Reality Check 💘

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

SKShakira Khan, reality TV contestant
HCHarry Cooksley, reality TV contestant

Are Shakira Khan and Harry Cooksley still together?

💚 Still together

Runners-up · Love Island UK series 12 (2025)

Journeys: Shakira · Harry

Shakira and Harry are one of series 12's big success stories: they went official a month after leaving the villa, have since moved in together, and coverage as recent as late June 2026 confirms they're still going strong.

The receipts 🧾

  • Capital XTRA 25 Jun 2026 secondary
    “This couple is still together! Shakira visited us here on Capital XTRA Breakfast on the 9th of September, and revealed that the couple still aren't official, however, fans suspect they do have the label now, after almost a year together.”
  • The Tab 12 Jun 2026 secondary
    “Since leaving the Love Island villa, Harry and Shakira have moved in together, and regularly give TikTok updates on every day life. They've been jetting off on holidays, and look super happy.”
  • The Tab 1 Jun 2026 secondary
    “Now, nearly a year later, they're still going strong and have even moved in together.”
  • Capital FM 10 Feb 2026 secondary
    “One of the most talked-about couples from Love Island 2025, Shakira Khan and Harry Cooksley, have revealed that they've officially moved into their first home together.”
  • HelloRayo 10 Feb 2026 primary
    “Harry and Shakira's romance has gone from strength to strength since leaving the villa, and now they've taken a huge step in their relationship... the pair have announced they've moved into a flat together. Shakira's own Instagram caption on the move: new chapter🎀🪿🩰☁️🌸”
  • Capital FM 10 Feb 2026 secondary
    “You'll be happy to hear that yes, Harry and Shakira are still very much together and are planning to buy a barn conversion in Burnley (Harry's words not ours).”
  • The Tab 15 Sept 2025 primary
    “He and Shakira Khan have confirmed that they are officially a couple, a month on from leaving the show. Asked on TikTok if they were official, Harry replied simply: Correct.”
  • Heart.co.uk 15 Aug 2025 primary
    “Still taking things slow, it's been a month. Everyone forgets it's been like a month and a week, so yeah, just going at our own pace.”

Status history

  • ⏳ Not yet confirmedrecorded 8 Jul 2026
  • 💚 Still togetherrecorded 9 Jul 2026