ITV spark rumours Love Island international all-stars show is finally happening as show name is trademarked worldwide
ITV has kicked off rumours that a Love Island international all-stars edition is finally happening.
It comes as the show name has been trademarked worldwide, opening up the opportunity to bring together participants from the programme's foreign versions.
Fans of the popular reality competition, where those taking part compete to find romance and bag a massive £50,000 cash prize, have long been calling for favourites from across the world to go head-to-head.
And it's now hoped Love Island could follow in the footsteps of much-loved international shows like The Challenge on MTV - which includes participants from a range of reality shows, Drag Race All Stars, Super Shore and Too Hot to Handle.
Love Island is currently franchised to 21 countries and editions have already taken place in a host of other countries including Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Denmark, Finland and France.
Not to mention Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, South Africa and Sweden.
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Versions are also in the pipeline for Romania, Nigeria and New Zealand.
Last year, the UK edition took place in a luxury villa in Majorca, with Laura Whitmore as host.
Walking away with the prize money were Liam Reardon and Millie Court, with Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran as runners up.
The Australian edition is hosted by singer and actress Sophie Monk, while the US version was filmed in Hawaii last year and the action led by model Arielle Vandenberg.
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ITV trademarked Love Island World last month which will allow use of the name for filming, advertising, marketing and other forms of entertainment including video games.
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The move by the broadcaster also means the trademark can be used for branded clothing, footwear - and of course the infamous water bottles.
When contacted for comment, ITV said the name was trademarked for a YouTube channel which would feature clips of old series - not a new reality show.
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