Toni Laites and Cacherel “Cach” Mercer have been crowned the winners of ITV’s Love Island 2025.
The first American bombshell on the UK reality TV series and the professional dancer beat Shakira Khan, 22, from Burnley, and footballer Harry Cooksley, 30, who came second.
Electrical engineer Jamie Rhodes, 26, came third with commercial banking executive Yasmin Pettet, 24, while Angel Swift, a 26-year-old aesthetics practitioner who entered the villa as a bombshell, came in fourth place with site engineer Ty Isherwood, 23.
Host Maya Jama revealed the winning couple for season 12 of the reality dating show during Monday night’s live final.
After their names were called, Toni embraced Cach before she thanked the British public for voting for them.
Prior to the reveal Toni confirmed that Cach told her he loved her the night before – and that she had said it back.
Along with the 2025 title, the couple also took home a £50,000 cash prize.
Earlier in the episode the Love Island couples exchanged emotional words to one another.
Toni, who was visibly emotional when making her speech, told Cach: “I don’t think I tell you enough, but the way you treat me has made this whole wacky ass experience worth it.
“I think everyone has seen how happy you’ve made me, and I feel like a different person. I’m just really thankful to be here with you.
“I don’t think anyone’s ever treated me as good as you do so thank you. You make me feel like a queen.”
Cach replied: “I’m proud of you. You’re gonna make me cry. You’re so unapologetically yourself. It makes it so easy for you to operate the way I operate.
“I feel like our journey has been a roller coaster. I’m grateful for every moment.
“I don’t think I could have done it with anybody else, to be honest with you, and I appreciate you.”
Shakira told Harry that he was “everything” she could want in a partner.
She added: “It’s been an amazing last week and I’m excited for the future.”
Harry replied and said: “People say days are like weeks in here, but it really felt like I’ve known you a lifetime, and I’m so excited for the future, and I’ll make so much time for you on the outside.
“My priorities have definitely shifted. You are my priority in life right now, so long may that continue.”
Yasmin told Jamie that he became her “sense of calm”.
“I don’t tell you enough, but I’m so genuinely appreciative of you and everything you’ve done for me in here because my journey would be so, so shit without you,” she added.
Jamie replied: “Every day, I get a feeling of wanting to be around you more and more and knowing that this journey is coming to an end, that we won’t be able to spend every second with each other, it’s gonna make me really miss this place, but I know that on the outside world, we’ve got some great things coming.”
Angel recalled having a “spark” with Ty from the very beginning, adding that he is “so thoughtful”.
She said: “I can’t wait for outside life with you. I literally couldn’t be happier.”
Ty replied: “I want to thank you and the Love Island gods for sending you in.
“I kind of didn’t know where I was, and kind of lost myself a bit. I couldn’t find my feet and I feel like you came at the perfect time.”
Previous Love Island winners have included Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti (Season 8), Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer (Season 4), Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies (Season 3), who have since split up.
Couples who, despite not winning, remain together include Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen (Season 2), Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Season 5) and Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack (Season 8).
