Winter Love Island came to a close last night as a winning couple was finally chosen, but the result proved controversial for many fans.

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Paige and Finn were voted the champions of this year's winter edition, beating out Siânnise and Luke T who had to settle for second place.

When the announcement was made, Twitter erupted with expressions of shock and disappointment from those who had been rooting for the runner-ups.

https://twitter.com/visha_arqui/status/1231834536738246656

https://twitter.com/sammiedixon11/status/1231779075884290048

https://twitter.com/RoshniS8/status/1231863245813768192

https://twitter.com/jearold/status/1231851471785922560

Certainly, it was a divisive victory for Paige and Finn but they clearly had the backing of the majority – indeed, a number of fans leaped to their defence online...

https://twitter.com/DanyelBabie/status/1231924871145414658

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Turley and Tapp opted to split the £50,000 prize money between them.

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