Love Island star Summer Botwe has confirmed that she and Josh Le Grove have split up. She revealed the news just one day after she had an explosive row with fellow contestant Coco Lodge, on a special reunion episode following the end of this summer's series on Sunday (7 August).
Summer took to Instagram to share with her followers that she and Josh have decided to be just "friends", despite pleasing fans of the show when they started dating after being dumped from the villa. "Thank you for all the love and support after the reunion show, it never goes unnoticed," she wrote on her Instagram Stories. "To clarify the 'argument' between me and Coco was heavily edited and there was more to it than what met the eye. "I would also like to clarify that me and Josh are only friends and haven't decided to pursue things romantically at this time." On the reunion show, things quickly got heated between both Summer and Coco as comedian Darren Harriott asked the contestants who had been hooking up since leaving the show. “Come on, spill the tea - who's been getting off with who?” he prompted.
Summer replied: “I know someone who wishes they would have got with someone, but we move…” This was in reference to Coco's appearance on the Saving Grace podcast, where she was asked if she slept with Josh while they were staying in a holding villa. “No and I'm actually annoyed because I feel like I could have now,” she answered. “Talking to him now after I'm like, I feel like it could have happened.
He was like 'Oh, I'm horny' and I was like 'Right, I'm going to take myself to bed.'” She added: “But I don't know why I did that because sorry, he's so fit.
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