Love Island Australia moves to Fiji with athletes and tradies in new cast
Love Island Australia will film in Fiji for the first time. The cast includes new contestants from ex-NRL stars to sports athletes.
Love Island Australia is moving to Fiji for the first time to use the Love Island USA villa. The 2026 season brings islanders searching for love.
The cast includes a former NRL player, a chiropractor, and a personal trainer. There is also a FIFO diesel fitter.
One islander is the son of a former Prime Minister of Tonga who owns rental properties. An airline ground crew worker and a Perth-based model joined the group, along with a Geordie bombshell who left Newcastle in the UK for Perth.
The islanders range from tradies to former athletes. Keanu played for the North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights before becoming a tradie.
Zel was a West Ham development squad footballer before turning to modelling. The show follows the Love Island formula: singles form couples and face dumping threats.
The Fiji location brings a tropical setting to the reality dating show.
- 2026
- Season
- West Ham development squad footballer
- Zel's background
Why it mattersThe move to Fiji marks Love Island's expansion of its worldwide franchise, offering Australian audiences a fresh tropical setting for the drama.
AustraliaAustralian viewers of Love Island get a new format of their favourite dating show, filmed in a tropical location for the first time in the franchise's Australian run.
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