Gemma Owen’s rugby star ex Jacques O’Neill has been confirmed as the latest star to enter the Love Island villa.
Friday night’s episode (June 10) saw the islanders rocked by the first recoupling of the series, but more chaos is on the way as it ended with Gemma finding out her ex is the latest bombshell to enter the ITV2 show.
The shocked teen said: “Oh my god, that’s my ex-boyfriend” as the show teased Sunday’s episode, which is sure to spill facts about Gemma’s former flame.
Host Iain Stirling was heard saying “On Sunday night, say hello to the new boy”, before Gemma informed the girls it was her ex boyfriend.
Another islander is heard saying “s**t” as Tasha looked gobsmacked at the arrival.
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Gemma’s ex-boyfriend Jacques O’Neill works as a professional rugby player for Castleford Tigers and hails from the heart of Leeds.
His family confirmed he was joining Love Island as they shared a topless snap of the beefcake on social media.
Their caption read: “It’s official!!!!! Jacques has hung his boots boots up for love and is entertaining the @loveisland villa. #Love #LoveIsland.”
The 23-year-old sportsman began playing for Castleford Tigers as a teen, and has been hailed as one of rugby’s hottest prospects.
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He has already played for the England Knights with 29 caps for the Tigers.
A string of injuries which culminated in hamstring surgery have seen him miss around 12 months of action, but that will now be put to one side as he goes looking for love on the show.
A statement released by the Tigers said: “Castleford Tigers can today confirm that the club has agreed to release Jacques O’Neill from his contract to allow him to pursue another opportunity.”
Fans flocked to Twitter to share their thoughts about Gemma’s ex joining the show.
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One gasped: “Imagine going onto love island to find love AND YOUR EX WALKS IN… enjoy that Gemma“
A second commented: “Gemma’s EX??? this is about to be GOOD telly !!”
A third penned: “Casa Amor has a lot to live up to already I mean it’s week one and they’ve sent Gemma’s ex boyfriend in”
A fourth added: “that’s my ex boyfriend’… ew. are u kidding? is this becoming the Gemma show?”
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Gemma had just coupled up with Luca Bish in the first recoupling of the series, which handed all the power over to the boys as they got to choose with ladies to pair up with.
The recoupling left Paige Thorne and Afia Tonkmor single, but Masters student Liam Llewellyn left the villa earlier that day.
It meant there was no one left for the girls to couple up with which saved them from being dumped from the island.
Love Island continues on weekdays from 9pm on ITV2 or on the ITV Hub.
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