As a life-threatening heatwave sweeps through Europe, residents and tourists in nations such as Italy, Greece, Spain, and Turkey have been warned of the dangerous temperatures.
While some individuals cancel their vacations, others continue with their plans; nonetheless, doubts have emerged regarding what is happening with the Love Island participants as they continue filming the reality series in Mallorca.
The Spanish island is now under a red warning, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees on Tuesday.
The Foreign Office has issued excessive temperature warnings for both Spain and Greece, where flames have been burning, although official UK guidance does not advise against travelling to the affected Mediterranean nations.
While reality show participants normally jump at the chance to enjoy the sun, summer temperatures in 2023 have been skyrocketing.
The season finale is quickly approaching, but with concerns about the well-being of the participants as the cameras continue to film, what is the most recent update on how things are going?
Where is Love Island being filmed?
After filming the last series in South Africa, Love Island is back in Mallorca for the summer season.
It may be located near Sant Llorenc des Cardassar in Mallorca, where a new villa for the 2022 season was constructed.
The villa is on its fourth iteration, with the prior filming site located near Sant Llorenc des Cardassar.
The original Celebrity Love Island villa was on Armstrong Island in Fiji, whereas the villa used from 2015 to 2016 was in Ses Salines, Mallorca.
How is the heatwave affecting the island of Mallorca?
Temperatures in the north, northeast, and centre of Mallorca might reach 43 degrees, according to Spain’s official meteorological authority, Aemet.
The official classification is presently “severe danger.”
According to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, overnight highs of more than 36 degrees Celsius have been reported, notably at the marina resort of Puerto Soller, with midnight humidity reaching 100%.
What has ITV said about the heatwave and filming the series?
While ITV has not officially said how the weather is affecting production or whether there are plans to halt filming at any time, it does have processes in place to safeguard competitors’ safety.
A 24-hour health and welfare crew monitors all Islanders during their stay in the villa, and sun safety items including as caps and sunglasses are supplied.
There are also covered spaces throughout the villa that provide relief from the sun and strong heat.
Love Island also has a commercial placement deal with Boots, which includes Soltan sunscreen, and only SPF 30 and 50 are offered in the Villa in recent episodes.
Former competitor Millie Court recently gave an interview in which she discussed the usage of sunscreen on set.
‘We were in the villa between July and August and it was very very hot. If the producers felt like you hadn’t put enough [sun cream] on that day – they use the “voice of God” to tell us that,’ she recalled when speaking to Grazia.
‘The voice of God is a speaker that reaches across the whole villa, inside and out. The producers would shout out over the speaker, “Guys can you top up your sunscreen?”,’ she added.
She added that many of the Islanders also took responsibility and went through ‘bottles and bottles of sunscreen in there’.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1.
