Truth behind Love Island couple ‘split’ after huge row left them not speaking
THEY surprised Love Island viewers by dating for over a year after their series came to an end.
And everything between Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad seemed to be going perfectly – until last week.
Eagle-eyed fans spotted that Tanya had deleted most of the pictures of Shaq from her Instagram and the pair later unfollowed each other.
Rumours started to swirl that the couple, who met on the show in 2023, had split – but The Sun can reveal they are still very much together.
An insider said: “Tanya has made it clear to her friends that she is still with Shaq.
“Yes, she has unfollowed him and the pair did have a huge argument, but it’s nothing they can’t fix.”
Tanya’s unfollowing spree came after Shaq jetted off a lads’ holiday with fellow Love Island star Dami Hope.
“Tanya was not happy about some of Shaq’s behaviour on holiday. His communication really wasn’t what it should have been,” the insider said.
“He was seen looking very close to another girl – nothing was going on it but it looked bad.
“She blames Dami for egging him on to be a bit silly and for also sharing the picture.
“It’s pretty much forgiven now and Shaq even spent the weekend with Tanya’s family.”
Shaq also made his feelings clear on the situation with a post on Instagram that read: “Wife. Full stop.”
The pair met on the winter edition of Love Island, and came in fourth place.
Despite claiming to be in love with Shaq, who she’d been coupled up with from the start, Tanya had a fling with Casa bombshell Martin Akinola, and brought him back to the villa.
Tanya later said she wa shocked by the public’s reaction, but didn’t regret straying – claiming it made her realise it was Shaq she wanted.
She said: “It’s actually a good thing I did because when we came back I realised no, this is not for me.
“I didn’t think it was going to be a big deal outside. I was more worried about the inside.
“I was like, ‘Are these people going to hate me when I get back?’ But I had to own it. Not everyone is going to like everything you’re going to choose.
“But I thought, I’m sorry but how can you afford to go to Casa Amor and not bring him back, because now I’m just going to be thinking, what if?
“In my head I thought, I’ll take Martin back and see if it goes anywhere, but still get to know Shaq. But with people’s feelings, that’s not how it works.”
After leaving the villa, Shaq defended his girl and insisted she was given a villain edit.
Earlier this year they even sparked rumours they were engaged after a video showed the hunk getting down on one knee.
Love Island winners - where they are now
EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.
Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now:
2024 – The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together.
2023 – Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up.
2023 – The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together.
2022 – Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu’s time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public’s hearts – and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up.
2021 – Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together.
2020 – The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up.
2019 – Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O’Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up.
2018 – It wasn’t surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn’t last. STATUS: Broken up.
2017 – Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up.
2016 – Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they’ve had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together.
2015 – Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley’s second choice on the show, they did win – but they didn’t last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up.