Amber Gill and Greg O’Shea have been crowned the winners of this year’s Love Island in one of the show’s most closely-run finals.
The couple beat runners-up Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague and fellow finalists India Reynolds and Ovie Soko and Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins during Monday night’s live climax. Host Caroline Flack revealed Amber and Greg had pocketed the £50,000 cash prize in front of a crowd outside the
Love Island villa in Mallorca, Spain.
However, they faced one final twist, which saw Greg select an envelope that contained all of the prize money, before being posed with the decision of whether to split it with Amber or steal it for himself.
Confirming he had entered the villa in search of love and not money, Greg chose to share the money with his partner.
Tommy and Molly-Mae had been the bookies’ favourite going into the final, having been the only couple who’d put a label on their relationship, but they were forced to settle for second place. Earlier in the evening, Curtis and Maura finished the series in fourth place after polling the least amount of public votes.
In their interview with Caroline, Curtis addressed his split from Amy Hart, telling the host he thought his ex was “fabulous”, but had been caught up in a bubble and had not realised that there were “things missing” in their relationship.Caroline then announced Ovie and
India had finished in third place.
The pair, who have only been together for 12 days, said a “family BBQ” was likely to be their first real date, with Ovie adding he believed he had found “a wonderful lady” in India. In their final day in the villa, the contestants enjoyed a romantic summer ball that saw them all make ‘declarations of love’ to one another. Yep, we're in tears. #LoveIslandpic.twitter.com/Fzvn2S6YqJ— Love Island (@LoveIsland) July 29, 2019Following the huge success of this series, Love Island is set to return early next year after bosses confirmed there will be two editions of the ITV2 show next year.
The new winter edition will come from Cape Town in
South Africa, before the usual summer run heads back to Mallorca in
Spain, with applications for the next series now open.
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Dublin, IrelandOccupation: ScientistShe says: "I think people may be surprised. Every time I say that I’m a scientist, people are shocked. I think there are loads of intelligent people on reality television." ITVLucie DonlanAge: 21 From: NewquayOccupation: SurferShe says: "I stand out and I’m different to the usual girls that might go on the show. I’m more into sports as well as being glam. I can do both, which makes me stand out compared to other girls. I’m more of a guy’s girl than a girl’s girl."Claim to fame: "The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa." ITVAmber GillAge: 21 From: NewcastleOccupation: Beauty therapistShe says: "I like tall guys who are muscly and athletic, I like people that go to the gym because that’s what I like. I want someone who is funny and that I can have fun with and doesn’t take themselves too seriously because I am daft."Claim to fame: "I know a few of the former Islanders from Newcastle, like Adam Collard and Ellie Brown. Everyone knows everyone in Newcastle!" ITVAmy HartAge: 26 From: Worthing, SussexOccupation: Cabin crewShe says: "I I have weird celebrity crushes like David Walliams and SimonCowell. You’d never go there obviously but there is something about them."Claim to fame: "I went on a night out once and Liam from One Direction was there. We were in the VIP bit and so was he and he walked past me and I smiled and he said ‘Hey, you alright? What’s your name?’ He told us to come and sit in his booth and we had a picture together." ITVAnna VakiliAge: 28 From: LondonOccupation: PharmacistShe says: "I’m difficult to handle, I’m a drama queen and I overreact. I’m clumsy and I’m a messy eater. I spill my drinks all the time. I’m stubborn as well, if I’m in a mood then it’s really hard to get me out of the mood."Claim to fame: "I ended up on the Iranian News earlier this year when my sister and I were away in Qatar with two Iranian footballers who have a huge following. Suddenly my followers went up by 20,000 and I started being tagged in fan pages!" ITVAnton DanylukAge: 24 From: Airdrie, ScotlandOccupation: Gym ownerHe says: "That’s a medical condition that I have… a wandering eye! I’ve never really been loyal in any of my relationships. My last relationship, I actually got caught cheating for the first time in my life and it changed everything for me. I saw how much it hurt her and what it did to her. So, for me going to into Love Island, it’s going to be the biggest test of my life." ITVTommy FuryAge: 20 From: ManchesterOccupation: BoxerHe says: "I won’t be afraid to go and have a splash about in the pool, I’ll mingle with people and find out about everyone because at the end of the day I’ll be living with these people for a long time so it’ll be nice to see if I have a bromance in there, along with a relationship. It’s nice to be a bit standoutish."Claim to fame: "It’s probably my brother, Tyson, but I’m my own man and I’ve said it throughout my whole
boxing career. I don’t want to be labelled as his little brother, I’m my own man and I’m doing the best that I can do in life and that’s all I’m setting out to achieve." ITVJoe GarrattAge: 22 From: South east LondonOccupation: Catering company ownerHe says: "I’ve only had one girlfriend. I knew her locally but I think we started chatting through social media. I meet people in bars, that’s my go-to."Claim to fame: "I used to play semi-professional rugby." ITVMichael GriffithsAge: 27 From: LiverpoolOccupation: FirefighterHe says: "I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up." ITVSherif LanreAge: 20 From: LondonOccupation: Chef and semi-pro rugby playerHe says: "I’m upbeat and cheeky and outrageous with my own friends so hopefully that continues in the villa. I’m always on a mission to make peoplelaugh.That’ll be of value in there." HuffPost UKCallum MacLeodAge: 28 From: South WalesOccupation: Aircraft engineerHe says: "I would say my best feature is my tan - give me an hour and I am golden." ITVCurtis PritchardAge: 23 From: ShropshireOccupation: Ballroom and Latin dancerHe says: "I have lived a very sheltered life because of my dancing, I’ve not done a lot of going out partying, going on dates because I haven’t had time to. Being truthful I’ve probably been on less than ten dates, maybe five dates. I have never met anyone online, I’ve never used a dating app."Claim to fame: "I would say my claim to fame is that I’m on Dancing with the Stars
Ireland and AJ Pritchard from
Strictly Come Dancing is my brother." ITV