The drama of this year's Love Island is starting to feel like a distant memory as we continue to see the loved-up couples get on with their new lives outside the famous villa.
11.08.2022 - 23:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has issued a lengthy statement amid a row about his behaviour while in the villa. The former rugby player quit the ITV2 dating show last month in one of the most emotional moments in the 2022 series.
He decided to leave the villa amid the fallout of annual 'relationship test' Casa Amor saying he needed to "get back to himself". After leaving the villa, Jacques has said that taking part in the show was the 'worst decision of his life'. But he has since signed to Manchester's Social PR, run by former islander Scott Thomas.
However, Jacques has since been involved in a row about his behavior while in Mallorca, just over a week since the Love Island final aired and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the show's latest winners. He has no taken to social media to apologise and told fans how he is now in therapy.
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In the statement, fellow islander Gemma Owen's ex-boyfriend said "there is work that needs to be done on myself" and that he is "not asking for sympathy." Jacques' statement comes after fellow Islander Remi Lambert made a post in which he claimed he felt picked on by Jacques and Luca Bish.
The post was also liked by fellow Islander Tasha Ghouri who has since unfollowed Jacques on social media, as has her boyfriend Andrew Le Page. Reacting to recent events, 23-year-old Jacques penned in a message posted to his Instagram Story on Thursday (August 11): "I just want to acknowledge the situation that's happening right now and apologise if my behaviour has caused offence or been misinterpreted over the last few weeks.
"I genuinely have no bad feelings towards anyone
The drama of this year's Love Island is starting to feel like a distant memory as we continue to see the loved-up couples get on with their new lives outside the famous villa.
Love Island beauty Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has addressed talk that she edits her photos as she hit the gym. The stunning actress, from Essex, shared video clips of herself working out ahead of her 28th birthday.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has predicted when she thinks boyfriend Andrew Le Page will PROPOSE just weeks after making it 'official' in the show's famous villa. The loved-up couple haven't left each other's sides since the final of the ITV2 dating show at the start of the month.
Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu appears to have poked fun at one of the rules the islander had to follow while in the famous villa as she continues to enjoy her freedom. The 27-year-old star of the ITV2 dating show took to Instagram to share a snap of herself at an outdoor bar in London.
Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has shared a huge update on her relationship with Davide Sanclimenti despite them currently being apart. The Turkish actress made a solo appearance on ITV's Lorraine on Monday morning (August 15). She spoke to Christine Lampard about her post-villa experience and relationship with the self-proclaimed 'Italian snack'.
Fans are 'obsessed' as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti shared their journey after emerging triumphant from the Love Island villa almost two weeks ago. The show winners have been making radio and TV appearances while meeting adoring fans and now they have revealed some exciting news while teasing another big announcement.
Love Island fans have been flooding Davide Sanclimenti with the same request as he posed with girlfriend Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. The couple, who won the ITV2 dating show last week, have spent a few days in Manchester together.
Love Island bosses have been forced to deny online rumours that former contestant Jacques O'Neill was removed from the villa for bullying Tasha Ghouri.
Love Island star Luca Bish may as well be back in the villa as he posted a sun-soaked snap of himself on holiday on social media. The 23-year-old took to Instagram a day after Gemma Owen teased the pair's holiday plans.
They won the hearts of viewers during their eight week stint on Love Island while finding each other and Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu received a warm welcome as they arrived at Manchester Piccadilly train station. After appearing on Capital FM in London the loved-up pair got the train to Davide's home city to spend a few days together.
Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have revealed they plan to move in together during their first live interview since leaving the villa. The loved-up couple were reunited on Sunday night (August 7) after going their separate ways following the recording of the ITV2 dating show's reunion.
Love Island fans appear to have been left underwhelmed after tuning in to find out what had happened with this year's islanders after they left the famous villa. Laura Whitmore was back on screen on Sunday night (August 7) as she hosted the ITV2 dating show's reunion.
They had only been away from our screens for less than a week but the finalists of Love Island 2022 were reunited for a special 90-minute episode on Sunday night (August 7). The ITV2 dating show's host Laura Whitmore led the programme's reunion after the eighth series of the hit ITV2 dating show concluded last Monday evening (August 1).
Love Island fans were stunned by a remark made by host Laura Whitmore while interviewing runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish on Sunday night's reunion show. Nineteen-year-old dressage rider Gemma found love with fishmonger Luca, 23, during their two months in the famous villa in Mallorca.
Dressage rider Gemma Owen had fans in tears as she shared a heart-warming video of the moment she returned home after two months in the Love Island villa. Gemma, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael, posted a touching clip on her Instagram of her walking through the door of the plush family abode to be met by her beloved pet dogs and horse.
ITV Love Island 's Luca Bish put paid to any split rumours between him and partner Gemma Owen ahead of the reality show's reunion special this weekend. The fishmonger, from Brighton, has fought off speculation that he and dressage rider Gemma split after the pair were seen enduring a frosty taxi ride home.
Lovebirds Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page have swapped numbers as they headed back to the UK after winning hearts and finding love in Mallorca. The smitten couple, who came fourth in the ITV2 dating contest, had a rocky journey when earlier in the eight week series Tasha admitted to wanting to get to know bombshell Charlie Radnedge, then Andrew recoupled with Coco Lodge in Casa Amor.
They won the hearts of viewers on Love Island while falling in love in the famous ITV2 villa in Mallorca, and Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are clearly smitten as they landed back in the UK. On Monday night the loved-up couple were crowned winners of the popular dating contest and now they've jetted home to begin a new journey together.
Love Island has sparked hundreds more complaints in its final week, it has been revealed. The ITV2 dating show came to an end on Monday night (August 1) with host Laura Whitmore heading into the Mallorcan villa to reveal the winners of the 2022 series.
Luca Bish has addressed his "protective" behaviour of Gemma Owen on this year's Love Island in an Instagram live video shortly after leaving the villa.The 23 year old was subject to tweets accusing him of being protective of 19 year old Gemma during their time on the hit ITV2 dating show, where they finished in second place.They were beaten only by Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, both 27, who won with a landslide 63.7% of the vote. After leaving the villa, Luca and fellow finalists Andrew Le Page and Dami Hope hosted an Instagram live, showing the finalists getting ready to jet back to the UK.