The sixth series of '' Love Island'' began broadcasting on 12 January 2020, on

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. The series was announced on 24 July 2019, when it was confirmed that two seasons would air in 2020, and this is also the first winter edition of the seasons. Unlike the summer edition, the luxury villa is located in

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. This series is also the first to be hosted by

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, who has taken over from

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. The series is narrated by Iain Stirling. On 15 February 2020, following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack, the ''Unseen Bits'' episode due to air that day was not broadcast; but was made available on the

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. The regular episode did not air the following day either. The show returned on 17 February with a tribute to Flack. On the same day, ITV2 confirmed that the companion series ''Love Island: Aftersun,'' which was set to air after that episode's main show, would not be broadcast. A further tribute to Flack aired during the final on 23 February, which featured a compilation of her time throughout her five series as host. On 23 February 2020, the series was won by Finn Tapp and Paige Turley, who received 44.52% of the final vote. Siânnise Fudge and Luke Trotman finished as runners-up with 43.61% of the vote, making it the closest voting percentage between the final two couples ever with less than 1% between them. Musician

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makes an appearance in the Villa during the season.

Production

The first 10-second trailer for the series aired on 2 December 2019, featured the tagline "Do one, winter." It was then followed by a full-length trailer that used the song "Lose Control" by

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& Goodboys which was released on 6 December 2019, and featured

. On 17 December 2019, Flack announced that she would be standing down as host following allegations of assault against her boyfriend. On 20 December, it was announced that fellow TV presenter

would be her replacement. She also took on the role of presenting ''Love Island: Aftersun'', which for the first time aired every Monday after the main show rather than its usual Sunday slot.

Villa

For the first winter edition of the show, the Islanders will stay at the Midden Cottage, located in the "ultra-wealthy" Constantia suburb of

Islanders

The Islanders for the sixth series were released on 6 January 2020, just six days before the launch. These include Eve and Jess Gale, who are the second set of twins to compete in the show following John and Tony Alberti in

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. The series was won by Finn Tapp and Paige Turley.

Coupling

The couples were chosen shortly after the islanders enter the villa.

Notes

* : Eve and Jess arrived after the coupling on Day 1, but were told they would be able to steal boys for themselves on Day 2. Jess picked Mike, and Eve picked Callum. * : Original Islanders were only given the option to remain in their current couple, or re-couple with one of the new Islanders.

Weekly summary

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

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from

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and include ITV2 +1. Catch-up service totals are added to the official ratings. Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages. The week 6 Sunday episode did not air due to the passing of former host

Controversy

Viewers called for contestant Ollie Williams to be axed after pictures were obtained by ''

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'' showing him posing next to animal corpses from endangered species in South Africa. A representative of Williams claimed he is a "conservationist and worked with an anti-poaching unit in

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" culling sick animals, while '' Metro'' reported Williams is the director of Cornish Sporting Agency, a hunting business. In since-deleted images on his social media, Williams posed with dead animals alongside his clients. A Change.org petition was started to remove Williams from the series. Regulator Ofcom received 272 complaints after the first airing, 231 of which regarding Williams inclusion on the show.

References

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