'Text!' Guess what, an American version of Love Island is in production!

Love Island Australia

ITV2's hit reality show Love Island is slowly taking over the telly worldwide. It already has an Australian spin-off. Next up is Love Island America.

Love Island mania is slowly taking over the world.

Following the first season of Love Island Australia, which aired Down Under for six weeks this summer, next up is Love Island America!

US telly bosses have snapped up the format rights from ITV and are developing their own version which is officially described as follows:

"The road to love never runs smoothly. Challenges and dramatic twists abound as the Islanders form alliances, while relationships are made in an effort to win the ultimate prize. Viewers have the opportunity to shape events on screen as they watch the relationships develop, and ultimately crown one lucky couple as the winners who walk away with a cash prize."

Though it remains to be seen if the American version will also be filmed in Mallorca, Spain like the UK and Australian versions.

TV execs are clearly hoping that American viewers who already love such hit reality dating shows as Bachelor In Paradise and Temptation Island will tune in for Love Island.

Meanwhile, TV Tonight reports Love Island Australia will finally be shown in the UK, after fans bombarded ITV with requests to show the series. Phew!

Love Island Australia starts from Monday 13 August at 11:00pm on ITVBe

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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.