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Love Island 2023 confirmed couples as Anna-May and Olivia left single in awkward scenes

Olivia Hawkins AnnaMay Robey Kai Fagan Will Young Maya Jama Tanyel Revan Michelle Keegan

Love Island is back for 2023 and this year's original Islanders have coupled up for the first time. The winter edition of the popular ITV2 dating show kicked off on Monday, January 16 at 9pm with new presenter Maya Jama at the helm.

The episode saw this year's 10 new contestants meet for the first time in the luxury new villa in South Africa. In a twist, the boys entered the villa first while the girls were given power to pick who they wanted to couple up with.

As the boys, Shaq, Haris, Will, Ron, and Kai, stood poolside, Maya said: "Well boys, it is time to couple up, the girls will come in one by one and I'll ask you to step forward if you fancy them. Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with. It’s that simple. So who’s ready to meet our first girl?"

Read more: Love Island 2023 viewers 'screaming' as Maya Jama makes presenting debut

One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa.

Olivia Hawkins and Will Young (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

While Swansea contestant Anna-May chose to couple up with Kai, she was later left single after Michelle Keegan's body double Olivia decided to steal him. However, in another twist, Kai then stood forward for Tanyel, who subsequently picked him, leaving Olivia on her own.

By the end of the recoupling, Anna-May chose Haris, while Olivia and Will were paired together after being the last ones left without partners. Here's how the couples stand after the first coupling.

Who is coupled up on Love Island 2023?

Tanyel Revan and Kai Fagan (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Tanya and Shaq

Anna-May and Haris

Lana and Ron

Tanyel and Kai

Olivia and Will

Love Island continues at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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