Fionnuala Jones

I can't believe it, 21 years.

It's Big Brother, but you have to score it.

Did it start out as kind of a dating show or was it always a reality kind of make me famous show?

Patrick Kielty hosted the first season of Love Island.

He does not talk about that, does he?

But it can also be very damaging to your reputation because there has been lots of controversies over the years, lots of moments that have gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

That took a big turn.

Talk to us a little bit about that, because in some ways, I'm surprised this show is still on air, given that there have been several deaths to contestants.

Caroline Flack, obviously the former host of the show.

It has been so controversial and you can't pin any of those debts to one particular thing, but there was a lot of talk about the duty of care to contestants.

But the real prize is the idea of...

the sponsorships that come after it.

Our own Longford's Maura.

Am I right in saying one of the things they've done is limit alcohol?

Because obviously in a group of people like that, alcohol can change the dynamics and people's behaviours and they let their guard down, shall we say.

maybe say things that they wouldn't or behave in a way that they wouldn't.

They don't do that anymore.

It just seems to carry around bottles of water all day.

On that point as well then, for the likes of Fitzy, right, you go in as a primary school teacher, you're coming out as a reality TV star.

But what happens in the in-between is totally out of your control.