Inside the new Love Island All Stars villa after ‘Miami makeover’ with sexiest Hideaway ever and XX
LOVE Island has rolled out the red carpet for its All Star sexy singletons by giving its luxury South African villa a stunning Miami makeover.
The spectacular compound might be familiar to fans of the Winter edition of the show, but it’s had a glamorous glow-up befitting of its elite reality star residents.
We’ve been given a first hand look inside the sprawling retreat before the cast make their grand arrival on Monday night, and it’s a bit special.
Of all the changes, the most eye-catching has to be the decadent bedroom, which is a cross between a high-end fashion house and Austin Powers’ retro naughtiness.
The show’s executive producer Mike Spencer told us in an exclusive interview: “It’s like Gold Member. It’s very glam and camp. It’s super camp and we have a lovely carpet runner down the middle of the room which we’ve not had before.
“It’s very Miami, Versace vibes. We just wanted to have fun with it. It’s really the same thing, but different. Love Island, but a bit more grown up than usual.”
The indulgent decor continues into the refreshed Hideaway, which will give the couples using it a very intimate experience.
Unlike in the Mallorca villa, this private room is far removed from the main house.
It means contestants may find it easier to let their guard down as they say goodbye to their co-stars for the night and check into their own love nest.
In a show first, there could be multiple couples romping together too.
Mike teases: “The Hideaway has a new entrance, we’ve got a corridor this year. And with the decor, we’ve gone for a high end hotel vibe.
“There’s also a new surprise, we have an extra pull down double bed in here, so there are two double beds. Why? Put it is way, it could be a good old sleepover in here, and we can have two people in one bed and two in another.
“So maybe we will have two couples in the hideaway at the same time. And maybe this will be a way that bombshells make their entrance. It’s all very fun, there’s lot of potential.”
Promising fireworks in the bedroom, he adds: “I think this is the sexiest Hideaway we’ve ever had. It’s the most seductive hideaway we’ve ever done. It just feels so intimate and romantic.”
And he doesn’t believe the returning crop of Islanders will mind leaving their inhibitions at the door when it comes to televised romps.
“I think these guys are fun,” he says. “I think they do what they want to do. They’re all adults. I don’t think it will put them off. It’s all part and parcel of the show. I mean, if you really like someone, you take that natural progression. I think it’s very normal if you’re over 18 and you’re both consenting adults.”
One thing the compound certainly isn’t short of is beds.
There’s four more of them in the lounge area, opening up all manner of devious scenarios for producers to play with.
I think this is the sexiest Hideaway we’ve ever had
Mike Spencer, executive producer
“We have four hidden single beds here,” explains Mike. “So make of that what you will. But we have, yeah, we’re not obviously doing Casa Amor this year, Yes, but we do have four single beds.
“These Islanders have done it before, so we have to be one step ahead, yeah, and if this gives us a way to bring in new Islanders to maybe shake it up and change things so they can have a sleepover here. But we’re still working on it.”
No expense has been spared turning the £7k-a-night rental home into an all out lovers’ paradise.
Even the bathrooms have been upgraded.
“We’ve tried to make it a bit more bougie hotel vibes,” says Mike. “This is always the messiest room in the villa, but we try to keep it tidy.”
Outside, the famous fire pit returns close to the Olympic-sized pool.
Last year’s series saw Islanders complain about chilly nights, but there is now a remedy for that.
Mike says: “We’ve installed an air system so we can warm up or cool down the Islanders. That is a brand new thing, we’ve not done this before.”
Bosses have made sure there are as many inviting cosy places outside for contestants to get frisky as there are inside.
Bedroom aside, no place sees as much lip-locking as the terrace, and it’s sure to be at the centre of the action again.
Mike says: “So this is where the sneaky snogs happen most of the time. So yeah, your first view of the outside area. This is the terrace as we know and love it, and the snug for those intimate moments in the evening. I like it because you’re out the way, but you can still see everything.”
The scene has certainly been set, now it’s just a case of waiting for the sparks to fly.
Love Island: All Stars launches on Monday 15th January at 9pm on ITV1, ITV2, ITVX & STV