Love Island All Stars axes Aftersun spin off in huge show shake-up
LOVE Island has axed its Aftersun spin-off for the upcoming series of All Stars.
Following rumours circulating online, The Sun can confirm ITV have shelved the traditional Sunday night sister show for the upcoming winter series in South Africa.
It will be replaced by weekly live interviews with evicted islanders outside the villa.
Aftersun is understood to be returning in the summer for the regular series of Love Island.
An insider said: "Bosses want the new series to feel and look really different from the regular series, and this time around, when islanders leave the villa, they will be greeted by host Maya Jama upon their exit who will grill them for all the goss fresh from the firepit.
"It means Maya will have even more screentime which will thrill viewers, who can't get enough of her, and also that there will be loads more reaction from the All-Stars the second they get dumped.
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"This isn't the end of Aftersun though, it will absolutely be back. The different with All Stars, however, is that it's almost like a completely new show, so producers wanted that to be reflected in how the exit interviews are done too".
The interview segment of the show is also understood to still have a live audience, with tickets on sale via the Applause store website.
The Sun has approached ITV for comment.
Aftersun has been airing on Sunday nights to accompany the regular series of Love Island since 2017.
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The show was rebooted for ITV2 in 2015 and the spin-off started in series three after ratings went through the roof for the main show.
The upcoming series of Love Island All Stars has had its start date confirmed, with the new show kicking off on Monday January 15 at 9pm on ITV2.
The first episode will be simulcast on ITV1 as well, in a move following the success of the channel's similar experiment with Big Brother.
The new twist on the show's format will see a group of returning islanders heading back to the nation's most famous villa where they will hopefully find love and settle some old scores.
The Sun has already revealed several of the names in the rumoured line-up, including Georgia Steel, Mitch Taylor and Paige Thorne.
