For a silly show about swapping spit with all your roommates,Love Islandhas a surprisingly solid track record. WithLove Island UKcurrently in its 12th season andLove Island USAairing its 7th,the franchise boasts a handful of marriages, nearly a dozen babies, andseveral couples still going strongas a result of the show. Marriage-oriented shows likeThe BachelorandLove is Blindtake themselves incredibly seriously and rush contestants to the altar, but it turns out the odds of finding lasting love are just as good, if not better, onLove Island.
‘Love Island USA’ Celebrates its First Engaged Couple
Love Island USAhas yet to celebrate its first marriage or childfrom any couples who have come through the villa, but that milestone is getting closer. Former contestantsHannah Wright and Marco Donatellijust became the first contestants to take the next step. Last month, Marco got down on one knee while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. In season five, Hannah was the first bombshell to enter the villa, and she chose Marco to couple up with right away. Marco says it was love at first sight for him, and the pair went on to win the whole season. Now, two years later,they’re making franchise history as the firstLove Island USAcouple to get engaged.
‘Love Island UK’ Weddings and Babies
Love Island UKhas produced multiple marriages, and a growing number of children. An all-time fan favorite couple from the show’s second season,Olivia Buckhead and Alex Bowen were the first couple inLove Islandhistory to say “I do.”They met in the villa in July 2016, moved in together that October, and on New Year’s Eve, Alex proposed to Olivia. The couplemarried in September 2018and welcomed their first child, a son named Abel, in 2022. Now,Olivia and Alex are expectingbaby number two.
Season 3 produced two weddings. Runner-upsCamilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitthad their first child, a daughter named Nell, in 2021. The couple got married later that year and went on to welcome two more children—a daughter namedNorain 2022 and their son, Brodie, last year.
Every ‘Love Island UK’ Season, Ranked
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Jess Shears and Dom Lever, also from Season 3, were the second couple inLove Islandhistory to walk down the aisle. Dom was an original cast member in Season 3, and Jess was brought in as an early bombshell. Despite Dom being in a strong couple, Jess turned his head, and they remained together until she wasdramatically dumped from the island. Dom stuck around for a few more days and was overjoyed to reunite with “the girl I love” when he was eliminated.Shortly after leaving the villa, they got engaged, and they were married in 2018. The couple shares two sons.
Another success story fromLove Island UKis the winning couple of season two, Nathan and Cara. They coupled up on day one and managed to stick together through the whole season despite frequent bickering. The following year,they announced a breakup and a pregnancy within a few months. The former islanders managed to navigate through their disagreements, and they reunited before Cara gave birth to their son. In 2018,Nathan proposed during a trip to theLove Islandvilla.They were married in 2019and had their second child a year later.
There are more weddings on the horizon;Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, the first Casa Amor couple to winLove Island UK, got engaged last year.Lucie Donlan and Luke Mabbott, who participated in two different seasons of the UK series, got engaged in 2021 and are currently planning their wedding. A few formerLove Islandcouples have always welcomed children, includingCally Jane Beech and Luis Morrison, andMolly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, who broke up last year and have recently reunited.
A Shocking ‘Love Island’ Couple
But perhapsthe most unexpected couple to come out ofLove Islandnever even entered the villa as contestants, but they’ve played an integral role on the show:Laura Whitmore, who hostedLove Island UKfor three seasons from 2020 to 2022,and the show’s narrator, Iain Stirling. They met at an ITV party four years before Laura ever hosted the show, and they became good friends. Their relationship was kept quiet initially, but in December 2020, Laura announced that she was pregnant with their first child. She gave birth to their daughter, Stevie Ré, in March 2021, and later that year,she revealed that she and Iain had secretly gotten marriedin late 2020. So it turns out—romance is alive and well in theLove Islandvillas, even for those who didn’t come looking for it!
Love Island USAis airing on Peacock.
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