<P> The third series of the show began on 11 August 2015 . The official list of cast members was released on 14 July 2015 . This series was filmed in Cancun, Mexico, making this the first series to be filmed outside of Europe . They include four boys: Graham Griffiths, Jayden Robins, Kirk Norcross and Stephen Bear, and four girls: Amy Paige Cooke, Laura Alicia Summers, Megan McKenna and Megan Rees . With the announcement of the line - up it was confirmed that former Geordie Shore cast member and star of the first series, Vicky Pattison, would be making her return as an ex alongside Series 2 star Rogan O'Connor . The Only Way Is Essex cast member Kirk Norcross was also confirmed to be taking part in the series, with his ex-fiancée and Celebrity Big Brother star Cami - Li featuring as his ex . Star of Magaluf Weekender Jordan Davies was also revealed to be taking part in the series, also featuring as an ex . Megan McKenna and Jordan later returned for the fourth series . On 5 January 2016, cast member Megan McKenna entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the seveneeth series, and on 28 July 2016, Stephen Bear entered the house to compete in the eighteenth series where he left as the winner . Jordan Davies made another return to the show, this time during the fifth series with Jemma and Bear, and Holly also returning as an ex again . </P> <P> The fourth series of the show began on 19 January 2016 . This series was filmed in Portugal . The official cast list was revealed on 15 December 2015 and includes four girls: Helen Briggs, Nancy - May Turner, Naomi Hedman and Olivia Walsh, as well as four boys: Joe Delaney, Lewis Good, Youssef Hassane and Geordie Shore star Scotty T. Megan McKenna and Magaluf Weekender cast member Jordan Davies would be returning to the series as exes, having previously appeared during the previous series . Olivia later returned to the beach for the fifth series, whilst Kieran Lee went onto appear in the eighteenth series of Big Brother, but was evicted during the final week . </P> <P> The fifth series of the show began on 16 August 2016 . This series took place in Koh Samui, Thailand . The series was confirmed on 8 March 2016 after the finale of the fourth series . It was also announced that faces from the past would return for this series with "unfinished business". The official list of cast members were released on 5 July 2016 . It features four boys and four girls from previous series . From the first series it includes Chloe Goodman and Liam Lewis . Geordie Shore star Gary Beadle and Jess Impiazzi return having previously appeared in the second series, whilst Jemma Lucy, Jordan Davies and Stephen Bear from the third series all return . Finally Olivia Walsh returns having previously appeared in series 4 . Over the course of the series they will be joined by their exes, which also include familiar faces . Series 1's Ashley Cain will be making his third appearance on the show, whilst Joss Mooney also returns . Kayleigh Morris and Melissa Reeves will be back having already appeared in the second series . Holly Rickwood from Series 3 will also be back on the beach . New cast members include Lillie Lexie Gregg, Charlotte Dawson, David Hawley, Aimee Kimber, Conor Scurlock and Alex Stewart . Kayleigh also went on to appear in the eighteenth series of Big Brother in 2017, but was removed from the house on Day 13 due to threatening behaviour . </P> <P> The sixth series of the show began on 17 January 2017 . This series was filmed on location in Crete, Greece . The series was confirmed on 2 November 2016 . The official list of cast members were released on 13 December 2016 . They include four boys; Alex Leslie, Josh Ritchie, Ross Worsick and Sean Pratt, and four girls; Harriette Harper, Maisie Gillespie, Zahida Allen and ZaraLena Jackson . Ross has previously appeared in the first series of the show whereas Josh featured in the first series of Love Island . With the announcement of the line - up it was also confirmed that Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers would be arriving on the beach as an ex as well as former The Only Way Is Essex cast member Nicole Bass . Chanelle McCleary, an ex from this series, later went onto appear in the eighteenth series of Big Brother but was evicted a week before the final . </P>

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