Love Island fans have been left seething as ITVX ‘crashed’ just minutes into the opening episode of the new series.

Host Maya Jama returned to the TV villa as the show welcomed a new batch of singletons for the 12th series.

However, as the stunning ladies trickled into the villa, ITV’s streaming service ITVX appeared to go down for some users.

Some fans said the app was also ‘freezing’ as they tried to watch the bumper 90-minute launch show.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one furious viewer said: ‘Anyone else’s ITVX glitchy as f**k!??? Ugh every f***ing year, sort it out ITV. 

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Love Island fans have been left seething as ITVX ‘crashed’ just minutes into the opening episode of the dating show on Monday night

Host Maya Jama returned to the TV villa as the show welcomed a new batch of singletons for the 12th series

Some fans said ITV’s streaming app ITVX was ‘freezing’ as they tried to watch the bumper 90-minute launch show

A second blasted: ‘Ugh!!! Was tryin to watch live but ITV is playin games with my stream so I will watch the rerun later.’

‘ITVX App is shocking it keeps freezing all the time,’ said a third unhappy fan.’

While a fourth vented: ‘Why does ITV2 keep stalling.’

Meanwhile, this year’s opener kicked off with the show’s biggest twist yet. 

The ladies -Shakira, Meg, Alima, Sophie, Megan and Helena – were first to enter the villa and talk turned to the boys they could potentially couple up with.

Usually the viewers are tasked with deciding who the first couples are, but this year the girls chose purely based on the boys’ dating profiles.

Explaining the huge change, Maya told them: ‘This year things are slightly different. You’ve told me what your type on paper is, but does that match your ideal man in reality? Come and join me by the pool.’  

As the first coupling up took place, fans took to social media to vent their fury at ITV as they were left missing out on the action

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It comes as one Love Island star has already been sensationally dumped from the villa, before the launch show has even aired.

For one girl, her time on the show is set to be brutally cut short as she’s sent packing shortly after her arrival in the first savage twist of the series.

It is said that the girl was ‘absolutely gutted’ by her dismissal which came following the entrance of this year’s first bombshell.

A source told The Sun: ‘This girl will be sorely missed as was already proving to be a big character. They were absolutely gutted to leave.’

They continued: ‘But the series has twists and turns at every stage and this isn’t the usual dumping viewers might expect after a bombshell arrives.

‘Executive producer Mike Spencer-Hayter has promised drama for the tenth anniversary and this format point will not disappoint.’

LOVE ISLAND 2025: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

Sophie Lee

NAME: Sophie Lee

AGE: 29

FROM: Manchester

OCCUPATION: Motivational Speaker and Author

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is fun, spontaneous, who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive. At the moment I’m only finding ones draped in red flags and ‘do not cross’ signs

IF YOU WERE THE CEO OF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’m the CEO of empowerment. I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self.

 

Dejon Noel Williams

NAME: Dejon Noel Williams

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy

CLAIM TO FAME? My dad being an ex-professional footballer. I’ve met all kinds of famous people through him. When I was younger it was weird because he was just my dad, but we’d go to a game and fans were asking for pH๏τos. I’ve met David Beckham, he was really nice.

 

Megan Moore

NAME: Megan Moore

AGE: 25

FROM: Southampton

OCCUPATION: Payroll specialist

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I’d like to meet someone who is tall, with a nice tan, nice eyes and a nice smile. He needs to have a good fashion sense and a really good, funny personality that I can get on with 

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt, right now. But we’re going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!

 

Tommy Bradley

NAME: Tommy Bradley

AGE: 22

FROM: Hertfordshire

OCCUPATION: Landscape Gardener

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A girl who is very ambitious, with a big personality, caring, but also someone that doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I don’t know if that’s asking for too much, but I want a bit of everything. I haven’t got a specific type in terms of looks, though.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE CEO OF? Taking hours to do my hair

 

Alima Gagio

NAME: Alima Gagio

AGE: 23

FROM: Glasgow

OCCUPATION: Wealth Management Client Services Executive

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A tall man with a handsome face. You know when you just look at a guy and they have that Disney prince look to them? That’s it

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I think she’d hire me because I’m a good flirt. I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I’m originally from. If they get it right, they can get my number. 

But they never guess correctly so it works really well if you don’t want to give a guy your number. I’m originally from Guinea Bissau. If they’re close and I really fancy them, I’ll give them my number anyway.

 

Ben Holbrough

NAME: Ben Holbrough

AGE: 23

FROM: Gloucester

OCCUPATION: Private Hire Taxi driver

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone Sєxy, good looking, good chat, good vibes, nice teeth and good eye contact – they’re all the traits I look for. Oh, and also a cute smile, I just look at you and know I can be around you all day, every day.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt. I’d have been out of business a long time ago. That’s exactly why I’m here.

 

Helena Ford

NAME: Helena Ford

AGE: 29

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Cabin Crew

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Somebody funny or Northern. I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners. If you look through my previous dating history, you’ll see I clearly go for personality. You can pretty much laugh me into bed.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I would say hire but then quickly fire soon after. It would only be a temporary contract.

 

Megan Moore

NAME: Megan Forte Clarke

AGE: 24

FROM: Dublin

OCCUPATION: Musical theatre performer and energy broker

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously and has a sense of humour. If they’re not bad looking, that’s always a plus. 

I love a boy that’s a bit pasty, like Timothée Chalamet. I don’t mind scrawny, or a bit of a ‘dad bod’. I’m 5ft1 so any height really.

CLAIM TO FAME? Me and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween and it went a bit viral around Brighton. Sometimes I get stopped in the street about it. I’ve also done Panto.

 

Blu Chegini

NAME: Blu Chegini

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Someone who is family oriented, has a lot of love to give and a lot of love to receive. Personality goes a long way. 

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? She’d fire me, but I’ve got the charm to smooth things over with a girl. The fact I speak fluent Spanish comes in handy when it comes to flirting!

 

Shakira Khan

NAME: Shakira Khan

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Booming, but they’re all frogs. It’s a busy love life but I’ve not found ‘the husband’, I’m looking for ‘the one’. I’m looking for the ring.

 

Harry Cooksley

NAME: Harry Cooksley 

AGE: 30

FROM: Guildford

OCCUPATION: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? The girl next door that makes me laugh and can hold eye contact with me. I don’t think I’d go for the most obvious girl, I like a real sweet girl. 

CLAIM TO FAME? I’m the body double for Declan Rice. So when he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me. You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.

 

Conor Phillips

NAME: Conor Phillips

AGE: 23

FROM: Limerick

OCCUPATION: Professional rugby player

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Someone who is really sure of themselves, ambitious, a bit of a go-getter and good craic. I like dark eyes and I don’t mind a dominant woman.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? Definitely hire. I ask girls if they want to go halves on a baby. It doesn’t work, but it gets them laughing. It’s an ice-breaker, not a serious question of course!

 

Toni Laites

NAME: Toni Laites

AGE: 24

FROM: Connecticut  

OCCUPATION: Las Vegas Pool Cabana Server

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I’m looking for darker hair, definitely muscular but not too muscular. Super fit. Clean hair cut. Someone that can make me laugh – I’m super outgoing. And someone that’s quite active. Maybe one day we could start our own family together. 

I WANT TO DATE A BRITISH GUY BECAUSE…  I’ve lived in three different states and I’m still single. It’s time to try something new! I have some British friends and they’re pretty charming. I think all Americans love a good accent. British men are just more polite, with better manners.

 

Kyle Ashman – AXED 

NAME: Kyle Ashman

AGE: 23

FROM: Stafford

OCCUPATION: Water operative

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone that’s fun, confident and just themselves.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS?  I’d say I’d be hired. I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there.