Love Island: All Stars is here, featuring fan-favorite (and not so favorite) cast members from previous seasons of Love Island UK.
The first episode of season three premiered in the US Jan. 17, following a three-day postponement due to the wildfires in South Africa. An episode has aired daily since, with new episodes released in the US two days after they’ve premiered in the UK.
Things move quickly in the Love Island villa, and a lot can happen in a few days.
Here’s everything that went down during the first week, in case you missed it:
Who’s on the Love Island: All Stars cast Week 1?
The first couple pairings on Love Island: All Stars were determined by a public vote before the season premiered, and revealed to the cast members at the end of Day 1. Let’s just say fans had some creative ideas on which Islanders should end up together this season.
Belle Hassan and Sean Stone
Belle was an Islander on season 5 of Love Island UK in 2019, while Sean is from season 11 in 2024. The pair seemed open to getting to know each other during the first few days, but rising flirtations between Sean and Helena, another Islander, led to a fight between the two at the end of Day 5.
Belle Hassan joins All Stars from season 5 of Love Island UK.
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Sean Stone joins All Stars from season 11 of Love Island UK.
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Whitney Adebayo and Jack Keating
Whitney is from season 10 of Love Island UK in 2023, while Jack is from season 8 in 2022. Whitney was a bit hesitant to be paired with Jack after finding out that Jack is a father to a two-year-old girl, while Jack was afraid that Whitney might be too outspoken for him.
Whitney Adebayo joins All Stars from season 10 of Love Island UK.
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Jack Keating joins All Stars from season 8 of Love Island UK.
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Helena Ford and Charlie Frederick
Helena first appeared in season 12 of Love Island UK in 2025. Charlie is from season 4 in 2018, but was dumped from the island on Day 13. Helena and Charlie were off to a rocky start even before the two were paired together: Helena said that the two knew each other as teenagers, and that Charlie said she looked like a dolphin at her 16th birthday.
Helena Ford joins All Stars from season 12 of Love Island UK.
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Charlie Frederick joins All Stars from season 4 of Love Island UK.
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Jess Harding and Tommy Bradley
Jess is from season 10 of Love Island UK, the same season that Whitney was in. She was coupled with Sammy Root, and the pair ended up winning the season together. However, Jess and Sammy broke up roughly two months after filming ended, with Jess saying that the two are “very different and behave differently.”
Tommy is from season 12, like Helena, and seemed interested in Jess from the jump. He said that the two had briefly messaged each other on Instagram, but didn’t meet until the filming of Love Island: All Stars season three.
Jess Harding joins All Stars from season 10 of Love Island UK.
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Tommy Bradley joins All Stars from season 12 of Love Island UK.
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Leanne Amaning and Shaq Muhammad
Leanne is from season 6 of Love Island UK in 2020, while Shaq is from season 9 in 2023. Shaq was coupled with Tanya Manhenga and the pair finished in fourth place. They dated for roughly a year before breaking up in 2024, after Shaq received a lap dance from someone else in Miami.
Leanne, who is friends with Tanya outside of Love Island, said that Shaq was “no good” for her earlier that day, leading to a rough start between the pair as well.
Leanne Amaning joins All Stars from season 6 of Love Island UK.
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Shaq Muhammad joins All Stars from season 9 of Love Island UK.
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Millie Court and Ciaran Davies
Millie is from season 7 of Love Island UK, which she ended up winning with Liam Reardon. Millie and Liam dated on-and-off for four years before calling it quits in 2025. Millie told the other Islanders that they had felt a shift in their relationship a few months before officially breaking up.
Ciaran is from season 11, like Sean, and finished the season as a runner-up with Nicole Samuel. Ciaran and Nicole broke up about four to five months after the season ended, with a representative for the pair saying that it was mutual and an amicable terms.
Millie suspected that she was paired with Ciaran because he is similar to her ex-boyfriend, Liam, in looks and height. She said she was hesitant to be paired with him because of their age difference, as Ciaran is a few years younger than her.
Millie Court joins All Stars from season 7 of Love Island UK.
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Ciaran Davies joins All Stars from season 11 of Love Island UK.
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The arrival of the first bombshell of the season
The first bombshell cast member to enter the villa was Scott van-der-Sluis, who appeared in season 10 of Love Island UK with Whitney and Jess. Scott was not paired with any of the Islanders on Day 1, but he did make it a point to go off on Shaq and Sean – evicting them from the shared bedroom in the villa.
He said Shaq and Leanne were not compatible, given Shaq’s history of cheating with Tanya. He called Sean one of the “worst” Islanders of his season. Sean said that the two don’t know each other.
The first recoupling, arrival of three new bombshells
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The end of Day 3 saw a recoupling of the original pairs, with Scott given the first pick, followed by the women in the villa. However, the addition of not one, but three, new bombshells altered the final recouplings.
The new bombshells included Konnor Ewudzi from season 11 of Love Island UK (which he appeared in with Sean and Ciaran), Andrea-Jane (AJ) Bunker from season 7 (which she appeared in with Millie), and Samie Elishi from season 9 (which she appeared in with Shaq). Elishi also entered as a bombshell in season 2 of Love Island: All Stars, where she was dumped from the villa on Day 27.
Konnor was given the green light to “steal” any of the women from their recouplings, while AJ and Samie remained uncoupled on their first night.
The night ended with the following pairs:
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Scott and Leanne
Scott and Leanne hit it off on Day 1 in the villa, so Scott decided to pick her to be coupled up with for the foreseeable future.
Mille and Konnor
Millie chose to be coupled with Charlie, also given their strong connection since Day 1, but Konnor chose to be coupled with Millie upon entering the villa, leaving Charlie uncoupled. Millie seemed disappointed about leaving Charlie, but decided to be a good sport about the recoupling.
Helena and Shaq
Helena and Shaq shared a kiss in the villa’s secret garden earlier that day, leaving Helena torn, as she had also kissed Sean the day before. However, Sean kissed every girl in the villa except for Helena during a game of “Truth or Pass,” leaving Helena feeling unsure on where she stood with Sean.
She chose to play it safe and be coupled with Shaq.
Whitney and Jack
Whitney chose to stay coupled with Jack, despite a brief period of tension during which neither was sure of the other’s interest in each other.
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Belle and Sean
Belle also chose to stay coupled with Sean, expressing her interest in getting to know him better.
Jess and Tommy
Jess chose to stay coupled with Tommy as well.
Like Charlie, Ciaran did not get placed in a couple, so he and Charlie were introduced to AJ and Samie. Ciaran dared Charlie to do a three-way-kiss with AJ and Samie, which led to some slight tension between Charlie and Millie the next day.
The second recoupling
The end of episode 5 was marked by another recoupling, with AJ and Samie getting the first pick, followed by Scott, and then the rest of the men in the villa.
AJ and Shaq
The day after AJ’s arrival, AJ and Shaq shared a kiss and expressed their mutual attraction to each other. AJ picked Shaq to be coupled with, despite Shaq telling her that he was also exploring his connection with Helena.
Samie and Ciaran
Samie and Ciaran also expressed their interest in each other, and have been getting to know each other since Samie arrived at the villa.
Scott and Leanne
Scott and Leanne are still going strong, and both seem to be fully committed to getting to know each other in the villa so far. Fans think that they have a shot of being the winning couple this season.
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Charlie and Millie
Charlie kissed Jess twice shortly before the second coupling, leading to some speculation on who he might choose to be coupled with. He ultimately decided to go with Millie, saying that the split was “60/40” between the two women.
Millie said that she was okay with Charlie exploring his options, but things got more tense after Millie found out that Charlie kissed Jess right before he chose to be coupled with Millie again.
Sean and Helena
Since Belle ended things with Sean after he said he was interested in Helena, he decided to go full-force by coupling with Helena, especially since she was no longer coupled with Shaq.
Konnor and Whitney
Konnor realized that Millie was only interested in Charlie, and decided to partner with Whitney, who he is friendly with.
Jack and Belle
Jack chose to be coupled with Belle, since Whitney was coupled with Konnor.
Tommy and Jess
Tommy decided to stay coupled with Jess, but made it clear that her interest in Charlie makes him feel like a second option, and that he contemplated staying single. The confrontation left Jess in tears, as she felt like she was being called out by all the men in the villa for exploring her options.
Thursday’s episode ended with a call for a public vote, which decides which Islanders were at risk of being dumped from the villa.
Two Islanders leave the villa
During Episode 8, host Maya Jama revealed that Scott was voted as the top favorite Islander on the men’s side, while Millie was voted the top favorite Islander on the women’s side.
The least favorite Islanders, and the ones at risk for going home, were Jess, Whitney, AJ, Sean, Konnor, and Charlie. As the favorite Islanders, Scott and Millie were given the choice to send two Islanders to home from each side.
Scott, who is friends with both Jess and Whitney, decided to send AJ home. In a shocking turn of events, Millie decided to send Charlie home, despite their strong connection in the villa.
Millie was not able to look past the way Charlie handled the love triangle situation with Jess, and decided that she would rather explore her other options in the villa.
With AJ and Charlie gone from the villa, Shaq and Millie were left uncoupled again.
British boy band Blue and unexpected connections
The contestants were surprised with a private performance by British boy band Blue, during which Shaq and Belle were seen dancing together, hinting at another potential connection in the villa.
Scott and Leanne were invited outside of the villa for their first date, the first couple to do so in the villa so far.
Millie confessed her interest in Scott to the other contestants, saying that she really values their connection but is hesitant to move forward knowing that he’s with Leanne. Scott said that he’s definitely interested in getting to know Millie better.
Belle pulled Shaq away for a chat in the secret garden, where both expressed their mutual interest in each other. They agreed not to kiss each other out of respect for Helena, who Shaq is still getting to know.
Other memorable moments included squabbles between Scott and Charlie (because of accusations Charlie double-timed both Millie and Jess) and Whitney and Jess (because of Whitney feeling like Jess was making fun of her during a game of “Never Have I Ever”).
New episodes of Love Island: All Stars premiere daily at 9 pm on Peacock, with recap episodes airing on Mondays. Here’s how to watch.
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