Jess Harding and Sammy Root were crowned the tenth winning couple in Love Island history on July 31, 2023.
After a summer of romance, we’ve taken a look back at the previous winners of the hit dating show to find out where the couples are now.
Are they still together? Are they married? Are they even friends?
Find out below:
Season 1: Jessica Hayes and Max Morley
Despite winning the first ever season of the show, Jessica Hayes and Max Morley’s romance was not meant to be.
The couple split just six weeks after taking home the show’s £50k cash prize.
Jessica found love again in 2018 with Dan Lawry – who she got engaged to and shares a son named Presley with.
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However, the couple called it quits in May 2021, six months after they suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage.
Meanwhile, Max has dated a number of Love Island stars since winning the show himself.
He has dated co-star Naomi Ball, season two’s Zara Holland, and most recently season five’s Laura Anderson – who he split from in 2019.
Season 2: Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey coupled up on day one of the show, and went on to win the entire series.
The couple separated for a brief time, but got back together a few months after Cara fell pregnant with their son Freddie.
The reality stars got married in 2019 at a star-studded ceremony in Kent, and welcomed their second child together the following year – a baby girl named Delilah.
Season 3: Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay
Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay appeared on Love Island in 2017.
The pair faced a number of obstacles in the villa, which included them both recoupling during the show’s infamous Casa Amor twist.
Despite their rocky journey, the couple made it official in the Love Island villa, and went on to win the show.
Kem even told Caroline Flack at the time he could see himself marrying Amber, and having kids together.
Sadly, their romance didn’t stand the test of time as they announced their split in December 2017 – just four months after leaving the villa.
Since their split, Amber has gone on to star in a number of West End productions, and landed her first TV acting role on CBBC show Almost Never last year.
The Welsh beauty is also newly dating her West-End co-star Ben Joyce, who plays Marty McFly in the stage adaptation of Back To The Future, after splitting from her on-off boyfriend Nick Kyriacou.
Ben plays Marty McFly in the stage adaptation of the hit 1985 film Back To The Future.
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Kem, who is arguably one of the most famous stars to come out of Love Island, has been a regular on TV since he left the villa.
Appearing on major shows like Dancing On Ice, the reality star also hosted Love Island’s official podcast from 2018 – 2022.
While he continues to land big brand deals, Kem also owns his own restaurant in Essex.
As for his love life, it’s understood the 26-year-old is currently single, after splitting from his girlfriend of two years, Lexi Hyzler, during lockdown.
Season 4: Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer
Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer were one of the most loved couples in Love Island’s history, coupling up on day one and winning season four.
Despite being a fan favourite, the couple did not stay together after the show, splitting just six months after the show ended.
Since their split, the pair have both become first-time parents.
Jack welcomed a baby girl named Blossom with his ex Casey Ranger in 2020.
While Dani and her boyfriend Sammy Kimmence welcomed a baby boy named Santiago in January 2021.
However, the couple later split after Sammy was sentenced to almost three years in jail for scamming two pensioners out of thousands of pounds.
Dani has since started dating West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen, and the couple recently welcomed twin daughters – named Summer and Star.
Meanwhile Jack has been single since splitting from TOWIE star Frankie Sims last year.
Season 5: Amber Gill and Greg O’Shea
Amber Gill thought she found her knight in shining armour when Irish athlete Greg O’Shea entered the villa in 2019 as a bombshell.
She had been left heartbroken when her partner Michael Griffiths returned from Casa Amor with a new girl, and was swept off her feet by the Limerick native.
Following a whirlwind romance, Amber and Greg went on to win the series – but their romance only lasted five weeks after leaving the show.
At the time, Amber accused Greg of breaking up with her over text, which he firmly denied.
After the news of their split broke, #UnfollowGreg started trending on Twitter, and over half a million people unfollowed the rugby player on social media.
Greg was also inundated with death threats, and his friends and family were sent abusive messages too.
Speaking on Doireann Garrihy’s The Laughs Of Your Life podcast last year, Greg admitted he regrets ending their romance so soon after the show.
During the same interview, Greg revealed he secretly struggled with his mental health after Love Island, which got “overwhelming” at one stage.
The 27-year-old returned to life as a professional rugby player once he left the villa, and went on to represent Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics as part of the Irish rugby sevens team.
Months later, the Limerick native announced his retirement from the sport.
Greg is now pursuing a career as a TV presenter, and recently landed a hosting role on The Six O’Clock Show.
As for his love life, Greg is currently single after splitting from his influencer girlfriend Kate Hutchins at the end of 2021.
Amber landed huge brand deals after coming out of Love Island, and remains a regular on our TV screens – including huge shows like Celebrity SAS.
She also released her own fiction novel called ‘Until I Met You’ last year, and splits her time between Dubai and the UK.
As for her love life, Amber came out as bisexual last year, and is currently dating Arsenal footballer Jen Beattie.
Season 6: Paige Turley and Finley Tapp
The first winter series of Love Island took place in early 2020.
Scottish singer Paige Turley and footballer Finley Tapp were fan favourites, going on to win the entire series.
The couple attended the #GossCountdown Show in Dublin last August, on the night of the Love Island final.
In an exclusive interview with Goss.ie, they revealed the secret to surviving as a couple outside the villa.
Finn said: “Communication is a massive thing. Lockdown helped. A lot of people when I first talked to them said how unfortunate it was that lockdown was straight after [the show], but for us, it helped us grow closer.”
Paige added: “I think trust is important as well, because girls do throw themselves at Finn – you’re a handsome boy son! So I think having trust is a big thing.”
In April, it was reported that the pair had called it quits but the couple did not confirm the news until June.
During her appearance on AfterSun, Paige told host Maya Jama: “We’re still really good friends, we just drifted apart.”
“We did lockdown together, any struggle that we could have faced, we were facing. It was tough, but we are still good friends.”
Season 7: Millie Court and Liam Reardon
After winning the 2021 series of Love Island and splitting the £50k cash prize, Millie Court and Liam Reardon went from strength-to-strength, and even moved in together.
However, the couple shocked fans by announcing they had parted ways last July.
In an interview with Fabulous magazine, Millie insisted: “Nothing happened for us to [break up]. No one cheated. It just was a decision that we made because it wasn’t right for us. I want to stick up for Liam and have his back. He’s not a bad guy.”
Liam and Millie recently rekindled their romance and enjoyed a romantic cruise together back in May.
Although they’ve been seen together in public on numerous occasions, and “soft-launched” their romance online – Liam and Millie have yet to officially go public.
Speaking to The UK Sun, Liam revealed: “One of the reasons we went our separate ways was because our relationship was so public and so many people felt like they were involved, just sticking their noses in.”
“That was mentally quite draining and it takes a toll on your relationship. If we didn’t post a photo together for three or four days, people would be messaging or there’d be articles that we’d split.”
“Some people say, ‘Oh just get on with it,’ but when you feel like you have to prove to people that you’re happy, then it kind of makes you unhappy. So yeah, I just found that very difficult.”
“Not saying we’re back together… but if we were back together, that’s why we’re keeping it quiet,” Liam teased.
“But look, people know and people will believe what they want to believe and that’s fine. We’re just taking things slowly.”
Liam and Millie were also spotted hand-in-hand after the European premiere of the Barbie movie in London.
Season 8: Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti
Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the winners of Love Island 2022 last August.
The Turkish actress and the Italian businessman won the series after securing a massive 63.69% of the public vote.
The fan-favourite couple later since moved in together, and filmed their own travel series for ITV.
Despite their very public romance, the reality stars have been plagued by speculation they’re “faking” their relationship since leaving the villa.
While they both adamantly denied the rumours, fans were still convinced they weren’t really together.
Earlier this month, Davide announced their split, 11 months after they won the 2022 series of Love Island.
In a statement shared via his Instagram Stories on June 29, the Italian Stallion penned: “Ekin-Su and I are no longer together. I am grateful for the memories and opportunities we shared together and I wish her nothing but the best.”
“I would like for everybody to respect this decision during this difficult time. I will continue to support Ekin-Su in anyway possible.”
The UK Sun later reported that Ekin-Su was “blindsided” by their split, but Davide slammed the story – claiming their relationship had been on the rocks “for months”.
At the time, he wrote on Instagram: “Posting publicly about the breakup was extremely difficult yet necessary, despite the urge to keep it private, and contrary to what chinese whispers are saying, I didn’t blindside her as she was fully aware about my intention to post and at first she even agreed to post at the same time, she did change her mind last minute though.
“I respected her decision not to post it at the same time as me, but since the relationship has been on the rocks for months and parting ways has been a long time coming, I ultimately decided to go ahead with it rather than keep on dragging a situation that became unhealthy for us both.”
Davide continued: “This has been one of the hardest things I ever did in my life and there’s no perfect way to navigate a breakup.
“Sadly, there’s been a stream of toxic criticism circulating around me, and it’s disheartening. The constant creation of fake narratives on a person who was nothing but a genuine, caring and loving boyfriend for her and all he wanted was to enjoy and nurture the beautiful relationship they had.”
“And instead we had to deal with ridiculous accusations and fake stories. This over time had a massive impact on my mental health and our relationship. Of course no on is perfect yet there’s been a lot of pressure for us to be the perfect couple.
“I’d accept the constructive criticism, but it’s the daily fake and toxic accusations that are going around that I cannot deal with.”
“It saddens me that some people keep judging a relationship and a person based solely on social media snippers, news and rumours, lacking the full context of what happens in real life and what has been said between me and Ekin.
“Some people even keep on judging my English. I’m proud of myself. I arrived in England 4 years ago without knowing a word of English, and in such a short period of time I graduated in MSc Banking and Finance with a first class honours, worked in an asset management company, opened a small business, won a reality tv show reaching the hearts of a whole country, keeping them entertained and making them laugh.”
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“All this and more done in a language that is not my native one. Fortunately most of the people have good sense of judgement and see how things really are. Sadly some people are creating even more stories just for some clicks on their names or pages when the reality is that I’ve been always by her side supporting her and wanting her to succeed.”
Davide concluded his post by writing: “I felt I had to say something to give voice to the majority of people that know I’m not what some twisted and nasty individuals have been trying to portray me for months.”
“Thank you for the many supportive and kind messages I’ve received and keep on receiving. I will keep on being the genuine, loving and fun person I’ve always been and people have loved.”
In a statement shared via her Instagram Stories on July 10, Ekin-Su broke her silence on her split from Davide.
The Turkish actress wrote: “Hi everyone, I thought it was time to come back online to thank you so much for all of your messages over the past 2 weeks.”
“It has shown me what a kind, supportive, strong community I have behind me. I took some much needed time away with my family which has been really special but now it’s time to realign & get back to work.”
“I have such an exciting year ahead & I want to fully focus on that. I really appreciate your ongoing support. Thank you for cheering me on.”
On August 21, Davide confirmed their romance is back on via his Instagram Stories, as he paid tribute to Ekin-Su on her 29th birthday.
The Italian star first shared a photo of himself at a restaurant, before sharing a snap of his Turkish girlfriend sitting across from him.
He wrote: “Despite all the storms, I wanted to make this day special for you… Enjoy the moment, make a wish, and blow hard.”
“Happy birthday @ekinsuofficial.”
Season 9: Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan
Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan won the winter 2023 series of Love Island back in March.
According to voting figures released by ITV, the couple secured a massive 44% of the public vote.
Earlier this month, the couple sparked engagement rumours.
Kai took to Instagram to post a stunning snap of Sanam wearing a ring, and he captioned the post: “A promise 💍” – which sent fans into a frenzy, before he clarified: ““Btw guys it’s a promise ring! The big one will come soon dw.”
Season 10: Jess Harding and Sammy Root
Jess Harding and Sammy Root were crowned the most recent winners of Love Island.
The couple won the summer 2023 series of the hit dating show, after securing 34.57% of the public vote.
Jess and Sammy went from strength to strength, after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend and dropping the L-bomb in the Majorcan villa.
News of the couple’s split hit headlines on October 3.
Shortly afterwards, Sammy took to his Instagram Stories, writing: “Hi guys, I thought I would come online to address today’s news about me and Jess.”
“Yes we had a private conversation regarding our relationship but this was left up in the air as Jess is still away and we haven’t had a chance to speak in person. For me to then see today via the media that we had officially broken up came as a total shock.”
“To be totally clear – I at least wanted a face to face conversation to see if our relationship could be saved and felt this would be the respectful way forward. We had the most incredible experience winning Love Island and I genuinely saw a future with Jess.”
“I was committed and respectful to our relationship. Unfortunately things don’t always work out the way you’d hoped. Despite how this has all played out today. I think Jess is an amazing woman and genuinely wish her all the best.”
