LOVE Island fans have slammed the ITV2 show twist claiming that they’ve spotted the ‘exact moment’ that ‘cost Nicole and Ciaran the win’.
On Monday night Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned winners of Love Island 2024 with 41 per cent of the vote.
The pair made history as the first all-black couple to win Love Island.
Welsh couple Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies narrowly missed out with just 35 per cent – who were voted as most popular days before.
One fan claimed on Reddit: “Revealing the most popular couple two weeks before the finale sets them up for failure.”
They added: “We’ve seen it twice now. It automatically makes the audience root against the favorites since everyone loves an underdog story. Not to mention it makes voters complacent.”
The viewer also claimed that it causes “implications” with the Islanders too, as other couples can “target” or “align” with the most popular.
They continued: “There’s also implications with the islanders themselves. Other couples can now target or align with the most popular couple or they themselves can become arrogant or think they have to play up their characters because that’s what people like. It’s very likely Nicole knowingly or unknowingly stopped starting arguments with Ciaran once she knew they were the front runners.
“There’s nothing worse the producers can do to sabotage a couple that’s heading for a win. It cost Whitney & Lochan the win last season and it cost Nicole & Ciaran the win this season. I know the sub’s favorite couple benefited this season but remember it made Sammie the winner last season as people started looking for alternatives for their anti Whitney vote.
“This “twist” has huge implications for the show. It completely ruins the natural flow of things and it’s completely non organic. And it has to stop.”
Many agreed with the claims.
One replied: “I agree, I think it’s fully sabotaging the popular couple.”
“I agree,” another chimed in.
Mimii and Josh have been through a lot as a couple in the last few weeks.
The mental health nurse entered the villa as an OG on day one and coupled up with Ayo Odukoya.
The pair had electric chemistry and things appeared to be going well between them.
And the results are in!
Mimii and Josh – 41%
Ciaran and Nicole – 35%
Matilda and Sean – 14%
Ayo and Jess – 10%
However when Casa Amor arrived, Jess Spencer caught the eye of the model.
During the recoupling ceremony, he decided to recouple with the bombshell, leaving Mimii single.
Mimii was left heartbroken when she arrived back at the main villa to see that her man had picked someone else.
Days later Josh entered as a bombshell and swept Mimii off her feet.
However Islanders Joey Essex and Sean Stone, as well as some viewers, thought that Ayo and Mimii still had feelings for each other.
Fans pleaded for the pair to get back together, while the boys kept commenting on their romance while in challenges.
Sean and Joey clashed with the two a number of times, including when he brought up Mimii’s “secret mission”.
Mimii asked Joey to get Ayo to meet her at the terrace to clear the air over their romance.
