Love Island UK has remained a reality TV staple since its inception in 2015, spanning 11 seasons and several spin-offs. At the time of publishing, four couples who met on Love Island are married. On August 14, influencer and former contestant Molly-Mae Hague announced she and Love Island beau, boxer Tommy Fury, had split after meeting on the 2019 series.
OPINION Although many Love Island couples leave the sun-soaked set hand-in-hand, basking in the glow of their six-week love story, most don’t make it on the outside. Is it the media frenzy? Their busy schedules? Or are reality show relationships not made to last? Following the shocking split of fan-faves Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, Lana Andelane looks at the track record from the hit British reality show. Ah, Love Island : the reality TV phenomenon that sees conventionally attractive people cavort around a swanky villa for the summer while in the “outside world”, thousands of fans bolster their social media and fast-fashion brands lick their lips in anticipation of new, hot ambassadors.
Oh, but of course, the goal of the show is to find love - not an influencing career..
