Overview
- Filming and the planned launch were postponed after wildfires near the Franschhoek villa prompted an evacuation on safety grounds, with the series now back on air.
- The first couplings were decided by a public vote: Whitney Adebayo with Jack Keating, Millie Court with Ciaran Davies, Jess Harding with Tommy Bradley, Belle Hassan with Sean Stone, Helena Ford with Charlie Frederick, and Leanne Amaning with Shaq Muhammad.
- Scott van-der-Sluis arrived as the first bombshell and immediately clashed with Sean Stone, a moment host Maya Jama described on-air as a notably "spicy" entrance.
- A late twist saw Scott name Shaq Muhammad and Sean Stone as the least compatible, and Maya Jama announced the pair would not stay in the villa that night, with their status to be revealed in the next episode.
- Episodes are airing nightly on ITV2 and ITVX in the UK, with US streaming available on Peacock.