Love Island (2015 TV series) series 4

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The fourth series of Love Island, a British dating reality show, began on 4 June 2018 on ITV2, and concluded on 30 July 2018.[1] 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.

Love Island
Series 4
Presented byCaroline Flack
No. of days59
WinnersDani Dyer and Jack Fincham
No. of episodes49
Release
Original networkITV2
Original release4 June (2018-06-04) –
30 July 2018 (2018-07-30)
Series chronology
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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.[2] Laura Anderson and Paul Knops finished as runners-up.[3][4] The average viewers for this series was 3.96 million,[5] up 1.44 million on the previous series.

Production

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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.[6] It became the fourth series from the current revived format, but sixth series overall.[7] Caroline Flack and Iain Stirling were confirmed to continue their roles as presenter and narrator, respectively.[8] The first 10-second teaser for the new series began airing on 21 April 2018 with a second teaser released on 29 April.[9] 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".[10] On 23 May, it was confirmed that the series would begin on 4 June on ITV2.[11] On 27 May, it was announced that a new spin-off, "Love Island: The Morning After", had been commissioned for the series. It was hosted by Kem Cetinay and Arielle Free and was a daily podcast that delivered the freshest gossip to the fans.[12] First look pictures of the villa were released on 31 May.[13] The sixteenth episode of the series, first broadcast on 21 June 2018, featured a tribute to series 2 contestant Sophie Gradon, who died on 20 June.[14]

Some of the episodes in this series were aired outside of the usual 9pm timeslot due to the FIFA World Cup.[15]

Islanders

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Series four contestants Georgia Steel and Wes Nelson.

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.[16] 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."[16] 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.[17] The first Islanders for the fourth series were released on 28 May 2018, just one week before the launch.[18] However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love.[19] 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.[20] Niall later said he left because of "stress-induced psychosis."[21] The series was won by Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham having received 79.66% of the final vote.[2]

Islander Age Hometown Entered Status Ref
Dani Dyer 21 London Day 1 Winner (Day 59) [22]
Jack Fincham 26 Essex Day 1 Winner (Day 59) [23]
Laura Anderson 29 Stirling Day 1 Runner-up (Day 59) [24]
Paul Knops 31 Bournemouth Day 43 Runner-up (Day 59) [25]
Josh Denzel 27 London Day 8 Third place (Day 59) [26]
Kazimir Crossley 23 London Day 26 Third place (Day 59) [27]
Megan Barton-Hanson 24 Southend-on-Sea Day 8 Fourth place (Day 59) [26][28]
Wes Nelson 20 Staffordshire Day 1 Fourth place (Day 59) [29]
Alex George 27 Carmarthen Day 1 Dumped (Day 57) [30]
Alexandra Cane 27 Hertfordshire Day 39 Dumped (Day 57) [31]
Jack Fowler 22 London Day 26 Dumped (Day 53) [32]
Laura Crane 23 Devon Day 43 Dumped (Day 53) [25]
Josh Mair 21 Birmingham Day 43 Dumped (Day 50) [25]
Stephanie Lam 23 Hertfordshire Day 43 Dumped (Day 50) [25]
Georgia Steel 20 York Day 4 Dumped (Day 47) [19]
Sam Bird 25 Norwich Day 19 Dumped (Day 47) [33]
Charlie Brake 23 Chelsea Day 26 Dumped (Day 43) [34]
Ellie Brown 20 Newcastle Day 15 Dumped (Day 43) [35]
Idris Virgo 25 Birmingham Day 37 Dumped (Day 40) [36]
Kieran Nicholls 26 London Day 37 Dumped (Day 40) [36]
Samira Mighty 22 London Day 1 Walked (Day 40) [37]
Frankie Foster 22 Cheltenham Day 26 Dumped (Day 37) [38]
Grace Wardle 25 London Day 26 Dumped (Day 37) [39]
Darylle Sargeant 24 Hertfordshire Day 26 Dumped (Day 33) [40]
Ellie Jones 22 Essex Day 26 Dumped (Day 33) [41]
Adam Collard 22 Newcastle Day 1 Dumped (Day 33) [42]
Alex Miller 28 Essex Day 26 Dumped (Day 33) [43]
Charlie Williams 24 Bath Day 26 Dumped (Day 30) [44]
Dean Overson 25 Burnley Day 26 Dumped (Day 30) [45]
Jordan Adefeyisan 23 Manchester Day 26 Dumped (Day 30) [46]
Savanna Darnell 22 Sheffield Day 26 Dumped (Day 30) [40]
Zara McDermott 21 Essex Day 15 Dumped (Day 25) [35]
Eyal Booker 22 London Day 1 Dumped (Day 25) [47]
Rosie Williams 26 South Wales Day 4 Dumped (Day 20) [19]
Charlie Frederick 23 Plymouth Day 8 Dumped (Day 13) [26]
Hayley Hughes 21 Liverpool Day 1 Dumped (Day 13) [48]
Niall Aslam 23 Coventry Day 1 Walked (Day 9) [49]
Kendall Rae-Knight 26 Blackpool Day 1 Dumped (Day 6) [50]

Coupling

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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.

Day 1 Day 6 Day 10 Day 20 Day 30 Day 40 Day 47 Final
Dani Jack Fi Jack Fi Jack Fi Jack Fi Jack Fi Jack Fi Jack Fi Winner
(Day 59)
Jack Fi Dani Dani Dani Dani Dani Dani Dani Winner
(Day 59)
Laura A Wes Wes Wes Wes Jack Fo Jack Fo Paul Runner-up
(Day 59)
Paul Not in Villa Laura A Runner-up
(Day 59)
Josh D Not in Villa Georgia Georgia Kaz Kaz Kaz Third place
(Day 59)
Kaz Not in Villa Josh D Josh D Josh D Third place
(Day 59)
Megan Not in Villa Eyal Eyal Alex M Wes Wes Fourth place
(Day 59)
Wes Laura A Laura A Laura A Laura A Single Megan Megan Fourth place
(Day 59)
Alex G Samira Samira Samira Ellie B Grace Alexandra Alexandra Dumped
(Day 57)
Alexandra Not in Villa Alex G Alex G Dumped
(Day 57)
Jack Fo Not in Villa Laura A Laura A Laura C Dumped
(Day 53)
Laura C Not in Villa Jack Fo Dumped
(Day 53)
Josh M Not in Villa Stephanie Dumped
(Day 50)
Stephanie Not in Villa Josh M Dumped
(Day 50)
Georgia Not in Villa Niall Josh D Josh D Single Sam Single Dumped
(Day 47)
Sam Not in Villa Samira Ellie J Georgia Single Dumped
(Day 47)
Charlie B Not in Villa Ellie B Ellie B Dumped
(Day 43)
Ellie B Not in Villa Alex G Charlie B Charlie B Dumped
(Day 43)
Idris Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 40)
Kieran Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 40)
Samira Alex G Alex G Alex G Sam Frankie Walked
(Day 40)
Frankie Not in Villa Samira Dumped
(Day 37)
Grace Not in Villa Alex G Dumped
(Day 37)
Adam Single Rosie Rosie Zara Darylle Dumped
(Day 33)
Alex M Not in Villa Megan Dumped
(Day 33)
Darylle Not in Villa Adam Dumped
(Day 33)
Ellie J Not in Villa Sam Dumped
(Day 33)
Charlie W Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 30)
Dean Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 30)
Jordan Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 30)
Savanna Not in Villa Single Dumped
(Day 30)
Zara Not in Villa Adam Dumped
(Day 25)
Eyal Hayley Hayley Megan Megan Dumped
(Day 25)
Rosie Not in Villa Adam Adam Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Charlie F Not in Villa Hayley Dumped
(Day 13)
Hayley Eyal Eyal Charlie F Dumped
(Day 13)
Niall Kendall Georgia Walked
(Day 9)
Kendall Niall Single Dumped
(Day 6)
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Casa Amor

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On 27 June 2017, it was confirmed that ‘Casa Amor’ would be reintroduced following its success during the previous series.[51] 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.[52] 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.[53]

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.[54]

Weekly summary

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The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.

Week 1 Entrances
  • On Day 1, Adam, Alex G, Dani, Eyal, Hayley, Jack Fi, Kendall, Laura A, Niall, Samira and Wes entered the villa.[55]
  • On Day 4, Georgia and Rosie entered the villa.[19]
Coupling
  • 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.[56]
  • On Day 2, single Adam was given the opportunity to steal one of the girls. He chose Kendall, leaving Niall single.[57]
  • 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.[58]
Dates
  • On Day 2, Adam and Kendall left the villa to go on a date.[57]
  • 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.[59]
Challenges
  • 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.[60]
  • 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.[61]
Exits
  • On Day 6, Kendall was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.[62]
Week 2 Entrances
  • On Day 8, Charlie F, Josh D and Megan entered the villa.[63]
Coupling
  • 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.[64]
Dates
  • 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.[65]
  • 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.
Challenges
  • 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.
Exits
  • On Day 9, Niall left the villa for personal reasons.[20]
  • 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 3 Entrances
  • On Day 15, Ellie B and Zara entered the villa.[66]
  • On Day 19, Sam entered the villa.[67]
Coupling
  • 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.[68]
Dates
  • 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.[69]
  • On Day 19, Eyal and Megan left the villa to go on a date.[70]
  • 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.[71]
Challenges
  • On Day 18, the girls took part in "Girls Night In", where they were faced with a number of slumber party themed games.
Exits
  • On Day 20, Rosie was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.[72]
Week 4 Entrances
  • 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.[73]
Challenges
  • 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.
Exits
  • 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.[74]
  • On Day 26, Adam, Alex G, Jack Fi, Josh D, Sam and Wes moved out of the villa and moved into Casa Amor.
Week 5 Coupling
  • 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.[75]
  • 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.[76]
Dates
  • 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.
Challenges
  • 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.[77]
Exits
  • On Day 30, Charlie W, Dean, Jordan and Savanna were dumped from the island after failing to couple up.[54]
  • 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.[78]
Week 6 Entrances
  • On Day 37, Idris and Kieran entered the villa.[79]
  • On Day 39, Alexandra entered the villa.[80]
Dates
  • 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.
Coupling
  • 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.[81]
Challenges
  • 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.[82]
  • On Day 41, the couples played "Twitter Bingo" where they took part in a quiz based on viewers opinions.
Exits
  • 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.[83]
  • On Day 40, Samira voluntarily left the villa.[84] On the same day, after failing to re-couple, Idris and Kieran were dumped from the island.[81]
Week 7 Entrances
  • On Day 43, Josh M, Laura C, Paul and Stephanie entered the villa.[85]
Dates
  • On Day 48 as a result of winning the challenge Jack Fo and Laura C left the villa to go on a date.
Challenges
  • On Day 42, the couples took part in a quiz guessing who came top of a public poll about them.[86]
  • On Day 48, 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.
Coupling
  • 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.
Exits
  • 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 8 Challenges
  • 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.[87]
  • On Day 51, the boys took a lie detector test with the girls asking the questions.[88]
  • 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.[89]
  • On Day 53, the couples had their parenting skills tested by looking after dolls.[90]
Dates
  • On Day 50, Alex and Alexandra left the villa to go on a date.[91]
  • On Day 54, Dani and Jack, Alex and Alexandra, and Laura and Paul left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.[92][93][94]
  • On Day 55, Megan and Wes, and Kazimir and Josh left the villa to go on their final Love Island date.
Exits
  • On Day 50, Josh M and Stephanie were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes to save.[95]
  • On Day 53, Jack Fo and Laura C were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes to save.
Week 9 Challenges
  • 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.
Exits
  • 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

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Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1.[96] 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.[97]

Viewers (millions)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Sunday 3.65 3.95 3.74 4.27 4.46 3.94 3.64 4.13
Monday 4.05 3.76 3.86 3.56 4.17 4.17 4.01 4.07 4.32
Tuesday 3.91 4.00 4.00 3.98 3.83 4.11 4.01 3.88
Wednesday 3.81 3.88 4.04 4.09 3.97 4.03 3.79 3.82
Thursday 3.63 3.87 3.71 4.36 4.31 3.75 3.89 3.84
Friday 3.66 3.71 3.63 4.22 4.13 3.99 3.86 3.80
Weekly average 3.81 3.81 3.87 3.99 4.11 4.09 3.92 3.84 4.23
Running average 3.81 3.81 3.83 3.87 3.92 3.95 3.94 3.93 3.96
Series average 3.96
Weekly Hotlist 1.09 0.88 1.09 1.23 0.86 0.89 0.73 0.89
Aftersun 1.40 1.66 1.41 1.86 2.18 1.59 1.59 1.71

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