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Love Island is a reality T.V. show that follows a group of single men and women looking for love in a luxury villa.

Contestants are filmed 24/7 and must abide by rules that govern everything from their mealtimes to their bedtimes.

Following a two-month stint in the villa, one lucky couple wins the show by audience vote and takes home $100,000 in prize money.

If Love Island isn't the most chaotic way to find love, it's certainly the most public. Surrounded by some 74 cameras, which film contestants pretty much 24/7, the infamous Love Island villa is a fishbowl of sorts where couples can somehow fall in love and/or become sworn enemies in the span of a few days. This makes for excellent television, obviously. But it might surprise you to know that despite all the drama, Islanders actually abide by a number of strict, non-negotiable rules.

For the uninitiated, Love Island brings together a group of single men and women to spend a summer in a luxury villa while they look for love. Contestants are coupled up on day one but quickly make other connections by pulling each other for "chats." (Cue jealousy.) Following a two-month stay, one lucky couple wins the show by audience vote and takes home a cash prize of $100,000.

Not everyone stays for the entire two months, of course. Islanders who are left single, and therefore vulnerable, typically must leave the villa, and bombshells who were not in the original cast arrive at sporadic intervals to shake things up.

Simply put, while there is no limit to how much drama can take place on Love Island, the rules relegating contestant behavior are actually much more extensive than you might think. Ahead, the most surprising regulations that govern the lives of reality T.V.'s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes.

Contestants are only allowed to bring two suitcases.

'Love Island USA' season 7.

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Despite the show's two month-long duration, Islanders are prevented from overpacking by a strict suitcase allowance. Former Love Island UK contestant Samie Elishi explained the rule on her YouTube channel, saying that each person can bring two suitcases, each weighing up to 50 pounds.

Islanders can't wear branded clothing on camera.

'Love Island USA' season 7 contestant Amaya Espinal.

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Love Island USA alum Phoebe Siegel explained the reason that logo T-shirts are entirely absent from Love Island: simply put, they're prohibited. The same goes for any brandnames on makeup products, all of which get covered up with black tape in pre-production.

"So if you bring a Charlotte Tilbury foundation, there's a black duct tape that goes over the brand, so anything that you see on the show isn't branded," she said.

They must give up their personal cellphones.

For all intents and purposes, Love Island contestants have essentially “no access to the outside world," according to Siegel. Each Islander must hand over their personal cellphone to producers. They receive a temporary phone in return, but it's really only for taking photos and receiving those infamous texts.

"You can’t Google, you can’t watch TV, you can’t access your socials, you can’t text anybody," Siegel said. Love Island UK alum Lucinda Strafford later explained that contestants can text each other on the phones, with one caveat—producers can see the messages. Also, you can't lock your phone screen.

Contestants can't listen to music or read books.

'Love Island USA' season 6 heart-rate challenge.

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Apparently finding love requires complete silence and zero reading. According to Millie Court, who appeared on (and won) season 7 of Love Island UK, moments with music were few and far between.

"If we got a cab to a date or an [outing], the cab driver would play music," she explained. Music might also play during a soundcheck or during the heart-rate challenge.

Islanders have no idea what day or time it is.

With no access to the internet and phones that apparently display "fake" times, Siegel said that her and her fellow contestants would "go a little crazy" over being so removed from real life.

Love Island UK alum Chloe Burrows relayed a similar sentiment, joking that she “didn’t know whether I was coming or going" most of the time. In a YouTube video, Burrows explained that the Islanders would try to guess the time of the day by the position of the sun.

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There are cameras everywhere, including the bathroom.

Love Island UK contestant Rosie Seabrook explained the show's filming policy with a simple statement: the cameras "never [turn] off."

“You are quite literally filmed 24/7," she continued. "Even on a down day, you’re still mic'd up, you’re still filmed.”

Court estimated that there were 74 cameras in the Love Island UK villa. As for the bathroom camera? It's really just in case there's a medical incident. The one spot that used to be camera-less was the kitchen pantry, according to Elishi, but after "some stuff happened" with a couple, a camera was installed.

Islanders can only have one drink per night.

'Love Island USA' season 5.

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You've probably noticed that Islanders never appear tipsy or drunk, and that's entirely thanks to a rule that limits each contestant to one drink per night. Islanders can choose between wine or beer. "It’s impossible to get drunk on that show," Elishi said.

Siegel confirmed as much, telling her TikTok followers that the nightly drink was "not a generous pour."

"I am of the camp that it’s a really good idea that you don’t have that much to drink because so many rows kicked off in the villa, I’m like imagine that with a skin full of alcohol," Season 5 alum Amy Hart told The Sun.

They can't smoke on camera.

Following early seasons of Love Island UK where smoking was ubiquitous, Islanders are now limited to a "designated smoking area." Vaping is also restricted, and "social smoking" is discouraged, as producers don't want important chats to be ruined by the appearance of an ill-timed cigarette.

There's a set bedtime in the villa.

It's obviously no coincidence that Islanders go to bed at the exact same time every night. Along with their set bedtime, Court also said that she was required to visit the confession cam before going to sleep.

"You have to do a beach hut, you know where you speak about what's happened that night, before you go to bed, like no matter what," she said. "I'd be so tired. I don't wanna go to the beach hut and talk about my night!"

Islanders must share a single bathroom.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Elishi said sharing a bathroom with so many people "wasn't a good situation" during her time in the villa. She also said the female contestants frequently showered together because they “didn’t have a lot of time to get ready.”

Likewise, Court described the bathroom situation as "awkward."