Love Island catch-up: Maura has first kiss with Curtis as islanders compete in lap dance challenge and other talking points

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Well, it's happened again. The people behind Love Island have given us another stone cold classic episode. Prepare for some pulse-racing action in the Spanish villa. What can we say? It is what it is.

Tonight's show opened fresh off the back of perhaps the gloomiest ever episode of Love Island, which saw Amy decide to quit the villa after having her heart broken by Curtis. It also saw Lucie and George get sent packing by their fellow islanders. Ouch, that's gotta hurt.

This evening, the heat got turned up in the villa, as newly-single Curtis shared his first kiss with Maura, during the lap dancing challenge. There were catwoman outfits, there were policewoman outfits, there was even Curtis Pritchard in a pair of sparkly purple hot pants. Oh, and Ovie coined our favourite phrase of the series so far, "Lawd ah mercy."

Never change, Ovie. Never change.

Here are the biggest talking points from the latest episode:

Things have been looking up for Anton in the villa since 21-year-old makeup artist Belle Hassan entered and the two entered into a couple. However, it looked like there may be trouble in paradise as new guy Chris took Belle for a date as soon as he entered the villa. But, judging by his chat, Anton doesn't have too much to worry about. Chris's opening line? "What's your favourite biscuit?" Yep, we think you'll be just grand, Anton.

Tonight's episode saw the Islanders compete in a sizzling 'lap-dancing task', in which the girls dressed up in a parade of 'sexy' outfits before lap dancing for the boys before the boys did the same for them. Think catwoman, think burlesque dancer, think... Anton greased up and gyrating as a sexy sailor. Get the picture? Great.

The aim of the challenge was to get the other side's hearts racing as much as possible, with the whole thing judged with high tech gadgets. Oh Love Island, you really are great, aren't you.

Our favourite moment from the entire episode? Oh, you know, the moment when it was revealed that Michael's heart rate was raised most by Amber during the challenge. Michael was left red-faced when the results were read out, and his new partner Joanna Chimonides didn't manage to get him as hot under the collar by his former flame.

Hey, what can we say? You can't deny science! Yes, it was awkward, but these are the moments we live for on this show, are they not?

You can all finally let out a big sigh of relief! Now that Amy has left the villa, Maura made her intentions very clear when it came to 'cracking on' with Curtis. Tonight was their night. During the lap dancing challenge, the two islanders finally locked lips, and as the Irish grid girl went in for a kiss, it seemed that Curtis couldn't be happier... Well, only time will tell...

Follow along with all of the live updates from tonight's episode below

Love island continues nightly at 9pm on ITV2.