Love Island is back once again for its Winter edition, with Maya Jama taking over presenting duties from Laura Whitmore. The drama is now in full swing, with the contestants pairing up with one another in the South African villa. If you want to keep up with all the action as it happens, here’s when and how to watch the show.
We also have a method for watching the series abroad, the same way you can watch BBC iPlayer abroad, or watch American channels like The CW and Netflix US.
When does Winter Love Island 2023 air?
New episodes of Winter Love Island are rolling out every weekday and Sunday on ITV 2 at 9pm GMT.
You can meet all the Islanders of season nine below:
How to watch Winter Love Island online
If you can’t catch the show when it airs, you can also watch it on ITVX website, via the ITVX app (for Android here or iOS here) or on TVPlayer.com. You can also watch previous seasons on here.
If you’d like to download an episode to watch offline, perhaps on your commute, you can subscribe to ITVX Premium, which is available with a seven day free trial followed by a fee of £5.99 per month.
How to watch Winter Love Island abroad
ITVX allows you to catch up on Love Island and other shows when you’re abroad. However, there are limitations, including the exclusion of live TV and a restriction that only allows you to catch up on shows from within EU countries.
There is a way around this, but it’s important to point out that these methods go against ITV’s terms and conditions.
In order to watch Love Island from any country in the world, you’ll need to use a VPN. A VPN changes the location of your IP Address, so you can choose to connect to a server inside the UK to watch Love Island online.
Our VPNs of choice are NordVPN or ExpressVPN, but you can find more of our favourites in our round-up of the best VPNs. You can also take a look at our list of recommended free VPNs. However, these have limited server options and therefore you may find streaming more difficult using one of these.
Once you’ve installed and signed into your VPN and selected a UK server, you can head over to the ITVX website or the ITVX app, and log in to watch Love Island from abroad.
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ITVX can block VPNs from working at any time, so it’s possible that it won’t always work. You should be able to contact your VPN’s support to find out why.
It’s worth first checking that you don’t have Location Access enabled on the ITVX app, because this can cause issues with using a VPN too. Navigate to the settings for ITVX on your phone or tablet to check.
Most VPNs will work on desktop or mobile, and there are also ways to install and use a VPN on devices such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick and games consoles.
