Love Island bosses delight fans with plans to film a winter version of the show in South Africa after Christmas
Love Island bosses will film a winter version in South Africa after Christmas on the back of the roaring success of the steamy summer show.
Fans will be ecstatic they don’t have to wait a whole year for Love Island, now that TV chiefs are going to shoot a second series for the duration of the winter months.
The post-Christmas installment of Love Island will plug the gap left after Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother was terminated last year.
Big ideas: Love Island bosses delighted fans with plans to film a winter version of the show in South Africa after Christmas
A source told the newspaper: ‘After the flop of Survival of the Fittest producers want to keep the format simple and mop up the gaping hole Celebrity Big Brother left reality TV hungry audiences.
‘Winter Love Island makes sense as fans adore the drama and love triangles and everyone wants to enjoy a bit of sun on screens in the cold winter months.
‘It’s still in the very early stages and casting isn’t even close, but producers at ITV Studios and crew are definitely gearing up for it.’
Creative space: The post-Christmas installment of Love Island will plug the gap left after Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother was terminated last year
MailOnline has reached out to Love Island representatives for further comment.
It will be filmed in South Africa; the very same location where ITV2 shot axed show Survival Of The Fittest which only aired on television for one series.
Danny Dyer starred on the reality show looking for romance before she found fame on Love Island in the Mallorcan villa.
The best news! Fans will be ecstatic they don’t have to wait a whole year for Love Island, now that TV chiefs are going to shoot a second series for the duration of the winter months
Sizzling: It will be filmed in South Africa; the very same location where ITV2 shot axed show Survival Of The Fittest which only aired on television for one series
While she was crowned the queen of the villa alongside her ex Jack Fincham, she has since returned to the arms of her stockbroker ex boyfriend Sammy Kimmence.
Audience figures for Love Island are through the roof with a record-breaking 5.9million people tuning in across their devices to watch the first episode.
However, the show was plunged into crisis after Ofcom received 800 complaints in just two days about Maura’s ‘predatory behaviour’ and the treatment of Lucie.
Outrage: However, the show was plunged into crisis after Ofcom received 800 complaints in just two days about Maura’s ‘predatory behaviour’ and the treatment of Lucie
