Love Island: ‘I find it interesting as a zoological experiment’

Launched in 2015, Love Island is one of the most successful reality dating shows on TV.

Despite a number of controversies through the years, the show still attracts millions of viewers every night.

So why is it so compelling to watch and what keeps us coming back for more?

In this episode of The Irish Times Women’s Podcast, Róisín Ingle is joined by three avid Love Island viewers, writer and philosopher Laura Kennedy, baker Gerry Godley and his thirteen year-old daughter Amalia Godley.

Gerry began watching the series as a way to spend more time with his daughter, but soon realised there was quite a lot to enjoy about the show. “I find it interesting as a zoological experiment” he explains.

Together the group discuss the highs and lows of the latest season, the islander lingo and which loved-up couple might triumph this year.