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Paige Holland

Why Olivia Bowen didn't change her Instagram to her married name straight away

Olivia and Alex Bowen have been ultimate couple goals since they met in series two of Love Island .

Even though they didn't couple up straight away, it wasn't long before all the viewers at home were rooting for them as they got closer.

The pair were runners up after losing to Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde, but their relationship has gone from strength to strength ever since.

Quickly after they left the show, they moved into a gorgeous house in Essex, bought a French Bulldog - or two - got engaged and a year later got married.

Alex admitted that he bought Olivia the ring only eight weeks after they left the villa, but waited a further three months before asking the big question.

And his proposal was so romantic.

He popped the big question on a private terrace in New York, complete with chocolates, champagne and roses - and of course she said yes, who wouldn't?

A year after that they got married in a gorgeous stately home, Gosfield Hall, Essex, becoming the first Love Island couple to tie the knot.

The pair married a year after they met, in a gorgeous stately home (GC Images)

Speaking about the wedding Alex said: "I cried when I looked at her. I was actually crying before she got out of the car!"

With which Olivia added: "When we saw each other we just burst into tears. I was really trying to hold it together and compose myself, because I didn’t want to fully lose it."

Continuing: "The wedding was overwhelmingly perfect. It feels like it didn’t happen because it was so perfect."

Thankfully, they shared the entire wedding process with us in their reality TV show Olivia & Alex said yes.

But Olivia has only just changed her Instagram name, tweeting that she'd finally made it official, leaving some fans confused.

One person said: "I can’t help but think buckland Bowen rolls off the tongue far easier, great though".

With which Olivia then explained: "My names Olivia Bowen but just so people can find me with my previous name".

And it seems the couple are amongst the very few who have stayed together from the show, alongside Dom Lever and Jess Sheers - who are also married, with a baby - Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow, and Nathan Massey and Cara De Ka Hoyde, who are engaged, also with a baby.

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