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Love Island UK's first season, which aired in the summer of 2015, created some fun couples throughout the messy chaos of its inaugural run, but not everyone stayed together after the cameras turned off. The UK-based dating show started out in Mallorca, with the contestants living in a villa, dating around without any outside contact or interference. Captivating viewers quickly, Love Island went on to become a global obsession, with the series having spanned across the country and eventually the world. New iterations of Love Island popped up summer after summer, including Love Island USA, now on its eighth season.

While the reality TV competition has become a global craze, the original Love Island is still one of the biggest reality TV shows in the world, and has spun off into several different iterations. With Love Island All-Stars and Love Island Games bringing different energy to the franchise, Love Island UK's first season was the flagship that started it all. With over 20 Islanders competing throughout the season, the series made it easy to root for certain couples as it went on, and the Love Island UK's first cast made it impossible to look away from the messy romantic drama.

Danielle Pyne and Chris Baxter

Chris Baxter and Danielle Pyne were together for the villa's final week. Chris entered on Day 11 before leaving a week later. Danielle had been a part of the group since the start, where she coupled with Chris W before moving on to Luis and finally Chris B. The couple finished in 14th place in the series. Chris took a more gentlemanly approach to impress the girl than the other boys in the villa. Soon after leaving the estate, Danielle admitted that she had stronger feelings for Luis than Chris, which resulted in a swift end to the short romance.

Chris Williamson and Zoe Basia Brown

Chris Williamson and Zoe Basia Brown coupled up in the show's third week. Before this, they had both been coupled up with two different people, Chris with Danielle and Lauren and Zoe having been coupled up with Luis and Jordan. Zoe would recouple with Jordan later in the show, resulting in Chris W. being dumped at the end of week 3. Chris is now a model and promoter. Since appearing on the show, Chris revealed many things future Love Island stars need to know about the show: clocks were showing the wrong time and group meals that never get shown.

Rachel Christie and Omar Sultani

Rachel Christie and Omar Sultani coupled up at the start of the show. Rachel is a former athlete and former Miss Black England. However, in 2009, Rachel relinquished her title as Miss Black England after getting into a late-night fight with Miss Manchester. The pair stayed together for two weeks before Rachel left the show on Day 14, and Omar went on to recouple. Since appearing in the villa, Rachel has been very outspoken about the lack of diversity in the show, something that has improved but still is the source of great debate.

Omar Sultani and Jess Hayes

After splitting with Rachel, Omar then dated Jess Hayes. Before appearing on the show, Omar made lots of money through gambling on football games and quit his job. Since appearing on the show, he has not pursued a career in reality TV and is believed to be working in a car dealership. The first season is mainly underrated due to exciting characters like Omar. Omar left the villa on day 21 after being dumped, with Jess going on to recouple and eventually win the show with Max.

Daisy Muller and Jordan Ring

Daisy Muller entered the villa on day 12 and went on dates with three boys: Chris W, Omar, and Jordan Ring, the latter of whom she would go on to couple up with. Since appearing on the show, Daisy has continued her modeling career and is a vegan influencer. Daisy got dumped from the villa just a week after all the boys voted for her to leave. This meant she quickly split with Jordan, who went on to have much success in the show. After her departure, Daisy was caught up in a love triangle with Jordan and Zoe and had very few kind words to say about the pair.

Jon Clark and Hannah Elizabeth

Jon Clark and Hannah Elizabeth finished runners-up in the series. The two coupled up in the show's first week and stayed together throughout their stay at the villa. They even began the show as an engaged couple. Despite being considered one of the best couples on Love Island, the engagement did not last long, and the two split up a few months after the show. Hannah has gone on to have a career as a model and owns a crystal healing business. Jon continued his career as a reality TV star by appearing in The Only Way Is Essex.

Lauren Richardson and Josh Ritchie

East Londoner Lauren Richardson coupled up with Bolton's Josh Ritchie, finishing in third place. The pair coupled up at the very start of the show before uncoupling for the following weeks, coming back together as the show neared its finale. They split up shortly after, according to Heat magazine, and Josh has gone on to have a solid career in reality TV. He has been featured in Ex On The Beach and Celebs Go Dating. He also had a long-term, high-profile relationship with Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby for two years.

Cally Jane Beach and Luis Morrison

Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech finished fourth in the series. Cally came into the villa a few weeks in, where she immediately coupled up with Luis, who, until that point, had coupled with a different girl each week. Unlike most of their costars from the season, the couple managed to stay together for a period after the show and ended up becoming the first couple from Love Island to have a child. However, ultimately, the relationship went the same way as the other couples in this series, and the two split up, according to the Daily Mail.

Jordan Ring and Zoe Basia Brown

Jordan and Zoe coupled up twice throughout the show until they were dumped on day 35, the last couple to leave before the finale. After the show, the pair continued to date for a while, but the relationship only lasted a few weeks. Jordan was the oldest islander in this season and has gone on to have an exciting career since. He is registered at a feature film artist agency and makes money from his OnlyFans account. While some Love Island couples are still together, Jordan and Zoe further prove that Season 1 was less successful for long-term love.

Jess Hayes and Max Morley

Max Morley and Jess were the winners of the first season of Love Island and shared the grand prize of £50,000. It was not until the fourth coupling that the pair coupled with each other, as Max didn't enter the villa until Day 14. Before then, Jess had coupled with a different person each week.

Unfortunately, their short time together in the villa resulted in a swift breakup, as the pair split up six weeks after leaving the villa. Jess went on to become a fashion and make-up artist. In contrast, Max went on to appear in Ex on the Beach and has had several public relationships with other reality TV stars, including Love Island season 4 contestant Laura Anderson.

Sources: The Sun, Daily Mail