Who is Nathan Massey? Love Island 2016 winner married to Cara De La Hoyde and dad of their baby boy Freddie
NATHAN Massey was crowned king of Love Island in 2016 and stole the hearts of the nation with his cheeky charm.
After a rocky start on the outside with his Love Island queen Cara De La Hoyde, the pair went on to have a baby boy before getting married in an exotic secret wedding. Here's all you need to know...
Are Nathan and Cara De La Hoyde married?
Yes! The Love Island lovebirds tied the knot in a secret exotic wedding.
On June 28, 2019, Cara and Nathan exchanged their vows surrounded by family and friends as well as their son Freddie
A spokesman from Cara and Nathan’s management said: "I can confirm that the couple have got married in a beautiful ceremony yesterday. They were surrounded by family and friends and are still elated after their special day."
It's thought Towie's Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou and fellow Love Island stars Scott Thomas and Rykard Jenkins all attended the special day.
Speaking about their wedding plans ahead of the big day, Cara revealed: “Nathan has been amazing, he has been like a superhero, running around doing everything, doing all the last minute calls.
“I’m a weirdo like that, I don’t like talking on the phone – I’ve always been like that, I don’t know why! So Nathan’s been making the last minute calls.”
She previously revealed that their 19-month-old son Freddie would play a "big part" in their special day.
She said: "Fred will be a big part of it. We’re not sure about other page boys and flower girls as we want it to be quite small and intimate, and we’re allowing everyone to bring their kids anyway."
On July 23, 2018, Cara and Nathan confirmed their engagement two years after winning Love Island together – with Nathan proposing to Cara in the ITV2 villa that they met in.
Speaking to Magazine, Nathan said: ‘I brought [Cara] back to where we met and took her on a little treasure hunt around the villa to different places which meant something to us.
“Finally, I blindfolded her, led her to the pool and got down on one knee.’
Cara said: “This is where we met – we’ve come full circle.”
What is Cara and Nathan Massey's love story so far?
Cara and Nathan were crowned winners of Love Island in 2016.
Nathan paired up with Cara in the first episode and the unshakeable couple stayed together until the end.
They moved in together soon after, and even appeared as guest stars in The Only Way Is Essex.
However, despite being considered the perfect couple by their fans, the pair started having fights.
It eventually forced them to live apart and in April 2017 they called it a day completely in an "amicable split".
The pair patched things up in November 2017 and are now proud parents to a baby boy Freddie.
And over a year after welcoming their first child together the pair walked down the aisle.
Who is Nathan Massey?
Nathan is an Essex lad who is best known for his stint on Love Island.
Following his time on Love Island he has earned himself over 831,000 Instagram followers, cameo appearances on TV shows, and a place in tabloid headlines.
He also took part in a charity boxing match organised by EastEnders star Jake Wood, battling on the undercard of Lewis Bloor's fight with Heavy D.
Nathan walked away victorious from his fight with a London businessman after beefing up and training hard for the match.
When was Nathan Massey on Love Island?
Nathan was one of the original cast members of the 2016 series of Love Island, entering the villa on the first day and staying right through till the end.
He paired up with Cara De La Hoyde on the first episode, and their relationship was solid as a rock until the end.
They went on to win the entire series as they were voted the favourite partnership of the show and decided to share the £50,000 prize money between them.
As the pair got closer, Nathan let slip that he thought that Cara was his "soul mate" - even when he wasn't quite sure what one was.
In the final episode, the couple were seen discussing their lives away from the show - and even spoke about having children together.
In an emotional speech, Cara said to Nathan: "I never thought coming in here I'd meet someone as special as you, let alone walk in and find my soul mate on the first day."
When did Cara give birth to her baby boy with Nathan?
It was announced on May 15 that Cara was expecting her first child with Nathan.
Cara had found out shortly before the break-up she was pregnant, but kept it quiet from the public initially.
On August 7, 2017 she revealed she was having a baby boy.
She welcomed her son on December 13, 2017, at 6.30am with a sweet Instagram post of the baby holding her hand.
Is Nathan Massey in Towie?
Nathan has made a number of guest appearances in Towie.
In April 2018, he and Cara were spotted filming scenes for the reality TV show with their son Freddie-George.
His Godfather is Nathan's pal and Towie favourite Tommy Mallett.
Fans were touched when Nathan asked Tommy to be his son's Godfather in a previous series.