That's it the 2022 Love Island final has come to an end with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti being crowned the winners of the eighth series.
Luca Bish and Gemma Owen were worthy second place holders, with Dami Hope and Indiyah Polak in third and Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page polling in fourth.
With just the reunion to look forward to – until Winter Love Island makes a grand return at the end of the year – Daily Star has decided to uncover some of the epic truths regarding some of the top villa secrets.
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Just this year, fans have uncovered many revelations that had somehow slipped under the radar for viewers watching at home.
From takeaway dinners, banned bikinis and masturbation, producers calling the shots, we've certainly got it all.
Banned thong bikinis
It came to light this year that producers had certainly changed tactics when it came to the rules surrounding thong bikinis.
Former Love Island star Georgia Steel revealed that she had been encouraged by chiefs to wear the string garments on-air, while twins Jess and Eve Gale were instructed to cover up it would seem.
During a Facebook Live interview with Daily Star, Eve said: "I had that thong bikini that I wasn't allowed to wear and you weren't allowed to wear that Ann Summers one," as she agreed with her sister Jess.
She added: "I had a bikini and it was the real thin one like the Oh Polly ones, it wasn't nude, but it was a thong."
Jess chimed in: "I was wearing an Ann Summers one and because it's a family TV show they were like this is inappropriate."
"Yeah, I had to change it to a tiny bit thicker," echoed Eve.
Producers "control who Islanders speak to"
Former Casa Amor bombshell Kaila Troy also revealed to Daily Star that she had been specifically instructed not to speak to certain islanders during her time on the show.
The Irish reality star and DJ claimed that producers would intervene as they already had a direction of travel for the programme that they didn't want to be disturbed.
She told the publication: "When you're there too, it's very controlled. Like there are certain things you can and cannot do.
"For instance, if you want to go and have a conversation with someone they’ll be like 'Nah don’t have a conversation with that guy right now, go over here'.
"It’s just like certain things like that are monitored too much for me particular because I’m used to doing what I want to do."
Kaila couldn't recall the exact person she'd been told not to chat with but did disclose that she and Teddy Soares had been close and their relationship was never aired.
McDonalds and Chinese delivered to the Spanish villa.
Ever wondered why we only ever see the stars eating at breakfast, then look no further.
According to reports, islanders are only allowed to make their own morning meal but all other dietary requirements are taken care of throughout the day by caterers.
However it appears that on occasions producers will make allowances for fast food to be ordered in as a treat.
In an exit interview Chyna Mills and Jay Younger bickered over there being Chinese and McDonalds in the villa.
Chyna explained she had been "begging" for a takeaway while the other stars "had a Chinese and a McDonald's in there, too".
Agreeing, Jay commented: "I usually wouldn't eat a Chinese or a McDonald's on the outside so…," with his comments coming as quite a shock for Chyna.
Ban on masturbation
In past years, contestants have spoken out about the ban on masturbating, with Sandwich man Joe Garratt hinting in an interview with Daily Star that he may have relieved himself during his time on the show.
He said: "I will neither confirm or deny it myself but if you need to, you need to."
Continuing, Joe quipped: "At the end of the day it's a very stressful environment and you have to somehow relieve yourself of some stress.
"I think everyone does it sneakily, they just don't tell anyone."
Meanwhile narrator and funnyman Iain Stirling spoke out to remedy the confusion over restrictions, explaining that sex-starved contestants were allowed to masturbate but not in front of anyone else.
In an interview with Vice magazine, Iain commented: "I imagine they're asked to follow the normal masturbation rules: not in front of people? Not in communal places?"
The rules surrounding masturbation began to surface after Sherif Lanre was booted off of the programe in 2019, with rumours swirling he'd spent a lot of time in the shower.
One shower between all islanders and camera's in the loo
AJ Bunker lifted the lid on a number of villa secrets when she joined Daily Star for a Facebook Live.
With the rules around playing with ones self still unclear, AJ touched on the subject neither confirming or denying if there were restrictions surrounding self-love.
The TV star explained: "Well, with the masturbating, there's cameras everywhere. I wouldn’t want to be the guy that gets caught doing that, you know?"
AJ went on to add that it would be hard for the lads not to be caught in the act because there had been only one shower between everyone in the villa.
More alarmingly, the boxer added that even the toilet bares no real privacy, with camera's also positioned in the loo.
She explained: "You don’t actually get much time alone.
"In our villa, you only have the one shower and even then you can see the head and the feet. Where could guys get away with doing that anyway? Apart from the toilet.”
She confirmed that "even in the toilet" there is a camera present.
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