Six new couples were revealed during the first instalment of Love Island 2024 but will they remain together after Joey Essex 's arrival? Twelve new contestants have landed in Mallorca in the hopes of finding love under the sun as the ITV2 program was back for an eleventh series this Monday, June 3, 2024. This year's fresh batch of islanders includes the likes of model and footballer Ayo Odukoya , shop manager Jess White, Chesterfield hairstylist Sam Taylor , mental health nurse Mimii Ngulube and footballer Ronnie Vint , who shares a close bond with Love Island legend Olivia Attwood . For the first time in the show's history, the coupling up ceremony was scrapped with host Maya Jama introducing everyone at the same time before asking them to rate each other "in order of who you think has come across the most like boyfriend and girlfriend material, right down to who has given the least relationship vibes.
" Love Island 2024 has begun. Boots has launched a new collab covering everything you need for villa life, with must-haves ranging from fragrance to skincare plus essential beauty gadgets. Minutes later, Maya announced the twist as she revealed that contestants will partner up with the person in the same position as them on the scale.
But while the first hints of chemistry were rumbled, threatening to split some of the pairs, another set of news shook things up as TOWIE 's Joey Essex settled into the villa, in a surprise crossover, ready to find his own match. Islanders were le.