Love Island Australia is gearing up for a spectacular return, with Season 7 promising more heat, more temptation, and more drama than ever before. As fans eagerly await its premiere on 9Now later in 2025, the buzz around the show is reaching fever pitch. The iconic Sophie Monk is back as host, ready to guide a fresh batch of singles through the Villa’s twists and turns, and if the latest trailer is anything to go by, viewers are in for a wild ride.
According to 9Now, this season will up the ante, with Islanders playing by their own rules. The first-look trailer teases “more hook-ups, more heat and more bombshell twists,” setting the stage for what’s being billed as the “most wicked season ever.” Forget the old rulebook—this year, temptation is the name of the game. The Villa, always a hotbed for romance and rivalry, is set to become even more mischievous as contestants navigate a landscape where anything can happen.
Sophie Monk, who has become synonymous with Love Island Australia, returns to host for the seventh time. Her career, spanning nearly 25 years, reads like a who’s who of Australian showbiz. She first burst onto the scene as a member of Bardot, the girl group formed on the reality show Popstars. Their debut single, “Poison,” and self-titled album both shot to number one on the ARIA charts, cementing Sophie’s place in the national consciousness.
After her pop stardom, Monk headed to Los Angeles, making her mark in cult comedies like Date Movie (2006), Click (2006), and Spring Breakdown (2009). But her heart was never far from home. She returned to Australia, reinventing herself on television, winning Celebrity Apprentice Australia in 2015, judging Australia’s Got Talent, and hosting Beauty and The Geek. She even took a shot at finding love herself on The Bachelorette in 2017. These days, she’s a fixture on the 9Network, regularly appearing on The Hundred with Andy Lee and Lego Masters.
Monk’s Love Island duties aren’t confined to Australia. In 2024, she filmed Season 7 of the American Love Island in Fiji, taking on a new role as host of Aftersun, a weekly talk show that dishes all the Villa gossip. It’s clear she relishes her role as matchmaker, confidante, and sometimes the bearer of bad news for the hopeful singles under her watch.
While the new cast remains under wraps for now, the show’s producers promise a “bunch of new singles looking for love.” For those eager for a sneak peek, the first-look trailer offers tantalizing glimpses—including Sophie herself emerging from a giant clam shell. The secrecy only adds to the anticipation, with fans speculating about which new personalities will become household names.
The history of Love Island Australia is filled with unforgettable couples and dramatic breakups. The winners are always determined by a public vote, and the path to happily ever after is never straightforward. Season 1’s Grant Crapp and Tayla Damir won viewers’ hearts, but split just two weeks after the finale when Tayla learned rumors of Grant’s “secret girlfriend on the outside” were true. Tayla has since married AFL player Nathan Broad and the couple has a daughter, while Grant and his partner Lucy Cartwright have welcomed three children together.
Season 2 saw Anna McEvoy and Josh Packham claim victory. The pair moved in together in Melbourne but announced their split in November 2020, almost a year after the show ended. Since then, Anna has found lasting happiness, marrying Michael Staples and welcoming a baby boy in June 2025, while Josh appeared on The Block with his twin brother Luke, who was also a Love Island alum. Anna now co-hosts a podcast with fellow Islander Matt Zukowski, showing that the Love Island experience can lead to lasting friendships—even if the romance doesn’t last.
Season 3’s Tina Provis and Mitch Hibberd, affectionately dubbed “Titch,” delighted fans with their chemistry, but announced their “heartbreaking” split in February 2022. They briefly reconnected as Bombshells in Season 4, only to break up again a few months later. Season 4, though, brought a genuine happy ending: Claudia Bonifazio and Austen Bugeja, who remain together and “happier than ever.”
Tyra Johannes and Kale Roberts, winners of Season 5, captured hearts with their swoon-worthy love story—especially after Kale’s dramatic return to the Villa following an earlier elimination. As of 2025, they’re celebrating their second anniversary, proof that sometimes love does last outside the Villa’s walls. Season 6 crowned Em Miguel-Leigh and US Bombshell Mercedes Knox as winners, but the pair split shortly after leaving the Spanish Villa. Mercedes candidly explained, “Coming back from the Villa, we were on a high... After you come back there’s a grace period where you get back to real life, and I kind of figured both of us were going to need that and incorporate that... so I said, ‘I think we need a break.’ Then the break turned into being broken up.”
The Love Island franchise isn’t just an Australian phenomenon. Across the globe, its stars continue to make headlines. Take Molly Marsh and Zach Noble, the Love Island 2023 couple who split for the second time in July 2025 after two years together, as reported by heatworld. Their breakup, confirmed by Molly on Instagram—“We have parted ways as friends and thank you for your love and support of our relationship over the past two years”—sent shockwaves through the fanbase. Zach, meanwhile, has been linked to influencer and actress Ava Hirons, who boasts over 851,000 TikTok followers and is the daughter of skincare expert Caroline Hirons. While a source told The Sun there was “an instant spark” and that “they really fancy each other,” a spokesperson for Zach insisted, “Zachariah isn’t dating her, they’re just friends.”
Zach also appeared to throw some subtle shade at his ex in Instagram comments, with fellow Islander Mitch Taylor remarking, “Finally get to see the real Zach,” to which Zach responded with a laughing emoji and an eyes emoji. It’s a reminder that, for many former Islanders, the drama doesn’t end when the cameras stop rolling.
For fans who can’t get enough, every episode of Love Island Australia and its UK counterpart is available to stream for free on 9Now. With the new season just around the corner, the only certainty is that viewers are in for a rollercoaster of romance, heartbreak, and plenty of surprises. As the countdown to Season 7 continues, one thing is clear: in the world of Love Island, anything can happen—and this year, the stakes have never been higher.
