{"id":29018,"date":"2023-01-23T18:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1773362"},"modified":"2023-01-23T19:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:41:21","slug":"the-love-island-lowdown-watch-radiotimes-coms-new-love-island-companion-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-love-island-lowdown-watch-radiotimes-coms-new-love-island-companion-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The Love Island Lowdown: Watch RadioTimes.com\u2019s new Love Island companion show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 23 January 2023 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>With <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-watch-stream\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> finally delivering a huge dose of drama over the last few episodes, there\u2019s a lot to unpack from the ongoing winter season \u2013 and <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> is here to do it for you.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment and Factual Writer Lauren Morris is joined this week by <strong>Radio Times magazine<\/strong>\u2018s Laura Rutkowski to break down the 2023 season\u2019s first week, from <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-host-maya-jama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Maya Jama<\/a>\u2018s presenting debut and the feud between <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-olivia-hawkins\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Olivia<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-zara-deniz-lackenby-brown\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Zara<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-david-salako\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David<\/a> becoming the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/who-left-love-island-last-night-season-9\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">first person to be dumped<\/a> from the Love Island villa.<\/p>\n<p>From a recap of the last week\u2019s biggest highlights to predictions on the episodes to come, the Love Island Lowdown is set to be your weekly hit of news, theories and opinions on the latest bombshells, behind-the-scenes gossip and contentious re-couplings \u2013 watch the first episode of <strong>RadioTimes.com\u2019<\/strong>s companion show above.<\/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\/2023\/01\/loveislandsr9ep729-6390d12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/loveislandsr9ep729-6390d12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"\/><\/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=\"\"\/> Olivia on winter Love Island 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>\u00a9ITV Plc<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>This week, Lauren and Laura discuss some of the biggest moments from Week 1, including Olivia and Zara\u2019s fight over Tom (which is set to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-spoiler-olivia-zara-argument-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">escalate even further in tonight\u2019s episode<\/a>), as well as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-tanyel-revan\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tanyel<\/a> choosing\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-ron-hall\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ron<\/a> in Friday\u2019s re-coupling despite his comments about focusing on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-lana-jenkins\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Lana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s then time for Ick or Stick \u2013 a report on which couples could make it to the end and which could be parting ways very shortly, with the likes of farmer <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-will-young\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Will<\/a>, trouble-maker <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-zara-deniz-lackenby-brown\/&quot;\">Zara<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-haris-namani\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Haris<\/a> up for discussion.<\/p> <p>It\u2019s then onto the Factor 50 Forecast, with Lauren and Laura predicting what could happen with the show\u2019s two latest bombshells, Love Island Australia stars\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-jessie-wynter\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jessie<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-aaron-waters-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Aaron<\/a>. Could there be romance in store for Jessie and Will? You\u2019ll have to tune in to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Island airs on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm. Previous seasons of Love Island are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If yo<\/strong><strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;m_4964104444528344133MsoPlainText&quot;\"><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 23 January 2023 at 12:00 am With Love Island finally delivering a huge dose of drama over the last few episodes, there\u2019s a lot to unpack from the ongoing winter season \u2013 and RadioTimes.com is here to do it for you. 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