'NOT APPRECIATED'
Love Island’s Kaz Kamwi breaks silence on split with Tyler as she takes savage swipe at her famous ex
LOVE Island's Kaz Kamwi has broken her silence on her split with Tyler Cruickshank and took a savage swipe at her famous ex.
The 26-year-old reality star admitted that she didn't feel "appreciated" in the relationship and said she was "very naive".
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The pair, who met on the ITV2 reality show last summer, called it quits in December and released a joint statement describing the break up as “very sad” after struggling to make it work.
In her latest YouTube video, Kaz hinted that Tyler may have been "faking" the relationship after she insisted that she was true to herself and "never acted up online".
"The break-up, that situation, right. So obviously I'm single now, I was in a relationship the last time I was on this channel," Kaz said.
"Being single in itself is not an issue, it's fine.
"What is really hard is Twitter, oh my gosh that place... when everything happened, even before we confirmed anything, everyone gave their opinions, which you know what I get it.
"On one hand, I'm like everyone is entitled to their own opinion, that's fine, a lot of people saw things that I didn't see at the time.
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"I was very naive and that's okay, that's fine."
The influencer explained that that she gave "100 per cent to the relationship" but did not feel that it was reciprocated.
"You know what, I learnt so much from that break up and that period of time," she continued.
"Obviously, I just feel like at the end of the day some relationships work and some relationships don't and this one just didn't.
"I was never faking it, I was never acting up online for it, I was very myself and I was how I would be in any other relationship and I gave my 100 per cent.
"And yeah, I don't think I was fully appreciated but that's just life and sometimes that happens and that's okay."
The star went onto explain that her confidence was at an all time low and was fed up of comments saying that she's "not good enough".
Kaz and Tyler confirmed they had split in December after four months of dating.
Tyler and Kaz were finalists in this year's series, finishing in fourth place and becoming boyfriend and girlfriend soon after returning to the UK.
They are the first of the finalists to call it quits - Chloe and Toby, Millie and Liam, and Faye and Teddy are all still together.
In a joint statement at the time, they said: “We are extremely sad to announce that we have decided to end our romantic relationship.
“We have had a fantastic journey and we will always have a special bond between us.
“We will continue to be very much in one another’s lives and support each other in every way.
“We are so grateful that we have shared this Love Island experience with each other, and we will continue to support each other’s careers.”
They added: “Life since the villa has been amazing, but it’s taking time to adjust to a normal in the public eye. This part of the journey hasn’t been easy for us but we're learning.
“Thank you to very single person who has supported us, we appreciate you more than you will ever know.”
Signs of a split
Fans were already convinced they had split after noticing a number of signs.
Their last photo together was posted on Tyler's Instagram on November 29, 2021.
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Another huge hint of the separation was Tyler's absence at the Mobo Awards on December 5, 2021.
As Kaz was seen presenting an award alongside Capital Xtra's DJ Abrantee, Tyler was nowhere to be found.
Making plans
Tyler opened up to The Sun in October about how his relationship was going from strength to strength - and insisted they didn't want to rush moving in together.
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While their fellow co-stars started house-hunting just weeks after leaving the villa, Tyler explained him and Kaz were happy taking things at their own pace.
At the time, the pair saw a long-term future together after discussing baby names and family plans.
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