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The first season of Love Island Australia premiered on the Nine Network on May 27, 2018. It ran for 39 days with the finale airing on July 5, 2018.

The winners were 22-year old Grant Crapp and 21-year old Tayla Damir.

Islanders[]

Name Age Hometown Entered Status
Grant Crapp 22 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Day 1 Winner
(Day 39)
Tayla Damir 21 Perth, Western Australia Day 1
Eden Dally 25 Sydney, New South Wales Day 1 Runner-Up
(Day 39)
Erin Barnett 23 Melbourne, Victoria Day 1
Amelia Plummer 22 Sydney, New South Wales Day 23 3rd Place
(Day 39)
Josh Moss 25 Sydney, New South Wales Day 1
Dom Thomas 26 Sydney, New South Wales Day 16 Dumped
(Day 38)
Shelby Bilby 25 Toowoomba, Queensland Day 23 Dumped
(Day 38)
Mark O'Dare 26 Sydney, New South Wales Day 31 Dumped
(Day 37)
Millie Fuller 24 Sydney, New South Wales Day 1 Dumped
(Day 37)
Edyn 'Mac' Mackney 22 Gold Coast, Queensland Day 14 Dumped
(Day 36)
Teddy Briggs 25 Adelaide, South Australia Day 21 Dumped
(Day 36)
Kory Grant 28 Melbourne, Victoria Day 31 Dumped
(Day 35)
Jaxon Human 24 Melbourne, Victoria Day 11 Dumped
(Day 30)
Françoise Draschler 28 Melbourne, Victoria Day 8 Dumped
(Day 26)
Cassidy McGill 23 Melbourne, Victoria Day 1 Dumped
(Day 25)
Elias Chigros 27 Melbourne, Victoria Day 4 Dumped
(Day 18)
Justin Lacko 27 Melbourne, Victoria Day 1 Dumped
(Day 18)
Natasha Cherie 24 Perth, Western Australia Day 1 Dumped
(Day 15)
John James Parton 32 Melbourne, Victoria Day 4 Walked
(Day 11)
Kim Hartnett 21 Brisbane, Queensland Day 2 Dumped
(Day 9)
Charlie Taylor 22 Sydney, New South Wales Day 1 Dumped
(Day 7)

Coupling[]

On Day 1, after all of the girls entered, the boys were asked to choose a girl to pair up with. Charlie was paired with Natasha, Eden with Erin, Grant and Cassidy paired up, Josh and Tayla coupled up, and Justin paired up with Millie.

Day 1 Day 7 Day 15 Day 22 Day 24 Day 26 Day 35 Final
Grant Cassidy Tayla Tayla Cassidy Tayla Tayla Tayla Winner
(Day 39)
Tayla Josh Grant Grant Jaxon Grant Grant Grant Winner
(Day 39)
Eden Erin Erin Erin Erin Erin Erin Erin Runner-Up
(Day 39)
Erin Eden Eden Eden Eden Eden Eden Eden Runner-Up
(Day 39)
Amelia Not in Villa Josh Josh Josh 3rd Place
(Day 39)
Josh Tayla Natasha Cassidy Françoise Amelia Amelia Amelia 3rd Place
(Day 39)
Dom Not in Villa Millie Millie Mac Shelby Dumped
(Day 38)
Shelby Not in Villa Jaxon Jaxon Dom Dumped
(Day 38)
Mark Not in Villa Millie Dumped
(Day 37)
Millie Justin Justin Justin Dom Dom Teddy Mark Dumped
(Day 37)
Mac Not in Villa Jaxon Teddy N/A Dom Teddy Dumped
(Day 36)
Teddy Not in Villa Mac Françoise Millie Mac Dumped
(Day 36)
Kory Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 35)
Jaxon Not in Villa Mac Tayla Shelby Shelby Dumped
(Day 30)
Françoise Not in Villa Elias Josh Teddy Dumped
(Day 26)
Cassidy Grant Elias Josh Grant Dumped
(Day 25)
Justin Millie Millie Millie Dumped
(Day 18)
Elias Not in Villa Cassidy Françoise Dumped
(Day 18)
Natasha Charlie Josh Dumped
(Day 15)
John James Not in Villa Kim Walked
(Day 11)
Kim Not in Villa John James Dumped
(Day 9)
Charlie Natasha Dumped
(Day 7)
Notes 1 2 3 N/A 4 5 N/A
     Girls choice
     Boys choice

Notes[]

  • ^Note 1: Kim arrived on Day 2 and was told she would be able to steal a boy for herself the following day. She chose Josh, leaving Tayla single.
  • ^Note 2: Australia voted for the girl they hope finds true love in the villa. As a new islander, Françoise was immune from the vote. Kim received the fewest votes and was dumped from the island, leaving John James single.
  • ^Note 3: Australia voted for the boy they believe would leave the villa with a girlfriend. As a new islander, Dom was immune from the vote. Elias received the fewest votes and was dumped from the island, leaving Françoise single. Jaxon and Justin were revealed to have the next fewest votes. As Eden received the most votes, he and Erin would decide who would be dumped. They chose to dump Justin, leaving Millie single.
  • ^Note 4: Following the re-coupling, Australia was given the choice to save one of the single girls: Cassidy or Mac. As Cassidy received the fewest votes, she was dumped from the island.
  • ^Note 5: On Day 30, the girls were asked to choose one boy currently in the villa to dump from the island. The girls chose to dump Jaxon, which automatically left Shelby single.

Weekly Summary[]

Week 1
  • 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. Charlie coupled up with Natasha, Eden with Erin, Grant with Cassidy, Josh with Tayla and Justin with Millie.
  • On Day 3, Kim, who entered on Day 2, was allowed to steal a boy for herself. She chose Josh, which left Tayla single.
Week 2
  • On Day 7, the Islanders re-coupled for the first time. This time it was the girls who had to pick a boy to pair up with. Eden and Erin, and Justin and Millie remained together, while Cassidy coupled up with new boy Elias, Kim chose new boy John James, Natasha picked Josh and Tayla went for Grant. As Charlie remained single, he was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 10, new girl Françoise was allowed to steal a boy for herself. She chose Elias, which left Cassidy single.
Week 3
  • On Day 15, the Islanders re-coupled with it being boys choice. Eden and Erin, Elias and Françoise, Grant and Tayla, and Justin and Millie remained together, while Jaxon chose new girl Mac and Josh picked Cassidy. As Natasha remained single, she was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 17, new boy Dom was allowed to steal a girl for himself. He chose Cassidy, which left Josh single.
Week 4
  • On Day 22, the Islanders re-coupled with the girls picking. Eden and Erin remained together, while Cassidy picked Grant, Françoise chose Josh, Mac coupled up with new boy Teddy, Millie went for Dom and Tayla coupled with Jaxon.
  • On Day 24, the Islanders re-coupled. New girls Amelia and Shelby were given first choice, with them choosing Josh and Jaxon respectively. The remaining boys then made their choices. Eden and Erin remained together, while Dom coupled up with Millie, Grant re-united with Tayla and Teddy went for Françoise. As Cassidy and Mac remained single, they were vulnerable of being dumped from the island.
Week 5
  • On Day 26, the Islanders re-coupled with it being boys choice again. Amelia and Josh, Eden and Erin, Grant and Tayla, and Jaxon and Shelby remained together, while Dom chose Mac and Teddy coupled with Millie. As Françoise remained single, she was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 31, new boys Kory and Mark were were able steal girls for themselves. They chose Millie and Mac respectively, leaving Teddy and Dom single.
Week 6
  • On Day 35, the Islanders re-coupled for the final time with the girls picking. Amelia and Josh, Eden and Erin, and Grant and Tayla remained together, while Mac chose Teddy, Millie coupled with Mark and Shelby went for Dom. As Kory remained single, he was dumped from the island.

Week 1
  • On Day 3, the girls and the boys competed against each other in "Spin the Bottle". A giant bottle was spun and whoever it landed on had to guess which islander of the opposite sex a fact was about. To make their guess they had to kiss that islander. As the boys had the most correct guesses, they were declared the winners of the challenge.
  • On Day 5, the girls took part in "The Hole Package" where the boys stood behind a wall and the girls had to feel their bodies through holes. The girls then had to rank each boy based on how their bodies felt. Eden was declared the winner of the challenge.
Week 2
  • On Day 9, the Islanders took part in "#Pashtag", which was hosted by Natasha. The boys wore blindfolds and noise-cancelling headphones whilst the girls kissed them one-by-one. The boys then had to score each girl out of ten. As Cassidy earned the highest score, she was the winner.
  • On Day 10, the boys competed in "Heart Strips a Beat". The girls were fitted with heart monitors, while the boys had to give a strip routine. As Elias raised the most hearts, he was declared the winner.
Week 3
  • On Day 15, the Islanders were split into two teams lead by Cassidy and Mac and competed in a balloon thrusting contest. The islanders had to strap balloons to their bodies and took turns bursting the balloons. As Cassidy's team burst the balloons the fastest, they were declared the winners of the challenge.
  • On Day 16, the girls and boys competed against each other in "Every Hole's a Goal" where the islanders would pick a ball with a body part written on it and had to aim for the mouth of a cardboard cut-out of the islanders of the opposite sex. They then had to kiss the body part of the islander depicted in the goal. The challenge resulted in a tie.
  • On Day 18, the couples took part in "Dirty Pizza" hosted by Josh. The couples had three minutes to make a pizza without using their hands. Josh chose Eden and Erin as the winners.
Week 4
  • On Day 20, the islanders split into two teams and competed in "Poll Dancing", hosted by Françoise. The islanders were given a question and had to perform a pole dance before guessing what the percentage of the public voted in the poll. As the blue team consisting of Dom, Erin, Grant, Josh and Mac scored the most points, they were the winners of the challenge.
Week 5
  • On Day 26, the girls and boys competed against each other in "Rank Bank", hosted by new girls Amelia and Shelby. The islanders had to rank the opposite sex based on different questions voted by the public. If they matched the public opinion exactly, the team would score a point. As neither of the teams scored a point, there was no winner.
  • On Day 29, the couples took part in "Karma Sutra". Host Shelby would call out a position and the couples had to get into that position. The first couple to get it right would gain a point. As Grant and Tayla scored the most points, they were the winners of the challenge.
  • On Day 31, the Islanders took part in "Shaken and Stirred", hosted by new boys Kory and Mark. The islanders would be given a quote said about them and had to guess which islander said it by throwing a drink at them.
Week 6
  • On Day 34, the islanders competed in "Fake News?" hosted by Teddy. The islanders would sit above a tank of water and had to guess if a news headline was true or fake. If the islander guessed correctly, their opponent would be dropped into the water. However, if they guessed wrong they would be dropped.
  • On Day 37, the boys took a lie detector test with the girls asking the questions.

Week 1
  • On Day 2, new girl Kim was given the chance to take two boys of her choice on dates. She chose Charlie and Josh.
  • On Day 4, the public voted for who they wanted new boys Elias and John James to go on dates with. They picked Cassidy.
Week 2
  • On Day 8, new girl Françoise was given the chance to take two boys of her choice on dates. She chose Elias and John James.
  • On Day 10, Eden and Erin left the villa to go on a shopping date.
  • On Day 11, the public voted for Justin and Millie to go on a date.
Week 3
  • On Day 14, the public voted for Josh and Justin to go on a double date with girls of their choice. They choose Cassidy and Millie respectively.
  • On Day 17, the public voted for new boy Dom to go on a date with Françoise. Dom also got to pick another girl to have a second date with, to which he chose Cassidy.
Week 5
Week 6

Week 1
  • On Day 7, Charlie was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
Week 2
  • On Day 9, it was revealed that the public had been voting for the girl they hope finds true love in the villa. As a new islander, Françoise was immune from the vote. Kim received the fewest votes and was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 11, John James chose to leave the villa.
Week 3
  • On Day 15, Natasha was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 18, it was revealed that the public had been voting for the boy they thought was the most likely to leave the villa with a girlfriend. As a new islander, Dom was immune from the vote. Elias received the fewest votes and was dumped from the island. Jaxon and Justin were revealed to have the next fewest votes. As Eden received the most votes, he and Erin would decide who would be dumped out of the two. They chose Justin.
Week 4
  • On Day 24, it was revealed that there would be a public vote to save one of the single girls, Cassidy and Mac. As Cassidy received the fewest votes, she was dumped from the island the following day.
Week 5
  • On Day 26, Françoise was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 30, the girls were asked to choose one boy currently in the villa to dump from the island. They chose Jaxon.
Week 6
  • On Day 35, Kory was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
  • On Day 36, it was revealed that the public had been voting for their favourite couples. As Mac and Teddy, and Mark and Millie received the fewest votes, they were at risk of being dumped from the island. The safe couples then had to vote for which couple they wanted to dump. As the vote resulted in a tie, the islanders then had to make a group decision. However, Mac and Teddy chose to elect themselves to be dumped.
  • On Day 37, it was revealed that the public had been voting for their favourite couples. As Amelia and Josh, and Mark and Millie received the fewest votes, they were at risk of being dumped from the island. The safe couples then had to decide which couple they wanted to dump. They chose Mark and Millie.
  • On Day 38, Dom and Shelby were dumped from the island after receiving the fewest public votes.

Other Information[]

  • Erin, Eden, Justin and Amelia were the only islanders to couple up with one person consistently throughout their time in the villa.

Controversies[]

  • During his time in the villa, rumours circulated that Grant had a secret live-in girlfriend, Lucy Cartwright, and that he'd only gone on the dating show to promote his clothing line - with Lucy running his business while he was on the show.[1] It was referenced during the "Fake News" challenge, to which Grant denied the claims. Just two weeks after winning the show, Tayla confirmed that her and Grant were no longer together. A few weeks later, Grant publicly re-united with Cartwright, with Tayla confirming that the pair had been together the entire time.[2]
  • Two months after the final, finalist Erin took to social media to explain the reason why her and Eden split, citing that Eden was abusive towards her and cheated on her multiple times.[3]

Couple Status[]

Official couples from the show and their post-show status

Couple Status
Grant and Tayla Split
Eden and Erin Split
Josh and Amelia Split
Shelby and Dom Split
Mark and Millie Split

Ratings[]

Official ratings are taken from TV Tonight.[4]

Viewers (thousands)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Sunday 155,000 121,000 164,000 145,000 138,000 151,000
Monday 184,000 121,000 190,000 195,000 174,000
Tuesday 136,000 157,000 200,000 204,000 185,000
Wednesday 134,000 160,000 214,000 188,000 195,000
Thursday 154,000 170,000 181,000 194,000 156,000
Weekly average 152,600 145,800 189,800 185,200 169,600 151,000
Running average 152,600 149,200 162,733 168,350 168,600 165,667
Series average 161,192

References[]


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