Overview

• ITV’s Decade of Love retrospective premiered on ITV2 and ITVX ahead of a new series launching June 9, featuring highlights from Love Island’s ten-year run.
• The special aired archival footage of Caroline Flack but did not include a dedicated in memoriam segment for the presenter who revived the show in 2015 and hosted until 2019.
• Viewers criticised the omission of tributes to Flack and other former cast members Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis, both of whom died by suicide after appearing on Love Island.
• Flack’s successor Laura Whitmore previously commemorated her memory this year by sharing private WhatsApp messages to mark the anniversary of her death in February 2020.
• Media outlets have sought comment from ITV on the lack of formal tributes but the broadcaster has not issued an official response.