Love Island's Megan Barton-Hanson slams recent stars for playing it 'safe' and 'ruining show'

Molly-Mae Hague has candidly opened up about her struggles with her post-partum body after having a 'meltdown' during her first photoshoot after giving birth to her first child.

The latest season of Winter Love Island was a whirlwind of romance, with some couples capturing our hearts while others fizzled out quickly. Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan stole the show, being crowned king and queen of the villa and taking home the coveted £50K cash prize.

Love Island might need to rebrand itself as Fame Island after former contestant Samie Elishi admitted to going on the show for exposure. Over the years, the idea that Islanders only want the next Instagram sponsorship deal has become a running joke among its audience.

Love Island 2023 stars Samie Elishi and Tom Clare have reportedly split up after deciding their romance wasn't "going anywhere". Samie, 22, and Tom, 23, came in third place on the 2023 winter series of the ITV2 show and soon made their relationship official after jetting home from South Africa. While the couple appeared to be enjoying their time together back in the UK, it's now been reported that they've called it quits, just over one month after the Love Island final.

Molly-Mae Hague beamed with pride as she took her baby daughter Bambi for her first swim during their family holiday to Dubai this week. Former Love Island star Molly-Mae, 23, shared the emotional moment on her Instagram Stories on Saturday after jetting to the United Arab Emirates with her boxer boyfriend Tommy Fury, also 23. Influencer Molly-Mae posted a snap of Bambi, two months, who was dressed in a red strawberry swimming costume with a metallic green trim across the top.

We may be between Love Island seasons, but that doesn’t mean fans have stopped obsessing over the show’s glamorous contestants in the meantime.Take Jessie Wynter, who first found fame on the second season of Love Island Australia back in 2019, also appeared on the UK winter edition earlier this year – eventually coupling up with Will Young, AKA Farmer Will. The 26 year old recently took to TikTok to partake in a popular filter challenge that transitioned a snap of herself with brunette hair to blonde.

Love Island stars Maura Higgins, 32, and Lucie Donlan, 25, have reportedly had a falling out, as the latest villa feud has emerged.The fan-favourites, who both starred on the series in 2019 alongside Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, both 23, only became close friends in the years and months following. And it has now come to light that the duo have stopped getting on after Irish beauty Maura, who recently debuted a fresh new fringe and hair do, reportedly unfollowed Cornish belle Lucie on social media last autumn.

Samie Elishi and Tom Clare looked undeniably glum on a recent day out together.The couple, who met on this most recent series of Love Island and went on to come third on the show, made their relationship official after leaving the South African villa. While it seemed things were going well between the pair, they appear to have been spending time a part of late – but reunited for a day out shopping together yesterday.The two fashion forward reality stars cut stylish figures on their day out in London, with Samie, 22, sporting black leggings and a matching crop top as she rested her leather jacket on her shoulders.

Former Love Island star Montana Brown has announced her engagement to boyfriend Mark O'Connor.The 27 year old took to Instagram on Saturday to share the happy news with her followers, after Mark popped the question while on holiday in Bermuda. Montana, who is expecting her first child with now-fiancé Mark, posted a black and white shot of Mark getting down on one knee on the beach with the caption: "13.04.23," alongside a heart and ring emoji. The couple, who met in Barbados on New Year’s Eve in 2020, were instantly inundated with congratulatory messages on social media after sharing their happy news.

Emily Andre stunned at the launch party for No7 Future Renew just hours after spending some time with her step-daughter Princess at a star-studded PrettyLittleThing party.The doctor, who is married to singer Peter Andre, channelled Clueless's Cher Horowitz as she made an outfit change before arriving at London's Science Museum. She donned a black-and-white checked blazer and skirt, which she paired with a black top, some dark tights, and a pair of heeled black ankle boots.

After landing a four-figure modeling contract with popular fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, Princess Andre showed off her sense of style along with step-mum Emily Andre at the star-studded launch party. Princess, 15, showed off her signature long blonde curls as she opted for a black outfit.The young model wore a stylish black shiny puffer jacket, paired with black jeans and black boots.

Molly-Mae Hague had a throwback to her days in the Love Island villa as she sported her iconic messy bun - and then showed fans how to recreate the look.The 23 year old influencer and Love Island star, who marked the Easter weekend with a sweet snap of her daughter in an Easter-themed outfit, posted new photos of her enjoying the sun outside at a café.The new mum sported a monochrome look consisting of a black t-shirt and black leggings, but added a light grey jumper which she had tied around her shoulders. She finished the sporty look with white trainers, golden necklaces and watch as well as her black Chanel purse. What caught fans' eyes, however, was her hair.

Molly-Mae Hague has shared with fans about stopping breastfeeding in he first vlog since giving birth to daughter Bambi in January. The former Love Island star was on top form as she shared a candid video on her YouTube channel entitled 'My first vlog back - spend the week with me.'

Hot on the heels of their very first Easter with daughter Bambi, Molly Mae Hague and Tommy Fury took a special break together on Monday as they visited Alton Towers together for the first time since becoming parents. The loved up couple, both 23, didn’t let the doom and gloom of the British springtime deter their plans for an exciting adventure, as they both braved the rain to head to the iconic theme park.

Love Island star Maura Higgins has debuted her new 'chocolate' hair colour on her Instagram story.The 32-year-old is known for regularly switching up her hairstyles, showcasing an array of different glamorous looks including a 'French bob' style, to an extra long and silky look. Last month, Maura Higgins wowed fans with her risqué new bob, and has since changed up her look with extra-long hair extensions. She originally showed off her choppy bob at the premiere of Creed 3, and two weeks later, she decided to change it up again.

Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins has revealed that she’s had her lip filler dissolved. The reality TV star, who starred on the most recent series of the popular ITV2 show, took to Instagram to debut her more natural look as she shared that she’d been wanting to have it done “for a while”. In a stunning selfie posted to her Story, Olivia penned yesterday, 5 April: “Had my top lip filler dissolved today.

Love Island stars Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan are no doubt two of the nicest winners the villa has ever seen during its history, with much of their future planning since leaving the show focused on how they can use their new-found fame to help others. But in a heartbreaking technical glitch this week, the couple lost out on a whopping £14,000 for their preferred charity, Barnardos, when an online auction selling off their villa finale outfits unexpectedly wiped the listings.The couple, both aged 24, had taken to eBay, one of the show’s key sponsors to run the auction, with the outfits racking up bids in excess of £7000 each! However due to a technical glitch the listings were deleted from the site - along with all the bids.

There are plenty of Love Island contestants who dream of using the show as a launching pad to get the influencing career of their dreams, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Instead there are plenty of former Islanders who, whether out of choice or necessity, have ended up back at their day jobs after appearing on the show.

One month on since winning the Winter edition of Love Island 2023, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan have been enjoying their new loved up life by spending some quality time together outside of the villa. Yet unlike many of our favourite couples in previous years, who have opted for traditional date nights full of fancy dinners and plenty of dancing, Kai and Sanam opted for a far more unique experience as they set off on a Welsh glamping break instead.

Chloe Brockett has revealed to OK! she was scouted for Love Island around the same time as speaking with producers about joining the cast of TOWIE, but she turned it down. The Only Way Is Essex star, 22, told us she could have followed in the footsteps of her ex boyfriend Jack Fincham, who won the dating show in 2018 with now ex Dani Dyer, but decided the show wasn't for her. Chloe could have been walking into the villa with her now best pal Elma Pazar - who entered the villa in 2019 alongside fellow bombshell Maura Higgins.