Love Island 2024 is officially over and season 11 has been one for the history books. As viewers we've laughed, sighed, shouted at our screens, and grown tired of hearing phrases like 'you're my watermelon slice' and 'I'm the prize'. Another summer of love has drawn to a close and as we all saw on Monday night, Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned winners this series, pipping day one couple Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies to the post, but by how much?
What are the final Love Island voting figures?
The other Love Island finalists included Nicola Samuel and Ciaran Davies coming in second, Matilda Draper and Sean Stone taking third place and Ayo Odukoya and Jess Spencer finishing in fourth. That means one of the most hotly contested characters of the series, Joey Essex and his partner Jessy Potts missed out on top four, just taking fifth place and leaving on Sunday night.
But how did the voting go for the final five? Well, here's the voting figures for Love Island's finale broke down...
Mimii & Josh - 41%
Ciaran & Nicole - 25%
Matilda & Sean - 14%
Ayo & Jess - 10%
It's worth noting that Mimii and Josh made history as the first black couple to ever win Love Island in the nine years and 11 series that it’s been on. Mimii said, ‘I’m so shocked out it. It’s nice. Hopefully it will set pace for more diverse representation.’ Josh echoed her saying, ‘I definitely feel proud. To be able to add a little bit to help balance the scales, if it means greater diverse representation, that is great. We are just happy to write history.’
It seems like being wronged in Casa Amor (we're looking at you, Ayo) is one of the best things that can happen to an already likeable girl (see: Amber Rose Gill) as the public tend to rally round them in support. Once you’ve added in the tall, handsome and charming Josh –who was hellbent on sweeping Mimii off her feet – we had a new couple the public could swiftly fall in love with.
Of course, some fans are disappointed that long-term love birds Ciaran and Nicole didn't win, especially since they were voted the public's favourite couple just a week before the final. However, we're confident that they will go from strength to strength on the outside and will enjoy their long-awaited private dates back in Wales.
When host Maya Jama called out the winners – who will split the £50,000 prize money – they seemed so shocked that she struggled to grab them for a final interview. No doubt they celebrated well into the night and will be greeted by an army of new fans when they return home.
In terms of how the vote share differs this summer to previous series, the 2018 edition still holds the top spot for voting majorities, which saw Jack Fincham and Dani Dyerwin the £50,000 prize with a record 80% of the vote.
In 2022 though, Ekin-Su and Davide came close with a staggering 63.7% of the votes from the public. The pair were way ahead of second place finalists Gemma and Luca who received 14.5% of the votes. Whichever way they look at it, Mimii and Josh have still made history with their win and will likely be remembered for years to come.