Chris Taylor and Maura Higgins compare themselves to Friends characters Monica and Chandler after their friendship blossomed into love
They recently surprised fans when they confirmed they had fallen in love after their friendship blossomed to romance.
And Chris Taylor jokingly compared himself and girlfriend Maura Higgins to Friends couple Monica and Chandler, who also fell in love after years of friendship.
The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram stories to share a clip of themselves posing for a snap, alongside an image of the TV couple pulling a similar pose.
Comparisons: Chris Taylor jokingly compared himself and girlfriend Maura Higgins to Friends couple Monica and Chandler, who also fell in love after years of friendship
The short clip showed Chris and Maura pulling silly expressions as they posed together amid Maura’s ongoing birthday celebrations in Dubai.
While the picture of Monica and Chandler comes from the episode titled ‘The One With The Engagement Picture’, in which Chandler kept on pulling a strange face as he awkwardly grimaced for the photo.
Alongside his post, Chris wrote: ‘Ta for that @MollyMaeHague’ suggesting their Love Island co-star may have been the one to make the comparison in the first place.
Friends forever: The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram stories to share a clip of themselves posing for a snap, alongside an image of the TV couple pulling a similar pose
Chandler Bing and Monica Gellar’s love story share similar traits to Chris and Maura in the fact that they were friends for years before gradually falling in love with each other.
The TV characters eventually went on to tie the knot and welcome surrogate twins, but only time will tell what the future holds for the reality stars.
On Tuesday, confirmed they were an item after months of speculation as they uploading matching Instagram photos.
Happy couple: The short clip showed Chris and Maura pulling silly expressions as they posed together amid Maura’s ongoing birthday celebrations in Dubai
Funny: While the picture of Monica and Chandler comes from the episode titled ‘The One With The Engagement Picture’, in which Chandler kept on pulling a strange face as he awkwardly grimaced for the photo
Happily ever after: Chandler Bing and Monica Gellar’s love story share similar traits to Chris and Maura in the fact that they were friends for years before gradually falling in love with each other
The couple gazed lovingly at each other in the photo, smiling contently, with Maura captioning her post: ‘He’s mine!’
Chris followed suit, writing: ‘Turns out I fell in love with my best mate!’
This was met with sweet replies from fellow Love Island contestants such as Micheal Griffiths and Ellie Brown, who seemed to already be in on the secret.
Laura Anderson also chimed in, added: ‘Why am I crying? #bestnewsever’
It’s official: On Tuesday, confirmed they were an item after months of speculation as they uploading matching Instagram photos
TOWIE’s Gemma Collins also commented on the snap, writing: ‘I’m so happy for you.’
The loved up pair looked the picture of happiness – Maura in a champagne satin mini-dress and Chris in his trademark jazzy shirt and ripped skinny jeans.
They’ve since been very open about their new romance on social media, with Maura recently posting another sweet snap of the pair, writing alongside it: ”You’re all I ever wanted @christophertaylorofficial’.
Sweet: They’ve since been very open about their new romance on social media, with Maura recently posting another sweet snap of the pair, writing alongside it: ”You’re all I ever wanted @christophertaylorofficial’