THE long wait is finally over and Love Island finally returns to our screens at 9pm TONIGHT!
But what will happen on this evening's launch show? And what changes have been this series? Here is the lowdown.
What time does Love Island start and what happens tonight?
Tonight's show will kick off at 9pm on ITV2 for a bumper hour and 35 minutes launch.
The first show always sees the first set of couples put together.
Each year either the girls will choose or the boys – this year is the boys turn for picking.
This means all five of the girls will stand in a line, and each boy will come out in turn.
The girls will then step forward if they like the boy and then he will pick his favourite girl.
He can still chose a girl who didn't step forward for him.
As there are seven boys and five girls, two boys will not be in a couple, meaning they will have to crack on to make sure they are not first to leave the villa.
What changes have been made to Love Island?
Many changes have been implemented in this series.
For a start, the 2019 series has more contestants from ethnic minority backgrounds – something the show was previously criticised for lacking.
2018 contestant Samira Mighty told the BBC:"When I was on Love Island, there was a lot about me being the only dark skinned girl but it didn't really faze me much.
"I think it would be great to see a lot more races in there… also you have got to remember they've got a show to make. They will pick personalities."
The show also appears to have taken steps towards more body diversity.
Iranian Instagram star Anna Vikili has a noticeably curvier frame than her fellow contestants.
There will also be more aftercare for the show's stars when they leave the villa in the wake of Mike Thalassitis' death.
What spoilers has Caroline Flack let slip about the new series?
Caroline has revealed that the villa's Hideaway has a secret box full of "sexy treats" for Islanders who a night there.
The Majorca pad has undergone changes since last year and host Caroline teased its most exciting new feature when she appeared on This Morning on May, 31, 2019.
She revealed that there's a newly installed treasure chest that the Island hotties will have to seek out when they win a night in the villa boudoir – which is the only secluded room in the villa.
Speaking about the luxury pad's new look that is set up for couples, Caroline saif: "In the Hideaway this year there is a secret compartment, and they won't know – they have to find it.
"There are some sexy treats in there."
And the star admitted that Islanders could be tempted to get frisky in the hottub, which has been moved to a more remote location within the villa.
She said: "Before it was beside the pool and it wasn't very private. So we've moved the hottub to by the Hideaway, it's meant for two people not for eight so hopefully it will be used more!"
Caroline also revealed that 'breadcrumbing' is the new word on the street when it comes to this year's Love Island lingo.
What has Iain Stirling said about Love Island 2019?
Iain Stirling will also be coming back to provide his hilarious commentary while also narrating each and every episode.
While he has confirmed his return as the narrator, Iain hilariously stressed that he would never take part in the show as a contestant – although he is on our screens in the Dave show Taskmaster.
He responded saying that he didn’t feel he had the body to be on the TV programme.
Iain revealed: “It would be absolutely lovely to see that but I don’t want that one different body to be mine.#
“I don’t want to be known for the rest of my life as the fat one from Love Island”.
What time will Love Island return to TV?
The fifth season of the ITV2 dating show will kick off TONIGHT (June 3, 2019) at 9pm on ITV2.
The show airs at 9pm every week night plus Sundays on ITV2.
You can also watch a highlights show every Saturday, also at 9pm.
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