Love Island: All Stars winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare have married, sharing their Husband and wife wedding rings and bridal bouquet on Instagram. The milestone follows their victory on the ITV reality dating show and a whirlwind period that included moving into a Manchester home and a high-end Dubai getaway.
From Villa Victory to Manchester Home Life
All Stars is a spin-off of the hit dating show, which sees past contestants return for a second chance at finding love in the villa. During the reality dating show, the pair beat Molly’s ex-boyfriend Callum Jones and his partner at the time, Jessica Gale, who finished as runners-up. Molly previously starred in series six in 2020 and left the show with Callum, who she was in a relationship with for three years before they split. While Hyde United footballer Tom previously came third place on the second winter edition of Love Island in 2023 with former partner Samie Elishi. After navigating life outside the villa, the couple solidified their relationship when Tom relocated from London to join Molly in Manchester.
Love Island All Stars winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare confessed they had taken the next step in their relationship during an appearance on Sunday’s Aftersun. Molly, 29, and Tom, 24, appeared behind the studio’s bombshell bar and couldn’t wipe the smile off their faces when revealing that they’d recently moved in together. Maya, 29, questioned the couple asking: How have you both been?
with them confessing their time since leaving the villa had been a “whirlwind. She continued:
Now I have heard you are moving in together, or have moved in already” as the giggling couple confirmed they’d already set up home together.
As Maya cheered the studio audience applauded while Molly and Tom gazed at each other looking happier than ever. Molly previously teased the idea telling Olivia Attwood, 32, on her So Wrong It’s Right podcast, that the professional footballer would be moving into her home in Manchester. Tom, who at the time lived in Battersea, London, with his best pal Casey O’Gorman, has been fluttering in between his home and Molly’s. Molly said: He lives in Battersea but he's moving out. So poor Casey's probably thinking, Oh great. I'm stealing him. But he's moving in with me in Manchester. So I know people probably think like,
oh it’s quite quick, but we've practically lived together from the day we've met, and he's practically living at mine now.
Dubai Getaway and High-End Travel
Before their marriage announcement, the champions celebrated their bond with a luxury trip to the United Arab Emirates. Love Island champions Molly Smith and Tom Clare flaunted their figures before hitting the beach in Dubai. Molly and Tom spent £15k on flights to Dubai. Both wearing blue, they cuddled up together in their luxurious hotel room in the UAE. Molly captioned the photo: Happiest with you,
and naturally fans flocked to the comment section. It’s sickening how hot these two are,
one joked, while another said: Telling my kids this was Barbie and Ken
. Fellow contestant Joanna Chimonides wrote: “Oh youuuu two,” while previous Islander Lucy Donlan added: You guys are amazing
.
Podcast Hosting and Career Ventures
Earlier this year, Tom and Molly took over hosting duties of the NearlyWeds podcast from radio presenters and reality stars Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo.
Support From Fellow Islanders and Past Context
Sharing more from their marriage ceremony, Molly posted a photo to her Instagram story of her hand on top of Tom’s. The snap showed their wedding rings along with a bouquet of flowers, with the caption: Husband and wife
. Fellow Love Island stars were among those to congratulate the couple, including former winner Casey O’Gorman who described it as the “best day”. Sophie Piper, who came third on their All Star season, and TikTok star GK Barry also shared their support with the newly weds.
Love Island Season 9’s couple Samie Elishi and Tom Clare appeared to be the picture-perfect pair on the Winter series in 2023. Despite finishing the series in third place and their romance only progressing, the couple experienced a very off again on-again relationship. They were consistently breaking up, getting together, breaking up again and being petty on their social media platforms. After some rocky months post-Love Island, the couple officially broke up in November 2023, where Samie had even admitted on a podcast that she went on Love Island for fame, not love. With Samie turning down the offer to join this year’s Love Island: All Stars as she heard Tom was making his appearance, in July 2023, Samie had a Hemithyroidectomy surgery. Samie posted and pinned a heartfelt Instagram post of her after her surgery, sharing how she found a lump on the right side of her throat and her neck. She commented in her post: “When I came home I also noticed a number of the same messages in my dms. I decided to get this checked just to be safe & it turned out the lump on my neck was indeterminable after having a biopsy and half of my thyroid (& the lump) will need to be removed & tested for cancer.” Samie kept fans updated on her YouTube channel and shared the results of her surgery who eagerly waited for good news.
