Love Island's Tom is bookies' favourite to couple up with new Islander with his sights set on Lydia

There's less than a week until the Love Island grand finale as the Islanders prepare for their biggest challenge yet - becoming parents.

Former Love Island stars Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Jordan Odofin have confirmed that they have started dating after meeting following their respective stints in the villa. Despite both appearing in this year's winter Love Island, bombshells Zara and Jordan never appeared in the villa at the same time, however they have since embarked on a romance after meeting outside the villa.The new coupled appeared on Reality with Will Njobvu where they confirmed their relationship status when Will asked: "I had you both in the studio at different times.

Love Island has reportedly been thrown into chaos as two islanders have been booted from the villa just days before the final in an emotional dumping.

Shaughna Phillips enjoyed a lavish baby shower as she gets ready to give birth to her first child, days before reportedly being rushed to hospital after heading into early labour.The former Love Islander, 28, was treated to a teddy bear themed party complete with giant stuffed animals, a huge fruit platter and loads of white and gold balloons.The party also included a bar that served both cocktails and mocktails and a three-tiered white, silver and gold cake. Shaughna was joined by her closest pals for the party, including fellow former Islanders Paige Turley and Demi Jones, who she starred with in the first series of Winter Love Island back in January 2020.

Another week down in the Love Island villa and the drama is definitely hotting up, from Jessie Wynter being confronted en masse to Olivia Hawkins' exit . Like every year, there have been numerous posts circulating the internet showcasing the transformations of the Love Island cast, and the 2023 Islanders are no exception. Old pictures of them from before their glamorous villa lives have resurfaced.

Love Island’s Andrew Le Page and Tasha Ghouri, have shared some adorable pics from their romantic getaway to Prague. Real estate agent Andrew, 27, and Tasha, 23, met on the hit ITV dating programme Love Island in the summer of 2022 and are one of the few couples from the series to still be going strong . Posting to his Instagram, Andrew shared a few pics with the caption: “Prague so far”, followed by a love heart.

Former Love Island star Paige Turley has confirmed she will be taking part in London's half marathon next month in memory of one of her late friends from her hometown in West Lothian.

The South African Love Island villa is set to be rocked on Friday as Shaq Muhammad makes an enormous claim about Ron Hall’s relationship with Lana Jenkins. Besides a few heated arguments once in a blue moon, the first winter version of the show since the pandemic has been relatively chilled out.That all changed after Casa Amor, as arguments seemed to pop up, including Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda slating Jessie Wynter, Tom Clare losing his mind during sports day, and Casey O’Gorman finding himself in the hot seat over his treatment of Claudia Fogarty.

Another week has flown by in the Love Island villa – and there's been even more drama! In her exclusive Love Island column, Danica Taylor gives her verdict on the latest villa going-ons, from Jessie Wynter being confronted en masse to Olivia Hawkins' exit. As two more Islanders face being dumped just days before the final, Danica also reveals the bombshell she'd love to have seen more of. Read her latest column below...

A former Love Island star has given a behind-the-scenes look at villa life, as she revealed “everyone fights” to go outside to smoke or vape. Ellie Spence, 25, entered the villa as a bombshell last month and enjoyed was coupled up with Jordan Odofin, before the pair were sent home from South Africa after receiving the fewest public votes. Since her return to the UK, Ellie has been offering fans some fascinating insight into what life is like while living in the Love Island villa.

Neighbours fans can officially get excited as some more soap favourites will officially be returning to the revived show, set to premiere later this year. Fans of the long-running Aussie soap were left devastated when it was announced in February 2022 that Neighbours was coming to an end after a 37-year run, with a tear-jerking final episode aired on Channel 5 later that year.

It's well known that the majority of Love Islanders go on to make some big money after the show. From securing million pound brand deals to becoming the creative director of one of the biggest fast fashion brands in the world, the islanders are sure to catapult to fame after a stint in the gorgeous South African villa. While they do have the opportunity to catapult their earnings, others may be returning to their day jobs.

Love Island star Martin Akinola, who was dumped from the island in a brutal recoupling, has hit out at his female co-stars as he accuses them of having double standards. Reflecting on his time in the villa Martin branded a number of the islanders as hypocrites after they remained supportive of Tanya Manhega, despite the fact that she humiliated Martin on national TV.This year's Love Island has departed from the norm somewhat, with some viewers accusing the islanders of "toxic femininity" as the women have united around Tanya rather than calling her out.

Love Island star Claudia Fogarty was left in floods of tears after Friday night's recoupling saw bombshell Rosie Seabrook choose to couple with Casey O'Gorman. Prior to Rosie's arrival, Claudia and Casey had been coupled up, after she entered as a bombshell during the heart race challenge.

Ex-Love Island star Tyne-Lexy Clarson has revealed details about her new television job, six years after she took part in the hit ITV2 dating show. Tyne-Lexy, 26, appeared on Love Island back in 2017 and entered the Majorcan villa as a bombshell alongside Gabby Allen, but she failed to find a romantic connection and was dumped from the show after one week.

Love Island has been filled with drama over recent days following the iconic Casa Amor twist, which saw the couples' relationships put to the ultimate test. Movie Night has only added to the tension in the villa, with the girls and boys finding out what their other halves got to up while they were away from each other. Just as some Islanders are beginning to forgive and forget, Love Island bosses have sent in two new bombshells - Rosie Seabrook and Keanan Brand - to shake things up a little bit more.

Since stepping foot in the Love Island villa as a Casa Amor bombshell, Martin Akinola hasn’t been afraid of stepping on people’s toes or causing drama as he attempts to find a romantic connection. Despite only being in the villa for one week, the 27 year old has already caused quite the stir after kissing Islander Tanya Manhenga's despite her being in a couple with Shaq Muhammad.

An explosive teaser for Thursday night's episode of Love Island, 23 February, shows Will Young put his head in his hands as his Casa Amor actions come to light. Love Island Australia star Jessie Wynter took Will back after revealed that he'd been unfaithful to her, but now the couple face tough times once again following Movie Night.

As the dust settles in the Love Island villa, the couples are trying to get their relationships back on track after the chaos and drama of Casa Amor. But as the romances start to rekindle, viewers insist ITV bring back Movie Night to reveal one Islander who isn't being completely honest and no, it's not Olivia Hawkins it's actually Ron Hall.While the girls and guys were separated, a few heads were indeed turned and one lad in particular who had a tough decision to make was everyone's favourite 6ft5 mass of muscle - Tom Clare who had caught the eye of Lydia Karakyriakou.In classic Tom style, the northern lad aka Terrace Tom shared a cheeky kiss on the terrace with the bombshell.Before Casa Amor, Tom was couple up with Samie Elishiand they were all hunky-dory.

She's undoubtedly one of Love Island's most iconic stars, and Olivia Attwood has pondered a potential return to the show that made her a household name. But before her fans get too excited, it was a bit of a hypothetical situation, as Olivia answered a fan question on whether she would ever go back on the show if she wasn't with fiancé Bradley Dack. During a fan Q&A on Instagram, Olivia was asked: "If you weren't with Bradley, would you ever go back into Love Island as a bombshell?" In her typically straight-talking fashion, Olivia answered: "Maybe not a bombshell.