Love Island (2015 TV series) series 2
| Love Island | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
| Presented by | Caroline Flack |
| No. of days | 45 |
| No. of contestants | 26 |
| Winners | Cara De La Hoyde Nathan Massey |
| Runners-up | Alex Bowen Olivia Buckland |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV2 |
| Original release | 30 May – 11 July 2016 |
| Series chronology | |
The second series of Love Island began on 30 May 2016 hosted by Caroline Flack on ITV2,[1] and ended on 11 July 2016. It's the second from the revived series, but fourth overall.[2] The series was narrated by Iain Stirling. The series was extended to air every night of the week, as opposed to the previous series where it only aired six nights. However the Saturday episode was used as a weekly catch-up entitled Love Island: The Weekly Hot List rather than a nightly highlights episode. The average viewers for this series was 1,470,000,[3] up 900,000 on the first series.
The series included the first time an Islander was removed from the villa, as Malia Arkian was removed just hours after she entered the villa following an altercation with Kady McDermott. It also featured a number of voluntarily exits from the series, as Rykard Jenkins decided to leave the villa after his new love interest Rachel Fenton was eliminated. Zara Holland also decided to leave after discovering her mum is in the hospital and she was stripped of her title Miss Great Britain.[4] Sophie Gradon also decided to voluntarily leave the villa.[5] Sophie was a former Miss Great Britain. Sophie and Katie Salmon were also the first same-sex couple to feature in Love Island.[6]
On 11 July 2016, the series was won by Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey, with Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland as runners-up.
Production
On Valentine's Day, 14 February 2016, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a second series due to air later in the year.[7] On 18 May 2016 it was confirmed that the series would begin on 30 May 2016,[1] but had scrapped the live eliminations.[8] A one-minute trailer for the series aired on 23 May 2016.[9] Pictures of the villa were unveiled on 28 May 2016.[10] The villa is located in Mallorca with 69 cameras watching the Islanders' every move. It only includes double beds forcing them to share with each other, but has a special Hideaway bedroom for couples to spend the night away from the others.
Islanders
The Islanders for the second series were revealed on 24 May 2016, just a week before the launch.[11] However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Some Islanders were dumped from the island for either failing to couple up, some were voted off by their fellow Islanders, and others for receiving the fewest votes in public eliminations. The series was won by Cara and Nathan on 11 July 2016 having received 54% of the vote.[12]
| Islander | Age | Hometown | Entered | Exited | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara De La Hoyde | 26 | Kent | Day 1 | Day 45 | Winner | [13] |
| Nathan Massey | 25 | Essex | Day 1 | Day 45 | Winner | [14] |
| Alex Bowen | 24 | Wolverhampton | Day 18 | Day 45 | Runner-up | [15] |
| Olivia Buckland | 22 | Chelmsford | Day 1 | Day 45 | Runner-up | [16] |
| Kady McDermott | 20 | Stevenage | Day 3 | Day 45 | Third place | [17] |
| Scott Thomas | 27 | Manchester | Day 1 | Day 45 | Third place | [18] |
| Adam Maxted | 24 | Belfast | Day 11 | Day 45 | Fourth place | [19] |
| Katie Salmon | 20 | The Wirral | Day 34 | Day 45 | Fourth place | [20] |
| Emma Jane Woodham | 19 | Oxford | Day 27 | Day 41 | Dumped | [21] |
| Terry Walsh | 28 | Surrey | Day 3 | Day 41 | Dumped | [22] |
| Adam Jukes | 23 | Manchester | Day 34 | Day 41 | Dumped | [23] |
| Lauren Whiteside | 25 | Blackpool | Day 37 | Day 41 | Dumped | [24] |
| Tina Stinnes | 21 | London | Day 20 | Day 40 | Dumped | [25] |
| Sophie Gradon | 30 | Newcastle | Day 1 | Day 39 | Walked | [26] |
| Troy Frith | 23 | Kent | Day 30 | Day 37 | Dumped | [27] |
| Tom Powell | 24 | Port Talbot | Day 1 | Day 33 | Dumped | [28] |
| Liana Isadora Van Riel | 20 | Exeter | Day 20 | Day 33 | Dumped | [29] |
| Oliver Maxwell Fernandez | 25 | Hertfordshire | Day 30 | Day 31 | Dumped | [27] |
| Malin Andersson | 23 | Milton Keynes | Day 1 | Day 25 | Dumped | [30] |
| Zara Holland | 20 | Hull | Day 1 | Day 22 | Walked | [31] |
| James Khan | 20 | Teddington | Day 18 | Day 20 | Dumped | [32] |
| Rykard Jenkins | 25 | Kent | Day 1 | Day 15 | Walked | [33] |
| Daniel Lukakis | 23 | London | Day 1 | Day 15 | Dumped | [34] |
| Rachel Fenton | 23 | Hampshire | Day 7 | Day 15 | Dumped | [35] |
| Malia Arkian | 26 | Manchester | Day 7 | Day 7 | Removed | [36] |
| Javi Shephard | 27 | York | Day 1 | Day 6 | Dumped | [37] |
Future appearances
In 2023, Kady McDermott returned as a bombshell on series 10.[38]
In 2024, Adam Maxted appeared on series one of Love Island: All Stars.[39]
In 2025, Tina Stinnes and Scott Thomas returned for series two of Love Island: All Stars.[40][41]
Coupling and elimination history
The couples were chosen shortly after the contestants entered the villa. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with.[42] Sophie was paired with Tom, Cara with Nathan, Malin and Rykard paired up, Zara and Scott coupled up, whilst Olivia paired up with Daniel and Javi remained single.[43] However, throughout the series the couples swapped and changed.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 6 | Day 13 | Day 15 | Day 20 | Day 25 | Day 31 | Day 32 | Day 33 | Day 37 | Day 40 | Day 41 | |||||
| Cara | Nathan | Nathan | Nathan | Zara to dump |
Nathan | Safe | Oliver to dump |
Nathan | Safe | Nathan | Nathan | Finalist | Split the £50k |
Winner (Day 45) | ||
| Nathan | Cara | Cara | Cara | Zara to dump |
Cara | Immune | Safe | Cara | Safe | Cara | Cara | Winner (Day 45) | ||||
| Alex | Not in Villa | Olivia | Immune | Safe | Olivia | Safe | Olivia | Olivia | Finalist | Runner-up (Day 45) | ||||||
| Olivia | Daniel | Rykard | Adam M | Daniel & Rachel to dump |
Alex | Safe | Oliver to dump |
Alex | Safe | Alex | Alex | Runner-up (Day 45) | ||||
| Kady | Not in Villa | Scott | Scott | Daniel to dump |
Scott | Safe | Oliver to dump |
Scott | Safe | Scott | Scott | Finalist | Third place (Day 45) | |||
| Scott | Zara | Kady | Kady | Daniel to dump |
Kady | Immune | Safe | Kady | Safe | Kady | Kady | Third place (Day 45) | ||||
| Adam M | Not in Villa | Olivia | Daniel & Rachel to dump |
Zara | Immune | Safe | Liana | Vulnerable | Tina | Katie | Finalist | Fourth place (Day 45) | ||||
| Katie | Not in Villa | Sophie | Adam M | Fourth place (Day 45) | ||||||||||||
| Emma | Not in Villa | Oliver to dump |
Terry | Safe | Terry | Terry | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 41) | ||||||||
| Terry | Not in Villa | Malin | Malin | Rachel to dump |
Malin | Immune | Safe | Emma | Safe | Emma | Emma | Dumped (Day 41) | ||||
| Adam J | Not in Villa | Lauren | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 41) | ||||||||||||
| Lauren | Not in Villa | Adam J | Dumped (Day 41) | |||||||||||||
| Tina | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Oliver to dump |
Troy | Immune | Adam M | Single | Dumped (Day 40) | ||||||||
| Sophie | Tom | Tom | Tom | Daniel & Rachel to dump |
Tom | Safe | Oliver to dump |
Tom | Vulnerable | Katie | Walked (Day 39) | |||||
| Troy | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Tina | Immune | Single | Dumped (Day 37) | ||||||||||
| Liana | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Oliver to dump |
Adam M | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 33) | ||||||||||
| Tom | Sophie | Sophie | Sophie | Daniel & Rachel to dump |
Sophie | Immune | Safe | Liana | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 33) | ||||||
| Oliver | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 31) | |||||||||||||
| Malin | Rykard | Terry | Terry | Rachel to dump |
Terry | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 25) | |||||||||
| Zara | Scott | Daniel | Daniel | Vulnerable | Adam M | Walked (Day 22) | ||||||||||
| James | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 20) | |||||||||||||
| Rykard | Malin | Olivia | Rachel | Vulnerable | Walked (Day 15) | |||||||||||
| Daniel | Olivia | Zara | Zara | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | |||||||||||
| Rachel | Not in Villa | Rykard | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | ||||||||||||
| Malia | Not in Villa | Removed (Day 7) | ||||||||||||||
| Javi | Single | Dumped (Day 6) | ||||||||||||||
| Notes | none | 1 | none | 2 | 3 | none | 4 | none | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| Removed | none | Malia | none | |||||||||||||
| Walked | none | Rykard | Zara | none | Sophie | none | ||||||||||
| Dumped | No Dumping |
Javi Failed to couple up |
No Dumping |
Daniel Rachel Safe Islanders' choice to dump |
James Failed to couple up |
Malin Public's choice to dump |
Oliver 7 of 7 votes to dump |
No Dumping |
Liana Tom Public’s choice to dump |
Troy Failed to couple up |
Tina Failed to couple up |
Adam J & Lauren Emma & Terry Public’s Choice to dump |
Adam M & Katie Fewest votes to win | |||
| Kady & Scott Third–most votes to win | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex & Olivia Second–most votes to win | ||||||||||||||||
| Cara & Nathan Most votes to win | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^Note 1 : On Day 15, the public voted for which couples they think is the 'perfect couple'. The couples with the fewest votes would be vulnerable and at risk of being dumped from the villa. The safe islanders then has to chose one member of each of the bottom two couples to be dumped from the island.
- ^Note 2 : The public voted for their favourite girl islanders. The islanders with the fewest votes would be vulnerable and at risk of leaving the villa. Malin received fewest votes and was dumped from the island.
- ^Note 3 : On Day 31, the girl islander had to chose one of the new bombshells to dump. Oliver received the most votes and was dumped from the island.
- ^Note 4 : The islanders voted who they thought were the weakest. The two couples with the most votes were vulnerable. The public then voted for which member of each vulnerable couple they wanted to be dumped from the island. As the newest couple, Troy and Tina were immune.
- ^Note 5 : On Day 41, the public voted for which couples they wanted to save. The two couple who received the fewest votes, Adam J and Lauren and Emma and Terry, was dumped from the island.
- ^Note 6 : The public voted for which couple they think should win Love Island. The couple with the most votes, Cara and Nathan, were declared the winner of 'Love Island' and received the grand prize money.
Weekly summary
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.
| Week 1 | Entrances | |
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| Coupling |
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| Challenges |
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| Week 2 | Entrances | |
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| Week 3 | Entrances | |
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| Week 4 | Entrances |
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| Week 5 | Entrances | |
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| Week 6 | Entrances |
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| Week 7 | ||
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Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB and include ITV2 +1.[84] Because the Saturday episodes are weekly catch-up episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages.
| Viewers (millions) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | |||||||
| Sunday | 1.21 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.32 | |||||||
| Monday | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.73 | 1.69 | ||||||
| Tuesday | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.66 | 1.80 | |||||||
| Wednesday | 1.22 | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.54 | |||||||
| Thursday | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.42 | |||||||
| Friday | 1.40 | 1.31 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.47 | |||||||
| Weekly average | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.51 | ||||||
| Running average | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.47 | ||||||
| Series average | 1.47 | ||||||||||||
Couples still together
- Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde – married in 2019. They have two children, born 2017 and 2020.[85][86]
- Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland – married in 2018. They have two children together, born 2022 and 2025.[85][87]
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