Love Island shake up as Sam Thompson replaced by controversial All Stars contestant – as new Aftersun line-up revealed
LOVE Island is having a complete shake-up with Sam Thompson being replaced in one of his roles.
While the cheeky chappy, who won I’m A Celebrity last year, will return to his Love Island: Aftersun hosting duties, he has stepped down from the podcast, The Morning After.
Instead, Chris Taylor will be joining Indiyah Polack and Amy Hart for the daily debrief on the villa’s goings-on.
Chris appeared on season five in 2019 as well as this year’s All Stars series, but proved to be a controversial face the second time around.
A source told The Sun said: “Chris is Love Island royalty and bosses were thrilled to add him to the presenting line-up for The Morning After podcast, as well as the regular weekly Aftersun panel.
“The four of them make a great team and they have amazing chemistry.”
Maya Jama, as always, will be hosting the main show and leading proceedings on Aftersun every Sunday night as they recap the week’s events.
Sam will continue to appear on the Sunday shows, with Amy and Chris as well as Jordan Stephens becoming regular panellists alongside celebrity guests.
Mike Spencer, Creative Director, Lifted Entertainment said: “We are thrilled that Aftersun is back, as the home for all of the exclusive Love Island chat and gossip this summer.
“We are very excited to have an A-list line up of talent with the brilliant Indiyah and Sam returning alongside Amy, Jordan and Chris all ready to spill the tea alongside the incredible Maya Jama. This summer really will be one to remember!”
The announcement with the countdown officially on for the return of the ITV2 favourite.
Love Island will be opening its villa doors to welcome the class of 2024 in just two weeks’ time, and promises to be the hottest season yet.
The ultimate search for love will launch at 9pm on June 3rd as part of a multichannel takeover on ITV1, ITV2, ITVX, STV and STV Player.
The Love Island villa is getting a brand new makeover for the 2024 summer series, as our exclusive pictures showed this week.
The official cast is yet to be revealed, but is believed to include Ciaran Davies who plays for rugby union team Tondu.
Patsy Field, a beauty from London, who was born with Erb’s Palsy – a condition that means one of her arms is shorter than the other and has less function – is said to have been snapped up too.
Samantha Kenny from Liverpool and Manchester-based model Grace Jackson are reportedly getting ready to fly out too.
Let the love in commence!