Kady McDermott in backstage showdown with Love Island producers over ‘secret boyfriend’

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Ella Barnes has been called out as a "liar" by Love Island star Tyrique Hyde's brother, following yet more explosive scenes in the Love Island villa. On Sunday night's instalment, 16 July, bombshell Ella B, 23, spoke to Ella Thomas, 24, about when she kissed Tyrique, also 24, in a nightclub two months ago, saying: "He did say to me, 'It's a shame it was our last kiss'." There was trouble ahead when Tyrique argued with Ella T, refuting championship dancer Ella B's claims and insisting she had lied. Now, Tyrique's brother Mekhi Hyde has come out in support of his brother, also suggesting that Ella B isn't telling the truth.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island fans were left in stitches after Kady McDermott's 'dramatic' reaction to Leah and Montel being dumped from the villa.Their exit, which was aired on Thursday night's episode, follows that of Catherine and Elom, which aired on Wednesday night, although it was filmed on the same night. After Catherine and Elom left, Leah and Montel, Sammy and Jess, and Kady and Ouzy were at risk of being dumped. When it was revealed that Leah and Montel would leave, the Islanders were shocked - not least Kady who said: "Is that a joke?" as she questioned why Amber and Scott - who are not in a romantic couple - were still in the villa over Leah and Montel.

Chaos is set to arrive in the Love Island villa as Kady makes a rather unexpected announcement, leaving her fellow islanders shocked. The sneak peek at tonight's episode sees Kady raise a glass as she says: “Well, let’s cheers to an eventful day, a good day, great people, honest opinions and maybe not so honest opinions, let’s have a good night.” As her fellow Islanders raise a toast, Kady decides to make an announcement about two of the villa residents, adding: “Also, congrats to Zach and Molly to being officially closed off.” This catches Zach off-guard as he sarcastically says: “Wow, what a cheers…I aint even cheersing to that.” Reacting to the shock announcement, Mitch adds: "What? You didn’t tell us about that!" Kady McDermott's explosive first time in Love Island villa as she brings back 'season two drama' View gallery However, Molly doesn't seem to pleased at Kady's antics, responding: "Yeah, she just brought it up, thanks babe" while shaking her head.

Millie Court has been branded 'unreal' as she shared gorgeous pictures from her recent holiday to Mykonos, looking back as she wished to return.The former Love Island star, who is reportedly back together with fellow winner Liam Reardon, posed in a bubble gum pink string detailed bikini for the picture, showing off her glowing tan. Adding a pair of feathered drop earrings to match the beachy look, she had her blonde locks left straight and added a seashell choker around her neck while pouting towards the camera.The beauty captioned the pics: "Pink to make ME wink," as a slew of other ITV2 stars took to the comment section to gush over her.

Chyna Mills and Neil Jones are making the most of their final weeks as a family of two, with a sun-soaked holiday in California. Known to TV fans for appearing in Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing respectively, the 24 and 41 year old stars were photographed hand-in-hand on a Californian beach this week as the waves washed over their feet.

There is tension in the Love Island villa as a teaser for Tuesday night's episode of the show sees the Islanders summoned to the fire pit. It looks like there is set to be a recoupling, as the camera focused on Sammy and Scott looking very worried.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger in the Love Island villa, Jess Harding and Sammy Root once again baffled fans as they indulged in a spot of dental hygiene while lounging on the terrace. The loved up couple, who have been embroiled in an on-off again relationship during their time on the show, proved that no subject was off limits, when Jess stepped in to help Sammy floss his teeth on Saturday’s (8 July) episode of Unseen Bits.

Davide Sanclimenti has been spotted hanging out with a Love Island co-star just a day after announcing his split from Ekin-Su Culculoglu. Ekin-Su and Davide have separated less than one year after being crowned the winners of Love Island season eight.The 27-year-old model and entrepreneur shared the news of the split on his Instagram Stories and said that the pair were "no longer together" but that he wished his former partner "nothing but the best". He said: "@ekinsuofficial and I are no longer together.

Marcus Rashford, the Manchester United footballer, has been seen spending time with Natalia Zoppa, a former Love Island contestant, during his off-season in California.This comes shortly after his reported split from his fiancee, Lucia Loi, with the pair calling off their engagement after he proposed to her in May of the previous year. Following the news of his split, Marcus was snapped arriving at a Miami hotel with personal trainer Courtney Caldwell.

Love Island viewers were confused as Zachariah Noble appeared to refer to Kady McDermott as ‘old’ during a chat. Zach, 25, and Kady, 27, have been exploring a potential connection following Molly’s shock departure from the villa, when during a conversation Zach began complimenting Kady for her looks. Kady - who first appeared in series 2 of Love Island in 2016 - seemed quite pleased at the compliment until things took a slightly awkward turn.

Since arriving in the Love Island villa for the second time last week, it’s safe to say Kady McDermott has changed a lot since she first made her debut on the show all the way back in 2016. During her first appearance on the show’s second series, Kady was a fresh faced twenty year old just starting out in the world and hoping to find love - something which she initially did with fellow contestant Scott Thomas, although the romance only lasted for a year outside the villa.

We can’t get enough of this season of Love Island’s dramatic twist, which sees former contestant Kady McDermott returning to the villa for a second chance at finding love. The 27 year old first appeared on the second season of Love Island in 2016 where she coupled up with Scott Thomas, with the pair keeping their relationship going for a year after the show before calling it quits.

Hearts have been racing in Love Island's iconic heart rate challenge tonight.The famous challenge, which features in every season of Love Island, sees the Islanders flaunt their stuff in raunchy outfits and give their fellow co-stars a lap dance.The aim of the game is to see who's heart rate rises the most; the girls or the boys. In tonight's episode of Love Island season 10, we saw Catherine Taylor drop her cape, Ella Thomas twerk in diamantés, and Mal Nichols dance in leopard print. But the one dance that got the girls dramatically blocking their vision was Sammy Root in his tiny gold shorts.

Love Island may be all about finding love, but it’s become known for its challenges too. From the classic game of truth or dare to the more disgusting food challenges, the show has gained a reputation for testing its couples with plenty of fun and games. And perhaps no challenge on the show is as notorious as the iconic heart rate dance challenge which sees contestants sport a series of sexy outfits and perform a lap dance in order to get heart rates up.

Seven years after last appearing in the Love island villa, Kady McDermott once again dusted off her bikinis as she returned to the ITV2 dating show this week as a surprise bombshell. The 27-year-old star first rose to fame on the second series of the show back in 2016, where she quickly found love with fellow contestant Scott Thomas.

Love Island's Amy Hart has sent fans wild thanks to her new theory about Molly Marsh after the latter was brutally dumped on Friday night's episode in a huge twist. Less than 24 hours after Kady McDermott, 27, had returned to the villa for the first time in seven years as a bombshell, the Love Island icon was forced to make a difficult decision when she was tasked with stealing a boy from one of the girls.

Love Island's Kady McDermott has already made a dig at her ex Scott Thomas, just moments after arriving in the villa.The 27-year-old rose to fame back in 2016 when she appeared on the second series of the show. She was famously coupled up with Scott Thomas and despite not winning the show the pair came third and carried on their romance on the outside. Kady and Scott moved in together and they even spoke about marriage.

Love Island's Joanna Chimonides has shared her reaction to best friend Kady McDermott rejoining the ITV2 dating show. Kady, 27, who first appeared on Love Island in 2016, entered the villa as a bombshell on Friday night, where she had to pick one boy, Zachariah Noble, to couple up with, resulting in a girl, Molly Marsh, being dumped.Taking to Instagram ahead of her pal's villa debut, Joanna, 26, who appeared on Love Island in 2019, wrote alongside a picture of Kady on the show: "The secret is out! Go smash it my girllll!! @kadymcdermott ahhhh" with heart emojis.

Just when you thought things in the Love Island villa couldn’t get any more dramatic, the surprising return of former Love Island alumni Kady McDermott looks destined to drum up trouble in the coming days as she sets her sights firmly on finding love for a second time. As regular viewers will know, Kady first shot to fame on the show back in 2016, when she famously coupled up with her villa beau Scott Thomas after experiencing a whirlwind of emotions while in the villa.