When Does ‘Love Island: All Stars’ 2026 Start? Everything You Need to Know About Season 3

January is often a pretty bleak month, with bank balances struggling after the holiday season and the temperatures dropping by the day. Thankfully, this month brings good news for Love Island fans—a brand new season of Love Island: All Stars.

The hit spin-off, which sees familiar faces from previous series return to the villa for another shot at love, was confirmed for a new season in summer 2025. Since then, rumors have been swirling about which former Islanders could be heading back for a second chance at romance, and fans have been eager to see what the villa will look like this time around.

As we count down to the return of one of TV’s most talked-about shows, here’s everything you need to know—including the start date.

Love Island: All Stars is officially heading back to our screens on Saturday, January 17 at 9 p.m. EST, per Peacock. The reality show was due to hit Peacock on Wednesday, January 14, but it was postponed at the last minute due to wildfires taking place near the villa.

Taking to Instagram, ITV announced the delay of All Stars over the weekend. "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," the statement, shared on January 10, reads. "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."

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However, now the show is officially coming back, and Maya Jama shared a special message to celebrate its return.

Speaking on Instagram she said: "Hi everyone! I've got some very exciting news! I can officially announce exclusively that we are back up and running!"

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Love Island: All Stars airs exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. on a two-day delay from its air schedule on the UK's ITV network. You can catch new episodes everyday starting on Saturday, January 17.

The previous two seasons are also available to catch up on on Peacock.

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The full cast for Love Island: All Stars has been confirmed, and includes the likes of Whitney Adebayo, Millie Court, Bella Hassan, Shaq Muhammad, and many more.

Head here for all the details on the Love Island: All Stars season three cast.

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As always, Maya Jama will front the dating series, turning up to the villa for recouplings and major moments on the show.

Maya made her hosting debut on the dating series in January 2023 taking over from Laura Whitmore. She's since become a permanent fixture for subsequent seasons, including All Stars and the first season of Love Island: Games, although she stepped down ahead of the second season in September 2025, likely due to scheduling issues.

Unlike the summer series, which is set in Mallorca, Love Island: All Stars is filmed in South Africa.

All Stars runs for a slightly shorter period than Love Island, which is on for two months. In the past, it has run for five weeks, which was a choice made by the producers who didn't want people to get Love Island "fatigue."

After two highly successful 2025 series, however, the show’s producers decided to extend it to six weeks.

Viewers are to expect more "twists and turns" for season three.

Mike Spencer-Hayter, Creative Director of Lifted Entertainment, previously said, "Love Island: All Stars has quickly established itself as a stand-alone hit, keeping fans of the show gripped by iconic Islanders from the past 10 years returning for another chance to find love.

"We are very excited about series 3 and you can expect the twists and turns to continue in All Stars, after an incredible smash hit summer series."

We can't wait.