Inside Love Island’s boozy afterparty: Laura Whitmore lets her hair down with giddy winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp before toasting to her debut series with champagne
The nation rejoiced as Paige Turley and Finley Tapp were titled the winners of Love Island’s first-ever winter edition on Sunday evening.
And host Laura Whitmore let her hair down as she partied till the early hours of Monday morning alongside winners Paige, 22, and Finn, 20, as well as her boyfriend, the show’s voiceover artist Iain Stirling.
In cheery snaps posted to her Instagram account, the Irish presenter, 34, appeared in great spirits as she toasted to her debut series with cups of champagne alongside finalists Luke Trotman, 22, and Siânnise Fudge, 25, Demi Jones, 21, and Luke Mabbott, 24, and Jess Gale, 20, and Ched Uzor, 23.
That’s a wrap! Laura Whitmore let her hair down as she partied till the early hours of Monday morning alongside winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp after Love Island’s finale
The media personality – who took over the role from her late pal Caroline Flack shortly before her death – couldn’t contain her delight as she struck a series of kooky poses with the winners, musician Paige and sportsman Finn.
A delighted Laura captioned the images: ‘Verified Your Love Islander Winners and finalists!! Their warmth, kindness and smiley faces helped me more than they’ll ever know ❤️ #loveisland.’
Comedian Iain, 32, also joined in on the festivities as he cosied up to his long-term partner Laura and the champs, alongside the playful caption: ‘I’m the fittest person in this photo. Well done to Finn and Paige – your #loveisland champions!’
His cheeky message garnered attention from his girlfriend, who commented: ‘Have we just swapped partners?’
Let’s celebrate! In cheery Instagram snaps, the Irish presenter, 34, toasted to her debut series with cups of champagne alongside finalists Luke Demi Jones, 21, and Jess Gale, 20
Class of Love Island 2020: The new face of the ITV2 dating series ensured she grabbed the last standing castmembers for a group photo (L-R: Paige, Finn, Siânnise Fudge, Luke Trotman, Ched Uzor, Laura, Jess Gale, Demi Jones and Luke Mabbott)
‘I’m the fittest person in this photo!’: Comedian Iain, 32, also joined in on the festivities as he cosied up to his long-term partner Laura and the champs
Poking fun: A chirpy Iain joked Ched, 23, was on his ‘tippy toes’ as the scaffolder towered over the funnyman and heating engineer Luke M, 24, who knocked beers
On cloud nine: Blonde beauty Laura flashed a wide grin as she joined beauty advisor Siannise, 25, and footballer Luke T, 22, who finished in second place
How sweet! The guests of the party took photos of the MTV star, with admiring Iain hailing her as his ‘queen’
Continuing to showcase his signature humour, a chirpy Iain joked Ched was on his ‘tippy toes’ as the scaffolder towered over the funnyman and heating engineer Luke M who knocked beers.
The champs beat runners-up Luke T and Siânnise to the £50,000 cash prize – which they chose to split – also knocking Demi and Luke M, and Jess and Ched out of the running, who came third and fourth respectively.
The footballer hinted marriage could even be on the cards with the Scottish singer – who is the ex-girlfriend of BRIT Award-winning musician Lewis Capaldi, 23 – before making a cheeky joke about the pair being able to have sex now they’ve left the villa.
This followed emotional scenes aplenty – including a tribute to the late presenter Caroline, who took her own life last Saturday at her home in north London at the age of 40.
‘I’ve decided to keep the money’: Following the bash, Laura playfully ditched the CelebAbility star for the £50,000 prize fund, which Paige and Finn decided to split
On to the next! The former Hot Desk star appeared over the moon to wrap up the series as she twirled across the South African villa
Tragic: Former Love Island host Caroline Flack sadly took her own life at her home earlier this month (pictured on the show last summer)
Gobsmacked Finn declared, ‘How the f**k have I blagged that?’, after host Laura announced them as the series champions.
They then each selected an envelope – with Paige taking the one with the £50k prize in it. She chose to split it with Finn, who declared that it was going towards a flat in Manchester for them both, having already discussed moving in together.
Before it was announced, Laura interviewed the final two couples, with Paige revealing she worried Finn was dumping her when he was in fact asking her to be his girlfriend.
Missing out: The couple beat runners-up Luke T and Siânnise [L] to the £50,000 cash prize, also knocking Demi and Luke [C] and Jess and Ched [R] out of the running, who came third and fourth respectively
‘At first I thought he was dumping me. Then he asked me to be his girlfriend. It was lovely,’ she said, before adding: ‘I want us to get a dog.’
When Laura asked if she should be buying a hat – for a wedding – Finn nodded and said yes.
The hunk missed the point of Laura’s remark, suddenly backtracking and saying ‘oh, no!’ as Paige boasted she now had a husband.
Laura also paid reference to the boys’ cheeky Breakfast Club code for intimate acts, to which Finn replied: ‘I’m getting that full English when I’m back home.’
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