Love Island quitter Jacques O’Neill has said he feared things “could get physical” with Adam Collard before he decided to leave the villa.
The rugby player left the villa this week in emotional scenes that left his couple partner Paige Thorne in tears, before she moved on with Adam.
When Adam arrived as a bombshell, he made it clear he was keen to get to know Paige and after a few whispers from other islanders, Jacques looked ready to blow up.
READ MORE: ‘Broken’ Jacques O’Neill claims Love Island bosses coaxed him to stay on ITV2 show
Now, the 23-year-old has admitted: “I thought if I don’t get myself out things could go horribly wrong and I could get physical.”
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Speaking to The Sun, Jacques said: “I was feeling so mentally drained, I just wanted to go home and get myself right.
“It broke me and I was already broken. I was crying my eyes out. I couldn’t cope.”
At the time of his exit, Love Island released a statement which read: “Jacques has made the decision to leave the Villa. He will explain his reasons to the Islanders during tonight’s episode.
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“We fully support his decision and look forward to seeing what’s next for Jacques.”
Following Jacques’s new bombshell claims, a show spokesperson told Daily Star: “We cannot comment on any individual’s medical records owing to confidentiality and our own duty of care towards the Islanders, however we have rigorous and extensive checks in place to assess Islanders’ physical and mental health in advance of being cleared to enter the Villa. This is something we take extremely seriously.
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“As we said at the time, Jacques made the decision to leave and we respected that decision. Islanders are welcome to leave should they choose to do so and we would never put pressure on someone to stay in the Villa.”
Jacques also claimed that show bosses tried to persuade him to stay in the show after he went to them to say he wanted to leave.
But he was determined he wanted to go, and left the villa on the Sunday night, before viewers found out on the Tuesday.
Love Island airs nightly at 9pm on ITV2
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