Love Island Australia is returning to TV sooner than anticipated, and the official air date has been announced – along with several other details.
According to TV Blackbox, the new season will premiere on Monday, October 7 at 8.45 pm on Nine.
Unlike last year, the new season of the dating series will be broadcast on Channel Nine and not 9GO!.
In addition, former Bachelorette Sophie Monk will be hosting, and Irish comic Eoghan McDermott will be narrating.
Meet the mysterious voice of Love Island Australia 2019
While the network is yet to reveal the cast, Dr Sam Hay’s wife— who’s a producer on Love Island Australia— told KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O show that they’re “Twice as good as last year. [That’s] mostly [based on] looks, because they haven’t actually sort of really sat down and had a chat with them.” Some interesting characters seem to be coming through, too.”
Rumours are circulating that Jessika Power and Ines Basic will be starring in Love Island Australia 2019.
According to Who, an insider revealed that the Married At First Sight stars have been cast to fuel the drama and lift the show’s ratings.
Sophie Monk shared two new trailers on her Instagram page. The first shows the blonde beauty sitting on a cloud and chatting to the Gold of Love – voiced by Eoghan – who says “we’ve got a big problem with love. There’s just not enough. Dating apps aren’t working… we need more love.”
“It’s all taken care of,” Sophie responds. “I’ve got the perfect place for falling in love. It’s an island… a love island.”
“God of Love, you can count on me,” she adds as she takes on the task of finding “loads of hot bodies” to join the island.
In the second teaser, Sophie plays the role of cupid as she sits in a support group for “beautiful people” looking for love.
In the second teaser, Sophie plays the role of cupid as she sits in a support group for “beautiful people” looking for love.
“I try to wear clothes, it just doesn’t feel right,” says one shirtless hunk.
Another shares his own woes, “I know I am an 11 but to find another 11, we’re like unicorns.”
“I get 50,000 likes but all I really want is love,” another says.
Sophie then tells them “Beautiful people, I feel your pain and I am here to find you, love. Imagine an island with beautiful people.”
The next season of Love Island Australia will premiere on Monday, October 7 at 8.45 pm on Nine.