Love Island winners Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan have split, just two months after claiming victory in the villa.
Mimii, 24, and Josh, 29, were crowned winners of series 11 of Love Island last month and took home the £50,000 cash prize.
But Mimii has confirmed that despite trying to patch things up after leaving the villa in July, the couple decided to call it quits.
Sharing a statement with fans, Mimii said: ‘Hi everyone, I know a lot of you have been wondering about Josh and I and why we haven’t shown up.
“The truth is that we have been trying to resolve it since we left the villa, but unfortunately things are not going to work out between us at the moment.”
Love Island winners Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan have split, just two months after claiming victory in the villa.
Mimii, 24, and Josh, 29, were crowned winners of series 11 of Love Island last month and took home the £50,000 cash prize.
‘I know it is a huge disappointment to many of you as it is to me too, your support for us has not gone unnoticed and I will always be grateful for it, you are the reason we got to this point. God bless you all.’
Fans had expressed concern about the couple as they were rarely seen together in public.
Mimii and Josh attended the National Television Awards together earlier this month for the 9/11 ceremony.
But before that, their only public appearance together was on August 2 when they went to Lorraine after their victory.
When they appeared on the show last month, Josh revealed that they didn’t expect to win.
He joked: ‘No, I feel like it showed by my reaction. Now it’s a meme.”
Mimii then confessed to Lorraine that it feels so good to be home and surrounded by familiar faces, as she stated that attending the show was “the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.”
She said: “It’s so good to be home, surrounded by familiar faces, embracing everything.” It was a long time but we learned a lot about ourselves and each other. Best thing I’ve ever done for myself.
Sharing a statement with fans, Mimii said: “Hi everyone, I know a lot of you have been wondering about Josh and I and why we haven’t made any appearances.”
Mimii and Josh attended the National Television Awards together earlier this month for the 9/11 ceremony.
The couple made their first TV appearance when they appeared on Lorraine in August to talk about their time in the villa.
Before Josh, Mimii and Ayo Odukoya, 25, were previously married, however, Ayo’s head turned during the annual Casa Amor revival and he dumped her for Jessica Spencer, 25, leaving Mimii as the only single girl in the villa.
Mimii admitted to Lorraine that although the situation during Casa Amor “wasn’t pleasant” for her, she confessed that everything “turned out well in the end.”
She said: ‘At the time it wasn’t pleasant, it was difficult. I stayed true to myself and I’m glad I did.
“I feel like what needed to happen happened and it worked out in the end because Josh and I are fine now. Everything happens for a reason.”
The couple’s appearance in Lorraine came after they admitted they were “proud and overwhelmed” by their historic win.
Mimii then confessed to Lorraine that it feels so good to be home and surrounded by familiar faces, as she stated that going on the show was “the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.”
During the interview, Lorraine asked Josh if he always knew she was Mimii to him, to which he sweetly responded, “Yes.” “When I first met her I thought yeah, there’s definitely something here.”
During Mimii’s time at the start of the show she built a bond with Joey Essex, 34, however in the lead up to the final there were a series of clashes between the pair and Joey.
However, the star revealed to Lorraine that Joey has now apologized to both of them off camera after viewers complained to Ofcom about what they perceived as bullying behaviour.