They’re young, they’re beautiful and they’re happy to spend all day in swimmers. But the first lot of contestants are only “just a teaser” for what’s to come, says Monk. “Individually, they are just so entertaining and just so different.”
Love Island host Sophie Monk speaks exclusively to WHO about the upcoming season.
What’s your favourite thing about this season of Love Island Australia?
There are so many twists and turns in it. Some of the bombs have never been done in any Love Island around the world, so there’s drama but with comedy and a lot of love in it as well. It’s pretty special this season and I think being back in Spain, there’s something about travelling. The chemistry is there because it’s like holiday romance vibes. I just felt good. And you know when the crew are really invested that it’s a good show.
Who wouldn’t feel more loved-up in the European sun?
That’s it. Getting out of the rain here, and it was so warm and beautiful there.
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What about you? Did you get time to enjoy yourself?
I got two days off a week and my husband [Joshua Gross] came with me. So that was lovely. We booked a hotel in different places and travelled around so we actually saw the area, and we really made an effort to see as much as we could. The first year I went, I met him on the plane trip back.
So this was an anniversary trip for you?
Yeah, we haven’t been on our honeymoon yet. We will get around to that after. It wasn’t quite a honeymoon, but at least we got to get out there and really see it because we were there for like two months.
How do you like Love Island compared to say Beauty and the Geek?
They are chalk and cheese, those shows. I think Love Island is so addictive. The beauty of Beauty and the Geek is the innocence and watching the growth, and it’s not so focused on love. In this, they’ve both got common interests – they like going to the gym, like doing social media and whatever. But this is why I like reality. If you put people in a house, you can only for a certain amount of time try to be someone else, until you just have to be yourself. They were thrown some tests this year and there’s a couple of familiar faces as well. If you haven’t watched Love Island before, then this is the season to watch.
Love Island Australia starts Mon. Oct. 31, 6pm on 9Now
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