The fifth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on July 18, 2023.
Format
Love Island is a reality television program in which a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders", are living in a villa in Fiji. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the Islanders must be in a relationship with another Islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but they are later forced to "re-couple" at special ceremonies in which they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone. While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dumpings, and re-couplings. While the Islanders might appear to have unmediated access to the outside world, they are limited in both their alcohol consumption and communication with the outside world.
The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the Hideaway or a special date.
Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped", for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.
At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes from the public receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains and the other contains nothing. The partner with the envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.
Islanders
The original Islanders were revealed on July 11, 2023, one week before the series launch.
Matia Marcantuoni previously appeared as a contestant on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada.
On Day 25, Scott van-der-Sluis entered the villa. He previously appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island in the United Kingdom just weeks before, and appeared on the first season of Love Island Games.
IslanderAgeHometownEnteredExitedStatusRef Hannah Wright 24 Palm Springs, California Day 2 Day 32 Marco Donatelli 22 Girard, Ohio Day 1 Day 32 Kassandra "Kassy" Castillo 22 Fort Worth, Texas Day 1 Day 32 Leonardo Dionicio 21 West Hartford, Connecticut Day 1 Day 32 Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen 23 Cottage Grove, Minnesota Day 1 Day 32 Third place Taylor Smith 24 Orange County, California Day 17 Day 32 Third place Carmen Kocourek 22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Day 2 Day 32 Fourth place Kenzo Nudo 26 Phoenix, Arizona Day 10 Day 32 Fourth place Johnnie Garcia 25 Whittier, California Day 17 Day 30 Scott van-der-Sluis 22 Connah's Quay, Wales Day 25 Day 30 Destiny Davis 27 Florissant, Missouri Day 1 Day 30 Kyle Darden 24 Floral Park, New York Day 16 Day 30 Imani Wheeler 22 Sacramento, California Day 13 Day 28 Isiah "Zay" Harayda 23 Long Island, New York Day 16 Day 28 Matia Marcantuoni 29 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Day 16 Day 27 Jonah Allman 24 Rancho Murieta, California Day 10 Day 24 Vickala "Kay Kay" Gray 25 Palestine, Texas Day 1 Day 24 Mike Stark 22 Augusta, Georgia Day 13 Day 24 Taylor Chmelka 23 San Diego, California Day 17 Day 24 Keenan Anunay 23 Washington, D.C. Day 1 Day 24 Hannah Ortega 22 Coral Springs, Florida Day 18 Day 24 Allie Ryan 28 Madison, Wisconsin Day 17 Day 21 Ashley Sims 23 Jefferson City, Missouri Day 17 Day 21 Brandon Janse Van Vuuren 22 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Day 16 Day 21 Dasja Johnson 27 Harrells, North Carolina Day 17 Day 21 Eddie Brown 26 Lagos, Nigeria Day 16 Day 21 Najah Fleary 25 Bladensburg, Maryland Day 17 Day 21 Robert "Rob" Rausch 24 Florence, Alabama Day 16 Day 21 Harrison Luna 26 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Day 4 Day 15 Emily Chavez 25 Houston, Texas Day 10 Day 15 Anna Kurdys 22 Boca Raton, Florida Day 1 Day 11 Victor Gonzalez 28 Atlanta, Georgia Day 1 Day 8 Jasmine Sklavanitis 24 Mount Morris, Illinois Day 1 Day 5
Future appearances In 2023, Scott van-der-Sluis and Imani Wheeler appeared on season one of Love Island Games.
In 2024, Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen competed on the second season of the Peacock reality TV series The Traitors. Rob Rausch returned as an original Islander, while Harrison Luna and Kassy Castillo returned as bombshells for the sixth season of Love Island USA.
In 2025, Van-der-Sluis appeared on season three of Perfect Match. Luna made a guest appearance on Love Island: Beyond the Villa. Kay Kay Gray competed on season two of Love Island Games.
In 2026, Rausch competed on the fourth season of The Traitors. Additionally, van-der-Sluis and Wheeler returned for the third series of Love Island: All Stars. Kenzo Nudo competed on the sixth season of La casa de los famosos. Castillo appeared on season four of Perfect Match. Leonardo Dionicio will compete on season 42 of The Challenge.
Production Development On February 23, 2022, it was announced that the series would no longer air on CBS, who aired the first three seasons. The series was picked up for two additional seasons, including the fifth season by Peacock, with Sarah Hyland as host. Iain Stirling as narrator and Maura Higgins as social media ambassador, bringing all the behind the scenes gossip and interviews.
The season was filmed in Fiji.
Coupling and elimination history
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 8 Day 11 Day 15 Day 21 Day 24 Day 27 Day 28 Day 30 Final MarcoDestinyto saveSafeSafe to dump FinalistSplitthe 100kWinner (Day 32)nowrap MarcoMarcoto saveMarcoSafeMarcoSafeMarcoWinner (Day 32) KassyLeonardoBergieto saveLeonardoVulnerableMatiaSafeLeonardo to dump FinalistRunner-up (Day 32) LeonardoKassyAnnato saveKassyVulnerableJohnnieVulnerableKassyRunner-up (Day 32) BergieAnnaSingleKassyto saveSingleSafe Taylor S.Safe Taylor S. to dump FinalistThird place (Day 32) Taylor S. colspan="6" BergieVulnerableBergieThird place (Day 32)Carmennowrap VictorVictorVulnerableKenzoVulnerableKenzoSafeKenzo to dump FinalistFourth place (Day 32)Kenzocolspan="4" CarmenVulnerableCarmenSafeCarmenFourth place (Day 32) Johnnie colspan="6" LeonardoVulnerableScott to dumpEliminatedDumped(Day 30) Scott colspan="8" JohnnieDumped(Day 30) DestinyMarcoSingleHarrisonto saveJonahVulnerableZaySafeKyle to dumpEliminatedDumped(Day 30) Kyle colspan="6" ImaniSafeDestinyDumped(Day 30) Imani colspan="5" ImmuneKyleSafeZay to dumpDumped(Day 28) Zay colspan="6" DestinyVulnerable ImaniDumped(Day 28) Matia colspan="6" KassySafe SingleDumped(Day 27) Jonah colspan="4" DestinySafeTaylor C.SafeWalked(Day 24) Kay KayKeenanKeenanto saveKeenanSafe SingleSafeWalked(Day 24) Hannah O. colspan="6" MikeEliminatedDumped(Day 24) KeenanKay KayKay Kayto saveKay KayVulnerable SingleEliminatedDumped(Day 24) Mike colspan="5" ImmuneHannah O.EliminatedDumped(Day 24) Taylor C. colspan="6" JonahEliminatedDumped(Day 24) Allie colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Ashley colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Brandon colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Dasja colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Eddie colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Najah colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Rob colspan="6" SingleDumped(Day 21) Emily colspan="4" HarrisonVulnerableDumped(Day 15) Harrison colspan="2" Destinyto saveEmilyVulnerableDumped(Day 15) AnnaBergieSingleLeonardoto saveWalked(Day 11) VictorJasmineCarmenCarmenVulnerableDumped (Day 8) JasmineVictorSingle Dumped (Day 5) Notes 1 2 none 3 4 5 6 7 none 8 9 WalkednoneAnnanoneJonah,Kay KaynoneDumpedNoDumpingJasmineVictorNoDumpingEmilyAllie,Ashley,Brandon,Dasja,Eddie,Najah,RobHannah O., Taylor C.MatiaCarmen & KenzoBergie & Taylor S.HarrisonKeenan, MikeKassy & Leonardo
Notes
: On Night 1, the islanders were told to vote for the least compatible couple. Anna & Bergie received 4 out of 5 votes. Afterwards, Anna & Bergie had to choose one of the two of them to dump from the villa. Bergie chose to dump himself from the villa, but returned the next day with new Islanders Carmen and Hannah. : Carmen and Hannah entered the villa after the initial coupling and were told that after twenty-four hours they'd be allowed to steal a guy from another girl. : For winning the "Mr. and Mrs." game, Hannah & Marco won immunity that kept them safe from being voted in the first public dumping. In addition, they also won the power to save another couple from the first public dumping. They chose Anna & Leonardo. America then voted for their favorite couples. Carmen & Victor received the fewest votes and were left vulnerable, as it was up to the other islanders to choose who would be dumped from the villa. The islanders chose to dump Victor. : On Day 11, it was revealed that the islanders would recouple, with the new bombshells (Emily, Jonah, & Kenzo) getting first pick. At the end of the recoupling, Bergie was left single as Anna decided to voluntarily leave the villa. : America voted for their favorite islanders. The top three boys and the top two girls who received the most votes were granted safety. As new islanders, Imani and Mike were immune from the vote. The three safe boys then had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Emily, and the two safe girls had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Harrison. : As the final part for the Casa Amor twist in week 3, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Any of the 14 new islanders that remained single by the end of either ceremony was dumped from the villa. However, if one of the 13 original islanders remained single at the end of both ceremonies, they would still remain in the villa, but as a single islander. Allie, Ashley, Brandon, Dasja, Eddie, Najah, and Rob remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa. : America voted for their favorite islanders. The top six boys and the top six girls who received the most votes were granted safety. The two vulnerable boys and two vulnerable girls who received the fewest votes were dumped from the villa. : America voted for their favorite couple. The top four couples who received the most votes were granted a spot in the final. The two vulnerable couples who received the fewest votes were dumped from the villa. : America voted for which couple they think should win Love Island. The couple with the most votes were declared the winners of Love Island and received the grand prize money.
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