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Love Island All Stars returns for a third series this year - but one thing is drastically different (Image: ITV)

Love Island boss hints at All Stars 'secret' twist that will change everything in 2026

Love Island All Stars returns for series 3 with show bosses hinting at a massive twist that shakes up everything we knew about the show

BySamantha King and Liam Ryder

Love Island fans are getting ready for a blast from the past as the show's All Stars edition is set to return.

Featuring familiar faces from previous seasons, the third series of Love Island All Stars is just around the corner. Islanders from the past decade will re-enter the villa for an extended six-week run, up from the usual five weeks.

But that's not all - fans should brace themselves for a major twist in the format this year.

At the launch event of the upcoming All Stars series, show creator Mike Spencer-Hayter dropped hints about potential international Islanders joining the line-up as latecomers, reports OK!.

This follows the success of US-born Toni Laites, who clinched the title in the UK summer series after making a bombshell entrance.

In other news, UK farmer Will Young and Australian Jessie Wynter, who featured in Series 9, recently announced their engagement. Despite finishing fifth in their season, the couple won over viewers and became firm favourites.

"Toni and Cach proved that love does not have a postcode, and that is brilliant for us," teased Love Island boss Mike. "Will and Jessie, too, congrats to them on their recent engagement."

He added: "So, I'm going to say some things should be kept secret but you can imagine that we have a very exciting pool of bombshells... And they might have different postcodes. Or Zip codes."

The complete cast for the third season of All Stars was unveiled yesterday (January 5), featuring two previous show champions, Millie Court and Jess Harding. The line-up also includes a pair of Islanders from the summer series of 2025.

Tommy Bradley and Helena Ford, stars of Series 12, have returned to the villa just a few months after their departure, having failed to find their perfect match. Discussing her decision to rejoin the show so soon, Helena revealed: "Apart from the last week in the villa, I loved my time on Love Island.

"I want to do it again as it can only get better. Last time I was so upset about it not working out relationship wise, I hope that I can actually meet someone and stay together this time."

Love Island All Stars 2026 full cast:

  • Whitney Adebayo - Age 28, Series 10 Islander
  • Millie Court - Age 29, Series 7 Islander
  • Belle Hassan - Age 27, Series 5 Islander
  • Helena Ford - Age 29, Series 12 Islander
  • Jess Harding - Age 25, Series 10 Islander
  • Leanne Amaning - Age 28, Series 6 Islander
  • Ciaran Davies - Age 23, Series 11 Islander
  • Jack Keating - Age 26, Series 8 Islander
  • Sean Stone - Age 26, Series 11 Islander
  • Tommy Bradley - Age 22, Series 12 Islander
  • Charlie Frederick - Age 31, Series 4 Islander
  • Shaq Muhammad - Age 27, Series 9 Islander

Love Island All Stars returns to ITV2 and ITVX on January 12 from 9pm.