From the villa to the nursery! Love Island UK aims to help British singles find their perfect match, and many have gone on to welcome children with — or without — their fellow contestants.
After winning season 2 of the British reality TV series, Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey have adjusted to their new normal as the parents of two.
“It took me a while to really understand this one but it is so important, especially for us new mums,” De La Hoyde — who shares son Freddie, born in December 2017, and daughter Delilah, born in July 2020, with Massey, whom she wed in 2019 — told Grazia in March 2021. “Try and listen to what your body is telling you and pace yourself to match your energy levels. Now obviously there will be times where your body says nap but baby says no, but the times you’re lucky enough to have a spare couple of hours (rare I know), make sure you’re staying in tune with yourself so you’re nice and energized when you really need to be!”
The Love Island UK season 2 champs are not the only show alums to expand their families after meeting in the Spanish villa. Camilla Thurlow and husband Jamie Jewitt, who met during 2017’s season 3, welcomed daughters Nell and Nora in October 2020 and May 2022, respectively.
“My honest opinion is that the whole experience of watching your little person growing up just keeps getting better,” the Not the Type author, who married Jewitt in September 2021, gushed about motherhood via her Instagram Story in July 2022. “I think there is a lot of pressure to enjoy the newborn phase and of course, it’s lovely that they are so sweet and tiny, but there are some really tough aspects as well.”
She added at the time: “Things do change sooner than you think and I promise that you have so, so much to look forward to and don’t ever put yourself under pressure to love every minute, you’re doing a great job.”
While not all Love Island UK pairs have found their happy endings with their chosen partners, several alums have welcomed their little ones with beaus they met outside the villa.
Dani Dyer, who won season 4 with ex-boyfriend Jack Fincham in 2018, gave birth to son Santiago in January 2021 with then-partner Sammy Kimmence.
“I honestly wasn’t prepared for the rush of hormones. It was a little bit hard for me at the beginning. I really did struggle,” Dyer told England’s Metro in April 2022. “I remember when Santi was born, all I did was compare, and I always used to think, ‘Why can’t I breastfeed?’ I really, really struggled with that. And I put so much pressure on myself.”
She continued: “I shouldn’t have compared so much. … I should have just enjoyed my baby bubble and just gone with it.”
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, who finished in second place during season 5, announced in 2022 that they are expecting their first child.
“‘I can’t wait for the adventures that we haven’t even dreamed of yet,’” the Pretty Little Thing creative director — who later revealed she is pregnant with a girl — gushed via Instagram that September, sharing clips from their Love Island finale speech.
Scroll below to meet the Love Island UK alums’ babies:
From the villa to the nursery! Love Island UK aims to help British singles find their perfect match, and many have gone on to welcome children with — or without — their fellow contestants.
After winning season 2 of the British reality TV series, Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey have adjusted to their new normal as the parents of two.
“It took me a while to really understand this one but it is so important, especially for us new mums,” De La Hoyde — who shares son Freddie, born in December 2017, and daughter Delilah, born in July 2020, with Massey, whom she wed in 2019 — told Grazia in March 2021. “Try and listen to what your body is telling you and pace yourself to match your energy levels. Now obviously there will be times where your body says nap but baby says no, but the times you’re lucky enough to have a spare couple of hours (rare I know), make sure you’re staying in tune with yourself so you’re nice and energized when you really need to be!”
The Love Island UK season 2 champs are not the only show alums to expand their families after meeting in the Spanish villa. Camilla Thurlow and husband Jamie Jewitt, who met during 2017’s season 3, welcomed daughters Nell and Nora in October 2020 and May 2022, respectively.
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“My honest opinion is that the whole experience of watching your little person growing up just keeps getting better,” the Not the Type author, who married Jewitt in September 2021, gushed about motherhood via her Instagram Story in July 2022. “I think there is a lot of pressure to enjoy the newborn phase and of course, it’s lovely that they are so sweet and tiny, but there are some really tough aspects as well.”
She added at the time: “Things do change sooner than you think and I promise that you have so, so much to look forward to and don’t ever put yourself under pressure to love every minute, you’re doing a great job.”
While not all Love Island UK pairs have found their happy endings with their chosen partners, several alums have welcomed their little ones with beaus they met outside the villa.
Dani Dyer, who won season 4 with ex-boyfriend Jack Fincham in 2018, gave birth to son Santiago in January 2021 with then-partner Sammy Kimmence.
“I honestly wasn’t prepared for the rush of hormones. It was a little bit hard for me at the beginning. I really did struggle,” Dyer told England’s Metro in April 2022. “I remember when Santi was born, all I did was compare, and I always used to think, ‘Why can’t I breastfeed?’ I really, really struggled with that. And I put so much pressure on myself.”
She continued: “I shouldn’t have compared so much. … I should have just enjoyed my baby bubble and just gone with it.”
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, who finished in second place during season 5, announced in 2022 that they are expecting their first child.
“‘I can’t wait for the adventures that we haven’t even dreamed of yet,’” the Pretty Little Thing creative director — who later revealed she is pregnant with a girl — gushed via Instagram that September, sharing clips from their Love Island finale speech.
Scroll below to meet the Love Island UK alums’ babies:
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Vienna Morrison
Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech instantly reconnected after the model’s late arrival into the season 1 villa. The pair, who had met months earlier on a night out, left the resort in Mallorca, Spain, together before welcoming their daughter. Vienna was born in May 2017, just 10 weeks before Morrison and Beech announced their split.
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Freddie Massey
De La Hoyde announced her first pregnancy after news broke that she and Massey had called off their whirlwind romance. The twosome reconciled nearly seven months later.
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Alfie Bye
Emma-Jane Woodhams, who left Love Island season 2 with Terry Walsh, later welcomed her first child, a baby boy, in January 2018 with boyfriend Jordan Bye.
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Archie Edmonds
Season 3’s Tyla Carr and ex-boyfriend Rossco Edmonds welcomed their son in December 2018. The twosome split nearly seven months after Archie was born.
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Presley Lawry
Love Island season 1 winner Jessica Hayes, who split the prize fund with Max Morley, welcomed son Presley in June 2019 with ex-fiancé Dan Lawry.
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Baby Boy Lever
Jessica Shears and Dom Lever, who connected on season 3, announced in December 2019 that they welcomed their first child. While the pair later confirmed that their little one is a boy, they have not revealed his name.
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Reggie Andretti
Hannah Elizabeth, who got engaged to Jonathan Clark in season 1, later moved on with George Andretti. The pair eventually split shortly before son Reggie was born in November 2019.
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Blossom Fincham
After his split from Dyer, Fincham welcomed his first child, a daughter, in January 2020. The former stationary salesman shares Blossom with ex Casey Ranger.
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Delilah Massey
De La Hoyde and Massey became a family of four when daughter Delilah joined their brood in 2020.
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Nell Jewitt
Thurlow and Jewitt welcomed daughter Nell in October 2020, nearly one year before the reality TV alums got engaged.
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Santiago Kimmence
The “Sorted with the Dyers” podcast cohost welcomed her first child, son Santiago, with Kimmence in January 2021. Several months after Santiago’s birth, Dyer and Kimmence split.
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Roman Somerville
Marcel Somerville, who dated Gabby Allen during season 3, welcomed son Roman in January 2021 with fiancée Rebecca Vieira.
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Aries Campbell
Theo Campbell, another season 3 alum, welcomed a son with Sapphire Yhnell in February 2021.
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Romeo Morrison
Morrison welcomed his second child, son Romeo, with ex Chloe Elizabeth in October 2021.
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Xaya Andersson
Malin Andersson, who appeared on Love Island UK season 2, gave birth to daughter Xaya in April 2022. Andersson, who shares her little girl with ex-boyfriend Jared, was also the mother of Consy, who tragically died at 1 month old following a premature birth.
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Abel Jacob Bowen
“You are everything,” Olivia Buckland captioned her newborn son’s birth announcement via Instagram in June 2022. The season 2 runner-up shares Abel with her husband, Alex Bowen.
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Nora Jewitt
Thurlow and Jewitt welcomed their second daughter in May 2022.
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Baby Lever No. 2
Shears gave birth to her second son with Lever in June 2022, but they have not confirmed their little one’s name.
