Was there love after the island? Following the finale of the third season of Love Island on Sunday, August 15, the Islanders departed the island villa and their televised vacation to settle back into normal life — without or without their final coupled-up partner.
During the last episode of the summer, it was announced that Olivia Kaiser and Korey Gandy took home the $100,000 cash prize. Kyra Lizama and Will Moncada took second with Bailey Marshall and Jeremy Hershberg coming in third. Alana Paolucci and Charlie Lynch finished in fourth place.
Before there were just four couples left in the house, viewers saw even more bombshells enter for a chance at love too, and several of them found just what they were searching for.
Even though Cashay “Cash” Proudfoot and Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr. were eliminated separately, they’ve since spent time together after their respective exits from the villa.
“I’m on my way back to my hometown and guess who I ran into?” Cash posted an Instagram video on August 8 with Cinco. “We finally saw each other. … Thank you guys so much for all the support and all the messages. We’re figuring it out but no pressure, please. We’re just chillin’ and we’re gonna see what happens.”
Days earlier, Josh Goldstein received word that his sister had died while he was still on the show. After he was told the news, he and girlfriend Shannon St. Clair decided to depart the show early together.
On August 7, the pair shared an update with their supporters via Josh’s Instagram. “Hello everybody, it’s Shannon and Josh,” the baseball player began in the clip. “We just wanted to let everyone know we made it back to Massachusetts. We’re home with my family. … [Lindsay, his sister was] one of my best friends and the reason I met this beautiful lady right here, and it’s just been an unbelievable experience. I know that it brought my sister joy to watch us grow our relationship and really take it to the outside world.”
The show’s third season, which kicked off on July 7 on CBS, took place in Hawaii after the first two seasons were located in Fiji and Las Vegas, respectively.
“I don’t see how you can’t fall in love here,” Arielle Vandenberg exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of the premiere. “My fiancé, [Matt Cutshall, is] with me and we watched the sunset last night together, and I was like, ‘Is this the most romantic thing we’ve ever done?’ … So I’m guessing that these islanders are definitely going to feel some type of way.”
Keep scrolling to find out which Love Island couples are taking their villa love to the real world:
Status Check: Not together The couple broke up in November 2021. "I am single and have been working through the stages of heartbreak and healing," she shared via Instagram Stories at the time. "There are no words to explain how grateful I am for the love and support I've received since certain instances have come to light. Love you all." Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Not together Following the finale, the pair have continued to hang out, with the Houston, Texas, native even making plans to visit Alana in New York, he explained in an Instagram Story video. Alana later revealed via social media that the season 3 finalists were no longer together due to communication issues. Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Not together While the pair live on opposite coasts (and have each returned home, according to Instagram), they do plan to continue their new relationship in real life. During an interview on After the Island following their show departure, the duo confirmed their hopes to continue progressing their relationship. Bailey confirmed the pair were no longer trying to get to know each other romantically via Instagram Story in August 2021. "He seemed very distant and I could just tell that his feelings had changed,” she explained. “And he ended up telling me that he did have feelings for someone else. And while I was very hurt at first ... at the end of the day I can't fault him for his feelings and he was honest with me." Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Still together Since getting dumped from the island, the pair are still going strong and have launched a joint YouTube account and frequently post snaps from their summer travels on Instagram. “Spent another perfect day wit ya 🤍,” Aimee captioned an Instagram pic of the pair kissing in July. Not only is this pair still going strong since their Villa departure, but they’ve already met the parents in person! Per an Instagram Story in September 2021, Aimee dished that she and her beau went out the previous night with Wes’ parents. Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Still together Shannon and Josh are just as strong as ever! After heading back to Massachusetts to be with Josh’s family, the pair continued to document their date nights on social media. On August 18, they conquered another relationship milestone: Meeting her dog. The Temple University alum snapped a pic of her boyfriend and her Yorkie snuggled up via her Story. “My babies,” she captioned the image. The pair continues to post steamy pics together on Instagram. Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Still together After the pair reunited at the airport following her elimination, they’ve been spending time together at their homes, per various social media posts and Instagram Lives. Before they met up in person, the show producers set up a Skype call for the pair, where Cinco urged her to hurry on back to her native New York so he could come to visit. “I’m excited to hang with you again,” he added in the clip. “Obviously, we got some conversations we have to have. But, no, I’m looking forward to it.” While this pair is exploring a long-distance relationship, they keep their spark strong with flirty Instagram comments. Sara Mally/CBS
Status Check: Not together Unfortunately, the pair have called it quits on their newfound relationship. After her elimination, the pediatric nurse told Entertainment Tonight, “I'm really excited to debrief and take a vacation and be single. I’m just going to be really picky with the men that I allow into my life because I feel like it's a privilege to get to know me now.” There’s seemingly no bad blood between her and Andre as she posted a snap of them from the villa on August 17 with the caption, “Its always “Good Vibes Only” with this guy 💚🏝.” Sara Mally/CBS
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