ITV has been compelled to postpone filming of the brand new sequence of Love Island: All Stars amid the South African wildfires.
Capturing of the third season of the ITV2 matchmaking present – which brings again memorable singletons from earlier sequence of Love Island – was set to start on Saturday (10.01.26).
However with manufacturing being cancelled on account of well being and security considerations on account of wildfires close to the programme’s South African villa in Ludus Magnus Property – an hour from Cape City within the Western Cape – the present’s launch on Monday (12.01.26) is not going to air as deliberate.
An announcement from ITV learn: “Additional to a manufacturing evacuation owing to ongoing wildfires within the space, our evaluation of the placement web site has concluded that filming will must be postponed.
“Well being and security is our best precedence and can all the time come first, and subsequently the transmission of Love Island: All Stars shall be delayed till a date to be confirmed.”
The broadcaster has not revealed any additional particulars on when filming for Love Island: All Stars – hosted by 31 12 months previous Maya Jama – can proceed.
Earlier on Saturday, ITV mentioned the villa had been evacuated as a precaution, and taking pictures had been postponed.
It got here amid a number of wildfires that broke out throughout the Western and Japanese Cape on account of excessive temperatures, dry situations and altering winds.
An ITV spokesperson informed MailOnline: “Owing to an ongoing wildfire within the space, we’ve evacuated the Love Island manufacturing web site as a precautionary measure.”
An insider informed The Solar that Love Island: All Stars’ contestants have been being stored in hiding and wouldn’t be travelling as much as the villa as deliberate.
The supply mentioned: “This can be a large nightmare for ITV, however they’re doing all the pieces they’ll to maintain Love Island All Stars on observe.
“A hearth broke out near the villa, and it was deemed too harmful to have Maya. “The solid and all the manufacturing crew have been working there in case it immediately moved nearer to the villa.
“They’ve now cancelled filming at present and are hoping to renew tomorrow. ITV will all the time put the welfare of the solid and crew above the present.
“However this can be a enormous headache and can make all the pieces a far nearer name in terms of getting sufficient footage within the can for Monday night time’s launch present.
“Naturally, if the hearth continues to be posing a threat, the present shall be pushed again once more.”
In complete, 12 earlier Love Island stars are hoping for an additional shot at discovering love within the villa.
Whitney Adebayo, 28, Millie Courtroom, 29, Belle Hassan, 27, and Charlie Frederick, 30, have been introduced.
Ciaran Davies, 22, Jess Harding, 25, Sean Stone, 26, Shaq Muhammad, 27, and Jack Keating, 26, may also be part of them within the villa.
And Tommy Bradley, 22, Leanne Amaning, 28, and Helena Ford, 29, full the line-up.
Love Island: All Stars was thrown into chaos after Maya pulled out of the sequence three launch occasion on Monday (05.01.26) after “feeling sick” on the “similar day she’s on account of fly out to South Africa”.
Later that day, the star took to her Instagram Tales and informed followers that she had been battling the flu, however was nonetheless flying out to South Africa to movie the present.
Captioning a photograph of herself on a airplane on her solution to the nation, she penned: “Used to spend this flight on the reds chatting away to the flight crew however getting into this 12 months healthful.
“Lol honestly the flu got here in final minute to kick my a** for the final 24hrs.
“Vitamin c’d up and praying the solar deletes all of it, subsequent cease [South Africa flag emoji]. (sic)”