Love Island bosses have axed the fan-favourite final twist from the show for the first time.
Usually, the winning couple get to take part in a tense 'share or steal' scene, where they open envelopes containing either £0 or £50K.
Contestants used to get to choose to either take the money or split it with their better half.
A show source confirmed to The Sun : “The decision to split or keep the money has gone, so when the couple wins they will automatically share the prize money.
“This has been a series with a number of format changes, including the viewers’ choice in the first recoupling, just to keep the show feeling fresh.”
ITV2 have confirmed the news.
There has never been a contestant who has chosen to steal the money for themselves.
The Love Island prize money stands at £50,000, but once host Laura revealed the winners, they used to be asked to pick an envelope each – one of which contained £0, while the other held the full £50,000.
Whoever had the envelope with the prize money in it was then asked whether they wanted to split it with their partner and receive £25,000 each, or if they wanted to keep the £50,000.
After many dramatic weeks, the 2022 season of Love Island has finally come to an end.
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Following Adam Collard and Paige Thorne's exit, the final battle is now on between Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti, Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack and Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page.
Each couple gave their final speeches to each other and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Dressed to the nines for the live final, the lovebirds sat down around the fire pit to talk to show host Laura.
Luca and Gemma admitted they never thought they would find love in the villa, with the fishmonger claiming he came in 'for a laugh'.
Meanwhile, fan-favourite Davide and Ekin-Su are all about their 'I love yous', and the Turkish actress even told the host she still has to teach the Italian Stallion how to say those three special words in Turkish.
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