Love Island 2021 finalists Teddy Soares and Faye Winter have gone from strength to strength since leaving the villa in a very respectable fourth place this summer. They recently moved into their first home together, so we feel on safe ground saying they’ve come a long way from their infamous fiery bust-up.
Over 25,000 viewers complained to Ofcom in August when Faye kicked off at Teddy after she was shown a clip of her man admitting he was attracted to bombshell Clarisse Juliette in Casa Amor. When Teddy's brothers entered the villa in the final week, they didn’t hold back and told Faye, “You were terrible, you were terrible, you were really bad.”
These days it’s a different story though. Phew.
Teddy told us, “My brothers absolutely love Faye. My mum absolutely loves Faye. Every time we’re seen in the media and the press, [my mum] is always gloating about how [Faye] looks.”
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1 of 11Faye Winter and Teddy Soares feud
Following the Mad Movies challenge that showed Teddy talking to Casa Amor bombshell Clarisse Juliette, Faye Winter was left furious. For the majority of the following episode, that was an hour-long, Faye was shouting at Teddy, Matthew MacNabb and even Dale Mehmet. As a result of the showdown, Ofcom received a record number of 24,763 complaints from viewers.
2 of 11Love Island 2021 postcard
Love Island bosses brought the postcard challenge back during the 2021 series and it caused quite the stir in the villa. It left Millie Court in the dark about Liam Reardon's antics and Faye Winter thought Teddy Soares had kissed another girl however it was part of a game.Teddy returned (with Faye's teddy bear in hand) and was left single in the villa and Casa Amor bombshell Lillie Haynes returned and exposed Liam, which left Millie devastated.
3 of 11Love Island's lie detector test
In 2019 it also came to light that the infamous lie detector test had been axed. Ofcom investigated reality TV rules following the tragic death of Steve Dymond following his appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
4 of 11Laura Anderson and Paul Knops in the final
Love Island 2018 already had a few controversial moments but it was the final episode that drew in some complaints. After Laura Anderson and Paul Knops came runners up on the show, viewers took to Ofcom and complained because they were not in an official relationship. In third place was Megan Barton Hanson and Wes Nelson and in fourth place was Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley - both couples were in an exclusive relationship.
5 of 11Paige Turley and Finn Tapp's headline challenge
After the Mean Tweet challenge appeared to be scrapped during the 2020 series, the News Splash didn't go down well with viewers.Paige Turley was left furious when one of the headlines said, 'Casa Amor causes Callum, Finn and Nas' head to turn on tonight's Love Island'.Finn protested his innocence but Paige was annoyed and so were fans who branded the headline as "fake news".
6 of 11Love Island axe smoking area
Remember the early days of Love Island where the majority of the Islanders would gossip over the smoking area? Well following a lot of complaints, in 2018 the producers took action and removed the smoking area from inside the villa.
7 of 11Casa Amor in 2019
They say Casa Amor is one of the hardest tests and the 2019 series proved it because it received over 300 complaints. Poor Amy Hart was left devastated when Curtis Pritchard admitted his head turned towards Jourdan Riane. Meanwhile, Amber Gill was left single when Michael Griffiths savagely dumped her for Joanna Chimonides.
8 of 11Georgia Steel and Jack Fowler's kiss
During the 2018 series, Love Island received 655 complaints following Georgia Steel and Jack Fowler's kiss. While Georgia insisted that they both intentionally kissed on their date, Jack was sure that he went to kiss her cheek but she moved in for the lips. Luckily the truth came out during the reunion and Georgia FINALLY apologised.
9 of 11Tommy Fury and Maura Higgins
A lot of viewers felt uncomfortable when Maura Higgins tried to kiss Tommy Fury, despite his protests and Love Island received 709 complaints.
10 of 11Dani Dyer crying
Jack Fincham was floored when he saw his ex-girlfriend walk into Casa Amor but no one was more devastated than Dani Dyer who was left in a flood of tears. After the episode aired, Ofcom received 2,644 complaints about the show.
11 of 11Joe Garratt and Lucie Donlan's relationship
During the early stages of Love Island 2019, Ofcom received 600 complaints over Joe Garratt and Lucie Donlan's relationship. Viewers accused him of having a "controlling nature" when Lucie was left in tears and Women's Aid issued a statement about the show.
But despite the close relationship, Teddy admitted it was “awkward” when Faye joined his family to watch him strip off when he took part in The Real Full Monty alongside 2020 Islander Demi Jones, Blue singer Duncan James and EastEnders icon Laila Morse.
“My family were literally sat there at the table when I stripped it off. It was always going to be awkward for everyone,” Teddy laughed.
“It was not going to be a situation where everyone was going to look and be like, ‘Oh look, he’s got his dong out!’ I’m sure it was awkward.”
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Teddy’s comments come as he and Faye settle into their new home although he revealed the process hasn’t been as smooth as they would like.
He said, “It’s funny because we bought a sofa the other day and it’s going back, so in terms of furniture we’re going backwards rather than forwards.
“That’s mainly Faye’s vision, so we’ve got an idea of what she wants to do and the whole plan towards it. I completely trust her with it, so I can’t wait to see everything completely unfold.”
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As for their Christmas plans, Teddy told us he’ll “probably be flying up and down the motorway” to spend festive time with his family in London and Faye’s family down in Devon.
He explained, “The idea hopefully would be to spend it together. If we can make it work, we will. I’m big into family, she’s big into family and it’s our first Christmas together.
“I’m not against her spending time with family and she’s not against me doing the same thing. But, either way, I’ll probably be flying up and down the motorway regardless. At least then we’ve seen each other at Christmas and New Year.”
Teddy is working with _premium spirits brand Boe_to, ahem, get the party started this Christmas.