With the Love Island 2026 final just hours away, the winners from last year have gone their separate ways. Toni Laites and Cach Mercer, who won the 2025 series, split just seven months after leaving the villa.
The split and aftermath
The pair met during Casa Amor and quickly clicked, with Toni telling Cach: “I don’t think I tell you enough, but the way you treat me has made this whole experience worth it.” After returning to the UK, they enjoyed lavish date nights but argued while attending the BRITs earlier this year and were unable to work through their issues.
“It’s definitely over with Toni and Cach and they’ve called it quits,” a source told the Sun. “It’s a really sad situation but after being on the rocks for a while, the Brits ended up being the final straw and they couldn’t make it work.”
Toni’s TV career
Toni has remained in the Love Island universe and currently fronts The Debrief alongside fellow former contestants Shakira Khan and Yasmin Pettet. She will next take part on Celebrity Apprentice, telling Fault Magazine: “It was so much fun. I think it’s going to show a completely different side of me than kissing boys in Mallorca. It challenged me intellectually. It forced me to use my brain instead of taking pictures of myself all day.”
Cach’s Strictly journey
Cach will also return to screens after signing up for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing, joining Dani Dyer, Lacey Turner, Delta Goodrem and Chris Appleton. “I have grown up watching the show with my family and am so excited to now be part of the cast,” he said. “Dancing is a huge passion of mine and I can’t wait to learn Ballroom and do the Foxtrot for the first time!”
