Why did Love Island winners Ciaran and Samie split?
18 March 2026, 09:21 | Updated: 27 March 2026, 11:25
Why did Love Island winners Ciaran Davies and Samie Elishi split? Here's everything we know about their breakup.
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Fans were left stunned when it was reported Love Island winner's Ciaran Davies and Samie Elishi had split, less than three weeks after taking home the £50,000 prize pot.
In the All Stars villa, fans watched their relationship blossom on screen so when the finale rolled around, it was no surprise when they won the show.
Once back in the outside world, Ciaran and Samie had spoken openly about how they planned to manage a long-distance relationship with Ciaran based in Wales and Samie based in London. Fans had high hopes for the couple, but as we all now know, it wasn't meant to be.
As we come to terms with the breakup news, here's everything we know about their split.
Why did Ciaran and Samie split?
At the time, a tabloid source claimed Samie was “pretty focused on work" and a friend close to her said: “Samie is really disappointed it didn’t work out but Ciaran always knew she was a busy girl.
“Lots of couples survive busy diaries, it just needs both parties to communicate and stay connected that way, which is something that was lacking. She just wasn’t hearing from him."
Ciaran has vehemently denied these claims, saying that he was actually the one to reach out multiple times and she ghosted him before breaking up with him over the phone.
He's also hinted that there may have been some crossover between him and her new beau Tyrique Hyde which he says makes him look like a "fool".
Samie has been quick to call Ciaran's account of their split "b-------", saying via Snapchat: "A lot of that is b------- what's being said, so yeah. Three sides to every story; you've got one side, the second side and then the truth baby."
However she is yet to share her account of what really happened.
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