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, while 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, while 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. while the series was airing, stephen bear took part in the eighteenth series of "celebrity big brother". he later went on to win the series. 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. later in the year, in august 2017, both jemma lucy and jordan davies took part in the twentieth series of "celebrity big brother", who were both followed by jess impiazzi, who later went onto appear in the twenty-first series.