Love Island All Stars LIVE — Bombshell Josh Ritchie cracks on with Hannah & Georgia as shock recoupling rocks the villa
THE Love Island villa was rocked by new bombshell Josh Ritchie and a surprise re-coupling last night.
Josh Ritchie made his highly anticipated return to our screens on Thursday, enjoying a string of steamy dates at a waterside location with acquaintance Georgia Steel, old pal Hannah Elizabeth and ex-flame Georgia Harrison.
Elsewhere in the villa, the islanders began to step up their game with Mitch making moves on Demi, Demi locking lips with Luis, Anton and Georgia H keeping their options open and Liberty setting her sights on Josh.
Later on, the islanders were left stunned as they received a cryptic text that required them to gather around the fire pit and faced a shock recoupling where one girl's fate was left in new arrival Josh's hands.
Follow our Love Island All Stars live blog below for all the latest news and updates...
New bombshell...
Anton got a picture message and it was of Arabella Chi... inviting the boys to join her for a party.
In her entrance tape, the series five beauty said that it was a "fact" that as women get older they get more horny.
Georgia H warned the other girls: "I know Arabella, none of us are safe, absolutely not".
Lip service
Molly and Chris spoke about THE kiss.
Chris called Molly out, saying that it was a "confusing situation" and said he didn't want to be "misled".
He pointed out that one day she was considering coupling up with him and then the next she'd friend-zoned him.
She apologised, but said that she was in "two minds" about the entire situation.
MITCH FEST
Over on X, the hashtag MessyMitch is trending.
One fan wrote: "Sorry not sorry but y’all can never make me hate Messy Mitch, he’s doing what he has to do to keep the ratings up!!"
"Messy Mitch has risen and done his job" another added.
BURN
Georgia Steel is not impressed with Toby, who has been openly chatting up Molly.
Toby told Georgia that they aren't in a relationship and so he's going to chat with other people.
When Georgia wasn't thrilled by the idea, Toby very abruptly asked: "Do you want to be in a relationship with me right in this second?"
Smooth.
Chris gets deep
Chris had a heart-to-heart with Toby and said that he wants to "let himself fall in love".
He said that he "never lets himself" fall, but this time he's open to it.
Discussing the kiss between him and Molly, he said: "Must have been a s*** kiss. Man's got no lips."
"I feel like everyone was telling me not to run with scissors and I sprinted. I went against a four-year relationship and it was just dumb really," he said.
Keeping her eggs in the basket
Georgia and Anton had a little chat around the firepit.
Georgia said that it's "early days" and said that she's not closed off to anything and is open to getting to know people.
Josh told Molly that he is most interested in her and Georgia.
We feel a potential love triangle brewing...
That's Ritch!
Georgia's ex-boyfriend Joshua Ritchie has entered the villa - but who is he?
Joshua, 29, rose to fame after starring in the first series of Love Island in 2015. He and Lauren Richardson made it to the final and finished in third place.
Georgia didn't meet Joshua in the villa. She appeared in Love Island two years after him and they got together romantically in early 2022.
Joshua had previously been in a rocky relationship with Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby, which ended in 2019.
Georgia and Joshua didn't last long, although it was long enough to receive criticism from fans following a staged photo op.
We go again
The islanders had a little de-brief in the morning, leading with Luis apologising to Mitch.
"I apologise to Mitch as well. It was just a bit of a madness. I apologise to you as well as it's your first night," he said to Josh.
Chris said that he thinks that Luis is disappointed in himself for how he reacted.
Kiss and make up
Luis and Mitch have put their differences aside... for now.
Luis said that Mitch is going to "rub people up the wrong way" on the show.
We can't wait...
"I've got my clarity, darling"
Kaz dealt with the entire bust-up very well in our opinion.
After Demi pulled her for a chat she told her that she'd got "clarity" on the situation.
She told the pair of them to crack on, clearly taking a step back.
Kaz keeps her cool
Luis apologised to Kaz for hurting her feelings, and she told him that she suspected that Demi had snogged someone.. just not Luis.
He admitted that he was upset because he wanted to tell Kaz that he'd kissed Demi.
Luis said that he felt that he acted like a d******.
Oh dear...
Luis said to Hannah: "He's called "Messy Mitch" for a reason."
But he did quickly calm down and said that he would be "civil" with Mitch.
"I thought we were going for a new year, clean Mitch, but nope," Chris said in the Beach Hut.
Getting hot in here
Rather than comforting Kaz, Luis went straight for Mitch and was NOT impressed.
He called Mitch a "p****h***", a "d***head" and other pretty strong words.
"He talks the most s*** man, all the time," a very angry Luis told Chris and Hannah.
Messy Mitch
Libby dropped Luis in hot water after mentioning his kiss on the terrace with Demi.
This was after he branded Mitch a 's*** stirrer'.
No surprises there then?
Fans were convinced that Molly was going to pick her ex-boyfriend Callum in the recoupling.
Despite smooching with Chris, she ended up staying with her original partner.
Recoupling continued...
Hannah picked Anton
Demi was the last to pick and she coupled up with Chris
Golly Molly!
Molly picked Callum!!
She said: "There are many more one on one conversations to be had. I feel like it's been a difficult decision, I've been in two minds, I keep going from one to the other. I'm still a bit torn to be honest."
She also said she wasn't sure if it was the right decision, but chose Callum.
Did you see it coming?
Fans question Molly and Callum’s body language
Fans have been left questioning the way Molly and Callum are acting on screen.
Someone has suggested that the break up doesn’t seem real, because the pair have been acting ‘wooden and fake’.
“This Callum X Molly arc is painful. They are not acting like a real broken up couple. So wooden. So fake,” moaned someone.
Someone else added: “The Callum and Molly drama doesn’t add up why does it look like they’re acting – they’re just laughing every minute.”
Fans blast Chris after discovering his ‘real age’
Fans have not been impressed with Chris Taylor on Love Island All Stars so far.
And after discovering the star’s age, fans took to social media to slam him.
One took to X to plead: “I think that Chris likes Molly body and Demi personality. Chris you’re 33, grow up lad.”
Another quizzed: “Chris is 33??” as one put: “I am sorry is Chris not 33, why is he dressed like that?”
What time is Love Island on tonight?
Love Island All Stars is back tonight on ITV2.
Tonight’s episode begins at 9pm following yesterday’s explosive show.
You can also catch the show on the streaming service ITVX.
Fans divided as Josh steps on Aton’s toes
Josh Ritchie wasted no time as he entered the villa last night, instantly stepping on Aton’s toes by taking Georgia H on a date.
But some fans feel Anton’s anger is unfounded, as Georgia is yet to commit to the Scottish islander.
One fan wrote, “Why is Anton so salty that Josh is going to pick Georgia H?? She didn’t even say she likes him, she just acknowledged that he obviously likes her lol.”
A second posted, “Josh defo choosing Georgia H poor Anton.”
Fans brand Liberty and Kaz ‘mean girls’ as tensions rise in the villa
Love Island viewers have slammed Liberty and Kaz for their treatment of Demi.
One viewer wrote on X, “Just know 100% lib & kaz are going to start being mean girls to Demi, because Luis has kissed her.”
Another posted, “Errr why Liberty and Kaz were so weird to Demi?”
A third said, “Poor Demi – no need for the cold shoulder from Liberty and Kaz…”
PREVIEW: Love Island boys to turn on each other tonight like ‘wild dogs’ in explosive scenes
The villa is set to erupt tonight as the boys turn on each other like “wild dogs.”
The show’s first recoupling is set to cause dividing lines as the girls pick which boys they want to be with.
A source said: “To say the recoupling causes friction is an understatement.
“Everyone is very clear about how they feel about certain decisions and its the boys who really go for it.
“It’s like wild dogs – the drama really erupts.”
Every Love Island winner ever as tensions rise in All Stars
Here is every Love Island winner from the series debut in 2005 to 2023:
- 2005 – Jayne Middlemiss and Fran Cosgrave
- 2006 – Bianca Gascoigne and Calum Best
- 2015 – Jessica Hayes and Max Morley
- 2016 – Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde
- 2017 – Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies
- 2018 – Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer
- 2019 – Greg O’Shea and Amber Gill
- 2020 – Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
- 2021 – Liam Reardon and Millie Court
- 2022 – Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu
- 2023 winter – Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan
- 2023 summer – Sammy Root and Jess Harding
Who won Love Island 2023?
The summer Love Island final took place on July 31, 2023, and there could only be one winner.
It was up to host Maya Jama to reveal which couple had won the nation’s hearts, and also scooped the £50K cash prize.
After narrowly passing popular Islanders Lochan Nowacki and Whitney Adebayo, Jess Harding and Sammy Root were crowned winners of the Love Island villa.