Who Was Chris Taylor With On Love Island? A Look Back At His First Villa Journey

29 January 2024, 14:32 | Updated: 29 January 2024, 14:41

Who was Chris with on Love Island season 5?
Who was Chris with on Love Island season 5? Picture: ITV
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Chris Taylor is now on Love Island All stars, he's dated Maura Higgins – but who was Chris with when he was first on Love Island?

After well over a year as best friends, Maura Higgins and Chris Taylor surprised fans on Instagram by announcing they were dating – months after insisting they were just friends!

Sadly, six months later the couple revealed they've split as they "work better as friends" but their brief relationship had fans wondering who was Chris Taylor with on Love Island?

Maura and Chris shared separate statements saying there was "no wrong doing" on either side and they "still love, care and respect" each other, but they've gone back to simply being mates.

Now that Chris is back for another go at love in Love Island All Stars let's remind you of his time on season 5.

Chris Taylor left the Love Island villa with Harley Brash
Chris Taylor left the Love Island villa with Harley Brash. Picture: ITV

Maura was unlucky in love on Love Island before she eventually coupled up with Curtis Pritchard – a relationship which lasted until March this year, while Chris became everybody’s best mate on the show.

Who was Chris Taylor with on Love Island?

Here's the lowdown on his villa journey…

Chris entered the villa in 2019 as a late arrival alongside Francesca Allen, but he quickly won the hearts of the nation as he paraded around in patterned silk robes with his hair in a towel.

He coupled up with Harley Brash for a few weeks before they were booted from the villa, but that relationship only lasted a short period before they split as they “didn’t have enough quality time for each other.”

Chris Taylor entered the Love Island villa with Francesca Allen
Chris Taylor entered the Love Island villa with Francesca Allen. Picture: ITV

Before Harley, he coupled up with Maura as friends when her hopes to pair up with Curtis were dashed by Francesca.

Maura was planning to make her move on Curtis after the Irish beauty dumped Casa Amor contestant Marvin Brooks.

Chris Taylor and Maura Higgins were coupled up as friends on Love Island
Chris Taylor and Maura Higgins were coupled up as friends on Love Island. Picture: ITV

Back on season 5 he also had a brief closeness with Francesca at the start of his villa journey, a bond which had viewers begging for them to get together.

Now, in All Stars Chris had been getting cosy with Arabella Chi but after she saw him getting close to new arrival Sophie Piper things between the pair turned sour.

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