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Why did Love Island's Harry and Emma split and how long were they together?

17 July 2025, 21:26 | Updated: 18 July 2025, 17:45

By Lily Bell

Love Island's Harry Cooksley and Emma Munro used to be a couple... here's everything we know about their relationship and breakup.

If Harry Cooksley's mission before entering the Love Island villa was to create chaos left, right, and centre...he's succeeded. His journey in the villa so far has everyone glued to their seats and it's only going to get more chaotic, with the recent arrival of his ex-girlfriend Emma Munro as a Casa Amor bombshell.

The producers pulled an absolute blinder by bringing Emma onto the show and the 30-year-old wasted no time in telling Harry about himself and calling out some of his recent behaviours. (The whole back and forth with Helena and Shakira? A mess!)

Harry and Emma were in a pretty serious relationship for quite a while, and we now know that his 'E' tattoo is actually in honour of her. But how long were they together and why did they split? Here's everything we know about Harry and Emma's previous relationship.

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How long were Love Island's Harry and Emma together?

Before entering the villa, Emma from Norwich, was asked about her previous relationships. She told ITV: "Harry is my ex boyfriend. Harry and I had been together for four years".

She continued: "But unfortunately we broke up because he was misbehaving". And this won't come as a surprise to viewers who've watched his antics in the villa.

Emma and Harry catching up in Casa Amor. Picture: ITV

Why did Love Island's Harry and Emma split?

Since being on the show, Harry hasn't shared too much on why they split up, only that the "E" tattoo on his left wrist is a reference to her initials. All we know so far, per Emma's comments, is that Harry was "misbehaving".

Trying to learn any information about their relationship has been difficult, as both of them have wiped any images of each other on social media. However, the tabloids were quick to find an image from 2022 of them cosied up before it was deleted.

The photo shows Emma and Harry smiling during a sunset selfie with in matching baseball caps emblazoned with their initials, Emma's bearing an "E" and Harry's bearing an "H".

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Fans were left on a cliffhanger last night (July 6) in a game of truth or dare where Harry confirmed that he's more attracted to Emma than his partner Helena.

Hopefully we'll learn more about the duo as the Casa Amor experience goes on. Here's hoping Emma makes it into the main villa to really shake things up!