Love Island's Paige Thorne's friends issue show demand ahead of 'most dramatic recoupling ever'

The final week of Love Island is now in full swing as one loved-up couple will soon be crowned the winner of series eight. After eight long weeks of romance, fallouts, friendships and bombshells, only six couples now remain in the running to bag the £50,000 cash prize.

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill happily posed with fans as he stepped out in Manchester. The 23-year-old was seen out in the city centre on Thursday night (July 21) where he got to catch up with another former islander.

Love Island fans weren't distracted enough by the new arrivals to not notice a problem with the end of the latest episode. The ITV2 dating show was back on screens on Wednesday night (July 20) where it was revealed to viewers who was being dumped from the villa following the previous night's cliffhanger.

Just when you think the drama in Love Island may be coming into an end, bosses always have another trick up their sleeves. And the trick can't get much bigger than throwing in a bunch of bombshells with days to go until the ITV2 dating show's final.

Love Island fans are enjoying seeing what the islanders are getting up to once they leave the villa. And they have been keeping a particularly close eye on Jacques O'Neill after he quit the ITV2 dating show in emotional scenes. The rugby player appeared to have found what he was looking for in Mallorca when he coupled up with Paige Thorne.

Jacques O'Neill has revealed that he already knew Cheyanne before Love Island.The rugby player, 23, quit the reality series last week due to feeling like he wasn't being himself in the villa.This came after him and Paige Thorne went through some drama after his behaviour with Cheyanne in Casa Amor was exposed. Speaking to the Sun, Jacques explained that he met Cheyanne when he was 19 years old. "Cheyanne is a lovely girl, I already knew her from when I was 19, It was weird because I wanted to date her at the time," he revealed.

Jacques O’Neill has opened up about Paige Thorne ’s new romance with Adam Collard after he left Love Island. The 23-year-old made a shock exit from the villa on July 12, and has since admitted that going on the ITV2 dating show was the “worst decision of his life.” On Sunday night he appeared on Love Island Aftersun to chat about the budding romance blooming between his ex-partner Paige, 24 after she kissed bombshell arrival Adam, 26.

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has made his first TV appearance since his shock exit from the Majorcan villa last week. The 23-year-old rugby player walked from the Love Island villa after he said the hit ITV2 dating show left him 'broken', but claimed show bosses urged him to carry on.

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill - and his mum - have been hit by death threats. The professional rugby player, who has ADHD, quit the show last week due to his mental health suffering. Jacques spoke out about how the show had left him "broken" as he blasted producers for trying to pressure him into staying.

Love Island star Jacques O’Neill has told how he was left 'broken' by the hit ITV2 dating show but claims producers urged him to carry on. Rugby player Jacques, 23, quit the TV villa last week after clashing with new arrival Adam Collard over his partner Paige Thorne.