ITV officially postpones Love Island All Stars start date amid South Africa wildfire evacuation

The start date for Love Island: All Stars series three has officially been postponed.

On Saturday, reports surfaced that filming for All Stars series three was scheduled to begin that day, with the original cast lineup arriving into the villa.

A wildfire unexpectedly broke out near the area and caused a road closure en route to the villa in South Africa, meaning that the site was evacuated and production has been put on pause as a precaution.

A source told The Mirror that production in series three had become a “nightmare”.

Now, ITV have announced that “filming will need to be postponed” to a later date.

“Further to a production evacuation owing to ongoing wildfires in the area, our assessment of the location site has concluded that filming will need to be postponed,” they wrote.

“Health and safety is our greatest priority and will always come first, and therefore the transmission of Love Island: All Stars will be delayed until a date to be confirmed,” they added.

A source told The Mirror at the time: “It’s left the team scrambling to arrange alternative options on what’s the most difficult day in terms of logistics for the crew – it’s called the ‘get in’ day and they need to make sure everything is running on time and that the islanders don’t get a glimpse of each other before arriving at the villa.”

The source explained further: “The filming for their arrivals/meetings take hours. Safety is priority though and they have plans in place for such situations. But not ideal given the show hasn’t even begun.”

ITV have yet to confirm when Love Island: All Stars will commence filming.

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