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Love Island: Series 6

42 episodes Premiered Jan 11, 2020 Updated Oct 20, 2026
Previously on Love Island

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Love Island Season 5.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S6·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Jan 12, 2020 · 45 min

A new group of singletons head to a villa in South Africa to enjoy some fun and frolics in the sun. Who will win the heart of a fellow contestant and take home 50,000 pounds?

S6·E2 Core

Episode 2

Jan 13, 2020 · 45 min

The boys are excited with the arrival of the twins and take them aside to get to know them better. Shaughna isn't impressed with the attention the boys are giving the twins.

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Episode 3

Jan 14, 2020 · 45 min

The twins choose who they want to couple up with. Jess picked Callum taking him from Shaughna and Eve picked Mike - taking him from Leanne, the guys head out for their first double

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Episode 4

Jan 15, 2020 · 45 min

Callum is getting pressure from Shaughna and Eve to decide who he likes but he doesn't want to be pushed into a decision and isn't ready to commit to anyone yet.

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Episode 5

Jan 16, 2020 · 45 min

Two new boys enter the villa, but before they do, they get to take two girls each for a date. Connagh's first choice is Sophie and Finley picks Siannise.

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Episode 6

Jan 17, 2020 · 45 min

Things are hotting up in the South African sun. Callum is trying to win Shaughna over and makes her breakfast. Sophie is getting frustrated with Connor as he seems to constantly ne

S6·E7 Core

Unseen Bits #1

Jan 18, 2020 · 45 min

Iain Stirling presents highlights of the first week in the villa as well as previously unseen footage as the islanders embark on the search for love in South Africa.

S6·E8 Core

Episode 8

Jan 19, 2020 · 45 min

The games continue and this time the islanders are set a couples challenge - Knowing Me Knowing You - to see how well they know their partner, but which couple will come out on top

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Episode 9

Jan 20, 2020 · 45 min

The temperature's rising as Love Island continues, and tonight there are plenty more surprises in store. As ever, nothing is quite what it seems in paradise.

S6·E10 Core

Episode 10

Jan 21, 2020 · 45 min

Right now, nobody wants to go home. There is a new girl in the villa, are heads starting to turn? Shaughna tells Mike she's stressed about losing Callum.

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Episode 11

Jan 22, 2020 · 45 min

It's been another dramatic day in paradise for the Islanders as they quickly learn that the path to finding true love isn't a smooth one. Mike and Shaughna make up after he was ann

S6·E12 Core

Episode 12

Jan 23, 2020 · 45 min

It's the end of week two on Love Island and our sexy singles are having the time of their lives in paradise. Connagh and Rebecca are both giddy having just shared a kiss. The news

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Episode 13

Jan 24, 2020 · 45 min

The viewers voted for Siannise and Jess to go on dates with new boys Luke T and Justin Bieber look alike Luke M. It's time for a re-coupling but this time it's the girls turn to pi

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Episode 15

Jan 26, 2020 · 45 min

Connagh has just been dumped from the island. In the re-coupling Siannise wanted to pick new Luke T but Rebecca beat her to it.

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Episode 16

Jan 27, 2020 · 45 min

The Islanders are having the time of their lives, but as the love games continue, no-one knows what's waiting around the next corner.

S6·E17 Core

Episode 17

Jan 28, 2020 · 45 min

Leanne tells Mike she's no longer interested in him and Sophie admits to Wallace that she is cautious about moving on from Connor. Nas tells the beach hut he is excited about getti

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Episode 18

Jan 29, 2020 · 45 min

Rebecca takes Luke T for a chat, she says she doesn't know what's going on and he hasn't had the respect to tell her that he has started liking Siannise. There's another re-couplin

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Episode 19

Jan 30, 2020 · 45 min

Another islander must leave the villa and this time it's one of the girls. Mike has to pick and choose who will leave the villa.

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Episode 20

Jan 31, 2020 · 45 min

Nas gets a text announcing that each couple must vote for the two couples that are the least compatible.

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Episode 22

Feb 2, 2020 · 45 min

Mike gets a text saying they will play Snog, Marry, Pie. The girls ask Jess who she will choose and she thinks it is an awkward time but isn't feeling it with Luke M.

S6·E23 Core

Episode 23

Feb 3, 2020 · 45 min

The boys are off to Casa Amor, the question is will anyone's head be turned?

S6·E24 Core

Episode 24

Feb 4, 2020 · 45 min

The drama continues in the villa as the Islander's realise that nothing is ever that simple in paradise.

S6·E25 Core

Episode 25

Feb 5, 2020 · 45 min

As the sun shines down on the villa, the temperature rises for our couples. No one knows what's around the corner. Who will go the distance and who risks being dumped?

S6·E26 Core

Episode 26

Feb 6, 2020 · 45 min

Glamorous singles live in a beautiful villa in the South African sun under the gaze of the audience at home, who have the power to decide who stays and who goes.

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Episode 27

Feb 7, 2020 · 45 min

Tensions are on the rise as the boys are back from Casa Amour and it's time to face the music. Callum has arrived back with Molly, he says he has gone with his heart.

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Unseen Bits #4

Feb 8, 2020 · 45 min

This programme includes a weekly round-up of everything that has been happening in the villa over the past week.

S6·E29 Core

Episode 29

Feb 9, 2020 · 45 min

The drama continues in the villa as the Islander's realise that nothing is ever that simple in paradise. Molly and Shaughna leave the Villa and have a catch up about what has happe

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Episode 30

Feb 10, 2020 · 45 min

Things aren't going well for Luke T and Paige has just agreed to be Finn's girlfriend. Mike And Pricilla are getting on well and suggest even going on a date when they get back hom

S6·E31 Core

Episode 31

Feb 11, 2020 · 45 min

Rebecca and Jordan have just been dumped from the island and another couple closely follow. There's a new boy in the Villa and, after taking some of the girls on dates, has someone

S6·E32 Core

Episode 32

Feb 12, 2020 · 45 min

Demi chats to Jamie and she thanks him for the date. Jamie says he can see Luke M is a bit paranoid. The islanders receive a text and it's time for the "News Splash" challenge.

S6·E33 Core

Episode 33

Feb 13, 2020 · 45 min

The mood in the villa is low after the News Splash challenge. Priscilla tells Molly and Natalia that she wants to give Mike the benefit of the doubt.

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Episode 34

Feb 14, 2020 · 45 min

It's the day of love, but for some of our Islanders it could be a day of heartbreak. As the penultimate week draws to a close, has Cupid shot his arrow?

S6·E35 Core

Episode 35

Feb 16, 2020 · 45 min

Luke T and Siannise decide to make things official and Natalia and Jamie share their first kiss. Later Luke T gets a text saying each couple most vote for two couples they think ar

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Episode 36

Feb 17, 2020 · 45 min

Everyone in the Villa is woken up by crying babies, and some people are more keen than others at the task ahead!

S6·E37 Core

Episode 37

Feb 18, 2020 · 45 min

The saved islanders have to choose whether to save Callum and Molly or Mike and Priscilla.

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Episode 38

Feb 19, 2020 · 45 min

There's not long left in the Villa, but which couples will make it to the final? It's the Love Island talent night, with Mike playing the drums, Luke M on guitar, and Priscilla sho

S6·E39 Core

Episode 39

Feb 20, 2020 · 45 min

Jess and Ched wake up in the hideaway, while Siannise and Luke T feel wonderfully in love. Siannise gets a text and it's time for the islanders families to visit the villa!

S6·E40 Core

Episode 40

Feb 21, 2020 · 45 min

It's finally here, Laura Whitmore hosts the Love Island final live from the villa in Cape Town. The remaining four couples get ready for the final, where Laura joins them for a dri

S6·E42 Mytharc

Episode 42 - The Live Final

Feb 23, 2020 · 45 min

Laura Whitmore presents the final of the relationship-based reality show as the winners are crowned and get their hands on the cash prize. Last in the series.

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