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The water bottles<\/a> are filled up, the sun lotion is out and the villa doors are wide open \u2013 Love Island<\/a> is finally back on our screens, returning last night with its latest winter season.<\/p>\n With a brand new line-up<\/a>, a new host and a new villa<\/a>, there\u2019s a lot to get excited about for season 9 and if you happened to miss its big premiere, then we\u2019re here to catch you up.<\/p>\n To find out the latest gossip around the first recoupling, the bombshell\u2019s entrance and Maya Jama<\/a>\u2018s presenting debut, watch our episode 1 recap video above.<\/p>\n The show kicked off by letting the boys loose on the villa first, before Maya made her first villa entrance to discuss the boys\u2019 dating preferences.<\/p>\n While airport security man Shaq Muhammad<\/a> said that he goes for \u201cmore personality and vibes\u201d when looking for a match, Haris Namani<\/a> revealed that he\u2019s never been in a relationship and wants a woman with size 5 feet or smaller, with Maya joking that she\u2019s therefore out of the running.<\/p> The girls then made their entrance one-by-one, with Tanya Mahenga<\/a> coupling up with Shaq, Anna-May Robey<\/a> choosing Kai Fagan<\/a> and Lana Jenkins<\/a> going for Ron Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t long until we had our first steal of the season however, with Olivia Hawkins<\/a> going for Kai, leaving Anna-May single. Their pairing didn\u2019t last long though, with Kai stepping forward for Tanyel Revan<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the two single girls choosing from the remaining boys, Anna-May picked Haris while Olivia was left with Will<\/a> Youn<\/a>g<\/a>.<\/p>\n The islanders began to get to know each other, with Lana and Ron bonding over their love of Harry Potter, while Olivia set her sights on Haris despite their age difference.<\/p>\n Shortly afterwards, she spoke to some of her fellow contestants, admitting that while she found Will funny, she saw him more as a friend and was instead interested in Haris.<\/p>\n At the end of the evening however, Maya returned to announce the results of the public vote<\/a> over which bombshell should enter the villa.<\/p>\n She welcomed semi-pro footballer Tom Clare<\/a> to the show and quickly dropped the latest twist: he would get to pick any girl from the line-up in 24 hours\u2019 time.<\/p>\n With the very fresh couples now at risk of being broken up by Tom, it\u2019s officially heating up in the Love Island villa.<\/p>\n Love Island will air on ITV2 and ITVX tonight at 9pm. Previous seasons of Love Island are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a 7-day free trial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, visit our\u00a0Entertainment\u00a0<\/a>hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 12:00 am The water bottles are filled up, the sun lotion is out and the villa doors are wide open \u2013 Love Island is finally back on our screens, returning last night with its latest winter season. 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