Love Island fans speculate on future of show as Toni and Cach crowned 2025 winners
Love Island 2025 has officially finished and with a bang, as the 2025 winners were announced on Monday night. After a rollercoaster of a season packed with unexpected twists, unlikely connections and plenty of drama, fan favourites Toni and Cach were crowned the winners of series 12.
The pair beat runners up Harry and Shakira for first place, stealing the hearts of the public despite their rocky relationship. Toni, originally from Connecticut, flew over from the US to take part in the UK edition of the show and the gamble seems to have paid off as she found herself a real connection.
The couple met in Casa Amor, when Cach came in as a Casa boy and they quickly became fan favourites. Though the pair are from opposite sides of the world, they have stated they plan to give their relationship a go outside the villa, with Toni, 24, moving to London to be closer to Cach.
Despite their fair share of drama, particularly surrounding Harrison and Toni's previous connection, the couple revealed to host Maya Jama that they had dropped the "L-bomb" privately the night before the final.
Following the result, viewers have been taking to Reddit to discuss whether series 12 will reshape the whole formula of the show moving forward after a raft of dramatic moments this time round.
From Casa Amor boys being overwhelmingly popular this season, as three of them made it to the final, to an OG couple rekindling things a week before the series ended, this season changed the usual format of the show.
Additionally, outspoken finalist Yasmin challenged the show's typical casting choices, bringing a completely different Islander attitude to any before - which was an instant hit with viewers.
One user asked the question: "Do you think series 12 will change the way people approach being on Love Island in future? I feel like we had a decent amount of things happen this year that usually don't."
The question sparked a huge reaction from other fans who speculated about the future of the show. One fan replied: "I hope so. The show was getting to be boring and too formulaic with everyone only staying in their original couples to be safe... The CASA boys were universally liked and made it to the finals. I loved the shake up!"
Another viewer was unsure whether the shift would be a good or bad thing, writing: "I think messy authenticity won this season, and that will have an impact. However, whether that's a good impact (people being vulnerable and taking risks) or a bad one (people trying to perform or narrate their own messiness), I don't know."
For others, season 12 will be one to beat considering all the drama. One fan stated: "This season was chef's kiss. It was SO good. It's gonna be hard to top honestly... Maybe in previous ones they've chosen people who would get along in the villa but after the success of this season, they may just bin that idea and go with the drama lol."
One viewer pointed to the fact the show needs a 'villain' to keep things interesting, penning: "TO BE HONEST, you need some proper dirty dogs in the show. Yes, they aren't likeable, but f**k me it spiced it up. This series was the first back to its old ways."
Still not everyone was keen on how divided the islanders seemed this year, as one viewer hoped this wouldn't be the case going forwards. They wrote: "I'm looking forward to not seeing another DIVIDE once was triggering enough!"
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