Ekin-Su and Davide ‘will win Love Island’ and ‘last’ says dating expert

What an eight weeks it’s been. We’ve had bombshells, tears, lots of (very loud) snogging and some very cute friendships form throughout the past couple of months.

But as we enter into the finale of Love Island, all eyes are on the remaining five pairings, as one is set to go away with the £50,000 prize tomorrow night. 

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti, Paige Thorne and Adam Collard, Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope and Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page are the final couples remaining and have now all enjoyed their last mega dates of the series.

On Friday night, we saw every couple except Dami and Indiyah receive votes from their fellow islanders suggesting they were the least compatible, with viewers having to vote for their favourite couple moments later.

This means we’ll see another duo exit the Villa before one are crowned this year’s winners on Monday night. 

But which pair are favourites to walk out of the Majorcan haunt with the cash and most likely to stay together after their stint in the villa? 

I think why the public love this couple so much is because they are more the most relatable couple. In real-life relationships, people bicker and argue and kiss and make up quite quickly. People don’t want to watch lovey-dovey couples with no hiccups for eight weeks straight. These two brought drama and comedy. It’s interesting that all of the islanders voted for Davide and Ekin-Su as the least compatible. However, there definitely was some tactical voting going on there.

The issue this couple will face is how they will resolve their conflict when it happens in the outside world. Disagreements are a normal part of relationships. It’s how you deal with conflict that shows the true strength of a relationship. Davide and Ekin are both stubborn and proud people and the other islanders have played a part in bringing them back together on more than one occasion. Therefore, this will be a case of learning to communicate effectively when they do have arguments. If they can learn to do this, then we see a bright future for this passionate couple.

Andrew & Tasha

We see Tasha and Andrew doing well together in life outside the villa. They’ve had a wild ride. From being repeatedly voted the least compatible by the public, to Tasha’s head turning for every new bombshell, to Andrew’s Casa Amor escapades, these two have been through it all. However, they’ve proved the viewers wrong and they have made it to the final with big smiles on their faces.

As a couple, Tasha and Andrew have grown the most throughout the 8-week experience. Since becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, they’ve had each other’s backs and relaxed into their relationship more. One of the sweetest moments of the week was when Andrew took baby Leo Le Page around the villa and show him the firepit where Tasha told him about her “superpower”. He also explained that her superpower is her implant which means she can hear, describing it as “very, very special. Very, very brave.” He also took initiative and started teaching emotional intelligence, telling him to “show your emotions, that’s fine.”

From the start, it’s been clear that both Tasha and Andrew value the security that comes with a relationship. They have been almost inseparable since the first week and now they are stronger than ever. They’ve even talked about moving in together in London when they get out of the villa. Tasha and Andrew just need to make sure they push each other out of their comfort zones every once in a while, or they might get complacent.

One of Andrew’s best qualities is his genuine happiness and joy for the other couples in the villa. It’s clear that Andrew wants everyone to find love too and be happy. This highlights Andrew’s security in his own relationship. When people are content and happy with their partner, they don’t feel the need to make rude comments or put others down. This is more than we can say for some of the islanders who repeatedly roll their eyes at other couples and have a few bitter digs.

It is quite clear that if Andrew and Tasha had left together in the past week or two, they would’ve just been happy leaving with each other and to them, it became less about the game.

Dami & Indiyah

It doesn’t feel like a coincidence that these two voted for the two couples who were in the top three with them, Tasha and Andrew and Ekin-Su and Davide. These two couples are also meant to be their closest friends in the villa, with Tasha, Andrew, Luca and Gemma even talking about double dating on the outside. When it’s quite clear Adam and Paige are the least compatible couple but are no competition for Gemma and Luca in the final, it feels like these two voted very tactically. Luca highlighted he isn’t “one to take a cheap shot” by not voting for Adam and Paige, we aren’t buying it!

Luca has already shown that he’s not keen on sharing Gemma with others, and we don’t think he’ll be able to handle this in life outside the villa. Gemma is ambitious and career-driven, and she won’t be willing to give things up to accommodate Luca. Their relationship could continue for a while but overall, we can’t see it having a happy ending. As Indiyah put it, what happens in the Love Island villa is minuscule to the attention Gemma will receive on the outside and Luca’s “overprotective” (read: jealous) attitude could rear its ugly head quite quickly.

Adam & Paige

As Love Island draws to a close, Paige and Adam are the least compatible couple, and I can’t see their relationship working on the outside. Adam only entered the villa two weeks ago and he headed straight for Paige. With Jacques leaving soon after Adam entered, his mission to get Paige became a lot easier.

Many people are questioning Adam’s genuineness. As he’s been on Love Island before and experienced the backlash and the repercussions of his actions, Adam will know how to play up to a camera and how things look to the public. Leaving the villa will be the real test for Adam and whether he really is willing to put in the effort to make this relationship work.

Paige and Adam have both said how easy their relationship has been since the beginning. They have only known each other for two weeks and in that short time, they haven’t had any temptation or any conflict. However, things are about to get more difficult when they leave the villa as they will have busy schedules that might make it tough to see each other.

Plus, they will be living 350 miles apart from each other. For a long-distance relationship to work well, you both need to be good at communicating, patient and willing to work at it. Patience is also key in a long-distance relationship and you can’t expect things to always go perfectly, or for your partner to be available when you want them to be.

You also need a deep foundation of trust. And when Adam is notorious for his bad boy ways, this could create some friction. It doesn’t feel like Paige and Adam’s connection runs deep enough yet to withstand the challenges of a long-distance relationship and media attention. It’ll be interesting to see how they cope when they’re no longer in the villa’s bubble.

Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.

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