For most contestants, appearing on Love Island means instant fame and an abundance of Instagram followers. While this year’s series isn't going ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic, bosses are apparently considering shaking things up for the 2021 series.
And one of the options in the pipeline for series seven - whenever it airs, that is - is that the show might be pre-recorded to help prepare islanders for fame.
"The welfare of the islanders is the top priority for ITV bosses and there are continual talks about it," a source told The Sun. "Pre-recording the show is one of the ideas to be mooted in planning meetings.
"It would mean the contestants would be back in the UK when the show aired, meaning they would be more prepared for the overnight fame that comes with being on."
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1 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together.Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
2 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016 and in March 2020, the pair announced they were expecting their second child.Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter ud83dudc99ud83dudc76ud83cudffc[sic]In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
3 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season two. After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
4 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York.The couple married in a luxury ceremony in 2018, with parts of their wedding being shown on their very own TV show.
5 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from their series. Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
6 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day. Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. In October 2019, they welcomed a child together.
7 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And, after she had her heart broken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
8 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?
9 of 9Series Four: Tommy Fury and Molly May Hague
The king and queen of Love Island 2019 are still loved up. While Molly Mae is living it up as a brand ambassador for PrettyLittleThing, Tommy's days are filled with training as well as being a brand ambassador for Boohoo Man.
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The source continued, "This is one of many ideas that have been thrown around ahead of the next series in 2021 and it’s proved popular with some of the team.”
As well as Islanders being back in the UK when the series airs, this also means there would no longer be live evictions.
This summer's series has already been cancelled, with host Laura Whitmore confirming the news earlier this month. "Like with a lot of things because of restrictions with travel, social distancing and unable to plan ahead, Love Island is postponed until 2021," she wrote on Twitter. "Great news is that there have been more applications than any other series! Next year is going to be BIG. Stay safe."
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Love Island favourite Molly-Mae Hague revealed over the weekend that she went on the show "as a business move" as she answered fans assumptions in a YouTube video.
One read, "You went on Love Island as a business move", to which Molly replied, "That's a good one actually... Yeah I did, if I am being completely honest."
However, turns out Molly did find love on the show, as her and Tommy Fury are the only couple to stay together from the 2019 series. Molly - who also revealed she has "six figures" in her bank account - added, "I went on there not really bothered if I found love or not, I found love... When you're not looking for something you find it."