| Love Island | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
| Presented by | Caroline Flack |
| No. of days | 52 |
| No. of contestants | 32 |
| Winners | Kem Cetinay Amber Davies |
| Runners-up | Jamie Jewitt Camilla Thurlow |
| Companion show | Love Island: Aftersun |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV2 |
| Original release | 5 June – 24 July 2017 |
| Series chronology | |
The third series of Love Island began on 5 June 2017 hosted by Caroline Flack on ITV2. [1] [2] The series concluded on 24 July 2017. [3] It is the third from the current revived series, but fifth overall. [4] The series was narrated by Iain Stirling. As well as the series airing every night of the week with the Saturday episode being used as a weekly catch-up entitled Love Island: The Weekly Hot List, a new spin-off was confirmed, Love Island: Aftersun hosted by Flack with a studio audience and celebrity guests on Sunday nights after the main show. [5] During the final Aftersun episode of the series, which was presented live from outside the villa, it was announced that there would be a one-off reunion special airing on 30 July 2017 which included all of the Islanders from the series. [6]
On 28 June 2017, it was confirmed that a second villa would be introduced to the show for the first time ever in a twist designed to put the couples to the ultimate test. Eleven new Islanders were introduced during this twist. [7] [8] Mike Thalassitis and Sam Gowland became the first Islanders to return to the villa having been dumped from the island, after being voted back in by the public. [9]
On 24 July 2017, the series was won by Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay, with Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt as runners-up. [10] The average viewers for this series was 2.52 million, [11] up 1.05 million on the previous series.
Shortly after the final, Cetinay and Chris Hughes released their debut single "Little Bit Leave It" as Chris & Kem. In 2018, Cetinay went onto participate in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice , whilst Jonny Mitchell took part in the twenty-first series of Celebrity Big Brother . It was also announced that Thalassitis would be joining the cast of Celebs Go Dating , [12] and that Chyna Ellis had signed up for Ibiza Weekender . [13] Gowland also joined Geordie Shore from the sixteenth series. In August 2018, Gabby Allen took part in the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother, Montana Brown joins Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls , Olivia Attwood heads around Celebs Go Dating . In 2019, Georgia Harrison and Theo Campbell competed on the 33rd and 34th seasons of MTV's The Challenge whilst Thurlow joined the first series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. In 2020, Allen competed on the 36th season of MTV's The Challenge. [14]
On Valentine's Day, 14 February 2017, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a third series due to air later in the year, [2] The first trailer for the new series began airing on 28 April 2017. [15] On 24 May 2017 it was confirmed that the series would begin on 5 June 2017. [16] Pictures of the brand new villa were unveiled on 2 June 2017. The villa is located in Mallorca. [17] [18]
The Islanders for the third series were revealed on 29 May 2017, just a week before the launch. [19] However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Some Islanders were dumped from the island for either failing to couple up, some were voted off by their fellow Islanders, and others for receiving the fewest votes in public eliminations. The series was won by Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay on 24 July 2017. [10]
| Islander | Age | Hometown | Entered | Exited | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Davies | 20 | North Wales | Day 1 | Day 52 | Winner | [20] |
| Kem Cetinay | 21 | Essex | Day 1 | Day 52 | Winner | [21] |
| Camilla Thurlow | 27 | Dumfries | Day 1 | Day 52 | Runner-up | [22] |
| Jamie Jewitt | 27 | Essex | Day 32 | Day 52 | Runner-up | [23] |
| Chris Hughes | 24 | Cheltenham | Day 4 | Day 52 | Third place | [24] |
| Olivia Attwood | 26 | Guildford | Day 1 | Day 52 | Third place | [25] |
| Gabby Allen | 25 | Liverpool | Day 7 | Day 52 | Fourth place | [26] |
| Marcel Somerville | 31 | London | Day 1 | Day 52 | Fourth place | [27] |
| Alex Beattie | 22 | Newcastle | Day 26 | Day 50 | Dumped | [28] |
| Montana Brown | 21 | Hertfordshire | Day 1 | Day 50 | Dumped | [29] |
| Georgia Harrison | 22 | Essex | Day 34 | Day 46 | Dumped | [30] |
| Sam Gowland | 21 | Middlesbrough | Day 1 | Day 23 | Dumped | [31] |
| Day 39 [a] | Day 46 | Re-dumped | ||||
| Mike Thalassitis | 24 | North London | Day 12 | Day 17 | Dumped | [32] |
| Day 39 [a] | Day 44 | Re-dumped | ||||
| Tyla Carr | 23 | Surrey | Day 19 | Day 44 | Dumped | [33] |
| Theo Campbell | 25 | Bath | Day 32 | Day 41 | Dumped | [34] |
| Jonny Mitchell | 26 | Essex | Day 4 | Day 38 | Dumped | [24] |
| Craig Lawson | 27 | London | Day 26 | Day 31 | Dumped | [35] |
| Nathan Joseph | 25 | Essex | Day 26 | Day 31 | Dumped | [36] |
| Danielle Sellers | 22 | Hastings | Day 26 | Day 31 | Dumped | [37] |
| Chyna Ellis | 22 | Essex | Day 26 | Day 31 | Dumped | [38] |
| Amelia Peters | 18 | London | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [39] |
| Dom Lever | 26 | Manchester | Day 1 | Day 28 | Dumped | [40] |
| Ellisha-Jade White | 22 | Southampton | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [41] |
| Marino Katsouris | 22 | Brighton | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [42] |
| Rob Lipsett | 25 | Dublin | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [43] |
| Shannen McGrath | 23 | Dublin | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [44] |
| Steve Ball | 25 | Wiltshire | Day 26 | Day 28 | Dumped | [45] |
| Simon Searles | 28 | Leeds | Day 19 | Day 25 | Dumped | [46] |
| Chloë Crowhurst | 22 | Essex | Day 1 | Day 23 | Dumped | [47] |
| Jessica Shears | 23 | Devon | Day 1 | Day 17 | Dumped | [48] |
| Tyne-Lexy Clarson | 20 | Birmingham | Day 7 | Day 14 | Dumped | [26] |
| Harley Judge | 22 | Norwich | Day 1 | Day 6 | Dumped | [49] |
In 2024, Georgia Harrison appeared on series one of Love Island: All Stars. [50]
In 2025, Gabby Allen, Danielle Sellers, and Marcel Somerville all returned for series two of Love Island: All Stars. [51] [52] Allen also competed on season two of Love Island Games . [53]
The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Marcel was paired with Olivia, Dom with Montana, Sam and Camilla paired up, Amber and Harley coupled up, whilst Chloë paired up with Kem, and Jessica remained single and was told she would be stealing one of the boys the following day. [54] However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Final | |||||||||||||
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| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 6 | Day 14 | Day 17 | Day 20 | Day 23 | Day 24 | Day 25 | Day 28 | Day 31 | Day 34 | Day 38 | Day 41 | Day 44 | Day 46 | Day 48 | Day 50 | ||||
| Kem | Chloë | Amber | Amber | Safe | Amber | Chloë & Sam to dump | Amber | Simon to dump | Chyna | Safe | Georgia | Safe | Amber | Safe | Safe | Jamie & Camilla to dump | Finalist | Split the £50k | Winner (Day 52) | ||
| Amber | Harley | Kem | Kem | Safe | Kem | Chloë & Sam to dump | Kem | Simon to dump | Nathan | Safe | Jonny | Safe | Kem | Winner (Day 52) | |||||||
| Camilla | Sam | Jonny | Jonny | Safe | Jonny | Chloë & Sam to dump | Jonny | Simon to dump | Craig | Safe | Jamie | Safe | Jamie | Safe | Safe | Alex & Montana to dump | Finalist | Runner-up (Day 52) | |||
| Jamie | Not in Villa | Camilla | Safe | Camilla | Runner-up (Day 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris | Not in Villa | Chloë | Chloë | Vulnerable | Olivia | Jonny & Camilla to dump | Olivia | Tyla to dump | Olivia | Safe | Olivia | Safe | Olivia | Safe | Safe | Alex & Montana to dump | Finalist | Third place (Day 52) | |||
| Olivia | Marcel | Sam | Mike | Vulnerable | Chris | Jonny & Camilla to dump | Chris | Tyla to dump | Chris | Safe | Chris | Safe | Chris | Third place (Day 52) | |||||||
| Gabby | Not in Villa | Marcel | Safe | Marcel | Chloë & Sam to dump | Marcel | Simon to dump | Marcel | Safe | Marcel | Safe | Marcel | Safe | Vulnerable | Alex & Montana to dump | Finalist | Fourth place (Day 52) | ||||
| Marcel | Olivia | Montana | Gabby | Safe | Gabby | Chloë & Sam to dump | Gabby | Simon to dump | Gabby | Danielle to dump | Gabby | Safe | Gabby | Fourth place (Day 52) | |||||||
| Alex | Not in Villa | Montana | Safe | Montana | Safe | Montana | Safe | Vulnerable | Marcel & Gabby to dump | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 50) | ||||||||||
| Montana | Dom | Single | Marcel | Sam | Safe | Simon | Kem & Amber to save | Dom | Tyla to dump | Alex | Craig to dump | Alex | Safe | Alex | Dumped (Day 50) | ||||||
| Georgia | Not in Villa | Kem | Safe | Sam | Safe | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 46) | ||||||||||||||
| Sam | Camilla | Olivia | Montana | Safe | Chloë | Olivia & Chris to dump | Dumped (Day 23) | Georgia | Re-dumped (Day 46) | ||||||||||||
| Mike | Not in Villa | Olivia | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) | Tyla | Eliminated | Re-dumped (Day 44) | ||||||||||||||
| Tyla | Not in Villa | Dom | Jonny & Camilla to save | Simon | Vulnerable | Single | Vulnerable | Theo | Jonny to dump | Mike | Dumped (Day 44) | ||||||||||
| Theo | Not in Villa | Tyla | Safe | Single | Dumped (Day 41) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonny | Not in Villa | Camilla | Camilla | Safe | Camilla | Chloë & Sam to dump | Camilla | Simon to dump | Danielle | Vulnerable | Amber | Jonny to dump | Dumped (Day 38) | ||||||||
| Craig | Not in Villa | Camilla | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||||||||||
| Danielle | Not in Villa | Jonny | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||||||||||
| Chyna | Not in Villa | Kem | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nathan | Not in Villa | Amber | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||||||||||
| Amelia | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dom | Montana | Jessica | Jessica | Jessica | Vulnerable | Tyla | Jonny & Camilla to save | Montana | Tyla to dump | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||
| Ellisha-Jade | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marino | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rob | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shannen | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon | Not in Villa | Montana | Kem & Amber to save | Tyla | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | |||||||||||||||
| Chloë | Kem | Chris | Chris | Vulnerable | Sam | Olivia & Chris to dump | Dumped (Day 23) | ||||||||||||||
| Jessica | Not in Villa | Dom | Dom | Dom | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) | |||||||||||||||
| Tyne-Lexy | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley | Amber | Single | Dumped (Day 6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | none | 1 | none | 2 | none | 3 | none | 4 | 5 | 6 | none | 7 | none | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Dumped | No Dumping | Harley Failed to couple up | Tyne-Lexy Failed to couple up | Mike Boys’ choice to dump | No Dumping | Chloë & Sam 3 of 7 votes to dump | No Dumping | Simon 3 of 5 votes to dump | Amelia Dom Ellisha-Jade Marino Rob Shannen Steve Failed to couple up | Chyna Nathan Public's choice to dump | No Dumping | Jonny Jonny and Tyla's choice to dump | Theo Failed to couple up | Mike & Tyla Public's choice to dump | Sam & Georgia Public's choice to dump | No Dumping | Alex & Montana Public's choice to dump | Marcel & Gabby Fewest votes to win | |||
| Chris & Olivia Third–most votes to win | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Girls' choice to dump | Craig Montana's choice to dump | Jamie & Camilla Second–most votes to win | |||||||||||||||||||
| Danielle Marcel's choice to dump | Kem & Amber Most votes to win | ||||||||||||||||||||
On 28 June 2017, it was confirmed that a second villa would be introduced to the show for the first time ever in a twist designed to put the couples to the ultimate test. [7] [8] Eleven new Islanders were introduced during this twist. [55] The villa was called "Casa Amor" which translates to Love House, and is located not far from the main villa. The new Islanders for the twist included five girls; Amelia, Chyna, Danielle, Ellisha-Jade and Shannen, as well as six boys; Alex, Craig, Marino, Nathan, Rob and Steve. [56]
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
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Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1. [116] Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages.
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| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||||||
| Sunday | 2.08 | 2.21 | 2.41 | 2.76 | 2.83 | 2.84 | 2.88 | ||||||
| Monday | 1.94 | 2.04 | 2.18 | 2.44 | 2.65 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 3.06 | |||||
| Tuesday | 1.78 | 2.28 | 2.18 | 2.34 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 3.00 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 1.97 | 2.33 | 2.09 | 2.39 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.81 | ||||||
| Thursday | 2.07 | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.57 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.87 | ||||||
| Friday | 2.03 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.73 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 2.84 | ||||||
| Weekly average | 1.96 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.48 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 2.88 | 2.97 | |||||
| Running average | 1.96 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.31 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.52 | |||||
| Series average | 2.52 | ||||||||||||
| Weekly Hotlist | N/a | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.64 | N/a | N/a | ||||||
| Aftersun | 0.66 | 0.75 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.09 | ||||||
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