Nathan Massey admits he didn't expect to marry his co-star Cara De La Hoyde

Love Island’s Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey confessed they stayed together because of fan pressure and had no idea the show would lead to marriage and babies.

The reality star couple first laid eyes on each other during the 2016 series where they fell madly in love with one another on the ITV2 summer show.

During Monday’s Good Morning Britain, Nathan recalled the first day he met Cara as he gushed they had an ‘instant connection’ but he admitted he didn’t expect to meet the love of his life and the mother of his son on Love Island.

Revealed: Love Island’s Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey admitted they stayed together because of fan pressure during GMB on Monday and had no idea the show would lead to marriage and babies

Asked if he expected to get married and have kids, Nathan replied: ‘Not at all. But the first day we met each other, Caroline [Flack] was telling us to be quiet. We had an instant connection.’ 

But Nathan shared he did go on Love Island to find a long-lasting romance because he hates being on his own.  

He said: ‘I personally went in there to find love. I hate being on my own. I love being wrapped round a young, beautiful woman. I hate being on my own.’ 

Happy: During Monday’s Good Morning Britain, Nathan recalled the first day he met Cara as he gushed they had an ‘instant connection’ but he admitted he didn’t expect to meet the love of his life and the mother of his son on Love Island

Sweet: The reality star couple first laid eyes on each other during the 2016 series where they fell madly in love with one another on the ITV2 summer show

Cara chimed in that there was no ‘crazy whirlwind’ or expectations as 2016 was a ‘different show’ to the worldwide phenomenon now.

She added: ‘2016 was a different show. There were no expectations, there was no crazy whirlwind. We all thought we’d be back to work in six weeks. We’re lucky the public are interested in us… We’ve changed. We’re parents. That’s our life now.’

Nathan and Cara were bestowed with the Love Island crown and the £50,000 prize money when they starred on the 2016 show.

Real love: But Nathan shared he did go on Love Island to find a long-lasting romance because he hates being on his own (pictured together in London, January 2019)

Big difference: Cara chimed in that there was no ‘crazy whirlwind’ or expectations as 2016 was a ‘different show’ to the worldwide phenomenon now

Family life: Now the Love Island 2016 winners are proud parents to their son Freddie and the couple got married in June this year

Now the Love Island 2016 winners are proud parents to their son Freddie and the couple got married in June this year.

However, their romance hasn’t been without its trials and tribulations as Cara reflected on their brief split before they got back together and got married.

She said: ‘It’s so hard for couples to stay together. We split up and got back together. We had expectations from the public and we didn’t want to let them down. We split up. It all worked out for the best.’

Nathan said: ‘We needed the space apart to see how much we loved each other.’

It’s a no brainer: The Love Island 2016 winners threw their support behind the calm and cool Ovie to win as Nathan claimed the star had ‘saved the show’

This year, Ovie Soko and India Reynolds, Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague, Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard as well as Amber Gill and Greg O’Shea make up the star-studded line-up for the finale.

The Love Island 2016 winners threw their support behind the calm and cool Ovie to win as Nathan claimed the star had ‘saved the show’.

Nathan admitted: ‘I haven’t warmed to any couples in there. Ovie has saved the show, his banter, he puts his hat in the freezer!’

Cara agreed: ‘Ovie could steal [the money]. People love falling in love. People love a holiday fling.’  

Not over: However, their romance hasn’t been without its trials and tribulations as Cara reflected on their brief split before they got back together and got married