Love Island bosses swap Mallorca for South Africa in new winter dating show
LOVE Island bosses are planning to replicate the show's stunning success by swapping Mallorca for South Africa this winter with a new dating show.
Survival Of The Fittest copies the tried and tested formula of the hit series as a group of young, hot singletons will be living together in a sunny villa competing for a cash prize.
But how could bosses possibly take a series as popular as Love Island to the next level?
By introducing gruelling physical challenges and a bitter battle of the sexes alongside romantic dating, of course!
Besides trying to stick it on each other, the contestants on Survival Of The Fittest will be battling it out girls against boys, to work out which sex really had the upper hand.
Contestants can expect to be set tough physical and mental challenges on a daily basis.
But Love Island would never have been so watchable if it wasn't for the burgeoning romantic relationships unfolding before our eyes.
So there'll be romantic dating between girls and boys too - which could put a lot at stake as a relationship could mean fraternising with the enemy during the bitter competition.
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Plus how will the team dynamics work if the girls are battling it out for the same man at the same time as having to work together to beat the boys' team?
Bosses are hoping it will be especially gripping for viewers who will appreciate being able to escape the British winter by watching singles hang out in sunny South Africa.
And they're hoping it will quickly gain as much of a dedicated fan base as this summer's big telly hit Love Island.
The announcement comes after Love Island star Chloe Crowhurst hinted the show would return in winter, earlier this month.
Chloe, 21, tested out her TV presenting skills on This Morning, and she appeared to drop a spoiler as she declared she may go back to the show as a correspondent for "Winter Love Island".
She made the big reveal while she was hosting a quiz night at Essex at hot spot La Sala with former stars of the show Nathan Massey and Scott Thomas.
She said: "I love doing This Morning and they loved having me.
"There might be something with me coming back as their reporter for Winter Love Island."
Chloe also joked that she would love to take over Caroline Flack's presenting role.
She added: "I'd love to be a presenter on the Winter Love Island series as well - which might work out... Let's see."
Series 3 of Love Island had huge ratings, dwarfing reality rival Big Brother.
Shortly after the show ended, sources said: "The public have shown they can’t get enough of Love Island and this year has been the show's 'watercooler moment'.
"ITV is really keen to exploit the massive momentum it’s got at the minute and bosses are thinking really big all the time."
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