The new Love Island villa is the SAME used in Miley Cyrus' Black Mirror episode

Winter Love Island will be filmed in South Africa

Author: Alex RossPublished 8th Jan 2020

Whilst Love Island usually takes place on the sunny island of Mallorca, the 2020 Winter series will be filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, due to poor weather conditions in Spain at this time of year.

So, with that in mind, fans of the popular show, which begins on Sunday 12th January, have been patiently waiting to see what the brand-spanking new villa will look like.

Well, with just days to go ahead of the launch show with new host Laura Whitmore, the Mail Online are reporting that the villa is the SAME villa used in Netflix show Black Mirror, which featured American singer Miley Cyrus.

If you watched Miley's episode of the hit show last year, you'll be aware that her character Ashley O was imprisoned in the villa by her aunt and manager Catherine, in the episode titled 'Rachel, Jack & Ashley Too'.

Now, according to reports, the fancy villa, which is worth around £5.3 million, has been transformed for 2020 Islanders to live in over the next couple of months.

Despite the new reports, ITV bosses are yet to reveal any photos of the fancy villa, so we can't wait to see it on our screens!

Meanwhile, earlier this week 12 Islanders were confirmed for the 2020 series, including Lewis Capaldi's ex Paige Turley, Rochelle Humes' sister Sophie Piper, and a set of twins called Eve and Jess Gale.

Check out the full Winter Love Island line-up below:

Leanne Amaning

Age: 22
Hometown: London
Occupation: Customer Service Advisor

Siânnise Fudge

Age: 25
Hometown: Bristol
Occupation: Beauty Consultant

Eve and Jess Gale

Age: 20
Hometown: London
Occupation: Students and VIP Hostesses

Shaughna Phillips

Age: 25
Hometown: London
Occupation: Democratic Services Officer

Sophie Piper

Age: 21
Hometown: Essex
Occupation: Medical PA

Paige Turley

Age: 22
Hometown: West Lothian
Occupation: Singer

Mike Boateng

Age: 24
Hometown: London
Occupation: Police Officer

Connor Durman

Age: 25
Hometown: Brighton
Occupation: Coffee Bean Salesman

Callum Jones

Age: 23
Hometown: Manchester
Occupation: Scaffolder

Nas Majeed

Age: 23
Hometown: London
Occupation: Sports Science Graduate and Builder

Ollie Williams

Age: 23
Hometown: Cornwall
Occupation: Heir to the Lanhydrock Estate/Land Owner

Finlay Tapp

Age: 20
Hometown: Milton Keynes
Occupation: Part-Time Footballer and Recruitment Consultant

Connagh Howard

Age: 27
Hometown: Cardiff
Occupation: Model

Rebecca Gormley

Age: 21
Hometown: Newcastle
Occupation: Part-time Model and Carer

Luke Mabbott

Age: 24
Hometown: Redcar
Occupation: Heating Engineer

Luke Trotman

Age: 22
Hometown: Luton
Occupation: Semi-pro Footballer and Student

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal Trainer

Demi Jones

Age: 21
Hometown: Portsmouth
Occupation: Style Advisor

Jade Affleck

Age: 25
From: Yarm
Occupation: Sales Professional

Biggs Chris

Age: 27
From: Glasgow
Occupation: Car Body Repair Specialist

Jamie McCann

Age: 24
From: North Ayrshire
Occupation: Eyelash Technician

Eva Zapico

Age: 21
From: Bromley
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

Alexi Eraclides

Age: 23
From: Essex
Occupation: Butler in the Buff

Ched Uzor

Age: 23
From: Suffolk
Occupation: Scaffolder

Josh Kempton

Age: 21
From: Surrey
Occupation: Model

Molly Smith

Age: 25
From: Manchester
Occupation: Model

Natalia Zoppa

Age: 20
From: Manchester
Occupation: Student and Club Promoter

Jordan Waobikeze

Age: 24
From: London
Occupation: Administrator

Priscilla Anyabu

Age: 25
From: Battersea
Occupation: Model and Operations Manager

George Day

Age: 27
From: Southampton
Occupation: Estate Agent

Jamie Clayton

Age: 28
From: Edinburgh
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

It's being reported that bosses have a few security concerns with the show being filmed in South Africa. According to the Daily Star, the villa will be guarded by armed security...

A TV insider told the publication, Producers aren’t taking any chances. It’s been arranged for armed guards to patrol the compound throughout the series. They will have them surrounding the area so there is no chance of any breaches...

"If it’s known to everyone in the area that a big TV show is in town, then it will become a target. There are concerns there could be kidnap attempts if things aren’t done carefully."

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