This summer everyone went absolutely Love Island mad and, here at heat towers, we were no exception. We basically cancelled all our plans for seven weeks and had about 32582525 Love Island related WhatsApp group chats pinging 24/7.
We were a nation obsessed and collectively went into a perpetual state of mourning when the series ended (we're kinda over it now that Celebrity Big Brother has started – check out the lineup here).
One shining beacon of light was that the applications for next year's Love Island opened almost immediately after this series finished. We briefly considered applying ourselves but then thought we'd probably have a better summer hooked to our TV screens watching the next batch of sexy, sassy singletons try and couple-up with someone 100% their type on paper, avoid getting mugged off, or putting all their eggs in one basked too soon (if you know, you know).
But, it looks as though Love Island hysteria is still sweeping the nation, as apparently over 80,000 of you have already applied for next year's series.
"There’s an extraordinary demand to be on the show next year," a source told The Sun.
"We’ve already had over 80,000 applicants after just a week."
ONE WEEK.
The source went on to explain: "It seems like more young people than ever want to go on TV, have sex, find love and maybe even make a million pounds. It’s an irresistible combination."
Well, when you put it like that...
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