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Manchester PE and science teacher Kai Fagan and social worker Sanam Harrinanan, from Bedford, were crowned the winners of winter Love Island 2023 in an emotional final on Monday night (March 13). Love bloomed late in the process for the fan favourites after Sanam stole Kai's heart in the usually dreaded Casa Amor stage of the the ITV2 dating show.

Love Island presenter Maya Jama was the talk of Twitter on Monday as fans clasped eyes on her liquid-look burgundy dress. Back in South Africa for the dating phenomenon's grand finale, the 28 year old was joined by this year's four remaining hopefuls live on TV: Tom Clare and Sami Elishi, Shaq Muhammad and Tanya Manhenga, Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, and Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan. Despite the evening wind doing a bit of a number on her hair, Maya was showered with compliments over on the social media platform, as two fans wrote: "Obsessed with @MayaJama's look this final!!" and "Maya Jama is about to look the best anyone has ever looked tonight".

The grand finale of Winter Love Island 2023 is set to take place this evening and host Maya Jama has been busy getting prepared in South Africa. Maya, 28, will reveal whether Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, Tom Clare and Samie Elishi or Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad are the winning couple of this year's series on Monday 13 January live from Cape Town.

Kevin Clifton has shared a rare picture of Stacey Dooley cradling their baby daughter in a sweet tribute for the TV presenter's birthday. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional shared the snap of Stacey with his 377,000 followers, gushing: "Happy birthday my girl.The most wonderful and beautiful girl in the world.

Cheryl is thought to have beefed up her security team and hired bodyguards after a stalker left "disgusting and disturbing messages" outside the London theatre at which she is currently performing.The 39 year old former Girls Aloud star is currently starring in 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End, which is where the individual has reportedly been leaving the notes. It's believed that Cheryl has often had to deal with over-zealous fans throughout her two decades in showbiz, and her security team are not taking any chances with the new threats.

It appears as though Love Island fans have been left feeling underwhelmed following the premiere of Friday night's instalment. Being that the show takes a break from its usual jaw-dropping, eye-rolling drama on Saturday evenings, Friday's episode tends to have twists, turns and tantalising arguments around every corner - and frequently involves a cliff-hanger, leaving viewers desperate for Sunday night to come around. But fans of the long-standing ITV2 dating show - the second 'winter' series of which kicked off in January - are complaining of being left unimpressed, accusing producers of editing the preview of the show, which is released hours before each episode, of being juicier than the show itself.

Love Island fans have issued a plea to producers after being left 'repulsed' by some of the latest scenes coming out of the South African villa. A day out at the beach club ended in the dramatic return of host Maya Jama who had some news to share with the remaining islanders.

Olivia Hawkins and her boyfriend Maxwell Samuda have been dumped from the South African Love Island villa after they were voted the least compatible. After tensions grew in recent episodes and the islanders branded Jessie Wynter “fake” with her boyfriend Will Young, the islanders were whisked away to a beach party.

Sam Heughan fans are in a frenzy after the actor shared the latest trailer for his new film Love Again.

Series 9 of the winter Love Island series kicked off back in Jan, with Maya Jama making her presenting debut in replacement of Laura Whitmore. So far, we’ve seen plenty of drama, including Islander Jessie going off-script during the Knowing Me, Knowing You task, and viewers calling out Movie Night after the episode was not what they expected - all while the contestants bask in the sunshine of their Cape Town villa. But for many eagle-eyed fans out there, there may have been something else (or someone else, should we say) you may have recognised from a previous stint on the show.

She’s long been looked up to as bravery and positivity personified – and now, Katie Piper is on a mission to help members of the new generation find their inner courage.The Loose Women presenter and best-selling author has just released her first children’s book, All You Need, with her daughters Belle, eight, and Penelope, five, acting as editors. “They helped me write the book and they rejected the first draft,” says Katie, 39.

During Sunday’s episode of Love Island: Aftersun, Claudia Fogarty’s family watched her dramatic recoupling with Casey O’Gorman from earlier in the week. Claudia, whose sister Daniella announced her pregnancy shortly after Claudia went into the South African villa, is the daughter of former motorcycle legend Carl Fogarty.The father-daughter duo have a close relationship, and Carl wished Claudia the best on social media ahead of her Love Island stint. Since joining the show, Claudia has grown closer to Casey, though their relationship was tested recently during the dreaded Casa Amor segment of the show.

Maya Jama has teased that the explosive and drama-filled Casa Amor recoupling could be on TV screens sooner than we think.Dubbed the “ultimate relationship test”, Casa Amor is back with a bang, as a batch of six new boys and six new girls have headed into the main Love Island villa and neighbouring villa with a hope to turn heads.And while temperatures are already soaring and things are already kicking off, it appears that the next recoupling might be just around the corner.READ MORE: Maya Jama sizzles in racy corset-style top and edgy trousers for Love Island AftersunHost of the hit ITV2 darting show Maya, who has been hit with viewers since taking over the hosting role from Laura Whitmore, was seen jetting back to South Africa on Monday (February 13).No stranger to sharing her life online, Maya took to her Instagram to post a video of her onboard a private airplane with her pals.As she partied on the jet with her friends, Maya donned a black tracksuit and showed off her natural beauty by wearing minimal makeup.Pouting for the camera, the TV star wore her signature long, dark tresses pulled back in a ponytail.The notorious Casa Amor has finally arrived, which means the boys and the girls have been separated and introduced to 12 new sexy singletons.This year, the girls have been moved to the second villa while the boys have been left at the original pad, and they're so close together that they can still hear each other.Maya looked relaxed on her flight following a whirlwind, non-stop weekend that saw her present at the BRITs on Saturday (February 11), before then hosting another live show of Aftersun on Sunday (February 12).

Love Island host Maya Jama wowed fans as she partied the night away onboard a private boat on London's River Thames over the weekend.

Temperatures will be turned up in South Africa from tonight (Sunday February 12) as Love Island brings back its infamous Casa Amor stage to put relationships to the test. Dubbed the 'ultimate relationship test', the twist sees a batch of six new girls and six new boys head into the main TV villa and neighbouring villa Casa Amor.

MAYA Jama has been spotted looking stunning in a bikini as she enjoys downtime in between episodes of Love Island. The new ITV2 host, who took over from Laura Whitmore ahead of the latest series, showcased her figure as she soaked up the sunshine in Dubai. Maya, 28, took a few days off from filming for the dating show and jetted off to the UAE with her pals.

POSTS by Laura Whitmore on Instagram and TikTok for an alcohol brand have been banned after the presenter implied booze can increase confidence. The ads, for The Muff Liquor Company, saw the-ex Love Island host drinking peppermint tea, then water, then beer and then "Muff & tonic" while she danced and became increasingly lively.

Rylan, Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse have set off on their trek from Braemar to Aviemore to raise money for Comic Relief.

LOVE Island has been embroiled in a fix scandal after fans spotted Olivia Hawkins in an episode of Iain Stirling's show Buffering. Olivia, 27, has had several brushes with fame, from appearing in a James Bond film alongside Daniel Craig to popping up in RnB singer Dapz's music video Take Me Away.

Love Island contestants will be rocked with another dumping as Maya Jama makes her return to the villa.

Love Island narrator Iain Stirling has echoed fans views that not one couple is currently strong enough to survive Casa Amor.