Luca Bish and Grace Jackson reveal they've taken the next step in their relationship, just one week after leaving the villa.
The pair finished as this year's runners-up, while Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman were crowned the winners and secured the £50,000 top prize.
Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Curtis Pritchard finished third place, Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame placed fourth, leaving Elma Pazar and Sammy Root in fifth.
The pair have now shared what life has been like since leaving South Africa and have opened up on worries they would receive abuse and death threats during their appearance on the show.
Speaking on the Wednesdays podcast with Melissa Tattam and Sophie Habboo, Luca shared: 'We had dinner the day we landed with my mum and sister, and then we had dinner with her two best mates last night.
'The important thing for us is just introducing everyone, and yeah, integrating everything.'
Luca Bish and Grace Jackson reveal they've taken the next step in their relationship, just one week after leaving the villa
The pair have now shared what life has been like since leaving South Africa and have opened up on worries they would receive abuse and death threats during their appearance on the show
Elsewhere during the candid interview, Luca and Grace opened up on previously experiencing abuse from the public, and how they weren't sure about returning to the show.
During his first stint on the show, Luca was accused of misogyny and 'controlling behaviour' towards Michael Owen's daughter, then 19, with viewers even complaining to Ofcom.
After they returned to the UK he apologised for some of his actions and revealed he 'didn't recognise himself' when looking back at himself on TV.
Luca and his family received death threats at the time, leaving him questioning if he should return.
He explained: 'After Vegas night when me and Scott had our row, as much as I was sorry to Tina and I shouldn't have reacted in the way I did, all I thought about was the abuse my family were getting and how I couldn't speak to them because of what they've been through before.
'And I was like, I've ruined it, they're gonna get so much stick. All I kept saying to production was, I'm so scared for my family.
Turning to Grace, he added: 'I kept saying it to you, I was just scared for my mum and sister, because when you slip up in there, especially when you know you've done something wrong, you know how the public will proceed that.
'There was a lot of stick last time, and obviously death threats, which I think is nuts for a TV show. And I know people get invested, but it's crazy. Like saying they're going to chop my sister's head off and rape her, it was crazy.
The pair finished as this year's runners-up, while Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman were crowned the winners and secured the £50,000 top prize
Luca shared: 'We had dinner the day we landed with my mum and sister, and then we had dinner with her two best mates last night'
'House got robbed, smashed through the back when no one was there. And that all just goes through your head when you're in there. This is why the first week I was just so scared.'
Grace said: 'I feel like they're 10 times harder on you, aren't they? We know it's what it's like.'
Grace and Luca have proved their connection is strong after ex-island Olivia Hawkins claimed the model was only looking for a 'showmance' and more recently bombshell Samie Ellish trying to steal Luca.
Grace finally revealed the truth behind those exposed messages after a fiery exchange during the final.
The runner up was at the centre of drama when it was alleged she had sent messages ahead of going on the show saying she would 'do anything win'.
As the dumped Islanders returned to the villa, Olivia was quick to set the cat amongst the pigeons when she accused Grace of lying about her feelings for Luca Bish, claiming she'd seen 'secret messages' proving the blonde was only after a fake relationship.
And tensions between the pair reached boiling point during the final when Maya Jama asked Olivia if she had the receipts and Olivia said: 'I've seen [the screenshots], I've said what I've said.'
Speaking on the Wednesdays podcast with Melissa Tattam and Sophie Habboo, Luca said: 'There was a lot of stick last time, and obviously death threats, which I think is nuts for a show'
Grace said: 'I feel like they're 10 times harder on you, aren't they? We know it's what it's like.'
Hitting back at the lack of proof, Grace shouted across the set live on air: 'I'm very straight talking too and there's absolutely no receipts so I can't wait to apparently see them.'
Now after finishing the show in second place, Grace reiterated her claim that she never said it - after screenshots of the supposed exchange surfaced online.
'I know in myself that I stand on it 100% that I've not said that,' she said.
The show's finale was hit by drama only a few minutes in when the feud broke out between Olivia and Grace.
The ITV2 show had been plunged into chaos as the axed stars returned to the villa to decide which couple would be dumped before the final - when Olivia dropped the bombshell about Grace.
Back in the villa during the live final, Olivia was probed about the bombshell claim by host Maya Jama, who asked if she had the screenshots to hand.
As the dumped Islanders returned to the villa, Olivia was quick to set the cat amongst the pigeons when she accused Grace of lying about her feelings for Luca
Tensions between the pair reached boiling point during the final when Maya Jama asked Olivia if she had the receipts
She said: 'I've seen [the screenshots], I've said what I've said.
'You know me, I'm very straight to the point. I wish them the best.'
However, showing there was still no love lost between then, Grace took the opportunity to make her feelings clear in response.
She fired back: 'I'm very straight talking too and there's absolutely no receipts so I can't wait to apparently see them.'
As the audience clapped and the tension built, Maya jumped in to joke: 'Ok - you can sort it out online or something.'
