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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

First black couple to win Love Island hope victory is ‘start of something good’

Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan
‘I like to believe we’ve come a long way as a country,’ said Mimii Ngulube, pictured with Josh Oyinsan. Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock

The first black couple to win Love Island said they hoped their victory could be the “start of something good” and become a watershed moment, allowing more diverse contestants to be accepted on the hit ITV2 show.

Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan made history on Monday when they won the public vote on the dating show that – despite running for 10 years and 11 series – has never produced a black winning couple.

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