Love Island set to bring back 'old contestants' for new 2018 series

This would shake things up!

Author: Alex RossPublished 14th May 2018
Last updated 19th Jul 2018

After three mega successful series and a BAFTA TV Award, it looks like the 2018 series of Love Island is set to be bigger and better than ever! The popular reality show, which is set to return to ITV2 in June, reportedly has a massive 45 people lined up for the show, including some old faces.

According to new reports, bosses at Love Island will draft in stars from series one, two and three to go on 'double dates' with this year's Islanders.

After the 2017 series was the most watched and talked about in a long time, bosses are very keen to go one step further this year, meaning they are prepared to up the drama in the famous villa.

Speaking to the press, a TV insider revealed that not only do bosses have a massive 45 stars lined up already, there has been some talk of bringing back some of the more famous stars from the past three series.

Now that would be AMAZING! 🙈

However, despite recently admitting to cheating on his girlfriend Gabby Allen whilst the pair were on holiday together, it looks like Marcel Somerville isn't keen on the idea of returning to the villa.

Speaking to OK! Online on the red carpet at the BAFTA TV Awards last night, Marcel said, "No. I think I’ve done my time. Once you’ve done it once, you wouldn’t want to do it again.”

Now see what the rest of the Love Island 2017 cast are up to now:

Kem Cetinay

Kem won the 2017 series of Love Island with Amber Davies, but after a six-month romance outside of the villa, the pair split.


Despite his love life not working out, winning Love Island acted as a major platform for Kem. Not only did he get his own TV show alongside Chris Hughes, the pair also released a single called 'Little Bit Leave It', gaining them a record deal.


As well as appearing in a number of promotions, Kem also took part in the 2018 series of Dancing On Ice, making it all the way to the semi-final. He has since just completed the Dancing On Ice tour around the UK.

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Meanwhile, with just a few weeks to go until the brand new series hits our TV screens, Love Island dropped a full trailer earlier this month.

The new 55 second long trailer shows a bunch of actors on a plane as Iain Stirling says, "Please fasten your seat belts for the ride of your life." As pilot Caroline tells the passengers things are going to get "turbulent", the plane turns into a party with a number of classic Love Island phrases being used without.

Watch the trailer below:

Find out everything you need to know about Love Island 2018 right here.