Love Island winners Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan on making history: ‘I am just so thrilled - it’s a win for all of us’
ok.co.ukMimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan made Love Island history when they steered off stiff competition and became the first Black couple to win the show for the 2024 series.
It was an achievement that made headlines across the country but, personally for the duo, they’re proud of what their record-making journey has done for representation – and for other young Black people. “How it’s been in history, people from where we’re from, they never actually become winners,” Josh tells OK! “I keep saying it’s so surreal because I am just so thrilled to be part of history,” Mimii adds.
Now back home from Majorca and the iconic villa, Josh, 29, a semi-pro footballer, and mental health nurse Mimii, 24, have joined us for our glitzy OK!
cover shoot as we celebrate their glorious win and this monumental milestone in the show’s diversity story. “We didn’t realise how much of the point that we’re making,” Mimii explains. “I keep seeing Tweets about me and Josh [saying] this ‘is a win for all of us’ and that’s so real.
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