Love Island to Shake Up First Episode Format!

We are just days away from Love Island returning to our screens for the 13th summer series.

And bosses have revealed they are taking a huge risk with the first episode in a bid to 'fight format fatigue' and get viewing figures up. 

The dating show returns on Monday, June 1, with a fresh batch of hopeful singles looking to find their type on paper.

, who has just finished filming The Celebrity Traitors, will return to host the series, and she has promised viewers there will be even more twists this year.

And speaking to the Daily Mail from the Mallorca villa, producers Amanda Stavri and Lewis Evans teased a never-before-seen coupling up in the first episode.

They said: 'We've got to fight format fatigue and find new things to do. It's really important that Love Island stays unpredictable. Viewers find it exciting when you pull the rug from under their feet and surprise them.

'We come under scrutiny a lot, so we want to keep things fresh.'  

While they aim to shake things up for loyal viewers, they reassured us that fan favourites, including Casa Amor, Movie Night, and Snog, Marry, Pie, will all be making a return.

Elsewhere, they lifted the lid on using the World Cup to their advantage this summer.

They shared: 'This year's marketing campaign is "it's all kicking off". The idea is that two big events are going on this summer that will get everyone talking. One is the World Cup, one is Love Island.

'In America, Mexico, and Canada for the World Cup, and it's all kicking off here in Mallorca for Love Island, and we're hoping that there won't just be gameplay on the pitch, but there'll also be some gameplay in the Villa.

'We're going to play into that this year, and the first step is changing things. We're doing something that we've never done before in the history of Love Island.

'We're going to take a big risk. We're taking big risks, and we hope it pays off. We're going to look at the challenges, which will be different. There are also more beds, and with more beds comes more bombshells.'

They added that there is a good mix of islanders, teasing international islanders could follow in the footsteps of last year's winner, Toni Laites.

Speaking about the casting process, Amanda and Lewis explained: 'Every year we try to matchmake, but it all goes out the window the moment they're in the villa. They come to meet us in their castings, they'll tell us who their types are, we'll do a bit of snooping on Instagram and stuff, and then they come in here, and it all goes out the window, because it's all about chemistry in the villa. You never know who's going to get along with that.

'You can predict it, but it wouldn't really happen that way. You don't know the chemistry, that's the thing.

'I think we always look for authenticity in the cast. This cast has an array of jobs. I mean, they're a great lot. There are a lot of normal jobs.'

'So, we have our opening lineup, and then we have bombshells who are waiting in the wings. We have to be reactive to what's going on in the villa and who we think heads are going to turn for.