Love Island in new fix row as it’s revealed ITV boss personally hand-picked Toni for show – before £50k win

LOVE Island has been thrown into a fresh fix row after it was revealed winner Toni Laites was handpicked for the show by the executive producer. 

Toni, 25, and boyfriend Cach Mercer were crowned the winners of the most recent series of Love Island, scooping the £50,000 prize. 

Iconic show star Olivia Attwood met with them and fellow finalists Shakira Khan, Harry Cooksley, Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes following the final and has spilled the tea. 

During the latest episode of her Sunday Roast podcast with Pete Wicks, Olivia, 34, said: “You know Mike Spencer, the producer? 

“He found Toni in Vegas, she was a cabana girl - he was on his honeymoon. 

“He met her, got chatting with her and told her, ‘you’d be amazing on Love Island’. That’s how she got on [the show].” 

Opening up about US beauty Toni’s plans for the future, Olivia continued: “I said to her, ‘what are you going to do? When was the last time you went home?’ 

“She said, ‘I haven’t been home for months, I don’t know what to do’. Because she’s now got this boyfriend who’s English. 

“If I was her, I’d want to make the most of it and stay here for a bit.”

Toni and Cach scored 33% of the public vote to win the show.

Since shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Olivia has carved out a hugely successful TV career. 

She hosts ITV documentaries Getting Filthy Rich and The Price of Perfection and recently made her debut as a main presenter on This Morning. 

And Pete couldn’t resist asking: “Are you threatened?”

But Olivia simply replied: “No. They’re just babies, they’re fresh into it.”

Toni revealed her plans for the future while speaking to The Sun this week.

She said: "I am here [London] for god-knows how long at this point.

"I feel like I'm definitely gonna have to find somewhere to live."