Love Island Series 2

The second series of Love Island, a British television programme, began airing on May 30, 2016 on ITV2. The series concluded on July 11, 2016. The series was filmed in Mallorca, Spain.

The series was extended to air every night of the week, as opposed to the previous series where it only aired six nights. However the Saturday episode was used as a weekly catch-up entitled Love Island: The Weekly Hot List rather than a nightly highlights episode.

The series included the first time an Islander was removed from the villa, as Malia Arkian was removed just hours after she entered the villa following an altercation with Kady McDermott. It also featured a number of voluntarily exits from the series, as Rykard Jenkins decided to leave the villa after his new love interest Rachel Fenton was eliminated. Zara Holland also decided to leave after hearing about a family illness. Sophie Gradon also decided to voluntarily leave the villa. Sophie and Katie Salmon were also the first same-sex couple to feature in Love Island.

Production
On Valentine's Day, February 14, 2016, it was confirmed that Love Island would return for a second series due to air later in the year. On May 18, 2016 it was confirmed that the series would begin on May 30, 2016 but had scrapped the live eliminations. A one-minute trailer for the series aired on May 23, 2016. Pictures of the villa were unveiled on May 28, 2016. The villa is located in Mallorca with 69 cameras watching the Islanders' every move. It only includes double beds forcing them to share with each other, but has a special Hideaway bedroom for couples to spend the night away from the others.

Islanders
The Islanders for the second series were revealed on May 24, 2016, just a week before the launch. However, throughout the series, more Islanders entered the villa to find love. Some Islanders were dumped from the island for either failing to couple up, some were voted off by their fellow Islanders, and others for receiving the fewest votes in public eliminations. The series was won by Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey on July 11, 2016 having received 54% of the vote.