{"id":29384,"date":"2025-07-28T19:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/29384\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T19:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:27:10","slug":"love-island-couple-named-most-likely-to-win-despite-brutal-love-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/29384\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island couple named &#8216;most likely to win&#8217; despite brutal love triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Island 2025 is set to come to an end in just one week<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_love-island-toni-harrison-recoupling-6876c928c9866.jpg\" alt=\"Love Island\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Love Island 2025 is just days away (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">With just a week to go until the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/love-island\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Love Island 2025Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Love Island 2025<\/a> champions are announced, one couple seems to be leading the pack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Since its return to our screens in June, the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ITV<\/a> reality show has been a rollercoaster of dramatic splits and reunions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Recently, the villa saw <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/love-island-chaos-three-couples-35621614\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Helena Ford and Harry CooksleyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Helena Ford and Harry Cooksley<\/a>, who&#8217;ve been circling each other since the start of series 12, part ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Harry then confessed he <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/itv-love-island-fans-disgusted-35629058\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"still had feelings for his former flame Shakira KhanLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">still had feelings for his former flame Shakira Khan<\/a>, leaving Helena heartbroken when they recoupled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But they&#8217;re not the only pair caught up in a tumultuous love triangle. Toni Laites and Cach Mercer have also experienced their fair share of romantic turbulence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, the bookies currently have these two late arrivals pegged as the most likely duo to clinch the Love Island title, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/tv\/love-island-2025-wining-odds-35633030\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OK!<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_love_island_sr12_ep38_23.jpg\" alt=\"Toni is trying to win Cach back\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Toni and Cach have been named as the most likely couple to win (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The pair are now odds-on favourites at 11\/10 to win the dating competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After pairing up post-Casa Amor, the couple hit a rough patch when Toni decided to rekindle her romance with ex-Islander Harrison Solomon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Cach was left gobsmacked by the American beauty&#8217;s decision, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/love-island-cachs-genuine-tears-35578921\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"shedding tears when Harrison and Toni got back togetherLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shedding tears when Harrison and Toni got back together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But Harrison&#8217;s affections soon wavered as he started flirting with his old flame Lauren Wood, causing Toni to question their relationship once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lauren was swiftly booted off the island, with Harrison hot on her heels, choosing to leave the show to chase after the brunette bombshell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a turn of events, Toni and Cach have bounced back into the audience&#8217;s favour following Harrison&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Love Island 2025 from abroad with Express VPN<\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/affiliates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Untitled-8jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a310.46 per month<\/p>\n<p>\u00a34.03 per month<\/p>\n<p>ExpressVPN<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"AffiliateContent_content-buy-btn__xWiVO buy-btn\" aria-label=\"Buy button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.expressvpn.com\/WyKzWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Get ExpressVPN here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Love Island fans can catch all the action from the new season when outside the UK with ExpressVPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The service is available on laptops, smartphones, tablets and other devices running Windows, Mac, Android and iOS.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_Yasmin-Pettet-and-Jamie-Rhodes.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Yasmin and Jamie are also in the running(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Hot on their heels as second favourites to clinch the win are Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes, with odds standing at 5\/2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite a recent blip when Jamie got a bit too cosy with other islanders during a snogging challenge, their bond remains unbroken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Not far behind are Megan Forte Clarke and Conor Philips, with bookies placing them at 6\/1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The villa&#8217;s only official couple, Megan Moore and Dejon Noel-Williams, are pegged as the fourth most likely to take home the crown, with odds of 15\/2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile, Shakira and Harry are making waves, with punters predicting they&#8217;re the fifth couple in line for victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX tonight at 9pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love Island 2025 is set to come to an end in just one weekThe Love Island 2025 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