Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Each year, a handful of Britain's most glamorous singletons head into the Love Island villa in the hopes of finding lasting romance, leaving behind their careers and daily to take part in the ITV2 show. And now, former islander Jake Cornish has revealed how much the islanders make while on the show, to compensate for being away from home for potentially up to two weeks. Slamming the show for its low remuneration while appearing on TikTok podcast Offline, Jake said: “The money is bad for Love Island , first time was £375 quid a week.
You earn your money off Love Island for your brand deals.” Jake, who appeared on Love Island in 2021 and again on the All Stars series earlier this year, did not divulge on whether the pay has changed since his stint. If it has stayed the same, that would mean that this year's islanders would be taking home £3,000 if they enter on day one and make it to the final.
While the weekly take-home may not be as much as you'd expect, the islanders are in with the chance of winning the £50K prize at the end of the show, which is shared with their partner. And even if the islanders don't stay for the whole show or win the prize fund, it's well documented that stars of the show can make a jaw-dropping amount of money after exiting. Perhaps one of .