Love Island's Megan and Conor make relationship official days after leaving villa

Love Island's Conor Phillips and Megan Forte Clarke are officially in a relationship.

The pair, both hailing from Ireland, crossed paths in the renowned villa during the summer though their romance wasn't without its challenges.

Megan initially found herself partnered with Tommy Bradley before Conor caught her eye but she faced an early exit from the villa.

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While Megan adjusted to life beyond the show, Conor continued his quest for love, pairing up with a staggering eight different contestants before reuniting with the stunning brunette when she made her dramatic villa comeback in one of the programme's most spectacular twists.

Discussing their post-villa romance, Conor disclosed: "There's been some update in the relationship status and we're boyfriend and girlfriend. It's been exactly how I would have liked it to go.", reports OK!.

"When she came back [to the villa] it was quite near the end where everyone was getting really lovely dovey and I think you can feel pressured because everyone else is doing it.

"But because I knew it was something real and something really genuine I didn't want to go at a pace that wasn't natural but we did it at our own pace and we're flying."

A besotted Megan revealed: "My mam is chuffed. My mam's obsessed with him. They text more than me and my mam do."

The couple went on to share that their loved ones gathered for a combined celebration in Dublin, where everyone hit it off brilliantly. Conor and Megan were unceremoniously booted off the island just before the final, but they have a lot planned for the future.

While staying with Megan in the UK, Conor shared: "I will have to go back to Ireland and do a few things there and unfortunately leave Megan for a couple of days but we've got exciting things coming up.

"We were both normal people a couple of weeks ago and now we're getting stopped by people so it's crazy but we're taking it all in and enjoying it.

"For me, I'd love to do things with Megan but at the same time we're both very independent people and that's why we get on so well and formed a connection.

"We've both said 'you do your thing, I'll do my thing and we'll come together and do our thing' and it's very important to keep that."

Love Island series 12 is available to watch on ITVX