When Love Island stars get dumped from the villa, it’s usually not long before we see them all hanging out together in the outside world going for boujee dinners at the likes of Sheesh and STK and attending swanky showbiz parties.
It’s at these dinners and parties that the Islanders often spark romance rumours as they cosy up to their new pals, villa exes and even new potential love interests.
Most recently, Love Island 2025 bombshell Shea Mannings sparked rumours he was romantically involved with Caprice Alexandra – the Sleepover villa bombshell who briefly got to know Dejon Noel-Williams – after they were spotted looking very cosy in a series of social media posts.
Well, it turns out that Shea and Caprice ARE dating as she confirmed the exciting news in an exclusive chat with heat at the National Reality TV Awards last night (Wednesday 30 July).
‘Yeah, we are seeing each other, but it’s very early and we don’t want to put pressure on it,’ she told us.
Although the pair are based in opposite areas of the country, with Caprice living in Romford and Shea in Bristol, they plan to make it work despite the distance.
‘He’s here a lot,’ she added.
Caprice and Shea first sparked romance rumours earlier this month when she shared a TikTok of them cuddling up to each other than sent fans into a frenzy.
‘This makes so much sense... the wrong people left the villa 😭,’ one wrote, while another commented, ‘They look so good together 😭.’
Caprice also admitted she ‘boycotted’ the show following her brutal dumping and shared her thoughts on Dejon after he chose not to bring her back to the main villa despite flirting up a storm at the Sleepover.
‘I boycotted for a little bit, for the first five episodes after, but I’ve been watching it now,’ she said. ‘I kind of saw what people are seeing, so it’s like thank God I’m not alone, thank God it’s kind of obvious.’
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Nathan Katnoria is heat and Closer online’s senior digital writer. He became obsessed with Love Island when Malin Andersson came back to confront Terry Walsh in series two and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not interviewing former Islanders, Nathan is scrolling through their Instagram feeds for relationship updates and piping hot tea.