Curtis Pritchard from Love Island shares her portrait with Maura Higgins

They spent weeks together in the Love Island villa, and Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins simply can not cope with the separation in the real world.

The 23-year-old professional dancer has clearly expressed his feelings for everyone's favorite grid girl, 28, on the old Instagram on Friday.

He shared a nice picture of the genetically talented couple who kissed his Instagram stories and wrote, "I miss you."

Maura responded with her own touch of Curtis holding a pint of Guinness (of course), which she captioned: "In a short time until you're back by my side."

And Curtis, the absolute rascal, then shared the same picture with the words "so excited".

Are you even a couple if you do not post about it on social media?

No, that's the answer. And now that there is an hour in our island in the form of a love island, we must be content with these small exchanges to satisfy our desires.

The cute affection of the finalists on social networks comes after Curtis got the approval of Maura's mother, Sharon.

The couple made their first trip to Ballymahon, where the dancer made a strong impression on the Irish model family.

Sharing a photo with her daughter and new son-in-law on Instagram, Sharon wrote, "I finally got to kiss those two people yesterday. My baby @maurahiggins missed so much. "

The wildlife photographer added, "After finally talking to @ curtispritchard12, I can say he is an adorable boy. It was a pleasure to talk to him and I am so proud of them both. "

And it's not just Curtis who's wearing her family charm, as Maura recently met the older brother of her man, AJ, via FaceTime.

Maura and Curtis finished fourth on Love Island. India and Ovie finished in third place. Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea beat second, Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.

Since returning to the UK, Maura has been warned because I am a celebrity later this year and we are crossing our fingers to make this happen.