When is the Love Island 2026 finale? Date, voting, start time and how to watch
It’s been eight weeks since the latest batch of singletons entered the Love Island villa, and there have certainly been plenty of twists and turns along the way.
With two Love Island contestants walking early and another axed from the show, only a handful of couples remain - and the final is just around the corner.
As always, viewers at home will decide which couple walk away with the £50,000 prize money.
And with tensions rising in the villa amid game-playing accusations, it’s up to you to decide who has a genuine connection and who is putting on a show for the cameras in order to win the cash.
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Host Maya Jama teased in an interview with Deadline that things might look a little different in this year's final.
She said: "They’re shaking up the format. I still don’t even know what that shakeup is, but I know there’s going to be a different format for the final."
If that's whet your appetite, here’s everything you need to know about watching and voting in the Love Island final.
When is the Love Island final and how do I watch it?
It’s not long at all to wait now, as the final episode of Love Island will be broadcast live on Monday 27 July at 9pm.
By that point, only three couples will remain out of the 38 singletons who entered the villa.
As always, to watch you’ll need to tune in to either ITV or ITVX.
How do I vote in the Love Island 2026 final?
The easiest way to vote is via the Love Island app, which is totally free.
You can download the app via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
When the window for voting opens, you just need to click the ‘Vote’ tab in the app.
If you’d prefer not to use the app, you can also vote for free by visiting itv.com/vote and selecting Love Island.
Bear in mind, the first time you vote you will need to register your mobile number with a one-time passcode and you’ll have to come up with a password, so maybe don’t leave it until the very last minute before voting closes.
You can only vote once per mobile phone number during the final, so no voting for your favourites 15 times.
Bear in mind, voting for the Love Island winner has been extremely close in the past, so every vote counts.
In the final of Love Island: All Stars, which aired back in February, eventual winners Ciaran and Samie took 35 percent of the vote, followed by runners-up Zac and Millie on 23 percent and third-place couple Leanne and Scott on 19 percent.
As we all know, there are some rock-solid couples this season, so it really is all to play for.
Now, while it’s always lovely to watch romance bloom between the Islanders, really what we watch for is the drama
There’s been plenty of it this season, with Priya’s ‘job-shaming’ comment and Ellie’s rollercoaster exit from the villa.
Here are the most explosive feuds that have ever gone down in the Love Island villa.
Some of the most memorable Love Island UK feuds
Kady McDermott and Malia Arkian - season two
While Malia takes the crown for the shortest stint on Love Island, it’s certainly one to remember.
In 2016, she entered the villa on day seven and took Scott Thomas on a date. However, the move didn’t sit well with Kady McDermott, who was coupled up with him.
The pair came to blows when Malia accused Kady of spilling a drink on her, leading to an explosive altercation, which resulted in Malia’s swift removal just hours after she arrived.
Maura Higgins and Tom Walker - season five
Maura had her sights set on bombshell Tom when he rocked up to the villa two weeks into the 2019 series.
However, it was quickly derailed after she selected him to spend a night in the Hideaway, as he blew his chances before they even got there.
Maura overheard Tom telling the boys, ‘it'll be interesting to see if she is all mouth or not’, and the comment went down exactly as you’d expect.
Amid a whole bunch of (understandable) f-bombs, she revoked her invite and the pair never really recovered from it.
Jonny Mitchell and Theo Campbell - season three
Perhaps one of the show’s most iconic clashes, Jonny and Theo butted heads back in 2017 over a love triangle with Tyla Carr.
It came to a head during a tense recoupling when new boy Theo decided to pick Tyla, who was happily coupled up with Jonny.
The shock move resulted in Jonny calling Theo a ‘gigantic b*****d’ before they squared up to each other. Theo hilariously also branded his rival a ‘tuna melt’.
While the two eventually made up, Theo couldn’t help but throw one last dig when Tyla was in tears as Jonny was dumped, saying: “I think if Tyla really liked him she should go as well really.”
Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames - season five
Not long after Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend, he confessed to fellow islander Curtis Pritchard that his head had been turned by bombshell India Reynolds.
Anna soon found out and confronted Jordan in an explosive row, shouting: “What kind of guy asks a girl to be their girlfriend and two days later they crack on with another f***ing girl.”
She immediately called time on their relationship and the pair were soon dumped by the public.
Amy Hart and Curtis Pritchard - season five
The pair were initially considered one of the strongest couples of the 2019 series (which seems to have been full of drama); however, that all came crashing down after the infamous Casa Amor.
Even though Curtis came back to the villa alone, he admitted that his head had been turned by Jourdan Riane and couldn’t promise Amy that it wouldn’t happen again.
She called him a ‘compulsive liar’ and was left heartbroken, eventually deciding to leave the villa to protect her mental health.
Topics: Love Island, Reality TV, Entertainment, Maya Jama, ITV
Simon Fearn