Love Island (Series 2)

The second series of Love Island aired on ITV2 from May 30, 2016 to July 11, 2016.

The series was hosted by Caroline Flack and narrated by Iain Stirling. The winners of the second series were Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey.

It included the first time an Islander was removed from the villa, as Malia Arkian was removed just hours after she entered the villa following an altercation with Kady McDermott. It also featured a number of voluntarily exits from the series, as Rykard Jenkins decided to leave the villa after his new love interest Rachel Fenton was eliminated. Zara Holland also decided to leave after hearing about a family illness. Sophie Gradon also decided to voluntarily leave the villa. Gradon and Katie Salmon were also the first same-sex couple to feature in Love Island.

De La Hoyde and Massey later went on to appear on The Only Way Is Essex and are now married with two children. Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen were the first couple to get married after the show. Jenkins joined the cast of Ibiza Weekender in 2017.

Production
On Valentine's Day, February 14, 2016, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a second series due to air later in the year. On May 18, 2016 it was confirmed that the series would begin on May 30, 2016, but had scrapped the live eliminations. A one-minute trailer for the series aired on May 23, 2016. Pictures of the villa were unveiled on May 28, 2016. The villa is located in Mallorca with 69 cameras watching the Islanders' every move. It only includes double beds forcing them to share with each other, but has a special Hideaway bedroom for couples to spend the night away from the others.