The Love Island finale is officially upon us, and a new couple will soon have to decide whether to split or steal the £50,000 prize money. More importantly, they’ll have to decide whether their newfound romances actually stand a chance in the outside world.
Your finalists are… currently favourites to win Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu & Davide Sanclimenti (odds are 1/1 from bookmakers Coral); Luca Bish & Gemma Owen; Andrew Le Page & Tasha Ghouri, who made things official just two weeks ago but now seem pretty rock-solid after a promising exchange between Tasha’s dad and Andrew; and Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack.
Honestly, there’s scope for any of these lovestruck couples to win out, but will we once again see their relationship trajectories follow previous traditions where the runner-ups have outlasted the winners in the romance stakes? Speaking of which, where are all the previous winners and runners up now?
Say no more. Ahead of tonight’s finale, we’re taking a look back at the most successful contestants of Love Islands past – and you’ll be surprised where some of them have landed, including err, the Olympics?
Series 1: 2015
Winners: Jessica Hayes and Max Morley
After a month out of the villa, the first winners split.
Jessica is now engaged to mechanic Dan Lawry, and they had their first child together in 2019.
Meanwhile Max dated Charlotte Crosby for a while, then had an on-off romance with Laura Anderson (who you can read more about below).
Runners up: Hannah Elizabeth and Jon Clark
