Limerick’s Love Island star Conor Phillips opens up on romance and life after the villa

LIMERICK rugby player Conor Phillips has confirmed he and fellow Irish Love Island contestant Megan Forte Clarke are officially boyfriend and girlfriend, as the couple continue to go from strength to strength outside the villa.

The Castletroy native, who plays for Munster, struck up a connection with his fellow Irish islander Megan during this years summer’s series of Love Island.

He confirmed that things are 'official' in an interview. “There has been an update,” Conor revealed. “We are boyfriend and girlfriend now, that’s how well we’ve been doing.”

Speaking about how he asked Megan out, the 24-year-old said he wanted to keep it simple. “It was nice, just the two of us. It was low-key. I didn’t like doing a big extravagant gesture and stuff like that. That’s not really me,” he admitted.

Conor laughed that he didn’t even tell his friends or family straight away. “Probably like a typical boy, I didn’t say it to any of my friends or family, whereas she did. Next thing I get bombarded with messages from the boys being like, ‘is this true?’ I was like, yes, I have a girlfriend.”

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The pair have already been spotted out and about in Ireland, with Megan recently bringing Conor along to meet her friends in Dublin. The couple also revealed they have been living together for the past three months, with Conor considering a move to London for practical reasons.

The Limerick man has spoken warmly about Megan since leaving the villa, admitting she was “the only person in the UK” who could have convinced him to stay on the show after he was dumped. “Looks-wise and personality-wise, she was my type to a T,” he said.

For now, the couple are focusing on settling into life beyond Love Island, but with Conor already meeting Megan’s circle and talks of moving to London on the horizon, it seems the Irish duo’s romance is only getting stronger.