Love Island Winners Spark Split Rumors After Row

Love Island winners Toni Laites and Cach Mercer have sparked rumours they have split, after unfollowing each other on Instagram amid reports they had an explosive row during Saturday night's .

The American star and the dancer, both 25, put on a loved-up display together on the red carpet at Manchester Co-op Live ahead of the awards ceremony.

However, insiders have now claimed that once inside, the couple ended up getting into a fiery argument, with Cach storming off halfway through the show.

Later in the evening, the London-based social media star then made an appearance at the Warner Music afterparty at Cut and Craft, with no sign of Toni.

The couple - who were crowed the winners of the ITV2 show in the summer - were later revealed to have unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Sources have claimed that the pair's relationship has been rocky for some time now, with the row appearing to their breaking point.

'All of sudden things between Toni and Cach became pretty heated and they ended up in a full-blown argument around halfway through the ceremony,' a source told The Sun.

'It got so bad that Cach left and didn’t return for the rest of the evening then they left separately.'

Another insider added: 'Things haven’t been good for a while and have been on the rocks. This might be the final straw.'

As well as both unfollowing the other, Cach added fuel to the speculation from fans that they'd broken up, as he shared a post from the BRITs with no mention of Toni at all.

Instead he shared snaps of him appeared solo on the red carpet and at the afterparty, as well as a selfie with fellow Love Islander and Toni's BFF, Yasmin Pettet.

The post sparked immediate confusion from fans, who flooded the comments with questions about Toni's notable absence and whether it was confirmation the pair were over.

They wrote: 'Don’t play with us like that now! Where’s Toni? Where’s her comment?'; 'Where is Toni hope rumours aren’t true'.

'he's so unserious posting knowing everyone thinks him and toni broke up'; 'Not looking good without Toni thoughhhhhh'. 

'Your relationship is literally not our business but I hope it isn’t true & if it is- hope it’s amicable'; 'Him posting on all platforms because the breakup news is giving him engagement lol'. 

'No shade but this is weird, posting the solo photos without Toni just seems so spiteful but who am I to judge'; 'no Toni???????'

Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for both Toni and Cach for comment.

The pair's romance had appeared to be going from strength-to-strength, with Cach even recently sharing his future plans to propose to Toni.

Appearing on a Twitch stream two weeks ago with fellow Love Island star Tyrique Hyde, Cach confirmed that Toni was his 'first love'.

As Tyrique then quizzed his pal if he was planning on marriage and kids next, a taken aback Cach said it was 'really fast' for kids, but 'when the timings right'.

But Tyrique pointed out that the dancer had avoided answering about marriage, and quipped: 'You didn’t say anything about marriage. Toni, you’re going to get that ring soon!'

Before he begged Cach: 'Let me come to the wedding. Can I stream the wedding?' with his friend quickly shutting down the request.

And it was not the first time that the couple had sparked speculation an engagement was on the cards, after they hinted that they could one day tie the knot in a cheeky TikTok last year. 

The video was set to Raye's hit Where Is My Husband, and saw Toni wearing a long white gown and holding up her left hand to show off a huge diamond ring.

She mouthed the lyrics: 'I would like a ring, I would like a ring...' as she looked up pointedly at Cach and pretended to shake him, while he gave the camera a coy grin, before they laughed and embraced.

Captioning the post in October, Toni set tongues wagging as she wrote: '@Cacherel bride of Britain incoming.' 

The couple won over the hearts of the nation last year after they found their way back to each other following a messy split in the villa.

Toni had her head turned by Harrison Solomon, before he dumped her for Casa Amor's Lauren Wood and subsequently left the show.

She and Cach then rekindled their romance and went from strength-to-strength, revealing that they had both declared their love for one another. 

They went on to win the series and scooped the prize fund of £50k, with Toni confirming she was planning to stay in the UK with Cach. 

She said at the time: 'I don't think I'll be spending much time in America anymore. No decisions are made yet. 

'But obviously Cach is here. I have a lot of opportunities coming up. My friends are here. So I see no reason to be in America anymore.' 

She has since made the move permanent after securing a visa and a new apartment, after living in temporary accommodation since the show ended.

However, Toni previously admitted that 'it hasn't been easy' adjusting to life after winning the  show and described her new-found fame as 'surreal'.

The former Las Vegas cabana waitress said: 'I’ve been sleeping on couches, and I think this is my seventh Airbnb at this point.

'Living out of suitcases is hard and I haven't had a visa, so I haven’t been able to work or go live or produce the content that you guys want to see every day but I’m trying.' 

She added: 'I never thought that going to work as a waitress in Vegas on a random Monday afternoon would put me on one of the UK's biggest reality TV shows, let alone winning as the first American.

'I am so grateful that you guys have put in the position that I am, but it hasn't been easy.'