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The next series of Love Island is nearly upon us with the hit show returning to our screens in June.

But every year when the show is on one question seems to be floating around more than any other: is Love Island scripted?

The question often arises after one of the Islanders makes a decision viewers deem to be improbable or informed by public opinion outside the villa - aka made due to the input of one of the show's producers. An example of this was Faye Winter's change of heart following complaints regarding the way she spoke to Teddy Soares. The producers of the show have adamantly denied that it is scripted, with a representative of the show telling Metro, “As anyone who watches the show regularly would know, Love Island is a combination of reality and produced elements that are reflective of what’s happening in the villa, and is a fair and accurate representation of villa life. They went on, “It is absolutely untrue to suggest that Love Island is fake, staged or scripted. The opinions they have and the relationships formed are completely within the control of the Islanders themselves.” While this may be the case, the editing of the show does affect its narrative, as editors and producers have final control over what makes it onto our tellies. In the past Islanders have expressed frustration at the way they were portrayed through editing. Jonny Mitchell, who appeared on the show in 2017 told Sky News that he was depicted as a “snake” on his season. He said, "The way they edited the show was completely unfair.

Jonny said he was portrayed as a snake on the show ©ITV

“I got portrayed very badly in Love Island.”

Faye even hit back at Islanders who complained about how they were depicted through editing, however, during an interview with Cosmopolitan. She said, “This gets to me because regardless of which scenes were aired, you still did those things… You are still that person and those things still left your mouth. “Own it and move on. If you've got to apologise, apologise. If you've got to live up to it, live up to it. But don't start blaming unaired scenes for that.” Some Islanders have gone against what the producers have said, however. Talking to the Daily Star in 2018 Love Island 2017 star Tyla Carr said that producers can, “Suggest it would be a good idea if you brought something up or discussed something.”

Tyla said producers suggested topics for discussion... ©Getty

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She added, “What viewers don’t see is there is always a producer on site. They don’t live in the villa with us but someone generally comes in every hour to have a chat. They would often tannoy an announcement asking for someone to come to the sofa to have a chat with one of the producers. They tell you what they want you to talk about, and who with.” It seems from this that certain interactions are set up or directed by the producers of the show, who are apparently present during its filming. Molly Mae Hague made similar comments in an interview with Closer Online. She said, “Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do… for the storyline”. Technical considerations also prevent the show from being wholly unscripted. Megan Barton Hanson told Grazia that contestants aren’t allowed to flirt in the pool as they couldn't wear their microphones in the water.

Chatting by the pool ©ITV

This gets rid of some of the authenticity of the encounters. The most cringeworthy example of this was when Olivia Attwood had to dump Sam Gowland twice due to a mic problem (oof). Not all Islanders are in agreement, however. When asked by a fan on Instagram whether the show is scripted Georgia Townend replied, “No, the show is not scripted. “We’re not performers or actresses so we wouldn’t be able to deliver lines."

Check out: Love Island 2021 cast - their jobs before the show

Love Island 2021 cast: their jobs before the show - slider 2 of 12 Slide 2 of 13 ITV Kaz Kamwi - fashion influencer Before heading into the villa, Kaz was already an influencer (with 71k followers) and could have been earning up to £1,000 per post. So annually she could have been making £57,200. ITV Teddy Soares - senior financial consultant Teddy already had a pretty stable career before his time in the villa. He was a senior financial consultant in Manchester means he could have been earning around £42k a year. ITV Jake Cornish - water engineer OG Islander Jake was a water engineer in Weston-super-Mare before going into the villa which means he could have been making £38k a year. ITV Chloe Burrows - marketing executive in financial services Chloe, the most iconic bombshell from Love Island 2021, was a marketing executive in financial services before going into the villa. She could have been earning £36,700 a year. ITV Abigail Rawlings - tattoo artist Abigail was a tattoo artist in Bournemouth before her stint on Love Island and she could have been earning £35k a year. ITV Tyler Cruickshank - estate agent Bombshell Tyler was an estate agent in Croydon before going on the ITV show. Who knows whether he'll return to his job but he could have been earning around £29k a year. ITV Millie Court - fashion buyer assistant Millie is arguably the best dressed in the Love Island 2021 villa and that may be because of her job as a fashion buyer assistant for ASOS. At her old job in London, Millie could have been earning £26k a year. ITV Hugo Hammond - trainee PE teacher Because Hugo only completed part of his teacher training, he wasn't actually a full-time PE teacher but nevertheless he could have still be earning £25,750 a year. ITV Faye Winter - lettings manager Faye was a lettings manager in Devon and she could have been earning around £25k a year. ITV Liam Reardon - bricklayer As a bricklayer in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Liam may have been earning £22,800 a year. ITV Toby Aromolaran - semi professional footballer Toby is a semi professional footballer, who plays for Hashtag United, and he could have been earning £18k. ITV Liberty Poole - Nando's waitress and marketing student As a waitress at Nando's Liberty could be earning around £18k a year. Previous Next Gallery View Gallery 12 photos 1 of 12 CREDIT: ITV Kaz Kamwi - fashion influencer Before heading into the villa, Kaz was already an influencer (with 71k followers) and could have been earning up to £1,000 per post. So annually she could have been making £57,200.

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