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Love Island All Stars made an explosive start on Monday night as a slew of past Islanders descended on the newly revamped villa in South Africa.
Joining the villa are Georgia Harrison, Toby Aromolaran, Kaz Kamwi, Chris Taylor, Georgia Steel, Anton Danyluk, Hannah Elizabeth, Jake Cornish, Demi Jones, Luis Morrison, Liberty Poole and Mitchel Taylor.
The first instalment of the special spin-off series saw returning host Maya Jama make a glamorous entrance while the first All Star couples were formed. However, there were awkward reunions too as some former couples were reunited within seconds of arriving at the villa.
Love Island All Stars have revealed the new couples for the ITV2 series (ITV)Yet this wasn't the only twist as host, Maya, 29, was quick to reveal a shocking twist as she informed the Islanders of the public vote. Maya said: "The decision of who you couple up with is not down to any of you…it is down to the public. They have already voted for who will couple up with who and I will be back later tonight to reveal the results of the public vote."
Later that night, Maya re-entered the villa and gathered the Islanders by the pool, revealing: "Girls earlier today I asked you to reveal who you fancy the most but the decision of who you will couple up with is actually in the hands of the public. Are you ready to find out who they have chosen for you? Let’s do this!"
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The first couple to be formed were Chris and Demi, who revealed earlier on the show that Chris had previously slid into her DMs. The next couple were Luis and Georgia H, Toby was next to be coupled up with Georgia S with the two having history. Next up, Anton was coupled up with Hannah, exes Jake and Liberty were paired in awkward scenes and Mitchel was partnered with Kaz.
Exes Liberty Poole and Jake Cornish were coupled up (ITV)However, there was even more drama as Callum Jones, who recently split from Molly Smith, entered as a bombshell not realising his ex Molly was the second bombshell as the exes were awkwardly reunited in the villa. The duo were given the choice to either split up a recently formed couple or pair up together with the episode ending on a cliffhanger.
Taking to Twitter, now X, one person said: "Molly walking in after callum, this love island is islanding #LoveIsland", a different account put: "Bringing in Callum and Molly??? Masterclass #LoveIsland", another viewer said: "When I say I shot up out of bed seeing Molly walk in after Callum… #LoveIsland" while another added: "Molly walking in behind Callum is ICONIC #LoveIsland."
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