ITV Love Island's Adam Collard addresses Paige 'split' rumours as they spend first days in UK apart
04.08.2022 - 14:17
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Love Island star Adam Collard has addressed his relationship with Paige Thorne after suggestions the pair had 'split' just after leaving the villa. The couple, who became 'exclusive' during the few weeks together in Mallorca, just missed out on Monday's final, leaving in fifth place on the islander's penultimate day in the villa.
Their newfound romance began when Adam, 26, became the first Love Island contestant to ever make a return as a bombshell contestant after he previously appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2018 where he caused quite the stir both inside the villa and outside of it.
While fans had high hopes for Adam to stir up the drama this time around, viewers got the complete opposite as he quickly became smitten with Welsh paramedic Paige after her love interest Jacques O'Neill quit the show to protect his own mental health following the fallout from Casa Amor.
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Despite Jacques, 23, saying he'd wait for Paige, the 24-year-old explored her connection with Adam and the pair soon become inseparable before just missing out on a spot in the final four. However, eagle-eyed fans have already been asking whether things were already over for them after noticing the pair didn't seem to be together after returning home.
During a Q&A session on Instagram, one fan asked Adam: "Are you and Paige still together?" And in response, the fitness buff replied: "I bl**dy hope so since I’m seeing her tomorrow [Thursday]. Course we are, I can’t wait just family comes first x."
Paige has stayed pretty silent on her social media pages, only sharing a post to thank fans after clocking up one million followers. Adam, meanwhile,