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David Kent

Love Island final date 'confirmed' and it's sooner than you think as show faces bullying accusation

The date for the Love Island finale has been revealed and it's approaching rapidly.

Series 8, which kicked off on Monday, June 6 with twelve original Islanders has seen the arrival of many bombshells and lots of twists and turns along the way.

Initially, there were rumours that this series would be an extended ten-week spectacular, but now it appears this is no longer the case.

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Both series six and series seven stuck to the eight-week format.

Dami and Indiyah cosy up for a private chat (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

With this in mind, it looks like the current season will end on Monday, August 1 .

"There was speculation that ITV might extend the series because ratings have been so impressive this year," a source told The Sun, "But they also know there can be too much of a good thing.

Love Island fans have spotted an apparent wardrobe malfunction as Billy was seen ironing his shirt (ITV)

"With Winter Love Island coming back in 2023, bosses want to keep anticipation high and not exhaust the format."

The final episode is usually a bit more bloated as well, with a run time of one hour and thirty-five minutes, as opposed to the usual hour-long episodes we get during the show's run.

The public cast their vote on four remaining couples, deciding their favourite romance and choosing who they want to win the £50,000 cash prize.

The ultimate decision comes down to the most popular Islanders, who must decide whether to split the top prize with their partner - or steal it away for themselves.

Love Island (ITV)

Meanwhile, fans are convinced that show bosses stepped in and ordered Dami Hope and Luca Bish to apologise to Tasha Ghouri, as fans accused the pair of "bullying" her.

Tasha has been left upset by Luca and Dami's behaviour a number of times as they repeatedly made comments about her relationship with Andrew.

Then in Tuesday's episode both Dami and Luca pied the blonde beauty in the 'snog, marry, pie' challenge, with Dami claiming she gets away with things.

Tasha looked visibly upset as she received the final pie, with Andrew and Paige agreeing afterwards that both boys went too far.

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