Love Island final catch-up: Amber and Greg in shock win against Molly-Mae and Tommy

Over the past few months contestants have hooked up, broken up and been kicked right out of the villa as viewers voted for their favourite contestants

Greg and Amber win Love Island 2019

Amber and Greg have won Love Island 2019 in a shock final after favourites Tommy and Molly-Mae came in second.

The winning couple was voted for by the public, with runners-up Maura and Curtis, and Ovie and India coming 4th and 3rd, respectively.

In the live final, the couples attended a “ball” where they were able to dress up and read declarations of love to one another, with many viewers praising Greg and Ovie’s speeches for being particularly moving.

As presenter Caroline Flack announced the winning couple, Amber was shown with a shocked look on her face. As per tradition, one half of the couple was asked to choose whether to take the money for themselves or split it with their partner -- Greg chose to split the £50,000 winnings with Amber.

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Key Points

• Catch-up: Anton and Belle left the villa last night in final dumping of the show
• Find out what to expect from tonight's episode in our preview
• See the biggest moments from this series of Love Island

[29 July 2019 19:01 · roisin.oconnor]

Good evening, and welcome to The Independent's liveblog of the Love Island final! 

[29 July 2019 19:16 · roisin.oconnor]

It's going to be an emotional one, not least because I'm so overjoyed at the thought of finally having free evenings each night. I'm sure you lot feel the same. But it's impossible to look away, right? 

Anyway, we have four couples left in the final: Tommy and Molly-Mae, Greg and Amber, Maura and Curtis, and Ovie and India. 

Who do you think's going to win the £50,000 prize?

[29 July 2019 19:25 · roisin.oconnor]

Remind yourself of what happened in last night's episode 

[29 July 2019 19:36 · roisin.oconnor]

... and see all of the biggest moments from this series so far in one handy gallery 

[29 July 2019 19:46 · roisin.oconnor]

It's a tough call for who will win tonight. My money (figuratively speaking) is on Tommy and Molly-Mae, given how viewers tend to favour the longest-lasting couples and they've been together pretty much from the beginning of this season. 

HOWEVER... Amber is a big favourite too and she's come a long way this series, plus everyone is obsessed with Greg's Irish accent. 

Then there's Maura and Curtis, who have each arguably had the most tumultuous time on the show (apart from Amber), with Maura one of the most interesting individuals on the show. 

And what about Ovie, everyone's favourite thanks to his robot arms, breakfast enthusiasm and general refusal to get involved with anyone else's drama? Although I'm not convinced about his chemistry with Belle... 

Who do you think's going to win?

[29 July 2019 19:54 · roisin.oconnor]

Here's a quick preview of what to expect tonight 

[29 July 2019 20:03 · roisin.oconnor]

[29 July 2019 20:36 · roisin.oconnor]

My trusty pal Alisha is here tonight, eating the Spanish feast I made in honour of this auspicious occasion.

Her predictions:

She thinks Amber and Greg will break up in seconds of the show being over. 

Ovie and India will last for a few high-profile club appearances before logistical issues emerge. 

Maura and Curtis will split once Curtis gets offered a spot as a professional alongside his brother on Strictly Come Dancing so he can hook up with one of the celebrities. 

Tommy and Molly-Mae will move in together too quickly, realise they've rushed their relationship a la Jack and Dany and realise they're too young to be that serious. 

FIN

[29 July 2019 20:54 · roisin.oconnor]

Just a few minutes to go!

[29 July 2019 21:00 · roisin.oconnor]

If anyone cares, here's a pic of the Spanish feast I made for Alisha and myself. We just cracked open the Cava https://twitter.com/AlishaRouse/status/1155923625138171916