Toni and Cach WIN Love Island and bag £50k as raunchiest ever series ends with shock confession and rows
so good Toni and Cach WIN Love Island and bag £50k as raunchiest ever series ends with shock confession and rows
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LOVE Island's Toni Laites and Cach Mercer have won the summer 2025 series after a gripping live finale.
In a dramatic climax after two months on-screen, host Maya Jama told the stunned couple they'll be taking home £50,000.
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Best pals Shakira and Toni battled it out to win Love Island with their partners Harry and Cach
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The winning couple has been revealed
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Shakira and Harry
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Toni and Cach
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Yas and Jamie were third
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In fourth place was Angel and Ty
After weeks of coupling up, dumpings, texts and triangles, the series came to a close with a battle between Toni Laites & Cach Mercer, Shakira Khan & Harry Cooksley, Angel Swift & Ty Isherwood and Yasmin Pettet & Jamie Rhodes.
Angel and Ty finished in fourth place, with the smitten couple saying they couldn't wait for their relationship to start in the outside world.
In third place was Yas and Jamie who gushed about their romantic connection.
However, "mean girl" Helena Ford was spotted "rudely" talking to Angel in the background of Yas's interview.
There was a famous divide between the girls, with Yas, Shakira and Toni being isolated from the rest of the villa.
However, they finished in the top three after gaining massive support from fans.
The entertaining final saw clips from yesterday of the remaining couples wake up to their last day in the villa, before the girls were sent out to buy breakfast for the boys.
They then got suited and booted ready for the finalists' dinner where the stars got emotional as they all confessed their feelings.
Toni broke down in tears as she told Cach how much she cares about him.
The night took a turn as Maya grilled Tommy and Ben live on the show about their romances with Lucy and Andrada, respectively, ended.
Maya Jama takes swipe at Love Island's Harry as he celebrates reaching the final with Shakira after Helena romance
Both boys had gone exclusive with their other halves but cheated on the same night at a showbiz event - with the SAME girl.
As well as some Islanders finding love, it's been the sexiest series in the show's 10-year history ever since Helena took Harry into the Hideaway just 56 hours after meeting.
It led production to order in more condoms to ensure there was protection available.
It's also been the least committed bunch of Islanders - with only one official couple in the final week.
Meg Moore and Dejon Noel-Williams became boyfriend and girlfriend after a tumoltuous eight weeks.
However, they were kicked out on Sunday night by the axed stars who returned to vote off the least compatible couple.
This year has also been incredibly promiscuous for some, with Conor Phillips taking the crown for being in the most couples of any series with a total of eight girls.
In another first, Toni became the first-ever American contestant in the UK series when she joined as a bombshell from Las Vegas.
It was also the first finale to have so few original islanders in the final four.
Everyone but Harry and Shakira joined as bombshells sporadically throughout.
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Host Maya Jama looked incredible all dressed up for the final
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