Love Island fans fuming after ITV GLITCHES during first show

They weren't happy

Author: Georgie HollandPublished 17th Jan 2023

The brand new season of Winter Love Island landed on our screens last night (16th January), with plenty of excited fans ready to sink their teeth into the new series. However, the excitement soon turned to fury as ITV glitched during the opening episode - disturbing contestants' video tapes and causing many viewers' screens to go black.

As the ninth series began, with host Maya Jama introducing the new Islanders, viewers soon found themselves fuming as the episode glitched, being continuously interrupted as they tried to tune in.

Taking to Twitter to express their annoyance, one viewer wrote: 'Wtf was that glitch had me bugging for a minute.' while another added: 'guys is my tv broken or was that a glitch.' (sic).

As the episode continued, many viewers continued to report their issues with ITVX, with one Tweeting: 'no way itv x is down when i’m trying to watch love island DO SOMETHING' (sic).

Although ITV haven't commented on the issues, it has been reported that outage monitoring site Down Detector shared that some users had been reporting issues since after 8pm on 16th January, just ahead of the first show.

The brand new season of Winter Love Island began on Monday 16th January, and is the first series of the show hosted by Maya Jama. Maya took over from former host Laura Whitmore, after she revealed last year that she would be stepping down from the role.

And it appears fans are loving Maya on the show, with many taking to Twitter to share the love. One wrote: 'Is it me or was Maya MADE FOR THIS', while another joked: 'Is Maya Jama allowed to win? #loveisland' (sic).

Find all of this year's Islanders on Instagram:

Tanya Manhenga

Age: 22
Occupation: Student (biomedical science) and influencer
From: Liverpool


Instagram: talkswithtt_

Kai Fagan

Age: 24
Occupation: Science and PE teacher
From: Manchester


Instagram: kaifagan_

Lana Jenkins

Age: 25
Occupation: Makeup Artist
From: Luton


Instagram: lanajenkinss

Ron Hall

Age: 25
Occupation: Financial advisor
From: Essex


Instagram: ronhall__

Anna-May Robey

Age: 20
Occupation: Payroll administrator
From: Swansea


Instagram: annamayrobey

Will Young

Age: 23
Occupation: Farmer
From: Buckinghamshire


Instagram: farmer_will

Tanyel Revan

Age: 26
Occupation: Hair stylist
From: North London


Instagram: tanyelrevan

Shaq Muhammad

Age: 24
Occupation: Airport security officer
From: London


Instagram: shaq24s

Olivia Hawkins

Age: 27
Occupation: Ring girl and actress
From: Brighton


Instagram: livhawkinss

Haris Namani

Age: 21
Occupation: TV salesman
From: Doncaster


Instagram: haris_namanii

Tom Clare

Age: 23
Occupation: Semi-pro footballer
From: Barnsley


Instagram: tomclare

Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown

Age: 25
Occupation: Model and Property developer
From: London


Instagram: itszaradeniz

David Salako

Age: 24
Occupation: Mortgage advisor
From: Essex


Instagram: davidsxalako

Aaron Waters

Age: 25
Occupation: Model and Content creator (Appeared on Love Island Australia series 3)
From: Melbourne


Instagram: aaronmwaters

Jessie Wynter

Age: 26
Occupation: Personal Trainer and Influencer (Appeared on Love Island Australia series 2)
From: Tasmania


Instagram: jessiereneewynter

Spencer Wilks

Age: 24
Occupation: E-Commerce Business Owner
From: Bournemouth


Instagram: spennywilks

Ellie Spence

Age: 25
Occupation: Business Development Executive at a law firm
From: Norwich


Instagram: elliespennie

Samie Elishi

Age: 22
Occupation: Senior estate agent coordinator
From: London


Instagram: samieelishi

Casey O’Gorman

Age: 26
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
From: Tring


Instagram: caseyogorman

Jordan Odofin

Age: 28
Occupation: Senior HR Advisor
From: London


Instagram: N/A

Claudia Fogarty

Age: 28
Occupation: Fashion Boutique Owner
From: Blackburn


Instagram: claudiafogarty

Frankie Davey

Age: 22
Occupation: Pro Boxer
From: Ipswich


Instagram: frankie_davey

Bayley Mummery

Age: 25
Occupation: Operations manager
From: Surrey


Instagram: bayley_mummery

Maxwell Samuda

Age: 23
Occupation: Finance student and Restaurant host
From: London


Instagram: maxwells16_

Kain Reed

Age: 21
Occupation: Energy consultant
From: Gateshead
Instagram: kain.reed

Ryan Weekley

Age: 22
Occupation: Steel erector
From: Nottingham


Instagram: ryanweekley1

Martin Akinola

Age: 27
Occupation: Senior software engineer
From: Dublin


Instagram: N/A

Sanam Harrinanan

Age: 24
Occupation: Social worker
From: Bedford


Instagram: sanamiee

Lynda Flix

Age: 22
Occupation: Healthcare assistant and Singer
From: Manchester


Instagram: lyndaflix

Layla Al-Momani

Age: 28
Occupation: Brand managing director
From: South West London


Instagram: laylaalmomani

Sammy James

Age: 27
Occupation: Beauty buyer
From: Leicester, lives in Dubai


Instagram: sammymayjames

Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo

Age: 25
Occupation: Dental receptionist and Baker
From: North London


Instagram: N/A

Lydia Karakyriakou

Age: 22
Occupation: Retail customer assistant
From: Glasgow


Instagram: lydiakarax

Keanan Brand

Age: 24
Occupation: Professional rugby player
From: Wigan
Instagram: keabrand

Rosie Seabrook

Age: 24
Occupation: Industry placement advisor
From: Buckinghamshire
Instagram: rosieseabrook

Love Island continues every night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX

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