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Love Island star Georgia Steel expecting baby with footballer Harry Clarke

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Harding, L. (2026, October 9). Love Island star Georgia Steel expecting baby with footballer Harry Clarke. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/harry-clarke-dreams-georgia-steel-instagram-steel-b1300118.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Laura Harding

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Georgia Steel, a former Love Island contestant, and footballer Harry Clarke are expecting their first child together. The couple started dating in September 2024 and confirmed their relationship on Instagram in spring 2025; they became engaged in May 2026 with an emotional beach proposal video. Steel was previously on Love Island in both 2018 and 2024, while Clarke moved to Preston from Ipswich Town in August 2026.
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Georgia Steel, a former contestant of Love Island, is expecting a baby with her fiancé Harry Clarke, a professional footballer who currently plays for Preston North End. The couple was first linked in September 2024 and officially confirmed their relationship on Instagram in the spring of 2025. They announced their engagement in May 2026, sharing an emotional video where Clarke proposed to Steel on a beach at sunset. Steel's previous stint on Love Island: All Stars in 2024 saw her couple up with Toby Aromolaran, but the relationship ended just one month after the show concluded. Harry Clarke transferred to Preston from Ipswich Town in August 2026, marking his move to a new club following a stint at a Premier League side.

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Laura Harding
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ITV2 Instagram Ipswich Town Premier League Preston

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Clarke ORG · 2× ITV2 ORG · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Ipswich Town ORG · 1× Premier League ORG · 1× Preston PERSON · 1× Steel ORG · 1× Toby Aromolaran PERSON · 1×

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In 2024 she appeared on Love Island: All Stars and coupled up with Toby Aromolaran, but they split just one month after the show ended.
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🔮 They announced their engagement in May 2026, sharing a video of the scenic proposal, showing Clarke getting down on one knee on the beach at sunset.
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
Love Island star Georgia Steel expecting baby with footballer Harry Clarke · assertive framing

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The couple were first linked in September 2024 and they confirmed their romance on Instagram in spring 2025. asserted
they → link → spring
They announced their engagement in May 2026, sharing a video of the scenic proposal, showing Clarke getting down on one knee on the beach at sunset. uncertain
Clarke → announce → sunset
She wrote: “A million times yes! In this lifetime and the next. “I still can’t believe we get to do forever together. asserted
we → write → lifetime
You’re everything I dreamed of and more, my person.” asserted
I → ’re → ?
Steel, 28, first appeared on Love Island in 2018, in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality show. asserted
Steel → appear → show
In 2024 she appeared on Love Island: All Stars and coupled up with Toby Aromolaran, but they split just one month after the show ended. asserted
show → appear → Aromolaran
Clarke joined Preston in August 2026 from Premier League side Ipswich Town. asserted
Clarke → join → Town
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