Love Island’s Sam Bird announces engagement to MTV star Kailah Casillas after eight months of dating
Love Island’s Sam Bird has announced his engagement to fellow reality star Kailah Casillas after eight months of dating.
The 27-year-old, who appeared on season four of the beloved ITV2 dating series, took to a break from his romantic getaway to Greece to reveal the exciting news on Instagram on Friday.
Making the announcement on the social media platform, Sam shared two shots with his fiancée showcasing her incredible ring.
Loved-up: Love Island’s Sam Bird has announced his engagement to fellow reality star Kailah Casillas after eight months of dating
The former ITV2 star couldn’t help but paid tribute to his time in the villa as he referenced one of the most used phrases that season and simply wrote: ‘All my eggs in one basket.’
Several of Sam’s Love Island co-stars shared congratulatory well wishes for the newly-engaged couple under the post.
Adam Collard penned: ‘Buzzing for you both even if I did lose my 30 year old banker. Congrats to you both, I’ll start the stag do planning tonight’.
‘Jeeez Samuel! Congrats fella,’ wrote Charlie Brake. While Jack Fowler shared: ‘Go on the boy!!’
Ring to it: Kailah took to her Instagram Stories to share snaps of their engagement
Joy: The couple are currently holidaying in Greece
On a high from the engagement, Kailah, who appeared on MTV’s The Challenge, post a photo on Instagram on Thursday sharing the news while showing off her brand new diamond ring.
The Florida native penned: ‘I’m marrying my favorite person in the world’ (sic). To which Sam commented, ‘Can’t wait for the rest of our life together’.
The brunette beauty also took to her Instagram Stories to shares a plethora of short clips of her engagement ring and wrote across one: ‘I’m lucky @samrobertbird’.
The couple’s engagement comes after Kaliah previously revealed how they first began dating.
Celebrations: Several of Sam’s Love Island co-stars shared congratulatory messages for the newly-engaged couple. While Jake Quickenden and Shelby Tribble also commented
Speaking about their blossoming romance in a YouTube video, she explained that she slid into his DMs in January after a fan contacted her and told her Sam had been liking her photos.
The TV star then reached out to personal trainer Sam, to which he responded and said, ‘I’m going to book a trip to come see you.’
MTV viewers will recognise Kailah from her numerous appearances on The Challenge, competing most recently on Total Madness and for her brief stint on Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club.
The American beauty previously dated DJ Michael ‘Mikey P’ Pericoloso while competing on The Challenge, but cheated on him with Celebrity Big Brother star Stephen Bear.
Challenge accepted: MTV viewers will recognise Kailah from her numerous appearances on The Challenge. Pictured with co-star Jenna Compono in 2017
Love Island: Sam was catapulted into the limelight on 2018’s instalment of Love Island where he began dating Georgia Steel
Meanwhile, Sam was catapulted into the limelight on 2018’s instalment of Love Island where he began dating Georgia Steel after being pied by Josh Denzel when he returned from Casa Amor.
The pair split three months after leaving the villa amid claims Georgia hadn’t been ‘loyal’ to Sam.
However, the former couple briefly grew close once again when they appeared on Ex On The Beach: Peak Of Love – but it wasn’t meant to be.
Georgia went on to have a whirlwind romance with Callum Izzard in August 2019 when they met during the filming of Ex on the Beach: Peak Of Love, with the couple becoming engaged just a month later.
Although the couple were living together in Essex, it appears lockdown got the better, leading to their split.
A source told The Sun Online at the time: ‘Callum has moved out of their Essex apartment during lockdown.
‘They were recently flat hunting in Manchester together, but it’s been called off. Georgia is now planning to move up to Manchester alone.’