Love Island UK season 2 aired years ago, and it’s time to catch up with the cast. While fans get ready for the hot new bombshells to enter the villa, many of the couple’s fans fell in love with early on in the series have gone through significant changes in their lives, from major break-ups to lavish weddings and welcoming children into the world. As one of the best reality TV shows, it’s no surprise there’s still curiosity about past contestants.
The Love Island UK season 2 couples have garnered headlines from their hookups and antics on and off the show, but after many years, it is obvious the entire cast has experienced love and loss. Love Island UK had some terrible cast members over the seasons, but some are easy to hate watch. None of these cast members are likely to appear on Love Island UK season 11, but there are always new faces to bring the drama.
1 Cara & Nathan
Love Island UK Season 2 – Married
Nathan and Cara coupled up on day one and left the villa not only as winners of the show but also with the love of their lives. Since being on the show, Nathan and Cara have married and are raising their two kids. But that isn’t all the couple has been up to since leaving the show. Cara co-owns an embroidery company, Embroidery By FJ, which produces personalized clothing for children, and golf-lover Nathan is an ambassador for Callaway Golf Europe. As a winning couple on Love Island, Cara and Nathan prove that true love can be found anywhere, even on a reality television show.
2 Alex & Olivia
Love Island UK Season 2- Married
Love Island UK season 2 has kept a special place in fans’ hearts partially because the top two couples who leave the villa are not only together but have kids. Alex and Olivia are married and welcomed a son in 2022, and they are loving life as parents. As baby Abel grows, the pair work as bloggers and pursue projects like horseback riding.
3 Kady & Scott
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
As reported by Captial FM, Kady and Scott, who left the villa in third place, moved in together after their time in the villa but broke up over the summer of 2017. They reconciled only to split again in December 2017 for the final time. Kady cited that the break-up was a difference in lifestyle and where the pair lived, and the non-stop arguing was too much. Kady is now single and living the life of an influencer, traveling the world and modeling for various clothing brands. Scott is also single and loving his role as uncle to his brother’s two children while he pursues a career as a presenter.
4 Katie & Adam M
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
Katie and Adam M. had creative ways of expressing their love for one another while living in the villa, contributing to memes that sum up life on Love Island. But the pair also found creative ways to describe why they broke up with one another, according to Metro UK, and were the first pair from season two to call it quits. Since then, Katie welcomed a baby girl in 2022 and was engaged in 2021, according to Metro UK. Sadly, the pair broke up six months after the birth of her daughter, according to The Mirror. Adam is also single, focused on his career as a pro wrestler, and has no children.
5 Emma & Terry
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
Emma and Terry became one of the most infamous couples in the villa as their hookup was broadcast on the show for everyone at home to see. And while it seemed like the duo had found everlasting love, Capital FM reported that the couple split after eight months of being together but remained friends. Emma is now the proud mom of a four-year-old boy and in a relationship with a mystery man. Terry is also a parent to a daughter whom he and fiancée Danielle Purdy welcomed in 2021.
6 Lauren & Adam
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
Lauren and Adam were a match made in heaven in the villa, but the pair called it quits shortly after their elimination. The Sun UK reported that Lauren was set to be married in May 2022 in Rome. The wedding was a lavish affair spanning several days in Italy, including Lauren in several designer outfits. Adam has also found love with his fiancée Megan, and they had a child together (per Heat World). Even though the pair didn’t find love together, they seem to have found their happily ever after separately.
7 Rachel & Rykard
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
Rachel and Rykard had one of the sweetest moments in Love Island history when Rykard said he wouldn’t continue with the show without Rachel. After the villa, the pair had a romance that lasted a year and a half, but they called it quits. Rykard is dating a dermatologist, Nora, and is focused on his career as an Aesthetic Practitioner and the director of Rejuvenation Clinic in the UK. Rachel is now living in Dubai and is enjoying her new lifestyle.
8 Tom & Sophie
Love Island UK Season 2 – Not Together
One couple that didn’t make it long past the villa was Tom and Sophie. Initially, it seemed their relationship was over when Tom quit the show after his ex Emma showed up, but after a brief date with Katie, Sophie walked out to be with Tom. As reported by Digital Spy, the pair had a messy break-up, with both accusing the other of cheating, leaving no hope for reconciliation.
Tom is dating Dani Parker, a fitness guru, as he continues his career as a lifestyle coach. As reported by The Mirror UK Sophie found love in 2018 with her boyfriend Aaron, but just a few weeks after the pair got together, Sophie tragically passed away, and Aaron took his own life a few weeks later.
9 Tom & Malin
Love Island UK Season 2- Not Together
Even though they never coupled up on the show, the Love Island villa mates gave romance a shot, according to Metro UK. Tom noted that their pairing was casual, and their love was not meant to be. Tom dated Married At First Sight AUS star Tamara Joy until Covid lockdowns kept the pair apart in 2021, according to Heat World. Yahoo! Sports reported that Malin split from her boyfriend Jared shortly after giving birth to her daughter and is now single and co-parenting.
