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- Daily Mirror
Fearne Cotton admits 'I could puke' as she shares clip from original Love Island
Fearne Cotton was the host of the original iteration of Love Island, which was filmed in Fiji and featured only celebrities, including Calum Best and Rebecca Loos
Fearne Cotton has left Love Island fans gobsmacked after sharing a clip of the original show, which was filmed 20 years ago. The sexy singletons series is now one of the most popular shows on ITV and filmed in Majorca, hosted by Maya Jama, with an open audition process.
However, rewind 20 years and the sun-drenched show was steered by Fearne Cotton and Patrick Kielty, filmed in Fiji and featured only celebrities. Sharing footage from the O.G series, which starred the likes of Calum Best and Loose Women's Kelle Bryan, Fearne told her followers it made her want to "puke" to think it was filmed so long ago.
Dressed casually in an oversized shirt and rust-coloured trousers, she said: "You may not know this, but 20 years ago...I could puke saying that...I hosted the original iteration of Love Island. There were some major differences to Love Island today. It was shot in Fiji and they were all celebrities.
"We had on our series Calum Best, Kelle from Eternal, Steve-O from Jackass,...Dennis Rodman? It was the most motley crew. It was ridiculous. From what I remember there were some really lo-fi games and when I say lo-fi, I mean cheap budget. There was a bit of romance but nothing like Love Island today. People would hold hands and we'd freak out, but it was extremely of the time and very, very entertaining."
Captioning the clip, she said: " Who remembers Love Island the first time round? I'm talking 20 years ago (how is that possible?)
"Once again, here I am sounding like I'm in Oliver Twist with the lovely @patrickielty in Fiji. The games were basic, the romance was PG and there wasn't a bikini thong in sight.
"Anyone remember the Bianca Gascoigne, Callum Best, Leo from the Streets love triangle? Another life time ago, but what a hoot."
Responding to Fearne's nostalgic post, many of her followers told her they loved the original version of the show, which featured the iconic theme tune 'Wish I' by Welsh singer, Jem.
Sharing their happy memories of the series with the kids TV star, one said: "I loved this! It was the best!" Another said: "Such happy memories watching this." A third shared: "Haven't watch Love Island since since". A fourth exclaimed: "Can't believe this was 20 years ago" while a third mused: "OMG, I remember this! Rebecca Loos farting and giving Calum Best the ick."
Love Island was originally presented by Patrick Kielty and Kelly Brook, with Fearne taking over as female host in the second series.
The first series aired in the summer of 2005, and was won by Jayne Middlemiss and Fran Cosgrave. The second series began in July 2006, dropping 'Celebrity' from its name and was won by Bianca Gascoigne and series one finalist, Calum.
