Love Island All Stars premieres in US tonight after South Africa wildfire delay

Pagesix reports a new season of "Love Island All Stars" will premiere in the U.S. tonight, Jan. 17, after production at the villa in Franschhoek, South Africa, was delayed by a wildfire.

The series was due to start on Jan. 12 but kicked off on Jan. 15; Maya Jama returns as host and Iain Stirling is the announcer. The U.S. premiere is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.

New episodes stream at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock every day, with each episode hitting Peacock two days after it airs in the U.K. "Love Island All Stars" is exclusive to Peacock in the U.S.; Peacock's plans listed are Premium (with ads) $10.99/month, Premium Plus (ad-free) $16.99/month, and annual options $109.99 (ads) or $169.99 (no ads) — pay for 10 months, get 12. Peacock does not directly offer a free trial, but subscribing via Prime Video can provide seven days free before payments begin.

The article says 13 returning islanders were the first to enter the villa on Day 1; it lists the following returning contestants: Whitney Adebayo (Season 10), Millie Court (Season 7), Belle Hassan (Season 5), Helena Ford (Season 12), Jess Harding (Season 10), Leanne Amaning (Season 6), Ciaran Davies (Season 11), Jack Keating (Season 8), Sean Stone (Season 11), Tommy Bradley (Season 12), Charlie Frederick (Season 4) and Shaq Muhammad (Season 9).

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