Kaz, and we\u2019re patiently waiting for the right vote to take care of you.<\/p>\n

But Chloe isn\u2019t much different. Since she arrived on the show as a bombshell, she\u2019s been coupled up with Aaron, Brad, Hugo, and Toby, and now she\u2019s back with Hugo. So, it\u2019s pretty safe to assume she\u2019ll probably be cracking on with a new guy once Casa Amor arrives depending on the results of the vote.<\/p>\n

As for Hugo, it\u2019s not entirely clear what he wants anymore because he\u2019s had a few chances with Faye, Sharon, AJ and most recently Georgia Townend, who made her feelings for him very clear before he dumped her for his \u201cfriend\u201d Chloe \u2013 lovely!<\/p>\n

During his speech about Chloe, he hinted he could be interested in something more than a friendship, as he said: \u201cWho knows what could happen? Stranger things have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

But straight after this, Chloe majorly friend-zoned him in the beach hut while thanking him for keeping her safe. Based on this, the PE teacher is probably better off looking elsewhere when the doors for Casa Amor fly open if he plans on continuing what can only be described as an early six weeks\u2019 school holiday.<\/p>\n

With the lack of commitment and all these single people running around the villa, it just doesn\u2019t feel like Casa Amor will be able to deliver what we\u2019re used to it delivering.<\/p>\n

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Former Love Island contestant Amber Gill<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Following this week\u2019s events, some drama is inevitable \u2013 we can thank the producers for making Toby immune from the public vote for that. But this year\u2019s Casa Amor won\u2019t be the same because these couples are just not strong enough to be tested.<\/p>\n

The likelihood is many of them will be jumping ship and even if they don\u2019t \u2013 in the words of Georgia \u2013 stay \u201cloyal\u201d to their other half, most of us won\u2019t be that bothered anyway, as we were never invested in those relationships to begin with.<\/p>\n

From where I\u2019m sitting, as long as Jake doesn\u2019t mug off our girl Lib, Kaz is all good, and Millie stays smiling, whatever happens down in Casa Amor happens.<\/p>\n

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Love Island 2021 contestant Kaz<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

When it comes to everyone else, it just feels way too typical of their recent behaviour to move on to someone else if given the chance.<\/p>\n

What could spice things up and make Casa Amor juicier this year, however, is if a former islander made a comeback, which Brad McClelland has hinted at<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During an Instagram Q&A, the former islander, 26, was asked if he\u2019d go back on the show, to which he responded: \u201cNot that I know of. But it\u2019s Love Island so who knows, eh?\u201d<\/p>\n

The returning islander would literally have to be Brad and Brad alone, though, so he can pull Lucinda for a chat and find out whether she\u2019s still coming to visit his fam in Amble or if it\u2019s the real deal with Aaron.<\/p>

Chuggs and Shannon didn\u2019t really get much of a chance (Shannon was literally dumped on day two), so there isn\u2019t really a former islander apart from Brad who had a connection with someone.<\/p>\n

We love Sharon Gaffka<\/a>, but she didn\u2019t manage to form anything stronger with one of the boys, so there\u2019s just no point in her returning to Casa Amor where it will be most of the same faces, because who\u2019s she going to crack on with then? Please, not Hugo again!<\/p>\n

Unless the current couples have a major intervention the night before Casa Amor and start to magically form some deeper bonds, which we highly doubt at this point (especially for Toby),\u00a0 Casa Amor just won\u2019t feel the same this year. It\u2019s supposed to test\u00a0<\/em>relationships \u2013 most of these contestants will happily fail!<\/p>\n

New episodes of Love Island are on ITV2 every night at 9pm, except Saturdays which is a catch up.<\/strong>\u00a0Episodes are available to stream on the ITV Hub. For more info check out\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>. While you\u2019re waiting, check out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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