A NEW wave of Love Island is about to wash over us and millions are getting ready to tune in.

But the path to true love never did run smooth and all the on-air bloopers and mysterious editing mishaps since the show first aired in 2015, are all part of the romance.

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Here we look back over the big moments over the last 10 years that truly took our breath away.

Ghost Hand

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Fans freaked out when a strange hand was spotted on Scott’s shoulderCredit: ITV
Eagled-eyed fans almost jumped out of their skin last series when “Thing” from the Adams Family made an appearance last series.

While Scott Van Der Sluis and Molly Smith were sunbathing together, a mystery hand appeared to be curled around Scott’s neck. Although Molly was in shot, she wasn’t close enough to be touching him. Spooky….

Double Kiss

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It was so good they couldn’t get enough, or was it simply filmed twiceCredit: ITV
Ultra confident Georgia Steel courted controversy when she picked Jack Fowler to go on a date even though he was coupled up in Laura back in 2018.

They shared a kiss at the end of the date and Georgia later confessed that they locked lips more than once for the cameras.

She defended the ITV show by saying, “At the end of the day, its a TV show.”

Hair Blunder

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A Stylish half ponytail giving an image of sophisticationCredit: ITV

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Or loose blonde tresses giving off the just got out of bed lookCredit: ITV
Mary Bedford’s hair magically changed from loose beachy tresses to a stylish up do in seconds, in the 2021 series.

The editing blip came in an episode where Toby was deciding whether he wanted to be coupled with Mary, Abi or Chloe. The camera panned to Mary showing her hair loose, then when it came back round again, her hair had been pinned up.

Love Island blunder as production crew are spotted behind window moments before Anna rows with Jordan

Lashings of drama

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Now you seem them, Zara’s make up look’s picture perfect on screenCredit: ITV

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Now the lash appears to be crawling off her eyelid as though it has a life of its ownCredit: ITV
Lashings of drama occurred during the 2023 winter series when Zara Lackenby- Brown’s false eyelashes appeared to be falling off in one clip.

Then it looked as though she’d taken them off, only for them to reappear later in the scene. It led social media users to suspect the crew had edited the questions in the wrong order.

Crew crumbs

A crew member was spotted inside the villa through the glass in 2019Credit: ITV2
Back in 2019 Love Island suffered an epic blunder after a crew member was spotted in the villa ahead of a mass dumping.

The gaffe took place while Amber Gill was walking away from her fellow Islanders at the fire pit.

The scene in question appeared moments before Anna Valiki and Jordan Hames came to blows.

As the camera pans to show Anna Valiki, 28, a crew member can be seen moving behind a window.

And the mistake didn’t go unnoticed as one keen-eyed fan took to Twitter to report the gaffe.

Love Island cast 2024

So who are the movers and shakers in the villa this summer?

Patsy Field –  an Influencer with a disability.

Samantha Kenny – works in a beauty salon

Ciaran Davies – Welsh hunk and rugby player

Mimii Ngulube – student nurse from Portsmouth

Jess White – shop manager from Stockport

Harriett Blackmore – pals with YouTuber Saffron Barker

Nicole Samuel – account manager and former champion dancer

Sean Stone – runs a sweet firm

Sam Taylor – a hairdresser with a love of tattoos

Munveer Jabbal – the oldest contestant in the villa this year

Ayo Odukoya – a footballer and former model

Ronnie Vint – best mates with Olivia Attwood’s hubby Bradley Dack

Grace Jackson – Manchester based model who is followed by Molly-Mae Hague and Conor McGregor, she is tipped to enter as a bombshell