Love Island: Most successful couples of all time - including ones who’ve married & had children

Ayaan Ali
By Ayaan Ali
Published 5th Jun 2023, 15:13 BST
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Some of the most successful Love Island couples include Molly Mae and Tommy Fury and Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde.

Love Island is back once again with 10 singletons heading to Mallorca villa for a summer of romance. The new series kicks off on Monday (June 5).

This year, the contestants - including Coronation Street star Janet Marsh’s daughter, a semi-professional football player and a 21-year-old business owner - are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, who took the crown as winners of the winter series in March 2023.

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Previous Love Island stars have also found fame and love since appearing on the popular ITV2 dating show. The series has proven to work as some relationships formed on the show have flourished in the outside world. 

Let's take a look at some of the most successful Love Island stories ahead of the new summer series starting.

Molly Mae and Tommy Fury

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Getty) Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Getty)
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Getty)

Influencer Molly Mae and boxer Tommy Fury, who met on the show in 2019, have gone from strength to strength since becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.

The famous pair moved into their dream home in Cheshire and even welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Bambi, in January 2023. 

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Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen

Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen met on ITV’s Love Island in the summer of 2016. They coupled up during the show and went on to come second place. Bowen then proposed to Buckland on New Year’s Eve that same year. They married almost two years later, in September 2018, and went on to welcome their first child in 2022. Their son, Abel Jacob Bowen, was born in June 2022.Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen met on ITV’s Love Island in the summer of 2016. They coupled up during the show and went on to come second place. Bowen then proposed to Buckland on New Year’s Eve that same year. They married almost two years later, in September 2018, and went on to welcome their first child in 2022. Their son, Abel Jacob Bowen, was born in June 2022.
Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen met on ITV’s Love Island in the summer of 2016. They coupled up during the show and went on to come second place. Bowen then proposed to Buckland on New Year’s Eve that same year. They married almost two years later, in September 2018, and went on to welcome their first child in 2022. Their son, Abel Jacob Bowen, was born in June 2022.

Olivia and Alex found fame on series two of the dating show back in 2016. It was there that the couple fell in love. 

Since that time, the couple have been married for four years after tying the knot in September 2018. They also share a child together - their son Abel. 

Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt

Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are another Love Island success story. They came second place during the 2017 series, and have gone on to tie the knot and have two children. They married in September 2021 and have two daughters, Nell Sophia and Nora Belle; aged 2 and 11 months.Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are another Love Island success story. They came second place during the 2017 series, and have gone on to tie the knot and have two children. They married in September 2021 and have two daughters, Nell Sophia and Nora Belle; aged 2 and 11 months.
Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are another Love Island success story. They came second place during the 2017 series, and have gone on to tie the knot and have two children. They married in September 2021 and have two daughters, Nell Sophia and Nora Belle; aged 2 and 11 months.

Back in 2017, Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt narrowly missed out on taking the crown, however, they did manage to finish in second place. Two years later, the couple moved into their own home. 

Fans were delighted when the pair announced that they were expecting their first child together. They welcomed their daughter Nell to the world in October 2020.

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