How the new presenters of “Love Island USA” and “Aftersun” are taking the franchise to a new level

Love Island works not only because viewers enjoy watching the individual contestants try to find their partner and mate. What also helped the franchise to be successful are the presenters it had. In the British version, the presenter was from the beginning Caroline Flack, and everyone always knew Ian Stirling as someone who rounded off the franchise with his many quirky remarks about what the islanders were doing in the villa. After Caroline left the show, she was replaced by Laura Whitmore for two years, and finally the hosting gig changed to its current host, Maya Yamawho not only hosted the British version, but was also invited to host the first Love Island Games. On the other side of the pond, the US version had big shoes to fill, and during the first three seasons Ariel Vandenberg led it, And Matthew Hoffman the story was told.

But after three seasons CBS decided not to extend Love Island USA. Insteadpeacock recorded the reality show, brought actress Sarah Hyland as host and decided to Briton Ian Stirling will voice the new US franchise. With this new change, the rebranding of the US version began, which shows that the changes made attracted more viewers. This season saw more changes in the presenters, and these were for the better. For this season, the producers decided to Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix as host for the latest season. They have added one of the most popular sex bombs from the British version, Maura Higgins, as another presenter for the news segment of the show called Love Island USA Aftersun, This is the first time it has been added to the US version. It is popular because Maura gives viewers an insider account of everything that happened during the week and conducts exclusive interviews with former islanders. It was a smart decision to go two-faced for this new season. As Ariana has mentioned, she is a huge fan of the show and Maura has been a fan favourite for years and it’s time she got more recognition outside of the UK too.

Love Island

A stunning villa is home to a group of attractive singles looking for love and relationships. Contestants must pair up and stay together to make it through the elimination rounds, taking part in exciting challenges and games that will test their relationships. New islanders are introduced regularly, causing shifts in alliances and romantic interests. Viewers play a crucial role by voting for their favorite couples. The most popular couple ultimately wins a cash prize and the title of Strongest Couple.

Release date

July 9, 2019

Pour

Arielle Vandenberg, Sarah Hyland, Matthew Hoffman, Iain Stirling

Main genre

reality

Seasons

11

Streaming service(s)

Hulu

Franchise(s)

Love Island

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Love Island USA Offers a different side of Ariana

Since then, the name Ariana Madix has been on everyone’s lips more often than usual scandal happened. Thanks to this, however, Ariana has made a name for herself without being tied to her lying ex. Tom Sandoval, and even without being known only as a star Vanderpump rules. Since the scandal broke, she has taken advantage of many great opportunities, including third place in Dancing with the stars and was cast as Roxie Hart in the Broadway play “Chicago”. In addition to these great achievements, Ariana also opened her sandwich shop, Something about her, with her best friend, Katie Maloney. She has become a force to be reckoned with and has also shown that she is a talented girl who should not be pigeonholed by participating in a reality TV show.

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Your connection with Love Island goes deeper than watching a season here and there. She mentioned that one of her favorite things to do during the season before her split from Sandoval was watching Love Island nonstop with her partner. To which Sandoval replied, “I’m not going to sit and watch 50 episodes of this show.” After this comment, many viewers connected her with her love for the show, and producers noticed her impact and decided to hire her as a guest host for the fifth season of the show. This was a great exposure for the reality star as it added another thing to her resume: being a host. She was so popular during her guest appearance that she was brought back again. Viewers and even the islanders liked her so much on the show that she was announced as the main host for season 6, replacing Hyland, who is currently on Broadway for Little Shop of Horrors. It was a win-win situation for both of them and something Ariana had never done before.

Although she has only been the hostess for two weeks, she has shown that she is one of the great hosts on Love Island, to get herself on the list with Maya Jama. Ariana has shown that she really cares about the islanders, as seen in the first episode when she takes the time to get to know them on a more personal level. In addition,He has some experience with warning signalsand since she’s the host, she won’t be afraid to call people out if she notices tension between the islanders. When her job as host was announced, she said: “If they’re not right for you, trust me, it’s better to find out sooner rather than later.” Having a reality TV star host such a popular series is something to be forgiven for, but Ariana has proven she has what it takes to make it in the entertainment world, proving time and time again that she’s not just the face of one of the most popular reality TV shows.

Britain’s best sex bomb Maura Higgins

Known as one of the best sex bombs ever to emerge from Love Island UK, Maura Higgins has decided Love Island USA their new home. peacock won the lottery when she became a guest presenter for the social media page of Love Island Games because she understands the situation the islanders are in. Plus, it was a great moment for viewers to see her reconnect with her ex from her season. Curtis Pritchard, after his elimination. After her appearance as presenter on social media, viewers couldn’t get enough of her, and when she became the presenter of the very first After sun showed how much the network trusted that she knew what she was doing. During this show, she will be able to hold conversations with the eliminated islanders to have more one-on-one discussions about what went wrong, and she will give viewers their first look at future islanders entering the villa. Receiving advice from one of the franchise’s biggest bombshells is an honor the islanders should take advantage of.

Maura’s flirty and fun personality will make it easy for the islanders to talk to her about everything they’ve experienced in the villa. But she’s also not afraid to tell someone like it is. Viewers will never forget her best moments when she came into the villa in season 5, as she told Tom Walker after making the comment, “Let’s see if she’s that great.” There were many bombshells from the show, but none were as memorable as her. Maura should not be overlooked. She is more than just a pretty face. She will become an unstoppable force and continue to have great opportunities.

Love Island USA is now streaming on Peacock.

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