The initial Love Island couples for the show's eighth season have been revealed - and the show's first surprise of the run has been sprung.
For the first time, the ITV2 show’s first coupling was decided by the British public.
The first ten contestants entered the brand new villa in Majorca and discovered their fate was in the public’s hands from the show’s host Laura Whitmore.
You played Cupid and matched up our first Couples of #LoveIsland 2022, they are:
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) June 6, 2022
❤️ Amber & Dami
❤️ Gemma & Liam
❤️ Indiyah & Ikenna
❤️ Paige & Luca
❤️ Tasha & Andrew
Which Couples do you think have potential? 👀
The coupling kicked off with microbiologist Dami Hope and nanny Amber Beckford.
Liam Llewellyn, a 22-year-old student from Newport, found himself matched with Gemma Owen, daughter of former England footballer Michael Owen.
The show’s first deaf contestant Tasha Ghouri coupled up with estate agent Andrew Le Page while Ikenna Ekwonna partnered with Indiyah Polack and paramedic Paige Thorne coupled up with Luca Bish.
We're only 10 minutes in and there's already a plot twist... #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/MkYRcLQODZ
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) June 6, 2022
The first bombshell of season eight of Love Island also entered the villa on opening night.
Business owner Davide Sanclimenti who is from Rome but lives in Manchester made a late entrance, shocking his fellow islanders.
Suddenly I'm hungry 👀 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/rlU1zGuTUz
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) June 6, 2022
As he walked into the new villa in Majorca, 27-year-old Sanclimenti asked "did anyone order an Italian snack?"
Love Island continues nightly on Virgin Media Two at 9.00pm.
