A brief history of Love Island couples who broke up and then got back together

Ummm, I didn’t realise there were this many?!

3 years ago | UPDATED 2 years ago

Love Island 2023

We’re in our Love Island couples getting back together era. There have been loads of rumours surrounding 2023’s Tom and Samie, and now Millie and Liam have finally confirmed their relationship is back on.

In the past, there have been a few Love Island relationships which have broken off and then rekindled. Be that couples leaving the villa and committing to one another, splitting, and then trying again, or just messy on-off villa relationships. Here’s a history of them all.

Cara and Nathan

Love Island couples broke up and got back together

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The award for the biggest relationship arc in Love Island history goes to series two winners, Cara and Nathan. They briefly broke up after the 2016 villa, but are now married with two children, seven years later.

They broke up in 2017, shortly after announcing they were expecting their first child together. But they got back together, then got married in 2019 and had another child in 2020.

Speaking about their breakup on Good Morning Britain, Cara said: “With us, we did split up, then we got back together. We stayed together for such a long time because we had expectations from the public because they voted for us and we didn’t want to let them down. Then we split up.” Nathan added: “We needed that space apart from each together to realise how much we loved each other.”

Millie and Liam

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All everyone can think about right now is that Love Island 2021 winners Millie and Liam are back together. A couple of months ago it was initially reported they were back on nine months after calling quits on their relationship.

They apparently spent the Easter weekend on a romantic retreat together, spending the Bank Holiday in the Lake District. A source close to them has told MailOnline the couple have been talking again, meeting up in secret and are working through their previous issues.

They then very obviously went on a cruise together, and have been spotted holding hands at the Barbie premiere. Speaking about the rumours, Liam has confirmed they’re “giving things a shot” again but “taking things slow.” He said: ““We had time apart and it was needed. We needed that time apart but now we’re giving things a shot.”

Samie and Tom

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Not long after leaving the winter 2023 villa together Samie and Tom made it official, but around a month later they called it quits. Since then though, the rumour mill has been going crazy. They’ve been spotted on holiday as an item, hanging out with mates together, and fans have been posting selfies with them when they’ve seen them out and about.

Whilst the words “we’re back together” are yet to come out of their mouths, Tom and Samie have all but confirmed it. They’re constantly at the same places on their Instagram stories, and Tom posted a soppy TikTok about Samie, calling her his crush. At the same time, Tom said in an interview he’s “off the market”.

Ekin-Su and Davide

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Love Island 2022 winners Ekin-Su and Davide shocked us all when in June 2023 they confirmed they’d broken up after around a year together. They said they were still “on good terms” but reports said Davide felt he was living in Ekin-Su’s shadow.

However, all that is in the past now as it seems the couple are very much back on. They posted pictures from a cute dinner on holiday in Turkey – celebrating Ekin-Su’s 29th birthday together.

Davide shared a picture of himself at the table, and then a picture of Ekin-Su with a cake. He wrote: “Despite all the storms, I wanted to make this day special for you… Enjoy the moment, make a wish, and blow hard. Happy birthday @ekinsuofficial.” Ekin-Su then shared the snap to her story, and added: “Surprising me like always, thank you for a good birthday.”

Amber and Kem

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Amber and Kem were the nation’s sweethearts of Love Island 2017, winning the show and staying together for six months before ending their relationship. But, a lot of people forget they broke up in the villa!

Having been together from the start, they were the couple who everyone saw going all the way. But during their Love Island journey things took a shocking turn. After the Casa Amor postcard had been delivered back to the girls, Amber saw Kem was cracking on with someone else. Kem ended up walking back into the villa with Chyna, and Amber recoupled with Nathan.

Faye and Teddy

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The fallout of Movie Night 2021 has ended up being the most complained about moment of Love Island, ever. Faye was seen shouting and swearing at Teddy after she saw a clip of him telling Clarisse he was sexually attracted to her. It’s safe to say, their relationship was put on hold.

But, they sorted things out and got back together, and then came third in the final. The couple have since split, announcing their breakup in February 2023. They were together for 18 months after the show.

Indiyah and Dami

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Everyone remembers where they were when Indiyah ushered the words “may the best heartbreaker win”. She and Dami both recoupled after Casa Amor, despite looking like one of the strongest couples in the 2022 villa.

They quickly saw the error in their ways, leaving Summer and Deji to get dumped, and are now back together, with one of the coolest relationships Love Island has ever seen. I’m here for it.

Tanya and Shaq

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Tanya and Shaq had a dramatic time of it during Love Island 2023. They confessed their love to one another very early on, but then Tanya came back from Casa Amor with Martin. It wasn’t long before Tanya was confessing her love to Shaq in front of the entire villa once again, leaving Martin a bit baffled.

Tanya and Shaq ended in fourth, and are still together now.

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