Love Island's Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey share they broke villa rule
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island power couple Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey, who won the 2016 series, have opened up about their time in the villa and revealed how things have changed
Love Island icons Cara De La Hoyde, 34, and Nathan Massey, 33, are lifting the lid on what really went down during their time in the villa – and it's safe to say, things have changed a lot since they won the show in 2016.
Straight in with the juicy stuff - Cara revealed she was actually told off for not wearing makeup. 'Yeah! I got told off for not wearing makeup. These girls now are so glam - dressed to the nines!' she told us. As for villa fashion, the girls were in such a rush and had little to 'no budget' they ended up sharing clothes, including their bikinis.
'We didn't realise how long we'd be there, I spent a few quid on £10 dresses but we ended up sharing bikinis' she adds. Nathan confessed, 'I borrowed money off my dad and went crackers buying stuff in Zara.'
It's no surprise they think the show's tougher now. 'It's changed so much. I don't think I could handle it today - it's more ruthless and scary now,' Cara admits. 'I don't take myself seriously enough… people would be like, 'Is she okay?'' Nathan reckons he'd still be fine: 'I talk to everyone all the time.'
One of the biggest changes? Contestants are way more clued up now. '100%. We were 10 seasons ago, and the pressure now is mad. We didn't even have TikTok!' Cara says. 'We just thought we might get a few PAs and then go back to work.'
While the show's big boss Mike Spencer confirmed that meal times will be shown, a stark contrast to previous years, Cara revealed what meal times were like for them. 'Meal times were strict - they'd change your mic battery so you couldn't talk,' Cara reveals. 'Back then, we had time off-camera. But now the show is so big and public, it's different.'
Now married since 2019 with two kids - Freddie, 6, and Delilah, 3 - they're still going strong. 'Laughter,' Nathan says, when asked what keeps them together. 'We take the mick out of each other and remember we're a team.' More kids? 'Nope, two and done! We've got one of each, and that's enough.'
As for reality TV? 'My ultimate goal is SAS,' Nathan says. Cara's got her eye on Strictly: 'I did dance school when I was younger.' And if Real Housewives of Essex ever came calling? 'I don't dress up enough! But a school-run version in Kent? There's loads of Love Island mums down here. I'm in!'
When it comes to this year's Love Island, Cara's already got her favourites. 'Megan and Tommy - they've got that spark like past great couples like Amber and Kem, Cara and Nathan, Jack and Dani, Jon and Hannah. They will go all the way.' Let's wait and see!
Love Island series 12 has already surprised islanders and viewers with twists and turns, including already dumping two islanders, but the villa is about to explode in a new teaser for the upcoming episode. After seeing three new bombshells enter the 'boys night out', the girls are fuming and it could be the last bump in the road for some couples.
The boys left the villa earlier in the day for drinks, but what they didn't know was that the girls would be watching their every move on a giant TV back in the main villa. Shortly after they all established where they stood in their relationship, three new bombshells entered and caused a stir for the girls watching.
The three bombshells include 24-year-old teaching assistant Malisha from Broxbourne, Commercial Banking Executive Yasmin, 24, and Insurance Development Executive Emily, 24, from Aberdeen.
After the girls watched the other half of their couple flirt with the new bombshells, Helena was not best pleased and said: 'My man basically saying I'm a massive red flag because of something I've done in the past and I'm a big party girl…?' Alima responds: 'Double standards'. Helena continues and says, 'I'm raging about the disrespect.'
But they don't have long to debrief about the boys as suddenly their one-on-one dates start playing on the big screen and they rush back to secretly listen in to more chats.
Later, the boys and bombshells return to the Villa and spot the huge screen and quickly realise what's been happening. The boys aren't happy, to say the least, about the girls being a fly on the wall during their chats, as Dejon says, 'boys chat stays in the boys chat!' Not on Love Island, Dejon!
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