From cheating shocks to recycled racy snaps, Love Islanders’ exes reveal all
LOVE Island brings its contestants fame, fortune and hopefully romance, but it also gives bitter exes a chance to air dirty laundry.
It's something the latest cast of sexy singletons are sure to find out when their series gets going.
Breakups are tough enough without seeing your former flames getting it on with sexy people every night on your telly, so it's perhaps little wonder jilted lovers speak out.
From one contestant recycling his x-rated snaps, to cheating and racism - there's a lot been said about the Islanders over the years.
Plus, it doesn't stop when you leave the villa as Jack Fincham, 31, has found out.
We recap what ex-boyfriends and girlfriends have had to say about the Love Islanders.
Racism claims
Winter Love Island contestant Connor Durman, 27, set his sights on Sophie Piper, 23, the little sister of Saturdays star Rochelle Humes', 33, when he got into the South African villa.
But fans were left shocked when it came out that he had fired off a string of racist text messages to his former girlfriend Stevie-Leigh Pitch.
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In texts seen by The Sun, he branded Stevie having sex with black men as “rank” and “grim” and labelled the make-up artist, 24, a “slut” and a “slag” for sleeping with them.
A friend of his furious ex said: "It’s disgusting that he can send messages like that given who he's paired up with on the show.
“He kept telling Stevie that it made him sick that she’d seen the guy and was really nasty."
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The former roofer later issued a grovelling apology for the messages and to his Love Island flame.
He wrote in an Instagram post: "Firstly I would like to say I'm extremely sorry for my inappropriate and racist remarks written in the message.
"I completely failed to think about my words and ended up saying something hurtful and insensitive when I was in an angry and emotional state of mind, talking privately with someone close to me."
Unfortunately, Connor and Sophie didn't last after they left the ITV show.
Cheating allegations
When surfer Lucie Donlan, 24, headed into the Majorcan villa, two of her exes had some not so nice things to say about her.
Former partner Freddie Hare was left devastated when he found out about her cheating thanks to a game on the ITV show.
He said: "I’m devastated. Lucie never admitted it to my face, she did it on national TV.
“I had my suspicions but it was heartbreaking to find out I was right all along.”
The shocked photographer said Lucie blamed their split on him refusing to collect her from the airport - but he says they hadn't spoken for a month before she returned.
And the bloke she had the romps with in Australia was revealed to be YouTuber Alex Boulton.
He said: “We spent a month together in the same house in Australia.
“I’m sure you can imagine what we got up to even if it’s not Love Island.”
But that all seems to be left in the past as Lucie has settled down with fellow former islander Luke Mabbot, 27, and the pair are set to tie the knot.
Threat to join the show
Winter Love Island star Callum Jones, 25, was spared a nasty shock after his former girlfriend Lou Dewar threatened to go into the villa.
She posted a poll on her Instagram after seeing the scaffolder couple up with Shaughna Phillips, 28, in the South African villa.
The stunning brunette wrote: "Might go and spice up the island”.
It seemed her followers were up for stirring the pot with 85 per cent voting for her to try it.
But Love Island producers didn't seem to agree and she never showed up.
Lou and Callum appeared to be dating as far back as 2014 according to photos on their social media but it's unclear when they split.
Callum is now loved up with fellow islander Molly Smith, 25, after meeting her in Casa Amor.
The pair now live together and celebrated their two year anniversary in April.
Recycling sexy texts
Stunning model Chloe Ephraim was left devastated when her on-off flame Luke Mabbot appeared on Winter Love Island.
The IT grad claimed she had been preparing to head down to visit him and had been speaking to him just four days before he showed up in the South African villa.
The pair had met in Turkey when she introduced herself thinking he was Justin Beiber, and then they allegedly started a five-year flirtation.
Speaking to The Sun, she branded him a player and claimed he sent her sexy pics that had already been fired over to other girls.
Chloe said: "I didn’t think he was a player and that’s why I liked him.
"But it makes sense as he used to send me intimate photos which already had captions on that he must have sent to other girls.
"I never said anything because I wanted to believe the best of him. My friend also found him on Tinder during a night out in Newcastle but I tried to brush it off.
“We’ve been sending flirty text messages for five years and obviously I thought something was going to happen with us as he kept coming back to me.
“He’d stop talking to me when he got another girlfriend but would always restart with me and I put up with it.”
Luke has since settled down and is set to marry fellow ex-islander Lucie Donlan after proposing in Iceland.
Bad dad allegations
Jack Fincham, 30, won Love Island alongside Dani Dyer, 25, back in 2018, but since then the pair have split and he had a baby with long-term pal Casey Ranger.
But things haven't been smooth sailing as they also split and Casey has been less than complimentary about the former pen salesman.
She alleged back in August last year that he hadn't bothered to see their daughter Blossom in FOUR months.
The NHS worker furiously said that Jack "isn't worthy of being a father".
She posted on Instagram: "The truth is, I have given Blossom's biological father repeated chances to build a relationship with her, I have dismissed his deceitful & conniving behaviour and I have forgiven things that should never have been forgiven - but I did, for the sake of my daughter & him being a part of her life.
"Sadly, he has let her down each time & proved on MANY occasions that he isn’t worthy of being a 'father'.
"Due to his own behaviour, choices & actions - he has no relationship with Blossom & hasn’t seen her since the start of April.
"Previous to that, he hadn’t seen her since June 2020 (again, this was down to his own actions) his reality is a reflection of his own choices and I will not be blamed & labelled as the 'bitter mother' because that’s the easiest & most convenient card for this 'victim' (& his family) to play."
It's not clear how things are between the warring parents, but Jack expressed a desire to be in his daughter's life after getting clean from drugs.
Reunited after villa exit
When Ollie Williams, 26, headed into Winter Love Island in 2020, his former girlfriend Laura Nofer maintained a dignified silence.
She only broke it when the pair decided to reveal they had reconciled after the Cornish landowner realised he was still in love with her.
The pair posed together for a shoot in The Sun to share their rekindled romance and happiness.
Ollie said: "I now realise that Laura is the girl I want to marry. I'm so grateful she has taken me back. We're going to move in together in London over the next few months. I can't wait to start a life with her."
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He claimed their split before the show was due to distance and that he did inform her before appearing on the ITV2 programme.
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During his short time on the telly, Ollie came under fire for his hunting antics which included posing with his kills on social media.
The blonde duo seem to be going strong since they reconciled.
