Just SIX of the 36 Love Island 2019 contestants actually applied 😲

Most of them were found by the casting team!

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by Alex Ross |
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If you are thinking about applying for Love Island 2020, you might be better off spending time working on your Instagram page, as it's been revealed that only SIX of this year's 36 Islanders actually went through the application process.

Despite ITV leaving applications open until just two weeks before the 2019 final, it's been confirmed that 24 of this year's Islanders were discovered by the casting team, with another six being put forward by agents.

ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said, "On series five of Love Island to date (15 July), there have been 36 contributors. Twenty-four were found and cast by the programme's casting team, six were put forward by professional agents and six came through the general application process."

Despite this, it's not been confirmed which six Islanders actually applied for the show, which was won byAmber Gill and Greg O'Shea on Monday 29th July.

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The 2019 series of Love Island saw a number of Islanders who already had a large following on social media.

Curtis Pritchard, who made it into the final, is the brother of Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard, and he's previously appeared on the Irish version of Dancing With The Stars. Similarly, boxer Tommy Fury is the younger brother of Tyson Fury, and is known in the sporting world.

Meanwhile, the likes of Molly-Mae Hague, India Reynolds, Jourdan Riane, Danny Williams, Arabella Chi and Jordan Hames, were all successful models before entering the villa.

Speaking to MPs in the past, Dame Carolyn McCall revealed just how popular the show is. She said, "There's a very rigorous application and casting process.

"We get about 98,000 applications for Love Island, they then take that down to about 90 to 100 as soon as they get a call back - at that stage they go through medical questionnaires, psychological questionnaires, assessments, that then goes down to about 30 or 40 who get selected to appear on Love Island.

"It's a very rigorous process of screening that goes on before they actually get on to Love Island."

Meanwhile, although applications for Love Island 2020 are not yet open, ITV have confirmed the show will have TWO series next year, with a Winter edition taking place out in South Africa!

Check out the most memorable moments from Love Island 2019:

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Love Island 2019 most memorable moments

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TOMMY STOLE LUCIE FROM JOE

After surfer girl Lucie coupled up with Joe on the first episode of the series, things seemed to get off to a good start... before Tommy entered hours later.Tommy chose to couple up with Lucie, stealing her from poor Joe. He said in the Beach Hut, "At the moment the girl I want to pursue is going to be Lucie. She's a surfer, she goes to the gym. Her body is banging. She has beautiful eyes, a beautiful face, beautiful everything."

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ANTON GETTING PIED

At the start of the series, poor old Anton just couldn't get a break! The Scottish hunk was put in the friend-zone by a number of girls, including Lucie, Amy and Elma.

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SHERIF WAS REMOVED FROM THE VILLA

In one of the biggest shocks of the series, Sherif was removed from the Love Island villa for 'breaking the rules'.After days of rumours as to why he was removed, Sherif revealed he'd kicked Molly-Mae in the groin during a play fight, before using inappropriate language in a joke.

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MOLLY-MAE ENTERED THE VILLA

20-year-old Molly-Mae was the first bombshell to enter the villa, and she quickly made an impression with the boys.

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JOE WAS ACCUSED OF 'CONTROLLING' LUCIE

Despite coupling up with Joe instead of Tommy, surfer chick Lucie remained friends with the boxer and struggled to create any relationships with the other girls.After giving Lucie some advice, Joe was accused by both viewers and domestic abuse charity Women's Aid of 'controlling' her.

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LUCIE DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOE

Despite admitting she was really into Joe, Lucie shocked fans when she chose to remain in the villa when Joe was brutally dumped. Joe did tell her to stay, admitting she should enjoy her Love Island experience.

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ARABELLA'S ENTRANCE

Stunning model Arabella Chi certainly turned some heads when she made her entrance into the Love Island villa in a bikini. Entering the garden whilst the rest of the villa were sleeping, Arabella was chilling in the sun when the Islanders discovered they had a new arrival.

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DANNY DUMPED YEWANDE FOR ARABELLA

Despite telling Yewande his head would never be turned, Danny chose to couple up with Arabella, in turn sending the Irish scientist packing.

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THAT KISS BETWEEN DANNY AND YEWANDE

Just hours after he dumped Yewande, much to the annoyance of the rest of the villa, Danny kissed Arabella on the garden swing. Yewande's close friends Amber, Anna and Molly-Mae weren't happy with Danny's' actions, laying into him in a heated argument.

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TOM PUTTING HIS FOOT IN IT WITH MAURA

After going in for a kiss and showing Maura his confidence, things seemed to be going VERY well for Tom. Things then got even better when Maura won the task, meaning she was able to take one boy of her choice into The Hideaway, obviously choosing Tom.However, the Leeds lad quickly put his foot in it, which resulted in Maura telling him to "go f--k yourself."Whilst Maura was getting ready with the girls, speaking to Danny Williams, Tommy Fury and the rest of the lads, Tom said, "It will be interesting to see if she's all mouth or not."Little did he know, Maura had come downstairs to speak with him, and heard the whole thing! AWKWARD! ud83dude48

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CASA AMOR

This year's Casa Amor was probably the most dramatic in Love Island history! As the girls headed off to the second villa for the first time in the show's history, a number of heads turned, including Anna, Curtis and Michael!

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CURTIS GOT HIS HEAD TURNED BY JOURDAN

Whilst Amy was over at Casa Amor sleeping on the outdoor bed, Curtis' head turned for new girl Jourdan Riane.After making the model aware of his feelings, Jourdan turned the dancer down, admitting she didn't want to come between him and Amy.

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AMBER WAS MUGGED OFF BY MICHAEL

After staying LOYAL to Michael whilst she was at Casa Amor, poor Amber returned to the main villa to discover he'd coupled up with new girl Joanna.When Michael told Amber he felt like he hadn't been 'himself', the villa erupted!

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MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WERE REUNITED

Molly-Mae (and the rest of the Islanders) were left in floods of tears during the dramatic Casa Amor recoupling, when she was reunited with Tommy and Ellie-Belly.

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OVIE, ANNA AND JORDAN'S LOVE TRIANGLE

Anna forgot all about Jordan when she headed over to Casa Amor and met 6ft 7in basketball player Ovie! However, when she returned to the main villa to find Jordan had remained loyal, her feelings started to come back for the model.Jordan continued to pursue Anna, and his charm worked, with the pharmacist choosing to couple up with him at the next recoupling.

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ANNA AND JOANNA'S AWKWARD LUNCH DATE

After Michael chose to couple up with Joanna and dump Geordie girl Amber, the girls were sent on a lunch date to get to know each other.Things got off to a VERY awkward start though, when both of them sat in silence.

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AMY'S LIST

When Curtis revealed to Amy his doubts about their relationship, Amy spoke to Jourdan and created a list of things to ask the dancer. Going through them during their serious chat, viewers were left in hysterics.

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CRAIG DAVID ENTERED THE VILLA

Pop star Craig David entered the Love Island villa as part of the Islanders' Ministry Of Sound party, performing his new single 'You Know What Love Is'.

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CURTIS AND AMY SPLIT

Despite Amy telling Curtis she 'loved him' and would consider giving him a second chance, the dancer was honest and revealed he couldn't promise his head wouldn't get turned again, leaving poor Amy heartbroken.

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BELLE SHAVED ANTON'S BUM

Anton previously admitted he gets his mum to shave his bum, so whilst he's been away from home in the villa, love interest Belle was more than happy to take over!

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MAURA AND LUCIE'S DOUBLE DUMPING

Despite Maura coupling up with Marvin, and Lucie coupling up with George over at Casa Amor, the girls realised they just weren't into their boys. Instead of taking Marvin and George to one side and letting them down nicely, the girls chose to dump the boys TOGETHER!

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MAURA ADMITTED HER FEELINGS FOR CURTIS

Following his split with Amy, Irish beauty left the nation in shock when she expressed she was into Curtis. Taking him for a chat, Maura looked nervous as she told the dancer what she thinks of him.

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MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WENT OFFICIAL

The cutest couple in the villa, Molly-Mae and Tommy, made their romance official when Tommy asked the model to be his girlfriend.With the help of BFF Curtis, and Molly-Mae's teddy, Tommy created a cute little letter and told her, "On a serious note, you know how much you mean to me and you're the only girl for me. I only want to be with you. Therefore, I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend?"

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AMY QUIT THE VILLA

Following her heartbreak over Curtis, Amy made the tough decision to leave the Love Island villa, leaving the nation in tears. She told Curtis, "I came in here and I thought I was going to meet some nice people and I'd probably date one of them and they'd be alright and then I met you and you completely turned my whole world around… We made each other happy… I want us to be best, best friends but we both need to move on and we both need to find someone that is going to make us as happy as we make them. Realistically for me, I'm not going to be ready in the next three weeks to meet someone else. "Realistically for you, you will not be happy all the time here because you'll always put me first because you're such a good person. That's why I love you so much and that's why I want you to be happy. You are not going to be happy whilst I'm still here. So, I'm leaving today but it's a positive thing because I'm going to go and start the rest of my life today… I'm going to let you go and you pursue whoever it is you want to pursue and hope that you find whatever you are looking for. "Once this is all done we will have the best friendship you have ever seen in your life."

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MAURA AND CURTIS LOCKED LIPS

Following Amy's departure, Maura made her move on Curtis in the dance challenge. Planting a kiss on him, Maura sent Curtis' heart rate soaring.He later repaid the favour during his dance, picking the Irish girl up and giving her a kiss.

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AMBER BROKE DOWN OVER HER FEELINGS FOR MICHAEL

Despite getting pied by Michael, poor old Amber couldn't shake off her feelings for the fireman, breaking down to the girls.

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TOMMY AND MOLLY-MAE DROPPED THE 'L' WORD

After making things official, Tommy and Molly-Mae dropped the 'L' word whilst cuddling in bed! Aww!

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CURTIS' ICONIC DANCE

During this year's dance challenge, viewers were left in hysterics when Curtis showed of his AMAZING dance skills.A moment that will go down in Love Island history!

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FRANCESCA STOLE CURTIS FROM MAURA

After Amy left the villa, single boy Curtis caught the eye of not only Maura, but new girl Francesca.During the recoupling, Francesca was the first girl to chose, coupling up with Curtis, despite the fact Maura had made her feelings very clear.

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ANTON GAVE HIS NUMBER TO THE SHOP ASSISTANT

Despite being coupled up with Belle, Anton couldn't resist a cheeky flirt with the shop keeper when the boys went out food shopping.

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JOANNA AND MICHAEL WERE SPLIT UP IN SHOCK DUMPING

After Caroline Flack announced that the Islanders had to send either Joanna or Michael home, they collectively chose Joanna, meaning the coupled were split up.

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MICHAEL DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOANNA

Despite many viewers thinking Michael would quit the show following Joanna's dumping, the fireman shocked everybody by staying in the villa.Clearly not impressed, Joanna fumed, "If you found what you want then you better leave mate. But you clearly aren't so you're a f---ing snake."

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MICHAEL TOLD AMBER TO "SIT DOWN

After admitting her feelings for him, Michael decided to end things with Amber completely, and left viewers fuming when he told the Geordie girl to "sit down", with many saying he spoke to her 'like a dog'.

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CURTIS CHOSE MAURA OVER FRANCESCA

Despite being coupled up with Francesca, Curtis made it clear he was open to getting to know both her and Maura. After making his mind up, the ballroom dancer chose Maura, putting Francesca in the friend-zone.

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HARLEY, GREG AND INDIA ENTERED THE VILLA

With just two weeks to go, Love Island bosses put three new bombshells into the villa to cause some drama, in the form of Harley Brash, Greg O'Shea and India Reynolds.

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MICHAEL TRIED TO WIN AMBER BACK

After Greg entered and cracked on with Amber, Michael decided to tell the Geordie girl that he did still have feelings for her, despite dumping her for Joanna earlier in the series.

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AMBER COUPLED UP WITH GREG INSTEAD OF MICHAEL

Admitting it was the 'toughest decision' of her time in the villa, Amber chose to couple up with new boy Greg, instead of giving Michael another chance.

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ANNA AND JORDAN WENT OFFICIAL

Anna and Jordan were the second couple of the series to make things official! Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend in a cute little scene, which resulted in all of the Islanders celebrating by jumping into the pool!

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MICHAEL AND FRANCESCA WERE DUMPED

After being pied by Amber, Michael was put into a friendship couple with Francesca, with the pair finding themselves in the bottom three after a public vote.Their fellow Islanders chose to save Anna and Jordan, and Harley and Chris, in turn sending home Michael and Francesca.

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JORDAN'S HEAD WAS TURNED BY INDIA

Despite asking Anna to be his girlfriend just days earlier, Jordan shocked the villa when he pulled India for a chat to express his feelings for her.Of course, this didn't go down well with Anna, who vented her anger at the model and later split with him.

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THE BABY CHALLENGE RETURNED

The iconic baby challenge returned, with this year's Islanders giving their little babies some very odd names. Whilst most of the Islanders loved their little ones, Anna refused to look after her baby, admitting Jordan is a 'single dad'.

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JORDAN AND ANNA WERE DUMPED

After splitting in the villa, Jordan and Anna were dumped from the Island, with their exit interview incredibly awkward!

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THE PARENTS ARRIVED

Just days before the final, the Islanders' parents arrived into the villa! Although Curtis' mum couldn't get Maura's name right, all of the parents seemed to get on well with the Islanders, with Greg's mum even giving Amber a lucky charm!

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BELLE AND ANTON MISSED OUT ON A PLACE IN THE FINAL

Anton and Belle were voted out just one day before the big final, after they received the lowest votes from the public.

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THE DECLARATIONS OF LOVE

The final four couples were given the chance to tell their partner exactly how they feel in the final, during the Love Island Summer Ball.All of the speeches were amazing, but we have to say Irish hunk Greg O'Shea stole our hearts with THAT poem!

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AMBER AND GREG WON LOVE ISLAND 2019

Despite only knowing each other for two weeks, Amber and Greg were crowned the winners of Love Island 2019, ahead of Molly-Mae and Tommy, Maura and Curtis, and India and Ovie.

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