Love Island (2015 TV series) series 1

First series of Love Island

Season of television series

Love Island
Series 1

Presented by	Caroline Flack
No. of days	41
Winners	Jess Hayes and Max Morley

No. of episodes	29
Release
Original network	ITV2
Original release	7 June (2015-06-07) – 15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)
Series chronology
Next → Series 2

The first series of Love Island began on 7 June 2015 with a live special of the show hosted by Caroline Flack on ITV2, and ended on 15 July 2015. It is the first from the revived series, but third overall. The series was narrated by Iain Stirling. The series aired every night of the week except Friday, however the Saturday episode was used as a weekly catch-up entitled Love Island: The Weekly Hot List rather than a nightly highlights episode. The average viewers for this series was 570,000.

On 15 July 2015 the series was won by Jess Hayes and Max Morley, with Hannah Elizabeth and Jon Clark as runners-up.

Clark later went onto appear as a cast member in The Only Way Is Essex, whilst both Morley and Josh Ritchie made appearances in Ex on the Beach. After finishing in fourth place, Cally Beech and Luis Morrison became the first couple to have a baby, with their first child in May 2017.

Production

The first one-minute trailer for the series aired on 12 May 2015, confirming that the series would begin in June. Pictures of the villa were unveiled on 5 June 2015. The villa is located in Mallorca with 69 cameras watching the Islander's every move. It only includes double beds forcing them to share with each other, but has a special Hideaway bedroom for couples to spend the night away from the others similar to the Love Shack in the 2005 and 2006 version.

Islanders

The Islanders for the first series were revealed on 2 June 2015, just days before the launch. However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Some Islanders were dumped from the island for either failing to couple up, some were voted off by their fellow Islanders, and others for receiving the fewest votes in public eliminations. The series was won by Jess and Max on 15 July 2015 after receiving 42% of the final vote, beating Hannah and Jon who received 36%, Lauren and Josh with 12%, and finally Cally and Luis who received 10%.

Islander	Age	Hometown	Entered	Status
Jess Hayes	22	Oxford	Day 1	Winner (Day 41)
Max Morley	22	Huddersfield	Day 14	Winner (Day 41)
Hannah Elizabeth	25	Liverpool	Day 1	Runner-up (Day 41)
Jon Clark	25	Essex	Day 1	Runner-up (Day 41)
Josh Ritchie	21	Bolton	Day 1	Third place (Day 41)
Lauren Richardson	26	East London	Day 1	Third place (Day 41)
Cally Jane Beech	23	Hull	Day 21	Fourth place (Day 41)
Luis Morrison	20	London	Day 1	Fourth place (Day 41)
Jordan Ring	31	Gloucester	Day 1	Dumped (Day 35)
Zoe Basia Brown	24	South London	Day 1	Dumped (Day 35)
Ben Porter	24	Wakefield	Day 32	Dumped (Day 33)
Poppy Farnan	22	Chester	Day 32	Dumped (Day 33)
Naomi Ball	23	East London	Day 7	Dumped (Day 28)
Travis Almond	22	Essex	Day 21	Dumped (Day 28)
Omar Sultani	22	Leamington Spa	Day 1	Dumped (Day 21)
Bethany Rogers	19	Leeds	Day 14	Dumped (Day 21)
Daisy Muller	24	Birmingham	Day 7	Dumped (Day 19)
Chris Williamson	27	Newcastle	Day 1	Dumped (Day 19)
Chris Baxter	20	London	Day 11	Dumped (Day 14)
Danielle Pyne	23	London	Day 1	Dumped (Day 14)
Rachel Christie	26	London	Day 1	Dumped (Day 11)
John Alberti	29	Manchester	Day 3	Dumped (Day 6)
Tony Alberti	29	Manchester	Day 3	Dumped (Day 6)

Coupling

The couples were chosen shortly after the Islanders entered the villa. After all of the boys entered, the girls were asked to choose a boy to pair up with. Jon was paired with Hannah, Chris was paired with Danielle, Omar and Rachel paired up, Josh and Lauren coupled up, whilst Jess paired herself with Jordan and Luis got with Zoe. They were competing in their pairs for £50,000. However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed as the islanders re-coupled.

	Day 1	Day 6	Day 11	Day 33	Final

Jess	Jordan	Josh	Omar	Max	Winner (Day 41)
Max	Not in Villa			Jess	Winner (Day 41)
Hannah	Jon	Jon	Jon	Jon	Runner-up (Day 41)
Jon	Hannah	Hannah	Hannah	Hannah	Runner-up (Day 41)
Josh	Lauren	Jess	Naomi	Lauren	Third place (Day 41)
Lauren	Josh	Chris W	Luis	Josh	Third place (Day 41)
Cally	Not in Villa			Luis	Fourth place (Day 41)
Luis	Zoe	Danielle	Lauren	Cally	Fourth place (Day 41)
Jordan	Jess	Zoe	Daisy	Zoe	Dumped (Day 35)
Zoe	Luis	Jordan	Chris W	Jordan	Dumped (Day 35)
Ben	Not in Villa			Poppy	Dumped (Day 33)
Poppy	Not in Villa			Ben	Dumped (Day 33)
Naomi	Not in Villa		Josh	Dumped (Day 28)
Travis	Not in Villa			Dumped (Day 28)
Omar	Rachel	Rachel	Jess	Dumped (Day 21)
Bethany	Not in Villa			Dumped (Day 28)
Daisy	Not in Villa		Jordan	Dumped (Day 19)
Chris W	Danielle	Lauren	Zoe	Dumped (Day 19)
Chris B	Not in Villa		Danielle	Dumped (Day 14)
Danielle	Chris W	Luis	Chris B	Dumped (Day 14)
Rachel	Omar	Omar	Single	Dumped (Day 11)
John	Not in Villa	Single	Dumped (Day 6)
Tony	Not in Villa	Single	Dumped (Day 6)

Notes	1	2	3	none	none

Notes

^Note 1 : On Day 2, after Jess and Jordan won a challenge they were given the opportunity to swap two couples. Jess decided to couple up with Josh, leaving Jordan in a new couple with Lauren.
^Note 2 : On Day 8, the Islanders were told that they were all single, but new girls Daisy and Naomi would get the chance to couple up with a boy of their choice after going on three dates. Daisy chose Jordan and Naomi chose Josh.
^Note 3 : On Day 15, the Islanders were told that once again they were all single, unless they wanted to announce that they are officially boyfriend and girlfriend. The only couples to do this were Hannah and Jon, and Naomi and Josh.

Guests

During the series a number of guests entered the villa.

On 25 June 2015 it was announced that Calum Best would be returning to the series. On Day 24, he briefly entered to take the boys on a night out in Magaluf. This was Calum's third appearance on the show having previously appeared on the original series in 2005. He later returned for 2006 series where he was voted the winner alongside Bianca Gascoigne.Paul Danan also appeared on the series as part of the panel on the penultimate episode.
On 12 July 2015, it was announced that Mark Wright would be briefly entering the villa. He entered on Day 38 to become the DJ for Lauren's birthday party, he departed shortly after the party.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.

Week 1	Entrances	On Day 1, Chris W, Danielle, Hannah, Jess, Jon, Jordan, Josh, Lauren, Luis, Omar, Rachel and Zoe entered the villa. On Day 3, John and Tony entered the villa. On Day 7, Daisy and Naomi entered the villa.
	Coupling	On Day 1, the Islanders coupled up for the first time. After all of the boys entered, the girls were asked to choose a boy to pair up with. Jon was paired with Hannah, Chris was paired with Danielle, Omar and Rachel paired up, Josh and Lauren coupled up, whilst Jess paired herself with Jordan and Luis got with Zoe. On Day 2, after Jess and Jordan won a challenge they were given the opportunity to swap two couples. Jess decided to couple up with Josh, leaving Jordan in a new couple with Lauren. On Day 6, the Islanders were told that they had to re-couple. Hannah and Jon, Omar and Rachel, and Jess and Josh remained with each other, whilst Jordan coupled with Zoe, Luis paired with Danielle, and Chris W chose Lauren. As John and Tony remained single, they were dumped from the island.
	Challenges	On Day 2, Rachel and Omar hosted "Getting Intimate", where members of each couple stood at opposite ends of the pool and were asked questions about their partner. Every correct answer moved them a step towards their partner. The winning couple was the pair that met in the middle first. This was Jordan and Jess. On Day 3, the girls took part in "The Perfect Man" where they had to choose the best abs, guns, legs, face and heart from cutouts of the boys. On Day 5, the boys competed in the "Mega LADS Championship" where they took part in a number of LAD related tasks. The girls then decided that Luis was the overall winner.
	Dates	On Day 3, Hannah and Jon left the villa to go on a date. On Day 3, shortly after entering, John and Tony each chose a girl they'd like to date in the Hideaway. John chose Jess, and Tony chose Danielle. At the end of the date, each girl was given the option to stay the night. They both declined and returned to the villa. On Day 4, Zoe and Rachel both dated their partners; Luis and Omar, and then dated John and Tony. After the dates the girls were given the option of who the spend the night with. They chose John and Tony respectively.
	Exits	On Day 6, John and Tony were eliminated after failing to couple up.
Week 2	Entrances	On Day 11, Chris B entered the villa. On Day 14, Bethany and Max entered the villa.
	Coupling	On Day 8, the Islanders were told that they were all single, but new girls Daisy and Naomi would get the chance to couple up with a boy of their choice after going on three dates. Daisy chose Jordan, and Naomi chose Josh respectively. On Day 11, the Islanders were asked to couple up again, apart from Naomi and Josh, and Daisy and Jordan who were already coupled up. Newest Islander Chris B got first pick and chose Danielle, whilst Omar chose Jess, Luis paired with Lauren, and Chris W coupled with Zoe. Hannah and Jon also remained a couple. After failing to couple up with anybody, Rachel was dumped from the island.
	Challenges	On Day 11, to decide the re-coupling order, the boys took part in "Heart Makers" where they had to solve an equation to unlock a chest, then complete a puzzle that was inside. On Day 13, the couples had to transfer cocktails from one large fishbowl to another small fishbowl using only their mouths. Jon and Hannah won the challenge and were rewarded with messaged from home.
	Dates	On Day 8, as the new girls, Daisy and Naomi dated three boys each before being asked to couple with one of them. Daisy dated Chris W, Jordan and Omar before coupling with Jordan, whilst Naomi dated Chris W, Josh and Luis before coupling with Josh. On Day 11, Jon and Hannah spent the night in the Hideaway. On Day 12, Chris W and Zoe left the villa to go on a date.
	Exits	On Day 11, Rachel was eliminated after failing to couple up. On Day 14, Chris B and Danielle were eliminated after being chosen by Power Couple Hannah and Jon.
Week 3	Entrances	On Day 21, Cally and Travis entered the villa, as chosen by the Islanders on Day 20.
	Coupling	On Day 15, the Islanders were told that once again they were all single, unless they wanted to announce that they are officially boyfriend and girlfriend. The only couples to do this were Hannah and Jon, and Naomi and Josh.
	Challenges	On Day 15, the Islanders took part in a game of "Truth or Dare". On Day 16, the Islanders took part in "Kissing Contest" where the girls had to individually kiss each of the boys and then rate them. Jordan won the contest. On Day 17, Jon and Hannah competed against Naomi and Josh in the "Compatibility Test". On Day 19, the Islanders took part in "Love is Blind" where the boys had to instruct the girls round an obstacle course whilst they were blindfolded. Luis and Lauren won this challenge and were rewarded with a phone call from home. On Day 20, the girls took part in a video call with three potential new boys and had to choose one of them to become and new Islander. They chose Travis. Following this, the boys took part in a video call with another three potential new girls, then chose Cally to enter the villa. These then entered on Day 21.
	Dates	On Day 16, after winning the kissing challenge, Jordan was rewarded with a date with the girl of his choice. He chose with Zoe. On Day 16, as new Islanders, Bethany and Max were given the opportunity to go on a date with a fellow Islander. Bethany chose to date Luis, whilst Max chose Zoe. On Day 18, Hannah and Jon left the villa to go on a shopping date.
	Exits	On Day 19, the girls were asked to vote for the male Islander they wanted to eliminate, and the boys were asked to vote for the female Islander they wanted to dump. They chose Chris W and Daisy. On Day 21, Bethany and Omar were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest votes to stay in the villa from the public.
Week 4	Challenges	On Day 24, Lauren hosted "In Hot Water" as the Islanders had to work out who said what about each other. On Day 24, Calum Best entered the villa to take the boys on a night out in Magaluf whilst the girls had strippers to entertain them back at the villa. On Day 25, the girls were shown footage from the boys night out in Magaluf and had to guess what happened next, whilst the boys had to do the same with videos from the girl's night in with the strippers. On Day 26, the Islanders took part in "Take a Selfie" where they had to guess what the public thought of them by working out who is the most and least from each category. To lock in their answer they had to take a selfie with that chosen filter. On Day 27, the couples took part in a general knowledge quiz called "Pied Off" where each incorrect answer meant a pie to the face.
	Dates	On Day 22, as new Islanders, Cally and Travis were given the opportunity to go on a date with a fellow Islander. Cally chose to date Luis, whilst Travis chose Lauren. On Day 26, Lauren and Josh, and Jess and Travis left the villa to go on a double date.
	Exits	On Day 28, Naomi and Travis were eliminated after receiving the fewest public votes.
Week 5	Entrances	On Day 32, Ben and Poppy entered the villa after being chosen by the Islanders. They were instantly given a secret mission to couple up with somebody at the next re-coupling or they would be eliminated.
	Coupling	On Day 33, the Islanders coupled up for the final time. Hannah and Jon remained together, whilst Jordan coupled up with Zoe for the second time. Max paired with Jess, Luis went with Cally and Josh with Lauren. After failing to couple up, Ben and Poppy failed their secret mission and were dumped from the island.
	Challenges	On Day 29, Cally and Luis hosted a White Party in the villa. On Day 30, Max and Josh cooked dinner for five potential new Islanders, including Jordan's ex-girlfriend. On Day 32, the Islanders were asked to collect a number of items to build a "relation ship". The winners were the couple who made their boat float. On Day 33, the couples took part in "Bucking Hell" and had to compete to stay on a Mechanical bull whilst hitting a number of targets. On Day 34, the boys got a lie detector test with the girls asking the questions.
	Dates	On Day 31, Lauren and Jess speed dated five potential new Islanders, including John and Tony who returned hoping for another chance. Omar also returned to be the waiter for the dates. On Day 32, as new Islanders, Ben and Poppy were given the opportunity to go on a date with a fellow Islander. Ben chose to date Lauren, whilst Poppy chose Josh. On Day 33, Jess and Max left the villa to go on a horse riding date.
	Punishments	On Day 35, Jon was given a warning for pulling the sheets off Luis and Cally's bed exposing them.
	Exits	On Day 33, Ben and Poppy were eliminated after failing their secret mission. On Day 35, Jordan and Zoe were eliminated after receiving the most public votes to dump.
Week 6	Entrances	On Day 37, the Islander's friends and family briefly entered the villa.
	Challenges	On Day 36, the remaining couples were told they'd go head-to-head against each other in a number of challenges to win a special prize. On Day 37, the Islanders were told there are 4 keys and 4 hearts hidden in the villa for them to find. The girl's heart must match the boy's lock, and it would then decide the teams for the next challenge where they had to mark body parts with paint based on the Latin word for them. On Day 38, the couples had their parenting skills tested by looking after dolls. Any couple who failed the challenge would not be invited to Lauren's birthday party. Mark Wright entered the host the party. On Day 40, the girls left the villa to go wedding dress shopping, whilst the boys stayed in to write vows. The couples then hosted their own ceremony. On Day 41, winners Max and Jess were asked if they were in their couple for "Love" or "Money". If both chose Love they would share the £50,000 prize, however if both chose Money they would receive nothing. If one chose Love and the other chose Money then Love would receive nothing but Money would receive the whole £50,000. The pair both chose Love and ultimately earned £25,000 each.
	Exits	On Day 41, Luis and Cally left the villa in fourth place, whilst Lauren and Josh finished third. Max and Jess were then voted the winners, leaving Hannah and Jon as runners-up.

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB but do not include +1. Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages.

	Viewers (millions)
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Sunday	0.64	0.43	0.54	0.55	0.60	0.67
Monday	0.49	0.46	0.55	0.62	0.75	0.61
Tuesday	0.38	0.47	0.56	0.70	0.59	0.60
Wednesday	0.39	0.49	0.54	0.62	0.61	0.91
Thursday	0.41	0.40	0.56	0.56	0.74
Weekly average	0.46	0.45	0.55	0.61	0.66	0.70
Running average	0.46	0.46	0.49	0.52	0.55	0.57
Series average	0.57

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