The Love Island finalists have stepped back on UK soil after a long, hot summer in Spain.
The Islanders were reunited with their loved ones for the first time outside of the villa and many of them were a bit emotional as they hugged their loved ones. The proud mum of Winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu was there to welcome her daughter back home with a huge bunch of flowers.
Gemma Owen's mum, Louise, was also spotted as she waited for her teenage daughter to step off the plane. Tasha Ghouri couldn't contain her excitement when she was reunited with her dad outside the airport, while Gemma hugged her family dressed in an all black ensemble, writes The Mirror.
Their arrival back in the UK comes after it was revealed that the show received a total of 466 Ofcom complaints in its final week of airing. Complaints included Luca Bish's behaviour and accusations of a 'rigged' final.
Following Monday night's live final, which saw 27-year-old Ekin-Su and Davide Sanclimenti storm to victory thanks to receiving a whopping 63.69% of the public vote, the new reality TV stars have been adjusting to life in the outside world and reuniting with their loved ones.
The winning couple, alongside runners-up Gemma and Luca Bish, Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope and Tasha and Andrew Le Page, touched down at Stansted Airport after a record breaking series in the infamous Spanish villa.
The newly crowned reality TV stars also happily posed for snaps together this morning at Palma airport, as Jet2 – official sponsors of Love Island – checked them in for their flight.
Ekin-Su and Davide were seen being accompanied through the Spanish airport this morning hand in hand as they braced themselves for the 'real world' back in the UK.
"Escorting mum + dad through the airport," Jet2 captioned the update of the fan favourites looking loved-up together this morning. The winning couple took the opportunity to pose in the cockpit as the plane touched down in London earlier today, with Davide excitedly sharing some sneaky clips of the pair at the front to the plane with his Instagram fans.
The winning couple are planning to travel to Italy soon, to introduce the actress to the businessman's family, but it seems London is their first port of call following their victory.
"We're coming back to the U.K," Ekin-Su told her Instagram fans this morning, as she captioned a clip of her Italian boyfriend planting a kiss on her head at the airport ahead of their flight home.
"England baby," the Turkish actress can be heard saying in the video update, with Davide adding: "We are coming. We are coming back."
Happy couple Dami and Indiyah looked smitten as they greeted their loved ones after touching down in the UK, including Dami's cousin Alicia – who appeared on the Meet The Parents episode.
The couple held hands as they walked on the tarmac after Indiyah shared a photo of the six huge suitcases she was travelling back with on her Instagram story.
After landing back on home soil, the pair couldn't keep their hands off one another as the 23-year-old former waitress posted a snap of herself and Dami holding hands in the car.
Despite speculation they would split before even getting on the plane, runners-up Gemma and Luca put on a united front as they travelled back to London, looking very much still together.
Michael Owen 's daughter even shared a snap of herself with the fishmonger from Brighton cuddling up together at the airport to her Instagram Stories – amid fan theories she is distancing herself from him on social media.
"Home time [white heart emoji]," Gemma captioned a snap of Luca with his arm around her to her 1.3million followers the morning before they boarded the flight.
The post comes after Love Island fans noticed a change to how Gemma's Instagram account was run over the last few days in the villa.
Eagle-eyed fans noted after the Meet The Parents challenge, Gemma's account switched to posting solo snaps of the star – with the last image of her and Luca together eight posts down on her main Instagram grid.
But the couple – who were not exclusive at the time of the final – seemed blissfully happy as they arrived back in London earlier today.
Following the show wrapping things up on Monday night, the four couples all got their phones back and returned to the real world after a summer of limited connect with people outside the villa.
Throughout the show the Islanders are given special phones which have no access to the internet and their real mobiles are taken away.
Dami wasted no time in catching up with some of the axed Islanders on Tuesday night – sharing a screenshot of himself FaceTiming Jacques O'Neill to his Instagram Stories.
"My brother," Dami captioned the screenshot of the rugby star, who sensationally quit the villa last month.
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