Love Island’s Casa Amor is set to return next week.
The second villa twist caused controversy on the ITV2 dating show last year when Dani Dyer was shown a clip of Jack Fincham revealing in Casa Amor that he used to date one of the then-new Islanders, Ellie Jones, sparking more than 2,500 complaints to Ofcom after Dani wasn’t shown footage of Jack declaring his love for her.
And, according to The Sun Online, the villa will be back as soon as next week when 12 new Islanders head to Majorca to shake up the current crop.
Last month, there was speculation Casa Amor may be axed this year.
A source said: "Casa Amor was the ultimate test for islanders in their new romances – and viewers were left on the edge of their seats as producers teased potential betrayals and heartbreak.
"But after two years there are concerns the rival villa won’t have the same impact and that new islanders who’ve watched the show will see it coming.
"It all depends what happens when the series starts – there’s still a possibility Casa Amor will be used but at the moment producers aren’t certain."
But days later, show boss Angelia Jain hinted the twist could well be included once again, admitting the Islanders’ relationships will be "tested" with "format twists" throughout the series.
She said: "What we do in terms of format twists – as this is ongoing casting – we’re trying to mirror real life and relationships do get tested, that’s entirely normal.
"So we will test them and the islanders are fully aware their relationships will get tested.
"We will do that because that’s the expectation for the audience and the islanders."
Last year, UK communications regulator Ofcom initially received 650 complaints from viewers about the way Dani was treated in the episode after she was shown the clip of Jack, which resulted in her bursting into tears.
The figure later increased to 2,525, but Ofcom later cleared the show because they didn’t feel ‘Love Island’ breached any guidelines.
Love Island’s Casa Amor ‘set to return next week’
