As a nation we are completely OBSESSED with all things Love Island. Since 2015, hundreds of Islanders have entered the villa and kept us entertained with 11 series of dating and #dramz (emphasis on the latter).
And, let's face it, there's something about producers creating Love Island All Stars, isn't there? Everything's just bigger, better and 'bene' (swoon) and we do appreciate that glow-up, ITV2 (although a side of us does miss the raw, unfiltered and somewhat producer-free early years).
Anyway, as we prepare for Love Island 2025, we thought we'd look back at those who paved the way for the newest Islanders and revisit every single Love Island winner (including the Celebrity Love Island winners), to see what they have been up to since appearing on the show.
Warning: these throwbacks will make you feel old. Seriously, we've whacked on a fresh layer of anti-ageing moisturiser and factor 30 after writing about Callum Best on Celebrity Love Island (Gemma Owen would've been two, btw).
Off you go, fetch whatever creams, tonics and juices you require for this. We'll wait.
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2005 - Celebrity Love Island - Jayne Middlemiss
TV presenter and model Jayne Middlemiss was the first person to win Celebrity Love Island, alongside Fran Cosgrave. Nothing happened between the pair when they left the villa, with Jayne continuing with work in TV, including shows such as Celebrity Masterchef and Pointless. She's now a tele and radio presenter, as well as a yogini.

2005 - Love Island: Jayne Middlemiss
Following her stint on Love Island, Jayne has continued presenting and she won Celebrity MasterChef in 2009.

2005 - Celebrity Love Island - Fran Cosgrave
Fran Cosgrave, who is the former Westlife bodyguard, went on to land his own spin-off TV show alongside Calum Best and Paul Danan, before releasing his autobiography in 2006. Fran dated Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, with the pair welcoming a son together, but they've since split. Fran has now since taken a step back from the world of showbiz
As far as we can tell, he now does up pretty bad a** cars and hires them out for bad a** events. Neither us nor our researchers speak car, but hopefully that makes sense. He's also a DJ under the name Futuristic Polar Bears.

2005 - Love Island: Fran Cosgrave
Nowadays Fran is a music producer and has 73 million Spotify listens and 100 million views on YouTube. He's also performed all over the word and often posts photos of cars on his Instagram.

2006 - Celebrity Love Island - Calum Best
Despite being on the show in 2005, Calum Best re-entered the Celebrity Love Island villa in 2006, this time winning the show alongside Geordie girl Bianca Gascoigne.

2006 - Celebrity Love Island - Calum Best
Since leaving the villa in 2006, Calum has kept himself in the spotlight, appearing on a number of other shows such as Celebrity Big Brother and Famously Single. He also appeared on Celebrity Ex On The Beach in 2019. In 2021, Calum worked on a documentary about his late father, George Best, titled George Best: True Genius. He also appeared on Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

2006 - Celebrity Love Island - Bianca Gascoigne
Entering the Celebrity Love Island villa as a glamour model in 2006, Bianca won the show alongside Calum Best.

2006 - Celebrity Love Island - Bianca Gascoigne
Although nothing materialised romantically between Bianca and Calum outside of the show, the model went on to achieve success, appearing on shows such as Gladiators, Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Coach Trip. She even auditioned for The X Factor in 2012. In May 2021, Bianca split from Katie Price's ex-boyfriend Kris Boyson after a year of dating. She also appeared on the Italian version of Strictly in 2021 and performs as a DJ under the name Bianca Jade. In February 2023, Bianca welcomed her daughter Blake Sunshine.
2015 - Love Island: Jess Hayes and Max Morley
When Love Island returned to our TV screens in 2015, Jess Hayes and Max Morley were crowned the winners, taking home a massive £50,000 each. Just 40 days after leaving the villa, the pair split up, leaving viewers of the show heartbroken. It goes to show, you get over these things, as we'd forgotten that.

2015 - Love Island: Jess Hayes
A few years after splitting from Max, Jess dated Dan Lawry and they welcomed their son Presley James Lawry. After they split, Jess moved on with Zeb, got engaged and welcomed her second child but in February 2025 it came to light that they'd split.

2015 - Love Island: Max Morley
Max has kept himself relatively out of the spotlight since he won the show, but in 2019 he was dating Love Island 2018 star Laura Anderson... This soon fizzled out. In November 2021, Max became a dad for the first time after his son was born.

2016 - Love Island: Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
If you could print pictures in the diary, we'd put these two next to the word 'legend'. After coupling up on day one of Love Island 2016, it was love at first sight for Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey, who went on to beat Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen in the series two final.

2016 - Love Island: Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
Despite splitting for a short period, Cara and Nathan rekindled their romance after discovering Cara was expecting the couple's first baby. After Cara gave birth to baby Freddie, Nathan then proposed to Cara back in the Love Island villa, with the pair getting married in 2019. Cara and Nathan then welcomed their second child, a baby girl called Delilah, in August 2020. They are still together today and remain one of Love Island's major success stories.

2017 - Love Island: Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies
It didn't take long for Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies to couple up on Love Island series three, with the pair going on to win the show ahead of Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood. Despite this, the pair ended their romance just before Christmas 2017, but they have remained good friends.

2017 - Love Island: Kem Cetinay
As well as landing a record deal with his Love Island BFF Chris (and a TV show), Kem appeared on Dancing On Ice and then went on to join This Morning as a showbiz reporter. In 2019 he was also unveiled as Primark's first ever male ambassador. Kem also took part in Soccer Aid in 2021 and 2022, playing for The Rest of the World. Oooh, and he also owns a swanky restaurant in Essex. So, tbh, he's the definition of a male influencer and if you hate it, you're jel.

2017 - Love Island: Amber Davies
Despite being romantically linked with the likes of Chris Clark and Liam Payne, Amber remained single since her split from Kem, until she went public with her new boyfriend in October 2020. They've since split and she's now dating her co-star Ben Joyce. Since her Love Island stint, she's landed her dream role in Dolly Parton's West End musical 9 To 5 alongside the likes of Louise Redknapp, she's also played the lead role in musical Bring It On and she's also set to join the West End cast of Back to the Future: The Musical at the Adelphi in London.

2018 - Love Island: Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer
The nation fell in love with Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham when they coupled up and won Love Island in 2018. Despite high hopes for the couple, Dani and Jack announced they'd split up in April 2019.

2018 - Love Island: Dani Dyer
Just weeks after her split from Jack, Dani started dating her ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence, and the pair welcomed a baby boy called Santiago into the world in January 2021. However, in July 2021 Dani split from Sammy after he was jailed for three years. Career wise though, Dani's allegedly made more than £1 million since she left the villa, with various clothing deals, Instagram posts and her own eyelash product. She also appeared in EastEnders in June 2021 and now she's engaged to West Ham and England footballer Jarod Bowen. In 2023, they welcomed twins girls Summer and Star.

2018 - Love Island: Jack Fincham
After his split from Dani, Jack joined the cast of series seven of Celebs Go Dating, in an attempt to find his perfect girl. Jack has also teamed up with brands like McDonald's and Protein World. In 2020, Jack announced he'd become a dad after a brief romance with his friend Casey Ranger resulted in the pair welcoming a baby girl called Blossom. In June 2021, Jack confirmed he was dating TOWIE star Frankie Sims, but this soon fizzled out. As of 2025, he's now dating Chloe Brockett.

2019 - Love Island: Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea
After getting her heart broken by Michael Griffiths, Amber Gill was swept off her feet when Irish hunk Greg O'Shea entered the villa with just two weeks to go. Despite only knowing each other for 12 days, Greg and Amber were crowned winners of the 2019 series, beating Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague for the Love Island crown. Unfortunately, the pair split just five weeks after leaving the villa, with Amber going on to secure a £1 million clothing line deal with Miss Pap.

2019 - Love Island: Greg O'Shea
Greg returned to Ireland to complete his Law degree and play rugby. He also took part in the Tokyo Olympics for Ireland. In January 2025, Greg announced that he's proposed to his girlfriend Jeanni Mulder.

2019 - Love Island: Amber Gill
Since winning series five, Amber has launched her own swimwear brand Wet Wknd, released two books and appeared on The Underdog: Josh Must Win alongside Vicky Pattison, Nick Grimshaw and Pete Wicks.

2020 - Winter Love Island: Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
Paige Turley and Finn Tapp were the first ever winners of Winter Love Island at the start of 2020. The pair fell in love quickly in the villa and they moved in together.

2022 - Love Island: Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
They survived various UK lockdowns but in April 2023 it came to light that they'd split. Paige and Finn came face to face on Celebrity Ex on The Beach and there were rumours of a reunion but after it came to light that Finn had a 'fling' with a co-star, it squashed any hope of them getting back together.

2021 - Love Island: Millie Court and Liam Reardon
Despite their hiccup during Casa Amor week, Essex girl Millie Court and Welsh lad Liam Reardon totally fell for each other in the villa. During the final, Liam asked Millie to be his official girlfriend. However the couple went on to announce their split in July 2022.

2021 - Love Island: Millie Court
As the winner of Love Island 2021, Millie is naturally slaying the influencer game. She has her own YouTube channel, is back with Liam and they host their own podcast Liam & Millie.

2021 - Love Island: Liam Reardon
Liam is a model, influencer, podcast host (alongside Millie) and has returned to his former job as a bricklayer.

2022 - Love Island: Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were a hilarious couple and lived their very own enemies to lovers romance during their time in the villa. They moved in together but split a year after winning the show. They then reunited before splitting AGAIN.

2022 - Love Island: Ekin-Su Culculoglu
After winning Love Island series eight, Ekin wasted no time for TV opportunities. She appeared on The Traitors US, Celebrity Big Brother 2024 and returned to the villa for All Stars series two. She's also released a book and is currently loved up with Curtis Pritchard.

2022 - Love Island: Davide Sanclimenti
Nowadays Davide is posting fitness content to his 1.4million Instagram followers and in February 2025, he went Instagram official with his new girlfriend Iris Au.

2023 - Love Island: Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan
Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan fell for each other during Casa Amor and made Love Island history - becoming the first ever Casa couple to win the show. A year after their villa stint, Kai and Sanam announced their engagement and they're set to get married in 2025.

2023 - Love Island: Jess Harding and Sammy Root
Jess Harding and Sammy Root had a wild relationship. He wouldn't stop banging on about a 'petite brunette' and his head turned every time a bombshell arrived but they managed to put all the drama behind them and win series 10. Unfortunately it didn't last and after two months together, they split.

Love Island: 2023 - Jess Harding
After splitting from Sammy, Jess dropped a collection with In The Style, has continued with her aesthetic business and has a new boyfriend.

Love Island: 2023 - Sammy Root
Sammy's been living the influencer life, bagged a role on TOWIE and he appeared on All Stars series two and came fifth alongside Elma Pazar.

Love Island: 2024 - Molly Smith and Tom Clare
Despite being in the villa with her ex-boyfriend Callum Jones, Molly still managed to find love with Tom Clare. They won All Stars series one, are still together and have even bought (yes, BOUGHT) a home together.

Love Island: 2024 - Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Tafara
Josh Oyinsan may have been a late bombshell but he managed to sweep Mimii Tafara off her feet and that was enough for us. They had a few hurdles - mainly Joey Essex banging on about his 'secret mission' but they managed to overcome all the drama and win series 11 of Love Island. They also made history as the first Black couple to win the show.

Love Island: 2024 - Josh Oyinsan
Since winning the show, Josh and Mimii have split but he didn't wait around and in January 2025 it came to light that he has a new girlfriend.

Love Island: 2024 - Mimii Tafara
Mimii may be single but she's also £25k richer and a full-time influencer. Not only did she meet Rihanna (yes, THE Rihanna) at a Fenty event but she's also been on a bunch of brand trips and still seems to be besties with her Love Island girls.

Love Island: 2025 - Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorm
They love the gym, have mutual friends and live near each other - Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman were just meant to be and do you know what, we're loving them. They're still loved up and it's a good job too as they've only just left the villa.
After 11 seasons we might not have as many successful relationships as we would love but the ones that are still together are thriving. Not to mention this is just the winners, Dom and Jess anyone? Alex and Olivia? Mere runner ups and those couple now have ACTUAL BABIES.