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Love Island’s Elma reveals she was desperate to hook up with Joe Garratt in the villa
LOVE Island's Elma Pazar was desperate to couple up with Joe Garratt - but he was already partnered with Lucie Donlan.
Elma, 26, admitted the Essex lad was her real type in the villa and she would've loved to get to know him had he been single.
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Elma had few options when she joined the show last week and was coupled up with Anton Danyluk.
But as she got to know Joe she realised she had eyes for the sandwich man - despite him being accused by fans of gas lighting surfer girl Lucie and making her cry.
Asked to reveal who really turned her head on the ITV2 show, she told The Sun Online: "Having gotten to know them all and living with them all, I think Joe.
"He's a southerner like me and he's really nice.
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"He has a certain banter, and you get on with some people more than others and I think I really got on with him."
Elma left the villa with the 22-year-old on Tuesday night and confirmed they were separated immediately, after The Sun Online revealed he was taken to a safehouse following viewers' backlash.
Elma said: "Yeah Joe and I left at the same time. We spent the day apart."
Joe was eliminated from the show amid a wave of criticism about his "abusive" behaviour and claims he was gaslighting Lucie.
Lucie Donlan cries as Joe Garratt confronts her over her friendship with Tommy Fury on Love Island
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Gaslighting is where you manipulate someone into thinking they've done something wrong when they haven't.
A source told The Sun: "Joe has been in the safehouse since leaving the villa.
"There has been a backlash against him and as part of ITV’s new duty of care, they’re doing everything they can to help him deal with it when he comes out."
Love Island bosses have been in daily contact with Lucie’s family to reassure them that they are offering her support from inside the villa.
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Welfare team members have been on the phone to her mum to keep her informed.
Meanwhile, Joe's family released a statement that said some criticism was "warranted" but he his family and friends know him better.
Joe had made a last-ditch bid to patch things up with Lucie on tonight's show, telling her: "I've never met a girl like you. You're like a unicorn. I have definitely fallen for you. You will be my girlfriend, 100 per cent."
Love Island recap - Catch up on all the action from episode 14 of the 2019 series
What has happened to Joe Garratt so far on Love Island?
- Joe was the fourth boy to walk into the villa and immediately caught the eye of two girls - Lucie and Yewande. Lucie was already coupled up with Michael but ditched him for Joe. Later Anton told Joe he quite liked Lucie and Joe gave him permission to tell her - but lucky for Joe she stood by her man.
- Poor Joe was left single after Tommy stole Lucie from him when he had to choose a girl to couple up with.
- When Lucie went on a date with Tommy Joe did not handle it well, with many viewers branding him "possessive".
- Things looked up for Joe when it was revealed Tommy would be going on a date with new Islander Molly-Mae Hague.
- When it came down to Lucie picking whether to re-couple with Tommy or get back with Joe, she chose the latter.
- Joe and Lucie enjoyed a romantic breakfast date where the catering company owner told her she reminded him of a chicken mayo sandwich... and they say romance is dead!
- Joe and Lucie then enjoyed their second date - paddling. The pair used the alone time to discuss how they really felt about each other. The result? These two are now exclusive.
- In episode nine, Joe and Lucie butted heads with Amy after she accused Lucie of spending too much time with Joe. The sandwich maker comforted his girl and made it clear that Amy's opinion doesn't matter to him.
- But he later cleared things up with Amy's other half - Curtis Pritchard - revealing during a boys spa day that she was upset by her comments about their relationship.
- In episode 12, Joe revealed he was having doubts about Lucie Donlan after watching her whispering to Tommy on the beanbags. He then gave her a harsh dressing down before telling her to become closer with the other girls. However despite their relationship hitting some bumps he still chose to remain coupled up with her during the recoupling.
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