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Love Island: All Stars contestants participate in the popular Heart Rate Challenge, which involves sexy dances and checking heart rates. The Challenge doesn't contribute anything significant to the relationships on the show, and the methodology is questionable. Sophie Piper and Josh Ritchie technically win the Challenge, but it leads to hurt feelings and unexpected revelations.

The inaugural season of Love Island: All Stars is currently airing on ITV2, and the contestants recently took part in the popular Heart Rate Challenge. The current iteration of the reality dating show premiered in 2015. It was based on a series from 2005 that starred celebrities and ran for two seasons. The show has been a huge hit and highly influential to the British public. There is a U.S. spin-off that premiered in 2019 and has aired for five seasons.

This iteration of the franchise brings together fan-favorite Love Island contestants from past seasons. During a recent episode,...

If you have been longing for more tropical romance lately, then Peacock has you covered as the streaming service is set to become the United States streaming home of the hit British version of “Love Island: All Stars” beginning on Monday, Jan. 29. Hosted by Maya Jama, the show follows legendary U.K. Islanders as they head back to the villa for a second chance at love. You can watch with a subscription to Peacock.

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The Love Island franchise returns to South Africa for the first season of “Love Island: All Stars,” hosted by Maya Jama. This new incarnation of the show follows a selection of the most popular contestants from previous editions of the U.K. “Love Island” who...

The British version of Love Island is on the move in the States.

The all stars version of the series is airing on Peacock rather than Hulu, which has aired Love Island UK in the U.S. and will continue to air the summer edition.

Love Island: All Stars, the eleventh season of the dating format, will launch on the NBCUniversal streamer on Monday January 29.

Peacock has been the home of Love Island since it swept in and took the rights to the U.S. version, which had previously aired on CBS for three seasons. It has since aired two seasons of the show and has renewed it through Season 7 as well as spinoff Love Island Games.

The first three episodes premiere on January 29 with new episodes six days a week.

Peacock will air Love Island: All Stars as well as the U.S. version of Love Island and spinoff...

1998’s Halloweentown is one of the most beloved Halloween and Disney Channel movies, and is a gift that keeps on giving as new generations discover the film that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Starring Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, Judith Hoag and Debbie Reynolds, the film directed by Duwayne Dunham followed Marnie, who on her 13th birthday discovers she’s a witch and is transported to Halloweentown, a magical place that is facing an evil curse. The film spawned three sequels: Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge in 2001, Halloweentown High in 2004 and Return to Halloweentown in 2006.

Halloweentown, written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson, holds a score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. You can currently watch Halloweentown on Prime Video or on Disney+. The franchise is also airing as part of Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween.”

In celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, take a look...

The Cromwell family in Halloweentown consists of powerful witches and warlocks with magical abilities. Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie learn spell casting and use their powers to defeat villains throughout the film series. The Cromwells also possess telekinesis, broomstick riding, and extrasensory perception as part of their magical abilities.

The Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown premiered in 1998, and the viewers were forever changed when they met the Cromwell family. The fantasy film spawned a successful four-film franchise — Halloweentown, Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge, Halloweentown High, and Return to Halloweentown, all of which focused on the history of the Cromwells, one of the most powerful families of witches and warlocks in the spooky town. The tight-knit crew includes Aggie Cromwell, Gwen Piper, Marnie Piper, Dylan Piper, and Sophie Piper. Aggie is Gwen's mother, while Gwen is Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie's mother. When the first movie premiered, the three kids had no clue about...

Sophie, played by Emily Roeske, doesn't appear in Return to Halloweentown due to Roeske's retirement from acting after Halloweentown High. Sophie's character was integral to the Cromwell magic and the family's efforts to save Halloweentown throughout the first three films. Although Sophie's absence is acknowledged in Return to Halloweentown, there is potential for her character to return in future franchise installments.

Despite being an integral part of the franchise, Sophie doesn't return for Halloweentown 4. Played by Emily Roeske, Sophie Piper is Marnie (Kimberly J. Brown) and Dylan's (Joey Zimmerman) younger sister. In the first Halloweentown, a young Sophie starts exhibiting signs of magical prowess: when she really wants a cookie, one floats through the air toward her. As Aggie later says in one of Halloweentown's best quotes, "Magic is really very simple: all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it." Unfortunately, Sophie and Marnie's mom,...