Judi Love's Love Island verdict: 'Tyrique is a self-professed player - but at least he's honest!'

Love Island viewers are convinced they've managed to rumble Tyrique Hyde's secret "game plan" in the villa as the dramatics continued to unfold after Casa Amor during the latest instalment. As Ella Thomas was left feeling really upset after an angry Tyrique blasted her for bringing bombshell Ouzy See back with her, Tyrique decided to cut his losses. Hurt by the Glasgow Islander's actions, the football player decided to pull Kady McDermott for a chat and use the opportunity to get to know her instead.

Love Island fans have been left bemused after Montel Mackenzie and Sammy Root followed Tyrique Hyde's rather bizarre advice as he encouraged them to kiss some of the Casa Amor girls.Tonight's episode, 4 July, saw Tyrique encourage Sammy to kiss two different girls to see whom he liked more and advise Montel to kiss Tink Reading, despite appearing to be quite happy with Leah Taylor, with whom he was coupled up with ahead of Casa Amor.Taking to Twitter fans were left rather confused as to why they would follow Tyrique's advice, with one writing: "tyrique is actually a cult leader i cant believe they’re listening to him like this #LoveIsland" "montel on his way to kiss a girl he doesnt like because captain ty told him to #loveisland" quipped another. And a third added: "not tyrique gaslighting the guys to kiss the girls so he can be seen as the innocent one [crying emoji] #LoveIsland" Others pointed out that Scott van der Sluis had not been following Ty's advice, theorising that this may be why they pair don't appear to get one, with one fan arguing: "now i see why tyrique doesn’t like scott, because scott doesn’t follow him like the others [two crying emojis] #loveIsland" Another tweeted: "see how Scott isn’t being bullied into lipsing any girl? this is why tyrique wanted to beat him earlier on [crying emoji]" #loveisland It comes after fans begged for Ella Thomas, who was previously coupled up with Tyrique to instead recouple with Casa Amor boy Ouzy See, after revealing that they has a connection on the outside.

With summer just around the corner, our OK! columnist Judi Love says she has no intention of jumping on the "Rat Girl Summer" craze.. Created by TikTok creator Lola, the hot girl summer alternative encourages women to "embrace the rodent energy" and spend the summer scurrying around the streets and "nibbling our little snacks". But for Loose Women panellist Judi, it's a step too far.

While in the Love Island villa, Molly Marsh found a connection with fellow Islander Zachariah Noble and, despite initially ruffling a few feathers, the pair’s relationship appeared to be going from strength-to-strength. However, after a shock recoupling saw bombshell Kady McDermott re-enter the villa and choose to couple up with Zach, TV personality Molly was left single and was immediately dumped from the show.

Love Island looks set for explosive scenes on Friday night as former Islander Kady McDermott returns to the villa as a bombshell. In a first look teaser video, it sees Kady, 27, turn Tyrique Hyde's head in a twist as he has been paired up and happy with model Ella Thomas.

It’s official, Love Island favourite Kady McDermott is heading back into the villa to look for romance, seven years after first appearing on the show back in 2016.The 27 year old star, who first shot to fame on season 2 of the show, was revealed to be returning to the villa at the end of Thursday night’s episode, with a teaser revealing the stunning brunette had barely changed a bit! Easily one of the most famous stars to have come out of the show, Kady previously finished third in her series alongside ex partner Scott Thomas, but clearly has every intention of taking home the Love Island crown with her second time in the Mallorcan villa. Since appearing on the show, Kady has enjoyed a series of high profile romances, including with TOWIE star Myles Barnett, and even managed to enjoy a brief fling with Matty Cash.

Whilst it would be completely normal to assume contestants on Love Island are looking for their idea love match, this wasn't lthe case for one of last year's favourites, Luca Bish. Speaking to OK! exclusively, the 24 year old told us that he "didn't go there for a swim and to fall in love." Every year thousands of singletons around the country apply for a place in the villa in the hope of finding the one, but as the ITVX show has grown in popularity, some viewers have questioned whether certain contestants are searching for a mega-bucks clothing line deal, or a boost in social media numbers, rather than a romantic soulmate.

Love Island's Tyrique Hyde has given viewers the ick with a controversial footwear choice that distracted those watching his hideaway scenes.The footballer, 24, and his partner Ella Thomas, 23, became the first couple this series to get the chance to visit the hideaway, a private space away from the main villa where contestants can get intimate. But despite the racy scenes, viewers couldn't take their eyes off one jarring feature.

When the islanders are in the Love Island villa, they are banned from knowing anything about the outside world.That includes everything from what people are saying about them to simple things like the time.Those rules are in place even though every islander has a phone. However, in the winter series of the show best friends Casey O'Gorman and Tom Clare broke into their phones.The crafty duo managed to break into the phones and connect to the wifi while they were still in the South African villa, but the boys were stopped quickly by their fellow islander, Tanya Manhenga has told the Daily Star.

Winter Love Island runner up Tanya Manhenga has revealed some “weird” Love Island villa rules that contestants had to follow, from using the toilet to eating lunch. Speaking on the Cocktails and Takeaways podcast, Tanya, 23, opened up about some aspects of villa life that viewers at home don’t get to see.

Shortly after the latest Love Island series kicked off, it was revealed that Islanders Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde already knew each other from outside the villa. However, in an awkward turn of events, the encounter clearly wasn’t a memorable one for Tyrique as he claimed he couldn’t remember it. Tyrique, 24, is a semi-professional footballer who originally hails from Essex and currently plays as a midfielder for East Sussex club Lewes FC.

Love Island bosses are continuing to shake things up in the villa and fans are thrilled by all the drama so far, despite the show only being in its second week. A sneak peek of tonight’s episode revealed a new bombshell entering the villa, and fans are saying he is the spitting image of another memorable Islander. Meet Scott Van Der Sluis, a 22-year-old footballer hailing from Connah's Quay in North Wales, who fans are already comparing to former Love Island star Jacques O'Neill, Paige Thorne's ex-boyfriend.

Love Island has returned to television screens for its tenth series with a new batch of singletons leading the summer 2023 line-up. And one person who knows all too well about appearing on the ITV2 show is Tasha Ghouri.Tasha, 24, was the first-ever deaf contestant to appear on Love Island in 2022, where she found love with Andrew Le Page and finished in fourth place with the dishy real estate agent, 28.

Love Island star Jess Harding has made herself and her family a very big promise – no sex on TV! The beautician, 22, says she’d hate for her grandfather to see her intimate moments on screen and insists she can wait until she leaves to act on any feelings. “I’m just going to enjoy the moment. I’m not having sex on TV, my poor grandad!” she said.

Loose Women star and OK! columnist Judi Love has issued her thoughts on the brand new series of Love Island, praising ITV for including a shake-up to the show and predicting further messiness. Writing in her weekly column, the stand-up comedian also reflected on her recent Barbadian birthday extravaganza, offers her support to musician Lewis Capaldi following the cancellation of his tour, offers her condolences to the family of US TV star Jackie O who passed away last week, and congratulates rapper Burna Boy for making history.

A Love Island spoiler for Monday night's episode sees Tyrique Hyde tell his partner on the show, Ella Thomas, that his feelings for her need to be tested by the arrival of a new person into the villa. Despite the pair seemingly getting off to a rocky start - with Ella telling Tyrique that they'd met outside of the villa but he had no recollection - feelings appear to be developing on both sides.

Winter Love Island finalist Samie Elishi looked stunning as she enjoyed the sunny temperatures in the UK this weekend.The former islander, 23, stripped down to a brown strapless bikini top and green shorts as she lapped up the sunshine with her friends in a London park, sipping on a cool beverage as they chatted away.The star wore a pair of dark sunglasses and later covered up in a shirt that matched her shorts as she lounged in a camping chair as temperatures hit over 30 degrees. Samie's chilled weekend comes after rumours that she has reunited with her ex Tom Clare.The pair split just one month after they left the Love Island villa in March, claiming their romance wasn't "going anywhere." At the time Tom was based up north in Macclesfield and Barnsley while Samie was based in the capital, which is said to have played a factor in the pair's decision to split.

Liberty Poole has been praised for showing off her "normal" and "non edited" body.The former Love Islander, 23 took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a series of snaps as she posed candidly while on a Mediterranean cruise with co-star and close pal Kaz Kamwi, 28.The TV personality donned a pair of black bikini bottoms and a cropped grey sweatshirt as she posed outside on the boat deck. Showing off her curved figure, she happily held her tummy and threw her arms up in the air. She wrote the caption: "Hands up in the air if you ain’t got a 6 pack and you just don’t care." The 23 year old styled her long brunette hair in loose waves and opted for full makeup as she confidently worked the camera.

Tyrique Hyde faced severe backlash from Love Island fans after trying to justify his body count by comparing it to fellow islander Catherine Agbaje 's own confession. In Tuesday's episode, the islanders engaged in a game that involved sharing some of their more risqué secrets.

Olivia Hawkins is without a doubt one of Love Island's most memorable Islanders, known for her fiery wit and not holding back when speaking her mind. Which is why she is the perfect person to become OK!'s weekly Love Island guest columnist, where she will discuss all of the goings on in the villa, from the love matches, to the tears, the tantrums and, of course, the drama.The launch of the summer series took place on Monday, June 5, with a fresh batch of sexy new singletons looking for love. Into the villa went Jess Harding and Ruchee Gurung, followed by Mitchel Taylor and Andre Furtado.