On Day 1, after all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Tom was paired with Sophie, Nathan with Cara, Rykard and Malin paired up, Scott and Zara coupled up, and Daniel paired up with Olivia. Javi remained single.
^Note 1: As new arrivals, Kady and Terry could not couple up with each other.
^Note 2: On Day 37, due to Sophie and Katie coupling up, this left two single boys Adam J and Troy. Lauren then entered the villa to choose which one to couple up with and which to dump from the island.
^Note 3: As Adam J and Lauren were already immune, they were automatically coupled up.
On Day 1, the Islanders coupled up for the first time. After all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Tom was paired with Sophie, Nathan with Cara, Rykard and Malin paired up, Scott and Zara coupled up, whilst Daniel paired up with Olivia. Javi remained single.
On Day 6, the islanders re-coupled with it being girls choice. Cara and Nathan, and Sophie and Tom remained together. New girl Kady chose Scott, whilst Olivia chose Rykard, Malin chose new boy Terry and Zara chose Daniel. As Javi remained single, he was dumped from the island.
Week 2
On Day 13, the Islanders re-coupled. This time it was boys choice. Nathan and Cara, Scott and Kady, Terry and Malin, Tom and Sophie, and Zara and Daniel all remained in their couples. New boy Adam M chose Olivia, whilst Rykard picked Rachel.
Week 3
On Day 20, the Islanders re-coupled again with it being girls choice. Cara and Nathan, Kady and Scott, Malin and Terry, and Sophie and Tom remained together, whilst Zara chose Adam M, and Olivia picked Alex. As James remained single, he was dumped from the island.
Week 4
On Day 21, Liana and Tina were asked to put two couples on a break, and couple up with that boy for the night. Liana chose Alex and Olivia, whilst Tina chose Scott and Kady.
Week 5
On Day 32, the Islanders re-coupled with it being boys choice. They were told that Troy and the girl he chose would be immune from the next dumping. Troy chose to couple up with Tina. Cara and Nathan, Alex and Olivia, Scott and Kady and Sophie and Tom remained together, whilst Terry chose to couple up with Emma and Adam M picked Liana.
Week 6
On Day 37, the Islanders re-coupled with it being girls choice. Nathan and Cara, Terry and Emma, Scott and Kady, and Alex and Olivia all remained with each other, whilst Tina chose to be with Adam M, and Katie decided to couple up with Sophie. This left Adam J and Troy single. Lauren then entered the villa and was asked to couple up with one of the single boys. She chose Adam J, which caused Troy to be dumped from the island.
On Day 40, the Islanders re-coupled for the last time. As Lauren and Adam J were already immune, they were automatically coupled up. Cara and Nathan, Scott and Kady, Terry and Emma, Alex and Olivia all remained together, whilst Adam M chose Katie. As Tina remained single, she was dumped from the island.
Week 1
On Day 2, the boys went up against the girls in a game of Beer pong with a twist. A secret about an Islander was in each cup, and if the ball landed in the cup, the Islander who threw the ball would have to guess who the secret is about. To lock in their answer they had to kiss that chosen Islander.
On Day 6, the boys competed in "Love Island's Strongest Man", where they took part in a number of physical activities in order to prove their strength. The challenge was won by Daniel.
Week 2
On Day 7, Tom and Sophie hosted "A Trifling Matter" where the other couples competed to pass trifle ingredients from one bowl to another by passing with their mouths only. Olivia and Rykard were the winners of the challenge.
On Day 9, the boys competed against each other to sweat the most after doing physical exercise, then place their sweaty clothes into a bag. The girls then had to judge the scent of the boys without knowing which bag belonged to who, and then choose the most attractive scent. As most of the girls chose Rykard, he won the challenge.
On Day 11, the Islanders took part in "Size Matters" where the girls had to use clay to make models of their partner's penis. The boys then had to make models of their own penis. The couple with the most similar models won the challenge. This was Tom and Sophie.
Week 3
On Day 16, the Islanders had to do dares that they randomly picked from a cup.
On Day 17, the Islanders were tested on how well they knew their other half. Tom and Sophie were the winners of the challenge, and were rewarded with a video call home.
On Day 18, Alex and James rated the other Islanders from most to least in a number of categories. The Islanders had to guess what Alex and James voted.
On Day 19, the girls went head-to-head against each other in a pool of gunge. To win the game they had to be the first one to take the socks from their opponent. As Olivia was the fastest winner, she won the challenge overall.
Week 4
On Day 24, the boys had to revise on a subject to do with love, with the girls testing them afterwards. Scott was the winner of the quiz, and was rewarded with a video call home.
On Day 24, the girls took part in a "Miss Love Island 2016" competition where they each had to show off their talents. The boys chose Sophie as the winner.
On Day 25, the Islanders were given quotes which had been said about them in the villa. The Islanders had to throw a mug of cold tea over the Islander they thought said the quote.
On Day 26, the boys each had to complete an undercover assignment without the girls knowing. They completed their missions and were rewarded with a football and goal posts.
On Day 27, the girls had to attempt to raise their partners heart rate. The girl who raised their boy's heart rate the most would win the challenge. Scott and Kady were the winners.
Week 5
On Day 30, the Islanders were all blindfolded and had to find their partner. During the task, Oliver and Troy entered the villa to join in.
On Day 32, the girls had to build some flat pack furniture. However, it was the boys who had the instructions. The girls had to phone their partner who would explain how to build it over the phone. As Emma and Sophie ditched the boys and built it themselves, they won champagne.
On Day 34, potential new Islanders entered the villa and were put through a number of tests by the original Islanders. The boys chose Katie to stay, whilst the girls chose Adam J to stay.
Week 6
On Day 36, the couples took part in a quiz hosted by Adam J and Katie. The answers to the questions were either A, B or C and the Islanders had swim to the correct answer in order to score a point. Alex and Olivia were the winners of the quiz.
On Day 38, the Islanders were shown a number of tweets from viewers. They had to then guess who each tweet was about by finding the answer in a pool.
On Day 39, the couples were given a dog to look after for the day.
On Day 40, the boys took a lie detector test with the girls asking the questions.
On Day 40 and 41, the couples had their parenting skills tested by looking after dolls. Cara and Nathan were the winners.
Week 1
On Day 3, Cara and Nathan left the villa to go on their first date.
On Day 4, Javi was asked to choose a girl to take on a date. He chose Kady.
On Day 5, new islanders Kady and Terry had to choose two islanders respectively to have dinner dates with. Terry chose Malin and Olivia, whilst Kady chose Daniel and Scott.
Week 2
On Day 7, Scott and Daniel left the villa to go on dates with new girls Malia and Rachel respectively.
On Day 9, Daniel and Zara left the villa to go on a date feeding ostriches.
On Day 9, after winning a challenge, Rykard chose to spend the night with Rachel in the Hideaway.
On Day 10, the girls speed dated four potential new Islanders.
On Day 12, new boy Adam M was given the opportunity to take three girls on dates. He chose Olivia, Sophie and Zara.
Week 3
On Day 17, the public voted Malin and Terry to go on a date.
On Day 18, the public voted Zara to date one of the new boys. She then chose Alex to spend the night in the hideaway with her.
On Day 19, new Islanders Alex and James were asked to choose one girl each to take on a date. Alex chose Olivia, whilst James chose Kady.
Week 4
On Day 23, Tom and Sophie left the villa to go on a date.
On Day 23, Cara and Nathan spent the night in the Hideaway following a date.
On Day 27, Scott and Kady left the villa to go on a shopping date to buy food to cook for their fellow Islanders that night.
On Day 27, Adam M and Terry went on a date with new girl Emma.
Week 5
On Day 29, new girl Emma was asked to choose one boy to go on a date with. She chose Terry.
On Day 30, new boys Oliver and Troy were able to take three girls on a date. Oliver chose Kady, Sophie and Tina, whilst Troy chose Liana, Tina and Kady.
On Day 31, for Nathan's birthday, he left the villa to go on a date with Cara.
On Day 32, Troy and Tina left the villa to go on a date.
Week 6
On Day 35, new Islanders Adam J and Katie were asked to choose three other Islanders to take on dates. Adam J chose Sophie, Olivia and Tina, whilst Katie chose Alex, Adam M and Sophie.
On Day 37, Scott and Terry left the villa to go on a mates date. They were then interrupted by Malin who returned to confront Terry.
On Day 37, having failed to couple up, Adam J and Troy were given a final opportunity to save themselves by dating new Islander Lauren. She then chose which of the two should remain in the villa.
On Day 40, Adam M and Katie left the villa to go on a date.
On Day 41, as a reward for winning the parenting challenge, Cara and Nathan left the villa to go on a date.
Week 7
On Day 43, the Islanders chose Adam M and Katie to spend the night in the Hideaway.
Other Information[]
This marked the first season to feature a same-sex couple.
This season featured the most Islanders to walk, with a total of three.
On June 21, 2018, it was announced that Season 2 Islander Sophie Gradon had died at the age of 32.[1]
Final voting figures[]
Couple
% of Votes
Nathan and Cara
54%
Alex and Olivia
-
Kady and Scott
Adam M and Katie
Couple Status[]
Official couples from the show and their post-show status
Couple
Status
Nathan and Cara
Married (with 2 children)
Alex and Olivia
Married (with 1 child)
Kady and Scott
Split
Adam M and Katie
Split
Terry and Emma
Split
Rachel and Rykard
Split
Ratings[]
Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board and include ITV2 +1.[2] The Saturday weekly catch-up episodes are not included in the overall averages.
