ITV has officially confirmed that this summer”s series of Love Island will now shift to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ITV2 series, which will be the seventh, would have been gearing up for production in the Balearics around now.

Director of television at ITV, Kevin Lygo, said: “We have tried every which way to make Love Island this summer but logistically it’s just not possible to produce it in a way that safeguards the wellbeing of everyone involved and that for us is the priority.

“In normal circumstances we would be preparing very soon to travel out to the location in Mallorca to get the villa ready but clearly that”s now out of the question.”

“We are very sorry for fans of the show but making it safely is our prime concern and Love Island will be back stronger than ever in 2021.”

The show won the BAFTA for Best Reality and Constructed Factual Show in 2018.