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Love Island first look: Girls get the pick of the boys as coupling up ceremony gets huge shake-up
LOVE Island 2023 is set to kick off tonight with plenty of dumpings, drama and love triangles to keep viewers hooked for the next few months.
The ITV2 dating show has dropped a first look at contestants entering the villa as the winter series returns tonight with a new twist.
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And a first-look video has revealed the cast entering the villa for the first time - including farmer , footballer and Love Island's first partially sighted contestant, .
The boys arrive one by one at the sprawling South African villa, as girls are given the power to choose which boy they want to couple up with.
Last year, the public voted for the first coupling, but this time the girls get to make the decision - making the boys sweat.
Airport security guard Shaq Muhammad, 24, and Haris Namani, 21, arrive together, before welcoming farmer Will Young, 23, then finance worker Ron Hall, 26, followed by science teacher Kai Fagan, 24, to their sun-drenched new home.
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As they're getting to know each other, new host Maya Jama lands in the villa grounds via a helicopter to greet the new cast.
Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they’re looking for.
Maya asks: “Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?”
Shaq answers: “I’d say at least 75," to which Maya asks: “Shaq, have you got a type?”
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Shaq 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.”
Haris reveals: “I’ve never been in a relationship," while Ron says: “For me it’s all about if they are nice girl.”
Will tells Maya: “I wanna settle down, I think it’s time to bring a girl back, introduce them to the animals.”
Maya says: “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 tells them: “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.
"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.
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 warns: “Don’t forget finding your perfect match is never that simple, trust me I know.”
bosses have given Love Island fans the opportunity to vote for which surprise 'bombshell' contestant enters the villa alongside the other pre-selected islanders, a move that has not gone down well with fans.
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Law firm administrator Ellie Spence, 25, and semi-pro footballer Tom Clare, 23, are the first pair up for the vote - and they're desperate to join the main line-up in the South Africa villa.
Love Island starts at 9pm on ITV2.
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