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Nika Shakhnazarova

Inside Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling's romantic South African break after Love Island

Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling enjoyed an exotic break in South Africa after wrapping up the winter series of Love Island .

The couple have been a few years and were brought together on the show after Caroline Flack stepped down before the first winter series began.

The series was subsequently overshadowed by the tragic death of Caroline, who took her own life on February 15, which was the day she heard from the CPS that they would be taking her to court for an alleged assault on her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

With emotions running high during the Love Island final, Iain and Laura decided to take some time for themselves as they get to grips with the passing of their close friend.

The pair enjoyed a wonderful safari experience (Instagram)

And to unwind, the pair decided to take in the local culture and stunning sights which they could only see from the villa during the last six weeks.

Laura, 34, and Iain, 32, took a once in a lifetime safari trip, where the pair managed to get close to wildlife from within a truck.

Sharing the loved-up pic with her beau, Laura wrote: "1 million followers! Thank you. I promise to use this space to talk about real issues, promote positivity... and post pictures of me wearing clothes I like - because well, it is Instagram .

"In other news, South Africa is beautiful. Thank you for your hospitality during my stay️."

Laura treated her followers to a cheeky pool pic (Instagram)
Iain seemed to enjoy the views (Instagram)

Laura drizzled her social media with pictures and video of lions, zebras and rhino.

And after a long day of safari road tripping, the lovebirds hit the pool.

And the Irish beauty treated her following to a rare swimsuit picture on Instagram in which she oozed confidence as she put her stunning body on display in an olive green swimsuit which was glued to her figure.

The pair enjoyed some wine while overlooking the vista (Instagram)
Laura shared stunning views of the vineyard (Instagram)

Her backless number allowed her to top up her tan under the sizzling rays South Africa has to offer.

In a flirty way, Laura had her back to the camera.

Her voiceover boyfriend Iain Stirling performed his duties as the ultimate Instagram beau by taking her sun-scorched photograph.

She cheekily captioned the picture: "Blue skies ... Anyone else's arse constantly trying to eat your bathing suit!?!"

Iain enjoyed a quick dip in the aqua blue pool (Instagram)
Laura just couldn't get enough of the sunkissed views (Instagram)

And Laura also treated her followers to the stunning views their villa had to offer.

And she sat cross-legged atop the vista, the filmed the views of sunkissed vineyards below her, showing her followers the true beauty South Africa has to offer.

Laura flashes a small wave at the end of the video, but she can only bee seen through a silhouette.

Caroline was the original host of Love Island (ITV/REX)

And the pair have been making the most of the famous Cape Town vineyards as they enjoyed a glass of white wine - or two - while overlooking the stunning hills of the country.

And Iain, too, enjoyed a dip in the pool as he shared a picture on his Instagram story of his head floating up out of the aqua blue waters.

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