And just like that, another series of Love Island: All Stars has come and gone. And last night, host Maya Jama crowned the nation's winners.
As was to be expected, all of the Love Island veterans who returned to the villa for another punt at love brought all of the drama, romance and eBay looks we could have dreamed of. We were also treated to a hefty dose of mean girl drama, which, honestly, we could have done without.
After just over a month of shenanigans in the villa, it all came down to five final couples: Millie Court and Zac Woodworth, Scott Van der Sluis and Leanne Amaning, Lucinda Strafford and Sean Stone, Whitney Adebayo and Yamen Sanders, and Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies. Now, the public have spoken…
When a Black woman takes up space, she is quickly labelled ‘aggressive’.
Who won Love Island: All Stars 2026?
And we have our winners… Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies have taken home the £50,000 prize.
Samie made her first appearance in the villa in 2023 in the ninth series of Love Island. After entering two weeks into the show, she ended up placing third with Tom Clare. Although the pair left as boyfriend and girlfriend, they split later that year.
Just two years later, Samie joined the cast of Love Island: All Stars in series 2 in 2025. She entered the villa on day 22 with hopes of connecting with Luca Bish – however, he opted to keep his connection with Grace Jackson going and Sami left just five days later.
Evidently, Samie still believed the power of the Love Island villa, because she returned this year, entering the villa on day three. By day six, she and Cieran had coupled up – and the rest is history. Apart from a little love triangle with Lucinda, of course.
As for Ciaran, you may remember the Welsh islander from 2024's series 11 of Love Island. He placed second alongside Nicole Samuel. The pair split four months after leaving the villa.
“I was so busy with work, and he had loads of commitments. When you come out of that bubble, the real world sets in,” Nicole later said. “You fall in love in the villa, but then you have to learn about each other on the outside,' she said. 'We drifted, and that’s fine... We’re still friends.”
Which couples were in the final?
Millie Court, winner of the 2021 series of Love Island, returned to the villa and placed second alongside Love Island USA's season 3 Casa Amor bombshell Zac Woodworth.
“It feels like home whenever you're with me, which is really weird ‘cause you’re from across the world,” Zac told Millie before the final. Okay, cute!
Welsh footballer Scott Van der Sluis first appeared on Love Island in series 10, lasting until day 52. He later appeared on Love Island USA in series 5, but only lasted five days. This was followed by a short stint on Love Island Games. He was an OG in the villa in Love Island: All Stars.
As for Leanne, she first appeared in Love Island in series 6 in 2019. She was an OG in the villa and left on day 18. She was also an OG in the villa on this season of Love Island: All Stars.
Lucina made her first Love Island appearance in season 7 as a bombshell, though she was dumped on day 28. She also made an appearance on series 5 of Love Island Australia, placing second with Zac Nunns. A Love Island veteran, she also starred in Love Island Games series 2, winning with Isaiah Campbell. She entered the Love Island: All Stars villa on day 9.
Sean Stone was an islander in series 11 of the show, placing third with Matilda. He was one of the OGs in Love Island: All Stars.
Whitney starred in series 10 of Love Island, placing second with Lochan Nowacki. She was in the Love Island: All Stars villa since day 1.
Yamen Sanders, an American NFL player, starred in Love Island USA series 1.
What Samie and Ciaran have said about winning
After winning series 3 of Love Island: All Stars, Samie and Ciaran claimed they had big plans for life outside the villa – including a visit to Ciaran's home in Wales.
“We’ve got a whole weekend planned in Wales,” Samie said. “We’re going to Barry Island, I want to go to Nessa’s Arcade."
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