What happened at the recoupling ceremony on Love Island UK season 12 episode 50? Details explored

Episode 50 of Love Island UK season 12 was released on July 27, 2025, featuring a recoupling ceremony that altered the dynamics of the villa. Some remained with their old partners, while others formed new relationships.

Shakira and Harry, a former couple, recoupled with each other after Helena left the latter. She made the move because, despite their weeks-long connection, Harry had said that he had feelings for his former partner, Shakira. He said that his connection with Helena felt more like a friendship, something that broke Helena's heart.

Helena paired up with Blu, an eliminated contestant who re-entered the villa alongside Megan, another eliminated islander. Angel, the newest face of the Love Island UK villa, coupled up with Ty after she took her time to get to know the guys at the villa.

In addition to these new pairs, the rest of the pairs remained unchanged from the last recoupling ceremony. Meg and Dejon chose each other, and so did Toni and Cach, and Yas and Jamie.

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Toni and Cach coupled back up after the last recoupling ceremony, which saw the former pairing with Harrison. The move caused distress to both Cach and Harrison's partner, Lauren, because they didn't expect their partners to leave them. Cach had also gotten emotional following the ceremony because he envisioned a future with Toni.

After coupling up with Toni, Harrison realized his feelings for Lauren. However, she was eliminated because she remained single and wasn't able to establish a connection with anyone else. Harrison felt bad about Lauren leaving, so he decided to leave the Love Island UK villa with her, and Toni went back to Cach.

Yas paired up with her long-time partner on the show, Jamie. This came after she explored her chances with Blu, who had returned to the villa after being eliminated on day 4 of the season. Meg and Dejon also coupled up, but that didn't come as a surprise because they had been dedicated to their relationship since Casa Amor.

The new bombshell, Angel, coupled up with Ty, who was previously paired with Shakira, and then Lauren. He forged a new connection with Angel and paired up with her. Like Blu, Megan also returned after getting eliminated from the Love Island UK season 12 on day 18, and chose to couple up with Conor.

He was paired up with Shakira before, but after she admitted to her feelings for Harry, he was left single. Shakira recoupled with Harry after he broke up with Helena. They ended things after Harry stated that he still felt things for Shakira from the time they were a couple.

Shakira and Harry had explored their possibilities with each other earlier, but things had come to a screeching halt when Helena entered the villa. After Harry got to know her, he coupled up with her. After coming back from Casa Amor, Harry still felt like his connection with Helena was stronger than the connections he had formed with the girls at Casa, so he had coupled up with her again.

In the past few episodes, Harry and Shakira rekindled their spark and strengthened their connection again. Helena, on the other hand, coupled up with Blu, who got the rare chance to re-enter the villa and hit it off with Helena.

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Edited by Shweta Zaveri