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.

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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...

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

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