Returning: Love Island

Season 3 of Love Island Australia screens on Nine from October, filmed in Federal, near Byron Bay.

Sophie Monk returns to host with comedian Stephen Mullan as a new the narrator.

“I can’t wait for everyone to meet the new cast on Love Island – they are sassy, fun, and looking for love, and what better place to find it than the luxurious Love Island villa,” she said.

In addition, this year Abbie Chatfield also hosts an Afterparty each Thursday night with the latest gossip, behind-the-scenes stories and cast interviews.

The Islanders are all hoping to find romance, passion and “the one” where they couple up, stay together, and win over the hearts of the public, all while surviving the temptations of beautiful bombshells entering the villa.

At the end of the series, the winning couple as voted by the public are handed a pot of money to start their new lives together, but there’s a very big catch: one partner gets the whole say in either sharing the money 50/50 – or walking away with the lot, like a love rat. Were they after love or the money all along?

Can’t get enough of Love Island Australia? Each Thursday night join Abbie Chatfield and a bunch of celebrity superfans as they dissect all the highs and lows from the show on Afterparty.

Featuring the very latest gossip, behind-the-scenes stories, and exclusive former and recently dumped Islander interviews, Afterparty is your surefire way to debrief and stay up to date with all that’s happening and about to happen in the Love Island villa.

Love Island Australia is produced by ITV Studios Australia for Channel 9 with assistance from Screen NSW’s Made In NSW Fund.

Updated: 8:45pm Monday, October 11 on Nine / 9Now.