Winter Love Island 2023 winners announced as Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan

The series finale of winter Love Island 2023 aired just two weeks ago, but some of the contestants are already back working at their day jobs. Despite being thrust into the spotlight, several islanders have chosen to return to what they were doing before entering the villa, rather than pursuing fame and fortune.

Maya Jama made sure to ask all of the questions fans have been asking at the Love Island Reunion on Sunday, with the TV presenter even grilling Jessie Wynter about her lack of tears when crying. Maya, 28, was joined by every Islander from the 2023 winter edition of ITV2 show to reflect on the series, which saw Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan crowned winners.

Love Island fans were left making the same complaint as they watched Maya Jama return to screens as she was joined by this year's string of islanders and bombshell contestants to get all the gossip just days after the final of the second-ever winter series.

Love Island winners Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan return home and with it came a huge party as they reunite with family. Kai, 24 and Sanam, 24 were crowned the winners of this year's winter series of Love Island on Monday evening by presenter Maya Jama. The loved up pair met less than a month ago when bombshell Sanam entered the villa as part of the notorious Casa Amor twist.

Love Island winners Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan melted hearts across the country during their time in the villa, with them ultimately being crowned series champs. And now they've revealed the selfless ways they plan to spend their £50k prize money, as they both want to go back to their career roots and help children.

Despite winning the 2023 winter Love Island series, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan won’t last, a body language expert has claimed. On Monday, Maya Jama arrived at the South African villa where she joined the final four couples Kai and Sanam, Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Shaq Muhammad and Tanya Manhenga and Tom Clare and Samie Elishi. PE teacher Kai and social worker Sanam were subsequently crowned the winners with the most amount of votes, while Tanya and Shaq only received 2%.

It's barely been 24 hours since the winners of Winter Love Island 2023 were announced by the final voting figures are in - and it appears Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were always going to be crowned the winners of the ninth series, but only the second-ever winter run.

Love Island's Olivia Hawkins has been seen for the first time since her ex from the show, Kai Fagan, won with his new partner, Sanam Harrinanan. Olivia, who was left fuming when Kai decided to recouple with Sanam in Casa Amor, looked unfazed by their win as she beamed following a late night of partying for the Love Island final in the UK, although the actual final was filmed in South Africa.The 27 year old beamed as she looked fresh-faced despite the late night in a full face of makeup with bronzed cheeks and a slick of gloss, whilst her hair was slicked back into her trademark high ponytail.

Love Island's Olivia Hawkins has broke her silence after her ex Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were crowned as the 2023 winter series winners on Monday night, winning a staggering £50,000. Fans had been "begging to see Olivia's, 27, reaction" to ex Kai, 24, winning the show and now the actress has shared a supportive message after the news was announced.Taking to Instagram, Olivia posted an image of Love Island's official image declaring Kai and Sanam as the winners of the ITV2 dating show.The ring girl penned alongside the snap: "Happy for them" with a crying and heart eyes emojis.

As this recent season of Love Island came to an end on 13 March, two people who weren’t at the final were Will Young and Casey O’Gorman. During their time in the villa, 26 year old Casey and Will, 23, sparked up a friendship – even creating their own spin-off show Villa Wives alongside Tom Clare and Shaq Muhammad.

After two months of coupling up, bombshells, and head-turning, the winter series of Love Island came to an end on Monday night (March 13). And fans of the ITV2 dating show were delighted to see Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned as the winners of the ninth series, but only the second-ever winter run.

Another season of Love Island came to a close on Monday 13 January, with Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan announced as the winners of the winter 2023 series. The series, which was the second ever winter edition of the ITV2 dating show, ended on Monday with Maya Jama presenting the grand finale live from the iconic villa in South Africa. The final episode included the finalists' heartwarming declarations of love as well as clips from their last ever day in the villa, and each couple got to look back at their highlights as they sat down with Maya, 28, for a live interview.

Love Island viewers are over the moon Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan have won the winter edition of the show, as they gushed over the pair's important jobs and genuine connection. Fans fell in love with this season's favourite duo almost instantly, with many saying they had the most chemistry out of anyone in the villa and Sanam brought out the best in Kai. But despite the PE teacher's rocky journey to true love that saw him coupled up with Tanyel Revan and Olivia Hawkins during his time in the villa, Casa Amor changed everything.

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's Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were crowned as the 2023 winter series winners on Monday night, winning a staggering £50,000. During the live instalment, hosted by Maya Jama - who fans were left worried for during the windy weather, finalists Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Shaq Muhammad and Tanya Manhenga, Tom Clare and Samie Elishi, and Kai and Sanam, excitedly awaited to hear the winner.

It's been two long months for some of us as we've battled through the coldest and darkest nights of the year - or so we hope!

They were dumped from the Love Island villa just a day before the grand finale - missing out on the chance to win £50,000. But there were no hard feelings for Will Young and new girlfriend Jessie Wynter on Sunday as they headed home empty handed - with the two instead picking their favourites to win.The couple both backed Tom and Samie as their winners, having bonded with the couple during their time in South Africa. After leaving the villa, Will said: "I want Tom and Samie to win.They went through very similar things to me and Jessie.

Love Island fans are now just two sleeps away from the final episode, but one couple's time in the villa will be cut short before then. In Friday's instalment on ITV2, Will Young and Jessie Wynter, Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, and Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were informed that they'd landed in the bottom three of the cast's vote for compatibility, meaning their dreams of snatching the £50,000 cash prize were in danger. Now, a source has told The Sun that it's a fan-favourite couple who are given the boot by the public on Sunday evening.

Love Island viewers have been left furious after the latest instalment unveiled which couples were at risk of being dumped during the penultimate instalment. Many had been convinced Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, both 25, and Kai Fagan, 24, and Sanam Harrinanan, 24, were going straight through to the final, having recently become the fan-favourite couples in the villa. But the islanders' bold decisions stopped everyone in their tracks.

Love Island's Will Young and Jessie Wynter as well as Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan are set to head on their final dates of the series as the much-anticipated final of the show approaches. In Friday's episode, Will and Jessie will receive a text inviting them on their epic date, with the message hinting it will be a barn dance.