Harrison And Lauren: where their Love Island relationship stands after AJ’s claim
AJ’s comment on Love Island: All Stars — “I’ve been on the outside, I've seen things - break-ups or not break-ups…not telling a certain person…” — has put harrison and lauren back in the spotlight, prompting fresh scrutiny of when they split and what their current status is.
Harrison And Lauren: AJ’s “break-ups or not break-ups” line
AJ made the remark while giving her verdict on Belle and Harrison’s coupling during a return-of-exes firepit segment. The line was interpreted as a hint at Harrison’s prior relationship with Lauren and revived questions about whether the couple remain together.
How their Love Island timeline unfolded
Lauren and Harrison met on the 2025 regular summer season of Love Island. Harrison entered the villa early and first showed interest in Toni, but he met Lauren in Casa Amor and brought her back to the main villa. A shock recoupling led to Lauren being dumped from the island; after a day of consideration, Harrison left with her.
Lauren’s November split announcement and social reaction
In November, Lauren used Instagram to announce that she and Harrison had split. Her statement said they had “decided to no longer continue our relationship but will remain friends as everything was amicable and mutual, ” and asked for privacy while they navigated going their separate ways. As far as the information given, the couple are not together.
Comments after the split: interviews and social media
Lauren spoke about Harrison possibly applying to Love Island: All Stars in an interview with The Sun, saying she would be “obviously gutted” if he did All Stars and adding, “It’s never nice to see anyone that you love on another TV show. But at the end of the day he’s single, it’s up to him what he does with his life. ” Social media exchanges and direct statements followed the announcement.
NotMyBagg podcast: why Lauren thought he’d vanished
On the NotMyBagg podcast, Lauren said they did split in November largely to work on themselves with hopes of getting back together. She said they still messaged most days, and that when he suddenly stopped replying she suspected he might have gone on All Stars. Lauren said of that silence: “It’s the fact that he’s literally just spoke to me right up until the moment and then just disappeared. You can’t disappear without a trace and go on one of the biggest shows on ITV. I just can’t comprehend the thought process from his perspective. ”
Helena and Carrington: dumped after fewest votes, but still seeing each other
Elsewhere on the show, Helena and Carrington were dumped from Love Island: All Stars after receiving the fewest public votes. Their time in the villa included a temporary split when Helena experienced an “ick” and called things off for a day, before she changed her mind after Carrington’s ‘sexy’ performance during the heart race challenge. Carrington, who first appeared on season two of the American version of the show, had earlier spent time getting to know Belle and took Jessy to the secret garden.
Where Helena and Carrington stand now and their plans
Following their exit, Helena and Carrington appear to be seeing each other. Helena said much of the tension on the show came from her own “self-sabotage, ” and added, “He binned me off, I binned him off… I just wasn’t seeing Carrington for him. ” The 29-year-old said she has taken the pressure off and focused on how “nice” he is, calling their connection “peaceful. ” She said Carrington is planning to visit the UK and asked to join a girls’ trip, which she refused, and that he is planning to stay in London for a couple of months. They have a date night planned in Utah in the summer in a cabin in the mountains.
Carrington said, “I really like where me and Helena are at. I’ve told her plenty of times I came here to really connect with someone and I wouldn’t trade it. ” On travel, he added, “Me, Zac and Yamen are getting a rental in the UK. I’ll be flying directly there with them. We’ll be able to see all of our ladies, consistently. ” The pair are following each other on Instagram, and Helena appeared smitten during an interview on The Morning After podcast.
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Love Island: All Stars airs on ITV2 at 9pm.
