Love Island (2015 TV series, series 4)


The fourth series of Love Island, a British dating reality show, began on 4 June 2018 on ITV2, and concluded on 30 July 2018. It is the fourth from the current revived series, but sixth overall. Caroline Flack presented the series, while Iain Stirling narrated it. The series opener received the highest rating on a digital TV programme since the 2012 Summer Olympics were broadcast on BBC Three; it was also the most watched programme ever on ITV2.
On 30 July 2018, the series was won by Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham having received 79.66% of the final vote, making this the biggest winning percentage since the show began. Laura Anderson and Paul Knops finished as runners-up. The average viewers for this series was 3.96 million, up 1.44 million on the previous series.

Production

During the final of the previous series on 24 July 2017, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a fourth series due to air the following year. It becomes the fourth series from the current revived format, but sixth series overall. Caroline Flack and Iain Stirling were confirmed to continue their roles as presenter and narrator, respectively. The first 10-second teaser for the new series began airing on 21 April 2018 with a second teaser released on 29 April. A full length trailer was released on 17 May, which Stephanie Chase of Digital Spy pointed out included "all our favourite lingo from the show". On 23 May, it was confirmed that the series would begin on 4 June on ITV2. On 27 May, it was announced that a new spin-off, "Love Island: The Morning After", had been commissioned for the series. It is hosted by Kem Cetinay and Arielle Free and is a daily podcast delivering the freshest gossip to the fans. First look pictures of the villa were released on 31 May. The sixteenth episode of the series, first broadcast on 21 June 2018, features a tribute to series 2 contestant Sophie Gradon, who died on 20 June.
Some episodes this series were aired outside of the usual 9pm timeslot due to the FIFA World Cup.

Islanders

Angela Jain, the managing director at ITV Studios Entertainment, wanted the series to feature "some surprising cast members", who the audience would not expect to see. She explained that she wanted "enough cast that feels like they are absolutely heart and soul Love Island – and then a certain percentage of people who feel genuinely new to telly and genuinely surprising." When asked whether a former contestant could appear in this series, executive producer Andy Cadman did not rule out anything, but said he struggled to imagine it. The first Islanders for the fourth series were released on 28 May 2018, just one week before the launch. However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Niall Aslam's decision to leave the series voluntarily for "personal reasons" marks the first time since the second series where an Islander voluntarily left the show. The series was won by Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham having received 79.66% of the final vote.
IslanderAgeHometownEnteredStatus
Dani Dyer21LondonDay 1Winner
Jack Fincham26KentDay 1Winner
Laura Anderson29StirlingDay 1Runner-up
Paul Knops31BournemouthDay 43Runner-up
Josh Denzel27LondonDay 8Third place
Kazimir Crossley23LondonDay 26Third place
Megan Barton Hanson24EssexDay 8Fourth place
Wes Nelson20StaffordshireDay 1Fourth place
Alex George28CarmarthenDay 1Dumped
Alexandra Cane27HertfordshireDay 39Dumped
Jack Fowler22LondonDay 26Dumped
Laura Crane23DevonDay 43Dumped
Josh Mair21BirminghamDay 43Dumped
Stephanie Lam23HertfordshireDay 43Dumped
Georgia Steel20YorkDay 4Dumped
Sam Bird25NorwichDay 19Dumped
Charlie Brake23ChelseaDay 26Dumped
Ellie Brown20NewcastleDay 15Dumped
Idris Virgo25BirminghamDay 37Dumped
Kieran Nicholls26LondonDay 37Dumped
Samira Mighty22LondonDay 1Walked
Frankie Foster22CheltenhamDay 26Dumped
Grace Wardle25LondonDay 26Dumped
Darylle Sargeant24HertfordshireDay 26Dumped
Ellie Jones22KentDay 26Dumped
Adam Collard22NewcastleDay 1Dumped
Alex Miller28EssexDay 26Dumped
Charlie Williams24BathDay 26Dumped
Dean Overson25BurnleyDay 26Dumped
Jordan Adefeyisan23ManchesterDay 26Dumped
Savanna Darnell22SheffieldDay 26Dumped
Zara McDermott21EssexDay 15Dumped
Eyal Booker22LondonDay 1Dumped
Rosie Williams26South WalesDay 4Dumped
Charlie Frederick23PlymouthDay 8Dumped
Hayley Hughes21LiverpoolDay 1Dumped
Niall Aslam23CoventryDay 1Walked
Kendall Rae-Knight26BlackpoolDay 1Dumped

Coupling

The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Alex G was paired with Samira, Eyal with Hayley, Jack Fi and Dani paired up, Niall and Kendall coupled up, and Wes paired up with Laura A. Adam then entered the villa and was told he would be stealing one of the girls the following day.

Casa Amor

On 27 June 2017, it was confirmed that ‘Casa Amor’ would be reintroduced following its success during the previous series. It is a second villa featuring new Islanders in a twist designed to put the couples to the ultimate test. Twelve new Islanders were introduced during this twist. The villa was called ’Casa Amor’ which translates to ’Love House’, and is located not far from the main villa. The new Islanders for the twist included six girls; Charlie, Darylle, Ellie, Grace, Kazimir and Savanna, as well as six boys; Alex, Charlie, Dean, Frankie, Jack and Jordan.
The twist came to its conclusion four days later when the original Islanders were given the choice of remaining with their current partner in the opposite villa or couple up with one of the new Islanders. However, as they were living in separate villas, they were not aware of each other's choice. If one decided to re-couple and the other did not, then the one that didn't would be single but still remain on the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, and any remaining single new islanders would be dumped. At the end of this, Georgia and Wes became the only single original Islanders, and Charlie W, Dean, Jordan and Savanna were dumped.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
Week 1Entrances
  • On Day 1, Adam, Alex G, Dani, Eyal, Hayley, Jack Fi, Kendall, Laura A, Niall, Samira and Wes entered the villa.
  • On Day 4, Georgia and Rosie entered the villa.
Week 1Coupling
  • On Day 1, the Islanders coupled up for the first time. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Alex G was paired with Samira, Jack Fi with Dani, Eyal and Hayley paired up, Wes and Laura A coupled up, and Niall paired up with Kendall.
  • On Day 2, single Adam was given the opportunity to steal one of the girls. He chose Kendall, leaving Niall single.
  • On Day 6, the islanders re-coupled. This time it was the boys who had to pick a girl to pair up with. Alex G and Samira, Dani and Jack Fi, Eyal and Hayley, and Laura A and Wes all remained together, and Adam chose to be with Rosie, and Niall coupled up with Georgia. As Kendall remained single, she was dumped from the island.
    • Week 1Dates
  • On Day 2, Adam and Kendall left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 4, following a public vote for which boys to send on a date with new Islanders Georgia and Rosie. Niall was sent on a date with Georgia, and Alex G was chosen to date Rosie.
    • Week 1Challenges
  • On Day 3, the girls and the boys competed against each other in "Excess Baggage" to guess which islander some facts are about. To make their guess they had to kiss that islander. The boys won the challenge by getting the most correct.
  • On Day 5, in a superhero themed challenge, the girls competed against each other to prove who had the biggest superpower. Kendall was the overall winner of the challenge.
    • Week 1Exits
  • On Day 6, Kendall was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
    • Week 2Entrances
  • On Day 8, Charlie F, Josh D and Megan entered the villa.
    • Week 2Coupling
  • On Day 10, the islanders re-coupled. This time it was the girls who had to pick a boy to couple up with. Adam and Rosie, Alex G and Samira, Dani and Jack Fi, Wes and Laura A all remained together, and Georgia chose to be with Josh D, Megan coupled up with Eyal, and Hayley picked Charlie F.
    • Week 2Dates
  • On Day 7, Dani and Jack Fi left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 8, new Islanders Charlie F, Josh D and Megan were asked to choose three other Islanders to take on dates. Charlie F chose Hayley, Samira and Georgia, Josh D picked Hayley, Samira and Laura A, and Megan chose Alex G, Eyal and Niall.
  • On Day 11, after winning a challenge, Wes and Laura A were rewarded with a date.
  • On Day 13, Georgia and Josh D left the villa to go on a date.
    • Week 2Challenges
  • On Day 11, the couples took part in "Meals on Wheels" where a three course meal had to be passed from the boy to the girl using their mouths alone. Wes and Laura A won the challenge by completing this in the quickest time.
    • Week 2Exits
  • On Day 9, Niall left the villa due to personal reasons.
  • On Day 12, the Islanders voted anonymously for the two least compatible couples. As Alex G and Samira, and Charlie F and Hayley received the most votes they then went head-to-head in a public vote to save. On Day 13, Charlie F and Hayley were dumped from the island having received the fewest votes.
    • Week 3Entrances
  • On Day 15, Ellie B and Zara entered the villa.
  • On Day 19, Sam entered the villa.
    • Week 3Coupling
  • On Day 20, the islanders re-coupled. This time it was the boys who had to pick a girl to couple up with. Dani and Jack Fi, Laura A and Wes, Georgia and Josh D and Eyal and Megan all remained together, and Adam chose to be with new girl Zara, Alex G coupled up with Ellie B and new boy Sam chose Samira.
    • Week 3Dates
  • On Day 16, new Islanders Ellie B and Zara were asked to choose three other Islanders to take on dates. Ellie B chose Josh D, Wes and Alex G, and Zara chose Alex G, Eyal and Adam.
  • On Day 19, Eyal and Megan left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 20, new islander Sam was asked to choose three other Islanders to take on a date. He chose, Rosie, Samira and Ellie B.
    • Week 3Challenges
  • On Day 18, the girls took part in "Girls Night In", where they were faced with a number of slumber party themed games.
    • Week 3Exits
  • On Day 20, Rosie was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
    • Week 4Entrances
  • On Day 26, Alex M, Charlie B, Dean, Frankie, Jack Fo and Jordan entered the villa, and Charlie W, Darylle, Ellie J, Grace, Kazimir and Savanna entered Casa Amor.
    • Week 4Challenges
  • On Day 22, the couples took part in a number of music festival themed games.
  • On Day 23, the Islanders took part in a quiz about their other half. The Islanders wrote down the answers to the questions, and if it matched their partner's then they'd score a point. Dani and Jack Fi won the challenge with the most points
  • On Day 24, the Islanders took part in a game of "Snog, Marry, Pie", where both the boys and girls were tasked with choosing an islander of the opposite gender, to snog, marry and pie, using wedding rings and pies.
  • On Day 27, the Islanders in the main villa went head-to-head again with the Islanders in Casa Amor, where they took part in a number of challenges. For every challenge won they would earn a point, where the villa with the most points at the end would receive a party.
    • Week 4Exits
  • On Day 25, after receiving the fewest public votes, Adam and Zara, Alex G and Ellie B, and Eyal and Megan were in danger of leaving. The remaining Islanders had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The boys chose Zara, and the girls chose Eyal.
  • On Day 26, Adam, Alex G, Jack Fi, Josh D, Sam and Wes moved out of the villa and moved into Casa Amor.
    • Week 5Coupling
  • On Day 30, the original Islanders were told that they would be re-coupling. They were only given the option to remain in their current couple or to choose one of the new Islanders. However, as the boys and the girls were living in separate villas, they were not aware of what the other one chose. If one decided to re-couple and the other did not, then they would be single but still remain on the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, and any remaining single new islanders would be dumped. Already single Adam chose Darylle, and Megan chose Alex M. Dani and Jack Fi stayed loyal, and Samira and Sam both decided to recouple with Frankie and Ellie J respectively, and Alex G and Ellie B chose Grace and Charlie B. Laura A chose Jack Fo, whereas Wes chose to remain single, and Josh D brought Kazimir to the villa leaving Georgia single.
  • On Day 33, after the public voted for their favourite couple, it was announced that Adam & Darylle, Alex M & Megan, and Ellie J & Sam had the fewest votes. It was then down to the only single Islanders Georgia and Wes to couple up with one of them, and therefore save them from being dumped. Georgia chose to couple up with Sam, and Wes chose Megan.
    • Week 5Dates
  • On Day 33, as the only single Islanders, Georgia and Wes were given the opportunity to go on two dates. Georgia chose Jack Fo and Sam, and Wes chose Darylle and Megan.
    • Week 5Challenges
  • On Day 31, the couples took part in "Babewatch", where they competed against each other in a number of beach themed challenges. Charlie B and Ellie B were the overall winners of the challenge.
  • On Day 34, the boys and the girls competed to get each other's hearts racing the most by performing sexy dances. The boys were the overall winners of this challenge.
    • Week 5Exits
  • On Day 30, Charlie W, Dean, Jordan and Savanna were dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 33, Adam, Alex M, Darylle and Ellie J were dumped after failing to be chosen by Georgia or Wes to be in a couple with them.
    • Week 6Entrances
  • On Day 37, Idris and Kieran entered the villa.
  • On Day 39, Alexandra entered the villa.
    • Week 6Dates
  • On Day 37, Josh D and Kazimir left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 38, new Islanders Idris and Kieran were asked to choose another Islander to take on a date. Idris chose Laura A, and Kieran picked Georgia.
  • On Day 39, before entering the villa, new Islander Alexandra went on dates with both Alex and Jack Fo.
    • Week 6Coupling
  • On Day 40, the Islanders recoupled, this time with the girls choosing which boy they'd like to couple up with. Dani and Jack Fi, Laura A and Jack Fo, Georgia and Sam, Megan and Wes, Ellie B and Charlie B, and Kazimir and Josh D all remained together, and Alexandra coupled up with Alex G for the first time. This left Idris and Kieran single, who were subsequently dumped from the island.
    • Week 6Challenges
  • On Day 40, the boys took part in a sexy rescue mission. Dressed as a fireman, they had to perform a strip tease, endure a number of obstacles and rescue a cat from a tree for the girl they're coupled with. Idris was chosen as the winner of this challenge.
  • On Day 41, the couples played "Twitter Bingo" where they took part in a quiz based on viewers opinions.
    • Week 6Exits
  • On Day 37, the public voted for their favourite boy and girl. As Frankie and Grace received the fewest votes, they were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 40, Samira voluntarily left the villa. On the same day, after failing to re-couple, Idris and Kieran were dumped from the island.
    • Week 7Entrances
  • On Day 43, Josh M, Laura C, Paul and Stephanie entered the villa.
    • Week 7Dates
  • On Day 47 as a result of winning the challenge Jack Fo and Laura C left the villa to go on a date.
    • Week 7Challenges
  • On Day 42, the couples took part in a quiz guessing who came top of a public poll about them.
  • On Day 47, the couples took part in 'Master Baker' where the boys were blindfolded and attached to the girl's body and they had to decorate a cake. Jack Fo and Laura C won the challenge.
    • Week 7Coupling
  • On Day 47, the Islanders recoupled, this time with the boys choosing which girl they'd like to couple up with. As Sam and Georgia had previously decided to remain in the villa apart, they were not permitted to choose each other. However, they refused to recouple. As a result of this, they were dumped from the island. Elsewhere, Dani and Jack Fi, Megan and Wes and Kazimir and Josh D, Alexandra and Alex G all remained together while Josh M coupled up with Stephanie, Jack Fo chose to couple up with Laura C and Paul chose to couple up with Laura A.
    • Week 7Exits
  • On Day 43, the viewers voted for their favourite couples. As Charlie B and Ellie B received the fewest votes, they were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 47, Sam and Georgia were dumped from the island after refusing to recouple.
    • Week 8Challenges
  • On Day 50, the girls competed against each other in "Ladies Day" where they raced around a course on a horse space hopper. Laura C was the eventual winner of this challenge.
  • On Day 51, the boys took a lie detector test with the girls asking the questions.
  • On Day 52, the Islanders took part in "Shake it Off" where they were split into two teams and had to guess the missing words in various media headlines.
  • On Day 53, the couples had their parenting skills tested by looking after dolls.
    • Week 8Dates
  • On Day 50, Alex and Alexandra left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 54, Dani and Jack, Alex and Alexandra, and Laura and Paul left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.
  • On Day 55, Megan and Wes, and Kazimir and Josh left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.
    • Week 8Exits
  • On Day 50, Josh M and Stephanie were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes to save.
  • On Day 53, Jack Fo and Laura C were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes to save.
    • Week 9Challenges
  • On Day 59, as winners, Dani and Jack Fi were given the choice of two envelopes. One containing £50,000 and the other containing nothing. As Jack Fi picked the one with the money in, he was given the choice to keep it for himself of split the money with Dani. He chose to share.
    • Week 9Exits
  • On Day 57, Alex G and Alexandra were dumped from the island having received the fewest public votes following the Islanders anonymous vote for the couple they wanted to dump. As Alex G and Alexandra, Josh D and Kazimir, and Laura A and Paul received the most votes they then went head-to-head in a public vote to save.
  • On Day 59, Megan and Wes left the villa in fourth place, and Kazimir and Josh D finished third. Dani and Jack Fi were then voted the winners, leaving Laura A and Paul as runners-up.

    • Ratings

    Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1. Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages. The series launch on 4 June 2018 was the most watched digital TV programme since the 2012 Summer Olympics were broadcast on BBC Three, and the most watched ever on ITV2, this was overtaken by the episode that aired on 8 July 2018 which had 4.46 million viewers.