Reality Check 💘

Do reality TV couples last? The receipts, kept fresh.

CDCiaran Davies, reality TV contestant
NSNicole Samuel, reality TV contestant

Are Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel still together?

💔 Split

Runners-up · Love Island UK series 11 (2024)

Journeys: Ciaran · Nicole

Ciaran and Nicole have split as of early December 2024, just months after finishing as runners-up on Love Island UK. The breakup was amicable—Nicole explained in a podcast interview that their busy work schedules and the adjustment to real life outside the villa made it difficult to sustain their relationship, but they parted on good terms and remain friends; both have since moved on to new relationships.

The receipts 🧾

  • Capital Xtra 15 Apr 2026 primary
    “I wouldn't say I've met him. I've done a Charity football match with him and met him at the NTAs.”
  • Heart 8 Apr 2026 secondary
    “After weeks of speculation over the status of their relationship, Ciaran has finally stepped forward and confirmed they've split.”
  • Capital FM 27 Mar 2026 primary
    “We're messaging and stuff, I'm trying to message her... Then the messages started to get very very distant.”
  • Heart 27 Mar 2026 primary
    “I wasn't going to say anything on the situation but I feel like it's everywhere.”
  • The Tab 17 Mar 2026 secondary
    “Samie Elishi and Ciaran Davies broke up just three weeks after winning Love Island All Stars, and now we know the real reason behind their abrupt split.”
  • Capital FM 16 Mar 2026 secondary
    “Less than three weeks after they left the villa as winners, it was reported that the pair had actually already called it quits.”
  • Capital FM 23 Feb 2026 secondary
    “Samie and Ciaran were crowned the winners, taking home a healthy £50,000 cash prize.”
  • Capital Xtra 10 Feb 2026 primary
    “We announced the breakup on the Monday and the next day they were in contact, so it was too soon, I need time to heal.”
  • Capital FM 10 Feb 2026 primary
    “We were very lucky in that we didn't break up on bad terms, it wasn't that he did anything wrong or did anything wrong. I was so busy with work, and he had loads of commitments. When you come out of that bubble, the real world sets in. You fall in love in the villa, but then you have to learn about each other on the outside.”
  • The Tab 27 Jan 2026 secondary
    “After the breakup, Ciaran was linked to Emily Moran from Love Island 2025, although neither of them ever confirmed they were dating. Nicole, meanwhile, moved on and started seeing Dylan Williams, a rugby player from her hometown. She even shared loved-up photos with him just before Ciaran's All Stars return, so she's clearly moved on.”
  • Heart.co.uk 26 Jan 2026 primary
    “Over the last couple of days Nicole and Ciaran have made the mutual decision to part ways. They have left the relationship on amicable terms, and will remain good friends going forward.”
  • The Tab 10 Dec 2024 secondary
    “Nicole and Ciaran split after four months together post-villa.”
  • HelloRayo 9 Dec 2024 secondary
    “Love Island 2024 runners-up Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies have revealed they've already moved in together, just one week after the show ended.”
  • The Tab 9 Dec 2024 primary
    “Over the last couple of days Nicole and Ciaran have made the mutual decision to part ways. They have left the relationship on amicable terms, and will remain good friends going forward.”

Status history

  • ⏳ Not yet confirmedrecorded 9 Jul 2026
  • 💔 Splitrecorded 9 Jul 2026