Love Island All Stars 2026 Winners Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies Confirmed After Voting Figures Revealed
The public has chosen the love island all stars 2026 winners: Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies were crowned the champions of the third series after a public vote, taking a £50, 000 cash prize. The result caps six weeks of recoupling, grafting and live drama and follows a delayed start to the series.
Love Island All Stars 2026 Winners Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies
Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies emerged as the top couple in the final, which brought five pairs to the line-up. The duo had been an exclusive pairing in the villa for several weeks and visibly looked shocked when the win was announced. Ciaran, who is from south Wales, had said he knew Samie was "a bit of me" shortly after they met, while Samie said none of the other male contestants had "touched the sides compared to Ciaran. " The couple join Molly Smith and Tom Clare, and Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman, in the Love Island: All Stars hall of fame.
Maya Jama crowns couple on Monday live final
Host Maya Jama presented the title during Monday's live final following a six-week run of the programme. The final featured six weeks of drama, grafting and recoupling and concluded with the public vote that decided the outcome. Samie and Ciaran picked up the £50, 000 cash prize awarded to the winning couple.
Voting percentages and the £50, 000 prize
The 2026 voting percentages released for the final show a clear lead for the winners: Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies received 35. 22% of the public vote. Runners up Millie Court and Zac Woodworth took 23. 38%. Leanne Amaning and Scott van-der-Sluis secured 19. 41% to finish third. Lucinda Strafford and Sean Stone came fourth with 12. 77%, and Whitney Adebayo with Yamen Sanders finished fifth on 9. 23%.
South African wildfires delayed start and American bombshells entered Casa Amor
The third series experienced a delayed start after South African wildfires disrupted schedule plans. Producers introduced six American bombshells midway through the series by placing them in a separate Casa Amor villa. Only two of those American entrants reached the final; one of them was Zac Woodworth, who coupled quickly with series seven winner Millie Court.
ITVX streams, TikTok growth and producers capitalising on US success
Love Island's overall popularity showed measurable gains that shaped production choices. Streams on ITVX rose 9% year on year, and the show's official account picked up one million followers on TikTok in 2025. Producers capitalised on the renewed interest by adding American contestants to the All Stars series, a move that a self-described superfan, Georgia Blue, 30, said brought fresh energy to the format.
What makes this notable is the sequence of causes and effects: rising viewership and social engagement prompted producers to import international bombshells, which altered the dynamics in the villa and contributed to a final shaped by a public vote. The timing matters because the delayed start, mid-series Casa Amor twist and six-week live schedule all converged to produce a widely watched finale with firm voting data behind the result.
The final placings for the five couples were: Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies in first, Millie Court and Zac Woodworth in second, Leanne Amaning and Scott van-der-Sluis in third, Lucinda Strafford and Sean Stone in fourth, and Whitney Adebayo and Yamen Sanders in fifth. Observers will note that Molly Smith and Tom Clare, previous All Stars winners, are now engaged, while Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman split not long after their 2025 win—details that frame what Samie and Ciaran might expect after their victory.
The love island all stars 2026 winners now face the question many past victors have: whether the relationship will follow the engaged trajectory of some predecessors or end as others have done. For now, the couple leaves with a cash prize and a confirmed place in the All Stars record books after a season shaped by environmental disruption, international entries and a decisive public vote.
