Love Island's 2026 winners have been crowned. Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak were voted the winners by the public, taking home £50,000 between them. The final aired on Monday 27 July.
Final showdown and runner-ups
Julia and Lorenzo went up against Jasmine and Kavan for the title, and it was the former who took home the crown. Angelista and Simba bagged a third place finish.
Despite loud cheers from the crowd, not all fans online were impressed. One user on X fumed: "Such an awful love island uk finale. love island usa may have had awful production, people, and couples too but they went off with the final dates & the audience went off with crowning brinity the winners #loveislanduk #loveisland." Another added: "I already said what I said: the winners of love island uk this year are AWFUL. y’all just failed this season."
Twist before the final
Going into the final, there were four couples who could have taken the crown: Jasmine Muller and Kavan Murphy, Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak, Simba Kudyiwa and Angelista Gunda and Yasmin Hadlow and Tommy Stagg. But a twist in the game meant Yasmin and Tommy were dumped before the show went live.
On Sunday night, after Mica Harris and Samraj Toor were axed by their series' dumped Islanders, it was revealed that the pair would be allowed to pick another couple to leave with them. Knowing what was at stake, Samraj vowed not to make his decision based on who he was friends with. As such, though many fans predicted that the couple's arguments with Julia would mean she and Lorenzo would be dumped, it was Yasmin and Tommy who went instead.
Strong remaining couples
The remaining couples were fairly strong. Simba and Angelista had mostly been together since Simba entered as a bombshell. Though he returned from Casa Amor with Mara, leaving Angelista single, he soon decided to get back with the OG Islander and won her over with a poem.
Meanwhile, Jasmine and Kavan have been together for weeks. Kavan also returned from Casa with a bombshell, Charleen Murphy, but he and Jasmine got back together as well, after Kavan saw just how hurt Jasmine was by his actions. Though some fans have been hoping she and Lorenzo, her original partner would get back together, and rumours of an 'affair' had swirled around the villa, former Islanders have said that Jasmine and Kavan are head over heels for each other.
Likewise, Sean Fitzgerald told Maya Jama on Aftersun that Julia and Lorenzo were well suited to each other. The two became a favourite to win after returning from Casa, not just because Lorenzo was a one of the public's favourite boys, but because they felt Julia hadn't been treated well by the other Islanders.
Feud and favourite couple vote
This came amid a feud with Lola Deal, who objected to how Julia flirted with Sean during Casa. Shortly afterwards, Julia and Lorenzo were voted favourite couple. They were given the opportunity to dump a couple, but Lola and Sean decided to volunteer to be dumped.
This was the 13th series of Love Island. Last year's winners Toni Laites and Cach Mercer have since split, but have gone on to feature in other reality series. Toni has taken a role on new Love Island spin off The Debrief, providing commentary on the main show, while Cach will appear on Strictly Come Dancing later this year.
The show is expected to return in January for an All Stars addition, which could include some Islanders from this season. Earlier this summer, All Stars winners Tom Clare and Molly Smith married after meeting on series two of the spin off.
