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Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has revealed that she thought Gemma Owen and Luca Bish would win Love Island 2022 for “obvious reasons”. The Turkish actress from Essex, 27, and her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, also 27, triumphed in the dating series with 63.7% of the public vote, while Luca, 23, and Gemma, 19, came second with 14.5%, according to ITV. Speaking on the Capital Radio Breakfast Show on Tuesday, Ekin-Su said that she is “still shocked” that she clinched the title with the Italian business owner.

Luca Bish received backlash regarding his relationship with Gemma Owen in the Love Island villa, with a handful of viewers outraged by some of his behaviour. But former Islander Danica Taylor defended the fish seller and said he's "besotted" by Michael Owen's daughter and "doesn't deserve" the hate he's getting. "He's fallen hard," the 21 year old dancer exclusively told us.

Some of this year’s Love Island stars are said to have “snubbed” Antigoni Buxton’s afterparty sparking speculation that there’s a “big divide” between this year’s contestants. Series eight of the hit ITV2 dating show came to a close on Monday 1 August, with the explosive reunion episode airing a few days later.

Danica Taylor won the hearts of the nation with her dance moves and struggles to find The One on Love Island. But in her first in-depth interview since leaving the villa, she couldn't be happier with footballer Jamie Allen.

Former TOWIE star Mark Wright complimented Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu after she posted a gym selfie in skintight khaki activewear. The 35 year old husband of Our Girl actress Michelle Keegan, also 35, said Ekin-Su, 27, was "looking great" as she sported the activewear from his own brand, Aytee 7, for which Michelle has also modelled.

Love Island 2022 will go down as one of the most memorable and dramatic series ever. The latest edition of the ITV2 dating show came with many memorable moments from Ekin-Su’s crawl along the terrace to kiss Jay to Davide’s reaction to the pair’s kiss that became a TikTok hit. While the pair reunited after plenty of drama and on-off-on again moments, they went on to win the show and with it won the hearts of viewers.

Love Island fans appear to have been left underwhelmed after tuning in to find out what had happened with this year's islanders after they left the famous villa. Laura Whitmore was back on screen on Sunday night (August 7) as she hosted the ITV2 dating show's reunion.

Dressage rider Gemma Owen had fans in tears as she shared a heart-warming video of the moment she returned home after two months in the Love Island villa. Gemma, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael, posted a touching clip on her Instagram of her walking through the door of the plush family abode to be met by her beloved pet dogs and horse.

The Love Island boys have proved that being single is more fun as they left the Love Island reunion party in jubilant spirits - in stark contrast to the glum-looking couples that attended the party. George Tasker, 23, Ikenna Ekwonna, also 23, and Jay Younger, 28, were clearly in a great mood as they all smiled as they left the party together in a car, no doubt on their way to another afterparty.The Love Island cast of the 2022 series all reunited on Thursday night for the Love Island reunion party, which was hosted by Laura Whitmore and will be screened on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.The boys joyful expressions were a lot different to some of their counterparts on the show, as Luca Bish, 23, and Gemma Owen, 19, were seen looking glum as they left the party.

ITV Love Island 's Luca Bish put paid to any split rumours between him and partner Gemma Owen ahead of the reality show's reunion special this weekend. The fishmonger, from Brighton, has fought off speculation that he and dressage rider Gemma split after the pair were seen enduring a frosty taxi ride home.

Love Island's George Tasker has teased drama at Thursday night's Love Island reunion as he vowed to "break up" show winners, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti. George, 23, posted a number of Q&A's on Instagram as he sat on the train on his way to the Love Island reunion, answering fans questions, including one when someone asked "have you unfollowed any Islander since u have left the show", and George implied he might well have when he replied "nope" with a wide-eye emoji.

They won the hearts of viewers on Love Island while falling in love in the famous ITV2 villa in Mallorca, and Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are clearly smitten as they landed back in the UK. On Monday night the loved-up couple were crowned winners of the popular dating contest and now they've jetted home to begin a new journey together.

Love Island has sparked hundreds more complaints in its final week, it has been revealed. The ITV2 dating show came to an end on Monday night (August 1) with host Laura Whitmore heading into the Mallorcan villa to reveal the winners of the 2022 series.

Last night, the Love Island final aired and fans are excited to see couples take the next step of their relationship on the outside world.

Fishmonger Luca Bish has been surgically attached to Michael Owen's daughter Gemma's side throughout their eight weeks together in the Love Island villa. But according to a well known PR expert, if Gemma wants to maximise her showbiz potential when she arrives back home, she needs to dump Luca quick smart. “Gemma already knows how the fame game works,” Dermot McNamara, founder of Candid Publicity tells OK! “But she’ll need to ditch Luca sharpish if she wants to maximise her showbiz potential.