Say what you want about Love Island, but when it works, it works, and we absolutely love it when a couple from the show go on to settle down, get married and start a family.
Sure, a lot (and we mean A LOT) of villa couples have crashed and burned in the outside world, but the show has produced some serious success stories like Olivia and Alex Bowen, Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt and Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan – to name just a few.
Another couple that are going strong are All Stars winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare, who have just got engaged. Following Tom’s proposal in Dubai, the couple have just opened up about their wedding plans and we seriously hope we make it on the guestlist.
Speaking exclusively to us on the red carpet at the NTAs, Molly and Tom revealed they haven’t started planning the wedding properly yet as they’ve been so busy but they have, of course, thought about which Islanders will be involved.
‘We’re set on abroad to get married, but we literally landed back home yesterday so we’ve not had a moment. It’s still a surreal feeling as well that we’re engaged,’ Molly said.
‘I don’t know how long these things take to plan. In my head, I’m like, “Oh, it will be fine! Next year will be fine.”’
When asked which Islanders will be involved in the celebrations, she added, ‘There’s a lot on the list. Stag dos, hen dos, wedding, there’s a lot.’
Tom confirmed that his BFF Casey O’Gorman will be his best man, telling us, ‘Of course he will. When I asked him, he was buzzing. He’s my best mate, proper.’
Aww, Casey may not have found the love of his life in the villa but at least he found his best pal.
Tom popped the question last week while him and Molly were on a trip to Dubai. At the time, he wrote on Instagram, ‘SHE SAID YES!!!’
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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.