Love Island noted a considerable boost in its ratings after the launch of its eleventh season. Presenter Maya Jama was back at the helm of the ITV2 series this Monday, June 3, welcoming twelve new contestants into the show's famous villa in Mallorca. Singletons were partnered up with a shocking twist as the traditional coupling ceremony didn't take place.

Instead, the islanders were asked to arrange their co-stars on a scale from who had the least to the most girlfriend or boyfriend potential. Tensions started to appear when some singles, including semi-professional footballer Ronnie Vint , began to have a wandering eye and things went from tense to explosive when Joey Essex arrived at the end of the instalment. 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. The King of Essex, a TOWIE legend, is looking for love at the age of 33 years old , admitting he had a hard time finding his match away from the limelight. Joey has since picked Samantha, Harriett and Nicole as his favourites on Tuesday, June 4, and was dared to give them all a ten-second smooch.

This led him to snatch Samantha, 26, away from her on-screen beau, Sam Taylor and viewers are expecting him to return in a Casa Amor twist after his elimination . Speaking of which, fans of the successful program flocked to both ITVX and all ITV channels for the launch on Monday, which result.