Love Island Australia season 1

Love Island Australia (Season 1)

Company type	Television series season
Industry	Entertainment, Reality television
Founded	May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)
Headquarters	Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Sophie Monk (Presenter), Eoghan McDermott (Narrator)
Products	Reality television show

The debut season of Love Island Australia launched on 27 May 2018, broadcasting on 9Go! and 9Now. The show was presented by Sophie Monk with narration provided by Eoghan McDermott. The concluding episode aired on 5 July 2018, crowning Grant Crapp and Tayla Damir as the winners of the $50,000 cash prize. Eden Dally and Erin Barnett finished as the runners-up.

Format

In Love Island, participants known as Islanders cohabit in a secluded villa located in Mallorca, Spain, where they are continuously filmed. To stay in the villa, Islanders must pair up—whether motivated by romantic interest, friendship, or tactical reasons—as the couple who ultimately wins takes home $50,000. Initial couples are formed on the first day based on immediate impressions; throughout the show, Islanders undergo "re-coupling" ceremonies in which they decide whether to remain with their current partner or choose a new one.

Islanders left without a partner after re-coupling face elimination. Public voting via the Love Island app plays a key role in determining which couples are at risk of being removed. Occasionally, Islanders themselves vote to eliminate one of their peers. During the final week, viewers vote to select the winning couple who receive the prize money.

Islanders

Nine unveiled the cast for season one on 21 May 2018, exactly one week prior to the premiere.

Islander	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Entered	Status
Grant Crapp	22	Canberra	Electrician	Day 1	Winner (Day 39)
Tayla Damir	21	Perth	Beauty Queen	Day 1	Winner (Day 39)
Eden Dally	25	Sydney	Prison Officer	Day 1	Runner-up (Day 39)
Erin Barnett	23	Melbourne	Nurse	Day 1	Runner-up (Day 39)
Amelia Plummer	23	Sydney	Nutrition Student	Day 23	Third place (Day 39)
Josh Moss	25	Sydney	Sports Administrator	Day 1	Third place (Day 39)

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Season 5 – Justin Lacko (6th Place) Season 6 – Erin Barnett (11th Place)

Kory participated in Season Two of True Love Or True Lies? on MTV.

Teddy competed on The Amazing Race Australia 7 in 2023.

Coupling and elimination timeline

	Week 1		Week 2			Week 3			Week 4			Week 5			Final Week
	Day 1	Day 3	Day 7	Day 9	Day 10	Day 15	Day 17	Day 18	Day 22	Day 24	Day 25	Day 26	Day 30	Day 31	Day 35	Day 36	Day 37	Day 38	Finale
Grant	Cassidy		Tayla	Immune	Tayla	Tayla		Safe	Cassidy	Tayla	Immune	Tayla	Vulnerable	Tayla	Tayla	Teddy & Mac to dump	Safe	Safe	rowspan=2 Template:Won
Tayla	Josh	Single	Grant	Safe	Grant	Grant		Immune	Jaxon	Grant	Immune	Grant	Immune
Eden	Erin		Erin	Immune	Erin	Erin		(bgcolor="#cfc") Justin to dump	(bgcolor="#cfc") Erin	(bgcolor="#cfc") Erin	(bgcolor="#FBF373") Immune	(bgcolor="#FBF373") Erin	(bgcolor="#pink") Vulnerable	(bgcolor="#cfc") Erin	(bgcolor="#cfc") Erin rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue"| Mark & Millie to dump rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue"| Safe rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue"| Safe rowspan=2 Template:Runner-up
Erin	(colspan=2) Eden Eden bgcolor='lightblue' Safe Eden (colspan=2) Eden (bgcolor='#cfc') Justin to dump Eden Eden (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Eden (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Eden Eden
Amelia	"Not in Villa" Josh (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Josh (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Josh Josh rowspan=2 bgcolor='lightblue' Teddy & Mac to dump rowspan=2 bgcolor='pink' Vulnerable rowspan=2 bgcolor='lightblue' Safe
Josh Tayla Kim Natasha (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Natasha Cassidy (bgcolor='thistle') Single (bgcolor='lightblue') Safe Françoise Amelia (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Amelia (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable
Dom (colspan=6) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Cassidy (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Millie Millie (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Mac (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (bgcolor='thistle') Single Shelby
Shelby (colspan=9) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Jaxon (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Jaxon (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune (bgcolor='thistle') Single Dom
Mark (colspan=13) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Mac Millie (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (colspan=2 rowspan=2 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 37)
Millie Justin Justin (bgcolor='lightblue') Safe Justin Justin (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Dom Dom (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Teddy (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Kory Mark
Mac (colspan=5) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Jaxon (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Teddy (bgcolor='thistle') Single (bgcolor='lightblue') Safe Dom (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Mark Teddy (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (colspan=3 rowspan=2 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 36)
Teddy (colspan=8) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Mac Françoise (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Millie (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (bgcolor='thistle') Single Mac
Kory (colspan=13) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Millie (bgcolor='thistle') Single (colspan=4 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 35)
Jaxon (colspan=5) data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Mac (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable Tayla Shelby (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Shelby (bgcolor='pink') Vulnerable (colspan=6 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 30)
height =24 Françoise data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Elias (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune Josh (colspan=4 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 26)
height =24 Cassidy Grant Elias (bgcolor='lightblue') Safe (bgcolor='thistle') Single Josh (colspan=4 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 25)
height =24 Justin Millie Millie (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune (colspan=11 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 18)
height =24 Elias data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" Cassidy (bgcolor='#FBF373') Immune (colspan=11 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 18)
height =24 Natasha Charlie Josh (bgcolor='lightblue') Safe (colspan=13 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 15)
height =24 John James data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | "Not in Villa" (colspan=14 style='background:#FCF;') Walked (Day 11)
height =24 Kim (bgcolor='thistle') Single (colspan=15 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 9)
height =24 Charlie (colspan=16 style='background:#FA8072;') Dumped (Day 7)

Notes

Weekly summary

Below is a recap of the primary happenings within the Love Island villa.

Week 1	Entrances	Day 1: Cassidy, Charlie, Eden, Erin, Grant, Josh, Justin, Millie, Natasha, and Tayla arrived. Day 2: Kim joined the villa. Day 4: Elias and John James entered the show.
	Coupling	Day 1: Initial pairings were made by the male contestants selecting female partners—Tayla with Josh, Justin with Millie, Charlie with Natasha, Cassidy with Grant, and Erin with Eden. Day 2: Kim coupled up with Josh, which separated Tayla and Josh. Day 7: The first re-coupling occurred. Erin remained with Eden, Millie stayed with Justin; Tayla selected Grant, Cassidy chose Elias, Natasha picked Josh, and Kim paired with John James.
	Dates	Day 2: Kim went on dates with both Josh and Charlie. Day 4: The public voted for Cassidy to have dates with John James and Elias.
	Challenges	Day 3: "Spin the Bottle" challenge resulted in a 5-3 victory for the boys. Day 5: In "The Hole Package," Eden ranked highest and invited Erin to the "hideaway."
	Exits	Day 7: Charlie was dumped after ending up single following the re-coupling.
Week 2	Entrances	Day 8: Françoise entered the villa. Day 11: Jaxon joined the group.
	Coupling	Day 10: Françoise paired with Elias; Cassidy became single.
	Dates	Day 8: Before officially entering, Françoise dated Elias and John James. Day 10: Erin and Eden went shopping for ingredients to prepare tapas in a cooking challenge. Day 11: Justin was voted by the public as most deserving of a date.
	Challenges	Day 9: Cassidy achieved the highest score in the "Pashtag" challenge. Day 11: The males performed a strip tease; Elias won and invited Millie to the "hideaway."
	Exits	Day 9: Kim was dumped following a public vote. Day 11: John James chose to exit voluntarily.
Week 3	Entrances	Day 14: Mac entered the villa. Day 16: Dom joined the group.
	Coupling	Day 15: During re-coupling, Mac selected Jaxon. Most other pairs remained unchanged; new couples formed included Elias-Françoise and Josh-Cassidy. Day 17: Dom coupled up with Cassidy; Josh became single.
	Dates	Day 14: Justin and Millie as well as Josh and Cassidy went on dance lesson dates. Day 17: The public voted for Françoise to date Dom; Dom also took Cassidy on a second date.
	Challenges	Day 15: Cassidy’s team won a balloon-popping team competition. Day 16: The "Any Hole is a Goal" game ended in a draw at six goals each. Day 18: Erin and Eden won the "Dirty Pizza" challenge together.
	Exits	Day 15: Natasha was dumped after being single post re-coupling. Day 18: Elias was dumped following a public vote; Justin was also dumped after Eden and Erin decided his fate.
Week 4	Entrances	Day 21: Teddy arrived at the villa. Day 23: Amelia and Shelby both entered the show.
	Coupling	Days 22 & 24 featured re-couplings initiated by new arrivals choosing partners first. Key couples included Teddy-Mac, Millie-Dom, Françoise-Josh, Shelby-Jaxon, Amelia-Josh, Tayla paired with either Jaxon or Grant depending on day, while Erin and Eden remained steady partners.
	Dates
	Challenges
	Exits	Day 25: Cassidy was dumped based on a public vote regarding her chances of finding love in the villa.
Week 5	Entrances	Day 31: Mark and Kory entered the villa.
	Coupling	On Day 26's re-coupling most couples remained intact; notable pairs were Tayla-Grant, Erin-Eden, Josh-Amelia, Dom-Mac, Shelby-Jaxon, and Millie-Teddy.
	Dates
	Challenges
	Exits	Day 26: Françoise was dumped after ending up single post re-coupling. Day 30: Jaxon was dumped following a vote by female islanders.
Week 6	Coupling	The final re-coupling on Day 35 saw stable couples Amelia-Josh, Tayla-Grant, Erin-Eden; new pairs included Shelby-Dom, Millie-Mark, and Mac-Teddy forming together.
	Dates
	Challenges	On Day 37, contestants took part in "The Lie Detector," where boys answered girls' questions while undergoing testing conditions.
	Exits	Kory was dumped on Day 35 after being single post re-coupling. Between Days 36 and 38, successive public votes on favorite couples led to Mac-Teddy voluntarily leaving while Mark-Millie and Dom-Shelby couples were dumped respectively.

Reception

Love Island Australia attracted an average of approximately 200,000 viewers during its live broadcasts according to overnight OzTAM data, with total audience numbers increasing to 511,000 when factoring in Nine's streaming platform, 9Now. The show found its greatest success within the crucial 16 to 39 age group, although it ranked lower in overall viewership figures. Its official YouTube channel amassed more than 150 million views; nevertheless, 85% of these originated from international audiences and therefore do not contribute to revenue generation.