From exes entering the villa and chaotic couple switch-a-roos to shock dumpings and almost half the prize money being stolen, Love Island Australia 2025 had it all — and in the end, it was Kye and Yana who were crowned the winners.
Now with the seventh season wrapped, fans are wondering if Love Island Australia will be returning in 2026, and narrator Eoghan McDermott has confirmed the show will be returning during the final podcast, Officially Unpacked.
“Thank you to our live audience for being with us, thank you to all of our finalists, minus Jotham, our special guest Bailey and particularly our winners of Love Island Australia 2025, Kye and Yana, for being with us. We will see you next year, vamos, goodbye, and here’s to us,” he said at the end of the episode.
So, with Eoghan’s pointed reference to returning next year, it’s safe to say that we’ll have a whole batch of new Islanders in the Spanish villa in 2026.
However, Channel 9 hasn’t officially confirmed that Love Island Australia has been renewed, but this normally happens in the first half of the year before filming kicks off, so stay tuned!
How to apply for Love Island Australia 2026
Casting isn’t open for Love Island Australia 2026 on the show’s official website, but based on this year’s timing, that will likely kick off in March.
However, the show’s executive producer, Caroline Johnson, told the official podcast that applications are always open, and hopefuls can apply “right now”.
Love Island Australia uses a combination of scouting and applications to make up the cast; however, Caroline revealed that the majority of Islanders are usually singles who have actually applied for the show.
“I would say probably 85 to 90% of people actually apply,” she revealed.
“We do scout people, [too]. So we do a lot of like, target casting, so that’s online, usually on Instagram, TikTok, whatever platform that we find you on. And we do actually still do face-to-face in the street. I have been known to run down the street after people, going, ‘Are you single?'” She laughed.
Stream Love Island Australia 2025 on 9Now.
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