Love Island
Revision as of 21:12, 28 August 2005
Synopsis
12 "celebrities" (so reckon on having heard of three), four weeks on an island, challenged to do stuff. But not very much. Whatever they called this particular variation on the theme, you basically knew what you were getting.
Every night, the contestants were seen pampering themselves, drinking alcohol, and soaking up the sun. Challenges on the show were thin. Some days, the public would vote for two of the contestants to be exiled from the remainder of the group and spend a couple of days with each other for company. On other days, the public was invited to remove people from the group, so that the series would end with one gentleman and one lady winner. Some nights, the most entertaining aspect was the way Patrick Kielty's ad-libs wound up co-host Kelly Brook.
The show was deliberately designed as an ITV spoiler against Big Brother's 6th series, and failed to attract many viewers. ITV stuck with the series to the planned end, ensuring that they got some return on their huge investment.
Trivia
The twelve competing in the first series were, in alphabetical order: Calum Best, Fran Cosgrave, Paul Danan, Michael Greco, Lady Isabella Hervey, Du'aine Ladejo, Rebecca Loos, Liz McClarnon, Jayne Middlemiss, Lee Sharpe, Judi Shekoni, Abi Titmuss.
One day's transmission was lost after a tropical storm hit the island.
Champions
Fran Cosgrave and Jayne Middlemiss.
