It’s time for our glistening Islanders to enter the villa - where they eye each other up for the very first time and start the summer of their lives. But who will couple up with who?
Love Island is BACK! Your summer officially lands tonight at 9pm on ITV2 - don’t miss it.
Image copyright ITV Image caption The first islanders have been named - they include an air hostess, an A&E doctor and Danny Dyer's daughter
Fling on the fake tan and get to know a new gaggle of singletons - Love Island is back.
On Monday, 11 beautiful people are being dropped off at a villa on the Spanish island of Majorca as they attempt to find love.
And there'll be cameras in every corner to capture all the highs and the lows for ITV2 viewers.
Here's everything you need to know before you watch the show... and give up your social life for the next two months.
1. The purpose of the show is to find love... but it isn't always that simple
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Love Island winner Amber Davies gives her 'dos and don'ts' for the 2018 contestants
The Bafta-winning show's basic premise is for contestants to find themselves a partner who is their perfect match - or "100% my type on paper" in the words of last year's winner Amber Davies.
Couples pair up and share double beds, get to go on dates outside the villa and also compete together in challenges to win prizes.
The prizes include a night in the hideaway, which is basically a secluded area away from everyone else and is totally private (apart from all those cameras of course).
Sounds simple enough, but what if you don't like your partner, or even worse - fancy someone else's more?
That's where the fun starts - throughout the series a number of eliminations will take place, as couples shift around and the odd ones out get sent packing.
2. These aren't the only contestants you'll see on the show
Image copyright ITV Image caption West End star Samira Mighty, construction worker Niall Aslam and A&E doctor Alex George
The clue's in the fact that only 11 contestants have been announced, meaning someone will be left broken-hearted at the first "coupling up" - when islanders choose who they want to be with.
This year they're a varied group, with the singletons including West End performer Samira, construction worker Niall and A&E doctor George.
The 2017 show saw Blazin' Squad member Marcel Somerville enter the villa, and again this year there are a few contestants on the show who are already used to the limelight.
Eyal Booker, who once was in boy band EverYoung, is looking for love, as is the daughter of EastEnders actor Danny Dyer... who's called Dani Dyer.
There are many more attractive people waiting patiently for their taxi to the airport though, and whilst ITV2 are keeping tight-lipped on who they may be, it's sure they'll cause a stir when they eventually walk through the doors of the villa.
3. There may be mobile phones... but old school dating is firmly on the agenda
Image copyright PA Image caption Caroline Flack celebrating after Love Island won a TV Bafta award
All the contestants are given phones, which they can use to message each other, take photos and receive instructions from producers about upcoming challenges.
This is the only access they have to technology though - and when it comes to dating on the show, there isn't a swipe in sight.
Caroline Flack told the BBC that this is all part of why the show has so much appeal.
"Even though it's a modern dating show, it's actually an old-fashioned way of getting to know someone," she said. "We have no mobile phones, there's no internet, no Tinder, they're actually going back to the old art of conversation to fall in love.
"There's no liking, no poking, no stalking, you actually have to talk. It's a sped-up real life relationship."
4. Filming will still take place around the clock... but the Islanders will have new rules to follow
Image copyright ITV Image caption ITV has revealed an all-new outdoor area, where smoking is banned
One aspect of the show last year was so controversial that it was tweeted about thousands of times, attracted a number of Ofcom complaints and was even debated by the House of Lords.
And no we're not talking about footage from the bedroom.
It's smoking inside the villa, which has now been banned by the producers, after nearly every Islander was seen having a cigarette at some point during the two months the last series was on air.
Head of ITV2 Paul Mortimer said: "This year, we've got in place a plan for the smoking area to be outside the villa rather than outside the garden."
Of course there still will be a camera there, just in case...
5. This year there will be even more Love Island content - as the show gets a spin-off
Image copyright ITV Image caption Arielle Free (right) and last year's co-winner Kem Cetinay will host a new Love Island podcast
Last year, people were left struggling with the dilemma of what to do outside of the hours of 9-10pm, knowing that there was no new Love Island content for them to enjoy.
Fear not, because Caroline Flack's extra show, Aftersun, returns alongside a shiny new podcast hosted by one half of last year's winning couple, Kem Cetinay.
It will be called Love Island: The Morning After and Kem will be joined by radio host and Love Island super fan Arielle Free for six episodes a week.
They will call on special guests to help them unpack the events from the night before, along with providing exclusive content.
Skip Twitter post by @KemCetinay So the new islanders have been announced❤️🌴
That’s means we are a week away from the 1st episode!🙊
So excited to be hosting the New Love Island podcast where we will bring you all the gossip and drama with the lovely @ariellefree who will be keeping me on my best behaviour!😜 pic.twitter.com/LllQefEYwC — Kem (@KemCetinay) May 29, 2018 Report
Love Island starts at 21:00 on 4 June
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The hit ITV2 show has CONFIRMED the islanders heading into the villa for this year's series
An A&E doctor, a boyband member and Danny Dyer’s daughter have been revealed as the stars of Love Island 2018.
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Yep, the full list of 11 islanders – five girls and six boys – has now been CONFIRMED. Below is the complete line-up of contestants for series 4:
UPDATE: Love Island 2018 air date confirmed
The show’s producers have already teased that we will be seeing some “genuinely surprising” cast members for this series, and maybe even another noughties music star! There have even been hints that a 2017 contestant might join the ranks later in the run.
So who is going to be getting muggy and melty in the villa?
Alex, 27, says: “I think some people would think I’m crazy coming on Love Island, it’s completely different to working as an A&E doctor. But at the end of the day, it’s a great opportunity and I think ‘why not, let’s just go for it!'”
Dani, 21 – who’s dad is EastEnders star Danny Dyer – says: “I’m looking for someone really genuine. In past relationships I have had so many mind games going on and I want someone who bigs me up as much as I big them up. I like paying compliments and I would like the same in return.”
Eyal, 22, says: “I was in a pop band once called EverYoung. We had small time success and toured the country, built up a little fan base and there was fan girl hysteria. They’d follow us around and come to our gigs and stuff so that was a little taste.”
Samira, 22, says: “I was in Mamma Mia and Dreamgirls [in London’s West End]. Everyone in the West End knows everybody. So it will be a big shock when they see me on this show.”
Niall, 23, says: “I was with my ex-girlfriend for just over three years from the age of 17 to 20. She would probably say that I’m immature and a bit of an attention seeker – and she wouldn’t be wrong. I do feel sorry for my ex because this is her favourite programme.”
Niall has also revealed all about his Harry Potter tattoo…and why he wants to date Amanda Holden!
Hayley, 21, says: “Imagine if no one stepped forward for me. I would die. I would be booking the next taxi. That’s all I think about. Other than that I’m really excited about the experience.”
Wes, 20, says: “My claim to fame would be my Instagram. A few of my videos went viral when I was kickboxing and I’ve got a large Instagram following. I’ve dated people who are Instagram famous but no actual celebrities.”
Kendall, 26, says: “I’m looking for something long term. I have seen previous series when people have got together and stayed together and I do genuinely want to find someone.”
Adam, 22, says: “I am super competitive and I hate losing. Even if I take a girl on a date to play Crazy Golf for example, I’m in the zone.”
Laura, 29, says: “I’ve had loads of boyfriends – nine. Two of my ex boyfriends were in the public eye. I’m a relationship person I guess.”
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Jack, 26, says: “I’m just a bit worried about looking like an idiot on the telly, really. I don’t want to embarrass myself. And I hope I find someone who I genuinely like.”
WE'RE BACK! It's time to meet the scorching singles ready to get their graft on this summer… #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/gKGxNbEJuB — Love Island (@LoveIsland) May 28, 2018
See page two for rumoured contestants…
Last summer, Love Island took the British viewing public by storm. The series wasn't new: in fact, it had been running - albeit in a tweaked format - since 2005, and 2017 saw its third series since being revamped. But a combination of social media, a need for newly joyful reality television and the simple allure of watching other people attempt to seduce each other gave the ITV2 show a welcome boost.
Now the series is back for 2018, and with it come the glossy, preened contestants who have battled over the greatest competition yet to spend weeks in a villa with strangers they may or may not have to kiss. More than 80,000 people applied for a handful of places for this series, and here are the first of the lucky few...
