Love Island’s Joe Garratt entered the villa alongside twins Jess and Eve Gale on Monday night (February 5) and is set to shake things up.
The 27-year-old first appeared on the show in 2019, when he formed a connection with blonde beauty Lucie Donlan. The pair were growing closer before Tommy Fury entered and recoupled with Lucie.
Lucie was torn between the two, however, Joe was booted from the show before they could explore anything further. Shortly after Lucie left the villa, they rekindled their romance.
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Though they held off on sharing their love with the world, the couple eventually went public with their relationship. It appeared the pressures of a relationship in the public eye was too much for the couple as they were plagued by split rumours just weeks later.
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But this was just a ploy to keep their romance as private as they could. In September 2019, the 25-year-old confirmed they were still together.
“We’re still going strong,” she told The Sun. “What we were doing is telling everyone we were friends because we wanted to keep the pressure off.
Lucie added: “We wanted to get to know each other and didn’t want everyone else knowing. So we got together seriously… and it shows that it’s real.”
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However, just a few months later, the couple officially called it quits after growing apart due to their hectic work schedules. A source told The Sun at the time: “Joe and Lucie have decided to end things between them.
“They’ve been so busy with work lately that it’s made it difficult for them to find time to see each other. They just grew apart.”
Shortly after their split, Joe was spotted putting on a cosy display with fellow Love Island star Amber Gill, 26, who was crowned winner of their series alongside Greg O’Shea. Joe was stood between Amber’s legs as she perched on a stool in a club.
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The fan who captured their affectionate display on camera claimed they had been kicked out and banned from the club after taking the video. Lucie didn’t publicly respond to the video, however, she did share a post around the same time that said: “Always trust your instincts.”
During their time in the villa, Joe came under fire from fans after they accused him of “manipulation and abuse”. He vehemently denied the claims, saying at the time: “I didn’t manipulate or abuse her. I am gutted that it has been perceived in that way because it wasn’t like that at all.”
Defending his actions, he added: “I may have worded things wrong and the cameras are on you 24/7. I may have slipped up but I am only human.”
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Lucie has been in a relationship with fellow Love Island star Luke Mabbott since 2020. In December the following year, Luke, 28, popped the question during a romantic holiday in Finland.
There appears to be no hard feelings between Joe and Lucie as he shared his thoughts after she went public with her new man. “As long as she’s happy that’s all that really matters, that’s all I really care about,” he told OK. “I think we had our time and it was amazing.
Joe continued: “It was a massive whirlwind obviously when you first come out and I’ll always cherish that with her because there’s no one else I experienced that with. We had our good times, we had our really good times. It’s just unfortunate that it ended but at the same time as long as she’s happy, that’s all I really care about now.”
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