There are fears that there could be kidnap attempts!
The Winter Love Island Villa will be patrolled by armed guards.
Love Island 2020 kicks off this Sunday on the 12th January with a brand new cast for the winter series in South Africa, but the security levels this time around will be much higher than previous series.
The winter edition of the ITV2 show takes place in Cape Town, which is said to be the 11th deadliest city due to its murder rate, so producers have apparently hired armed guards to patrol around the huge new villa.
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An insider told the Daily Star:
“Producers aren’t taking any chances. It’s been arranged for armed guards to patrol the compound throughout the series.They will have them surrounding the area so there is no chance of any breaches. If it’s known to everyone in the area that a big TV show is in town, then it will become a target. There are concerns there could be kidnap attempts if things aren’t done carefully.”
According to reports the new islanders have also been given extensive security briefings before flying into the city and production staff have had training about how to cope with a security issue.
Today Laura Whitmore posted to Instagram saying she was getting ready to jet off for the Winter series.
She wrote in the post;
Last minute packing....all the essentials...Cape Town here I come! ☀
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