Love Island kicks off for a new series of Monday nights, with the new singletons coupling up into the first five pairs.
Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first.
New host Maya Jama gets stuck in, questioning the five hunks on their love lives, before telling them the girls will soon be making their entrance to pick which boy they want to couple up with.
Here we go! Love Island kicks off for a new series of Monday nights, with the new singletons coupling up into the first five pairs
Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home.
Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they’re looking for.
![New host: Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first before new host Maya Jama makes her entrance](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626255-11640701-image-a-45_1673880404375.jpg)
New host: Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first before new host Maya Jama makes her entrance
Maya asks: ‘Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?’ Shaq answers: ‘I’d say at least 75.’
Maya asks: ‘Shaq, have you got a type?’ He says: ‘Not specifically, I go for more personality and vibes but she’s definitely got to be funny, funny is top of my list, I love it.’
Kai adds: ‘I am looking for a wifey,’ while Haris reveals: ‘I’ve never been in a relationship’
![First arrivals: Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626239-11640701-image-a-46_1673880413321.jpg)
First arrivals: Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home
Ron says: ‘For me it’s all about if they are nice girl.’
Meanwhile farmer Will tells Maya: ‘I wanna settle down, I think it’s time to bring a girl back, introduce them to the animals.’
Maya then declares: ‘I think I’ve found out enough, are you lot ready to meet some girls?’
Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: ‘Well boys, it is time to couple up, the girls will come in one by one and I’ll ask you to step forward if you fancy them.’
![Grand entrance: As they're getting to know each other, Love Island's new host Maya Jama makes her entrance after an epic arrival by helicopter](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626235-11640701-image-a-48_1673880429483.jpg)
Grand entrance: As they’re getting to know each other, Love Island’s new host Maya Jama makes her entrance after an epic arrival by helicopter
![Getting the gossip: Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they're looking for](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626297-11640701-image-a-47_1673880423438.jpg)
Getting the gossip: Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they’re looking for
![Getting stuck in: Maya asks: 'Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626257-11640701-image-a-49_1673880434534.jpg)
Getting stuck in: Maya asks: ‘Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?’
![The big moment: Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: 'Well boys, it is time to couple up](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626295-11640701-image-a-8_1673881005385.jpg)
The big moment: Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: ‘Well boys, it is time to couple up
‘Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with. It’s that simple. So who’s ready to meet our first girl?’
One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa.
As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it’s time to see which boys the girls pick and whether they will step on each other’s toes to couple up with the boy they fancy the most.
![Here come the girls: One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626273-11640701-image-a-30_1673881162729.jpg)
![As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it's time to see which boys the girls pick](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626277-11640701-image-m-29_1673881154544.jpg)
Here come the girls: One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa
![Ready for love: 'Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with' Maya tells the ten new singletons](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626341-11640701-image-a-9_1673881013356.jpg)
Ready for love: ‘Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with’ Maya tells the ten new singletons
![Making an impression: The girls are dressed in their most sizzling bikinis for their first meeting with the boys](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626343-11640701-image-a-10_1673881018474.jpg)
Making an impression: The girls are dressed in their most sizzling bikinis for their first meeting with the boys
![It's getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626321-11640701-image-m-31_1673881268606.jpg)
![It's getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626313-11640701-image-a-32_1673881271461.jpg)
It’s getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick
![Gorgeous: Michelle Keegan body double Olivia looks stunning in a hot pink bikini](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626265-11640701-image-a-13_1673881029164.jpg)
Gorgeous: Michelle Keegan body double Olivia looks stunning in a hot pink bikini
Once the couples are formed, Maya says: ‘We now have five lovely couples but will you stay together or will your heads be turned?’
As Maya makes her exit from the Villa, she says: ‘Don’t forget finding your perfect match is never that simple, trust me I know.’
As night falls and the Islanders get to know each other a little better, it’s not long before news that the public have been voting for the first bombshell reaches the freshly formed couples.
![On the lookout for love: The boys are tasked with stepping forward if they fancy a girl](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626319-11640701-image-a-36_1673881364560.jpg)
![As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it's time to see which boys the girls pick and whether they will step on each other's toes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626323-11640701-image-m-35_1673881361976.jpg)
On the lookout for love: The boys are tasked with stepping forward if they fancy a girl
![Sun's out guns out: The boys strip down to shorts for their big moment in the first recoupling of the new series](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626311-11640701-image-a-22_1673881077082.jpg)
Sun’s out guns out: The boys strip down to shorts for their big moment in the first recoupling of the new series
![Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626303-11640701-image-a-38_1673881432435.jpg)
![Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/15/66626307-11640701-image-m-37_1673881428192.jpg)
Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice
![Home sweet home: The Islanders will be calling this sprawling villa in South Africa home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/14/66626247-11640701-image-a-17_1673881047892.jpg)
Home sweet home: The Islanders will be calling this sprawling villa in South Africa home
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