Love Island's Cach reveals Toni is ‘struggling' with fame after winning show and sparks concern about their future
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LOVE Island star Cach Mercer has revealed Toni Laites is finding fame overwhelming as he admitted she'll eventually go back to America.
The dancer spoke on the Old & Bald podcast after the couple scooped the £50k prize earlier this month.
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Love Island winner Cach has opened up on life since the show
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He said Toni is struggling with fame
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Maya Jama announced Cach and Toni as the winning couple in a nail-biting finale
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Toni and Cach shared a kiss after being named Love Island 2025 champions
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Cach said that former Las Vegas waitress Toni is being mobbed everywhere she goes and is struggling with the attention from young fans, after viewers were gripped by her rocky love story in the ITV2 villa.
Cach said he has been keeping a close eye on her every day.
However, one comment has sparked that Toni could be heading back to America soon, leaving question marks over their blossoming relationship.
Asked how things are outside of the villa, Cach said: "It's going well, I feel like feelings are strong as they were in the villa.
"I've been spending every day with her since obviously she's here by herself, so making sure she's OK and stuff.
"But she's struggling a bit with the attention aspect.
"Because before she worked a normal job, and had no followig, she's never had this amount of attention in her life.
"I've let her know that we've just come off one of the biggest shows in the UK and everybody in the UK watches it."
Cach added: "Once she goes back to America I don't think it will be that bad ... it will be more like she can breath.
"Like we went shopping the other day and she gets swarmed by the little girls like people calling her 'icon'.
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"She loves it as well but when she comes away from it she deeps it and gets overwhelmed, like not being able to do shopping.
"She'll get used to it and I feel like it won't be this tense for too long."
Best pals Shakira and Toni battled it out to win Love Island with their partners Harry and Cach.
Toni was the show's first American bombshell and fans loved her rollercoaster journey on the show.
Just a few weeks before the final, Toni split from Cach to rekindle with her old flame Harrison - not knowing he had been intimate with Casa Amor's Lauren.
After just one day, he U-turned yet again - and ended up leaving the villa when Lauren was voted out.
Despite Cach breaking down in tears over the embarrassment of his public split from Toni, he forgave her.
They started up their relationship once again and on their final night in the villa said "I love you".
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Toni wrapped her legs around Cach as he threw her in the air
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