The highly anticipated third season of Love Island UK: All Stars has been postponed.
“Further to a production evacuation owing to ongoing wildfires in the area, our assessment of the location site has concluded that filming will need to be postponed,” a Saturday, January 10, social media statement read, referring to the famed villa in South Africa.
The statement continued, “Health and safety is our greatest priority and will always come first, and therefore the transmission of Love Island: All Stars will be delayed until a date to be confirmed.”
A string of wildfires broke out in South Africa’s Western Cape earlier on Saturday, per local newspaper TimesLIVE, prompting multiple fire rescues and evacuations across the region.
“The city has numerous resources on the scene,” Jermaine Carelse, a spokesperson for the City of Cape Town, told the outlet. “Helicopters have also been brought in to waterbomb the flames, fanned by strong southeasterly winds.”
Love Island UK: All Stars, which is filmed at a villa in South Africa, was slated to premiere on England’s ITV network on Monday, January 12. The first episode would drop stateside on Peacock beginning Wednesday, January 14.
Love Island UK: All Stars brings together a group of previous show contestants still searching for love to try and find The One in the villa.
“Islanders who will each attempt to find love once again and avoid being dumped from the Island,” a press release reads. “Relationships will be put to the test as bombshells enter and heads turn, leaving some lovestruck hopefuls heartbroken in the ultimate quest for love. As the couples explore their connections and attempt to win the hearts of each other, only one pair will be crowned the winners.”
The first batch of Islanders will include Charlie Frederick (season 4), Belle Hassan (season 5), Leanne Amaning (season 6), Millie Court (season 7), Jack Keating (season 8), Shaq Muhammad (season 9), Whitney Adebayo (season 10), Jess Harding (season 10), Ciaran Davies (season 11), Sean Stone (season 11), Tommy Bradley (season 12) and Helena Ford (season 12).
This will be the third season of All Stars, which has already produced three couples still going strong. Grace Jackson and Luca Bish found love during season 2, while Sophie Piper and Josh Ritchie, as well as Molly Smith and Tom Clare began dating after the inaugural iteration. Season 1 winners Molly, 31, and Tom, 26, ultimately got engaged in September 2025.
“It’s been good, hasn’t it? Hectic but good,” Molly previously shared of her relationship during an appearance on the “White Fox After Hours” podcast in April 2025. “We got a lot going on at home, like, house renovations and stuff, which is always super exciting.”
Molly and Tom purchased their joint house in England nearly one year after leaving the villa.
“When we came out of the villa, we were in London for a week and then we came home for the weekend,” she recalled. “That whole weekend we spent apart [and then] on the Monday, I remember something happened, like, we were texting. He was like, ‘I’d like to come see you,’ something like that. … [He] turned up with a [suitcase] and basically never left.”
A new premiere date for Love Island UK: All Stars season 3 has not been revealed.
