ITV Love Island fans left confused by 'random' appearance during final

Love Island viewers were gripped on Monday night (August 1) as the 2022 series came to an end after eight weeks of rows, head turns, emotional exits and romance. Laura Whitmore hosted the final live from the Mallorcan villa where she announced the winners of the ITV2 dating show.

Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti, Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page, and Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope all made it to the end of their Love Island journey. But it was Ekin-Su and Davide who were named the winning couple for this year.

The Turkish actress from Essex, 27, and Italian business owner, also 27, won over viewers with their fiery but passionate relationship that spanned most of the series. They beat Gemma and Luca in the final two, while Indiyah and Dami came in third and Tasha and Andrew placed fourth.

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But fans said they felt 'robbed' after Laura announced a twist minutes into the last episode of the series. ITV this year scrapped the option for one of the winning couple to steal all of the prize money for themselves meaning Ekin-Su and Davide got a fair split of the £50,000 prize money.

Upon hearing they had won, Ekin-Su burst into tears while Davide gasped and said “I can’t believe it” before they embraced their fellow finalists. Millie Court, who won the 2021 series of Love Island alongside Liam Reardon, said on Instagram: "Congrats to the gorgeous couple. My absolute pleasure to virtually hand over the crown to the well deserved winners. Love Island 2022 over and out."

Liam added: "Massive congratulations to these two and all the finalists, smashed it all the way. Best feeling going. Enjoy the