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The LOVE Island girls are left feeling shocked tonight when they find out about the show's big first episode twist - as Maya Jama tells them to "battle it out."
The new series of Love Island kicks off tonight and it is expected to be the most explosive of its 10-year run.
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The Love Island girls are left feeling shocked tonight when they find out about the show's big first episode twist
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The excited new arrivals get to know each other
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Maya arrives with a twist that leaves them shocked
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The girls have to choose who to pair up with without even seeing them
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The girls - Shakira, Meg, Alima, Sophie, Megan and Helena - enter the stunning Mallorcan Villa first.
Excited to be in the hit dating show they quickly get to know one another.
But they are excited to meet the boys and it's not long before they start shouting for them to enter the Villa.
However, they don't have to wait for long as host Maya Jama arrives and takes them to the firepit for a chat.
Getting straight to the point, Maya asks them what each of their types are.
Shakira responds: 'Tall, muscly, nice smile but for me it's all about personality. Witty, funny, charming.'
Helena laughs as she adds: 'Personality always, my bar is low, I'm not fussy!'
Meg teases that she wants: 'Tanned skin, taller and naughty eyes.'
Sophie says: 'I want someone that's a gentleman, not a man child.'
Megan says: 'I'm easily charmed, which is the problem…'
Maya Jama looks incredible as she dives in the sea in thong bikini
Alima says she's looking for: 'A Prince Charming Disney Prince… with no facial hair.'
Maya then has a big announcement, which shocks the girls as she explains: 'This year things are slightly different.
"You've told me what your type on paper is, but does that match your ideal man in reality?"
She then asks the surprised girls to join her by the swimming pool.
And as the nervous girls line up, Maya explains: 'Girls, in front of you there are six love hearts.
"Each boy has given me their dating profile which is written on each of these hearts - shall we have a look at what these boys have to offer?'
On the boards the girls see descriptions for this year's boys: Ben, Dejon, Harry, Conor, Blu and Tommy.
And in a huge twist - the girls have to decide who they'd like to couple up with based on these key stats with the boys' name, age, job and a headline.
Quotes such as 'I like to play hard and work harder! I love to play, so I work very hard' are also given to help them decide who to pick.
The girls then have a moment to discuss the profiles and try to work out who might be right for them.
Then Maya counts to three and they must run to a heart, with only one girl allowed to stand by each heart.
With only seconds to make a decision, will they all get the boy they wanted? Or will the girls be left eager to swap?
Now it's over to the boys.
Decisions made, they enter the Villa one-by-one to meet their match - will it be love at first write or were the girls too quick to judge their type?
Plus look out for even more shock twists tonight as an Islander is dumped.
For more exciting updates you can follow our live Love Island blog here.
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Maya springs another huge twist later on in the episode
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The girls only have a short profile to go on as they choose their man
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