A Love Island couple is torn apart in a shocking recoupling, leaving an islander furious when their partner is stolen.
Surprise arrivals Konnor Ewudzi, 28, and Matilda Draper, 24, get the chance to choose who they want to be with on Monday night’s show, but the cast are left reeling by one of their bold choices.
The female islanders have the power, but in an unexpected turn of events, a few participants end up in a friendship pair, while another reconciles with ‘unfinished business’.
Joey Essex, 33, is currently linked to former flame Grace Jackson, 25, while Welsh lovebirds Nicole Samuel, 24, and Ciaran Davies, 21, and Mimii Ngulube, 24, and Ayo Odukoya, 25, are the stronger connections in the villa forms. .
The recoupling comes 24 hours after host Maya Jama oversaw the dumping of Tiffany Leighton and Omar Nyame, both 25, who lost their places in the competition after their fellow Islanders gave them the boot.
A Love Island couple is torn apart in a shocking recoupling, leaving an islander furious when their partner is stolen
Awesome arrivals Konnor Ewudzi and Matilda Draper get the chance to choose who they want to be with on Monday night’s show, but the cast is left reeling by one of their bold choices
The female islanders have the power, but in an unexpected turn of events, a few participants end up in a friendship pair, while another with ‘unfinished business’ reconciles.
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘One Islander was absolutely furious after their partner was stolen from them during the latest recoupling.
“It came completely out of the blue and the entire cast couldn’t believe the decision of a contestant who had fully committed to pursuing their dream connection.
‘Another couple has reconciled after a few days apart, which is not ideal for another islander who is losing her patience after finding herself back in a friendship.’
During Sunday night’s episode, Harriett Blackmore and Ronnie Vint told each other that they were still open to exploring their romantic connection.
The pair were linked until Ronnie devoted his time to Tiffany, who was dumped from the villa after she and the footballer received the fewest votes from the public.
Viewers voted for their favorite couple, with former TOWIE star Joey left shocked when he and Grace were placed in the bottom three, leaving them vulnerable.
The contestants were also surprised by the popularity of Harriett and partner Sean Stone, after they were voted safe despite having no romantic involvement.
Sean pursues Matilda, who he kisses passionately for the first time on Monday night’s show.
The contestants were also surprised by the popularity of Harriett and partner Sean Stone, after they were voted safe despite not being in a romantic relationship.
Maya returned to the villa to oversee the dumping of Tiffany and Omar and revealed to the islanders the result of the last public vote
Tiffany ended her romance with Ronnie and admitted there was something ‘missing’ between them, but being single left her vulnerable
Samantha Kenny appeared on spin-off show Aftersun on Sunday night after Joey spent two weeks working with her before pursuing his connection with Grace
Former Islander Samantha Kenny was dumped last week after her love interest Joey ended their romance when his ex Grace entered the villa.
The heartbroken star left without saying goodbye to Joey and refused to make up with the Essex heartthrob before quitting the show for good.
After leaving Love Island, Samantha said ‘rewatching’ the series was ‘horrible’ and she believes Joey’s feelings for her were non-existent.
She said: ‘He never liked me. I’m hurt… it was horrible to see it again.’