Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide share their first photos outside the villa as cast head home

ITV has been forced to deny rumours circulating on social media that controversial Love Island contestant Jacques O’Neill, 23, was actually removed from the villa for doing an impression of fellow islander and deaf contestant Tasha Ghouri, 23.The allegations, which are unsubstantiated, began swirling after a series of text messages, alleged to be from someone who had met a member of the Love Island team at a party, claimed Jacques was actually removed from the villa for misogynistic behaviour and doing an impression of Tasha who is deaf. Screenshots of texts have appeared online which make claim that these were the shock real reasons behind Jacques' sudden exit from the villa.

Michael Owen has managed to avoid meeting his reality star daughter Gemma's boyfriend Luca Bish by jetting off on holiday.The 42 year old former professional footballer, who had only just reunited with his daughter following her time in the Love Island villa, took to his Instagram feed to announce he had flown off to hotter climates. Sharing a snap of himself dressed in a black T-shirt with his arms folded as he sat in a restaurant, he simply told his 427,000 followers he was out catching "a few days of sun," with a sunglasses emoji.

LOVE Island on-screen reunion was roundly panned by fans - but their wild meet-up last night looked much more fun. Some of the villa's biggest names piled into London's Mnky Hse for food, shots and a lot of Instagram videos in honour of Tasha Ghouri's birthday.

Love Island contestant Jacques O'Neill was forced to leave the villa by producers for alleged misogynistic behaviour and impersonating deaf contestant Tasha Ghouri.Claims began to circulate on social media regarding the way in which Jacques removed himself from the villa prematurely as he was "struggling" with his mental health while the programme was on air in July.But since the show came to end – which saw Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti crowned as this year's winners – someone who claimed to have met someone who works on Love Island said that Jacques was "removed" from the show - a decision he allegedly wasn't happy with.READ MORE: Love Island's Faye Winter warns there's 'no way to prepare' for aftermath of ITV2 showDaily Star contacted ITV regarding the rumour however they have denied the claims are true, saying the statement released at the time of Jacques' exit was the truth.Jacques made an unexpected exit from the reality show after he lost his temper at returning bombshell Adam Collard who appeared to have an interest in his partner Paige Thorne.Speaking about his decision to depart the show last month, Jacques, 23, told The Sun: "I thought if I don’t get myself out things could go horribly wrong and I could get physical."At home you can remove yourself from situations, but in there you had to deal with every situation, and in that moment I took my microphone off, and walked straight through the front doors because I just wanted to get out of that place."Producers tried coming to me, they were like, ‘Jacques, are you OK? I was saying, 'I don’t want to speak to you or anyone.

LOVE Island star Danica has slammed Billy for causing her "lowest moment" in the villa - admitting she almost QUIT over it. The 21-year-old was left in tears after Billy ended things between them, just hours after they got intimate between the sheets. She admits she felt "very disrespected as a woman".

Gemma Owen has fuelled the rumour mill in her latest social media post. The Love Island star, who finished the ITV2 dating show in second place alongside partner Luca Bish, is reportedly set to sign a 'six-figure deal' with a major fashion brand.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, were this year's winning couple on Love Island.They stormed to victory after winning 63.7 per cent of the public vote, which makes them one of the most popular couples in the show's history. Ekin-Su and Davide's fun and lovable antics set them apart from the competition – who can forget Ekin's epic crawl on the balcony in the early stages of the hit dating show? The couple's fiery relationship won fans over and it is understandably unsurprising that fans rooted hard for the pair to win this year and take home the prize money.

It isn’t every day that you find yourself becoming best pals with your girlfriend’s ex, but that is exactly what happened to this year’s dynamic Love Island duo Luca Bish and Jacques O’Neill as they formed a strong bond while in this year’s villa. The unlikely friends were initially at odds within the Mallorcan villa, as Luca seemed to be shaken by the arrival of his partner Gemma Owen ’s ex-boyfriend, Jacques.

She may have missed out on the Love Island crown, but villa bombshell Gemma Owen has a bright future ahead of her - including a personal wealth that looks set to far exceed the show’s £50k prize money. The 19 year old daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen found love on this year’s show with Brighton fishmonger Luca Bish, 23 - but even without scooping that coveted win, the star has already bagged herself a six figure clothing brand deal, just one week on from leaving the villa.

Love Island star Adam Collard has responded to comments Jacques O'Neill made about his and Paige Thorne's budding romance. Adam, 26, was quick to fire back at Jacques, 23, on social media after the rugby player took part in an Instagram Live alongside fellow Islander Luca Bish, 23, and made a dig at Adam and Paige's relationship.

Love Island star Ekin-Su was hit up by actor Noah Schnapp, known for his role as Will Byers in the Netflix series Stranger Things, and the child star opened up about their exchange.The 17-year-old said that he privately messaged Ekin-Su and she replied upon her departure from the villa.He spoke to his co-star Millie Bobby Brown via Instagram Live and told all the listeners about his conversation with the 2022 Love Island winner.READ MORE: Love Island champ Davide teased he and Ekin-Su are set to get their own showNoah left viewers shocked as she revealed: “I DM’d Ekin-Su and she answered me.”Millie, 18, dropped her jaw in amazement as Noah continued to explain that they had actually had a video call together.Millie then responded by mocking Davide Sanclimenti’s catchphrase: “You are a liar”.Fans were also in disbelief and turned to Twitter to discuss the revelation.One said: “This is the most random crossover we didn’t know we needed,” while another said that Noah “shooting his shot” with a “hot older woman” will “never not be funny”.Love Island has become somewhat of a hit stateside and the Netflix actor has clearly been influenced as he has also spoken to a previously islander.Lucinda Strafford, who was in the villa back in 2021, has also had a chat with the star and spoke to On Demand Entertainment about their convo.She said: “He messaged me being like: ‘Oh my god, I love you so much.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have been super busy ever since they returned home from the villa, after winning the ITV2 show with an impressive 63.7 per cent of the public vote. They are one of the most popular Love Island couples who have a massive and dedicated fan base. Ekin-Su now has 2.6 million followers on Instagram, whilst Davide has 1.7 million followers.

GEMMA Owen has been offered almost £1million to sign a fashion deal with PrettyLittleThing as top brands fight for the star. The reality TV star - who rose to fame on the ITV2 dating show this summer - met with the clothing giant's boss Umar Kamani today, and has been offered a big money deal.

LOVE Island stars Deji Adeniyi and Lacey Edwards have split after the bombshell hunk was accused of sleeping with fellow Islander Coco Lodge. Deji and Lacey, 25, starred on this year’s series and fired up a romance after instantly hitting it off, but it seems the spark wasn’t to last outside of the villa. A source exclusively told The Sun that the pair are no longer seeing each other, and that they never went on a date after they left the hit ITV2 show, with his night with Coco being the “last straw” for Lacey.

LOVE Island star Jacques has been accused of “stalking” former flame Paige Thorne after a fan caught him watching her Instagram stories. Paige, 24, and Jaques, 23, had a short-lived romance on the show, with the rugby lad choosing to sensationally quit the villa and Paige moving on with Adam Collard, 26.

Gemma Owen was spotted arriving in Manchester on Tuesday 9 August, shortly after rumours began circulating about a 'six-figure deal' between the Love Island star and fashion brand BooHoo. Gemma, 19, is believed to be the first Islander from the 2022 series to land a huge money deal despite coming in second place, alongside Luca Bish.The international dressage rider, who is the eldest daughter of former footballer Michael Owen, has reportedly had a number of brands interested in working with her, but is said to have been snapped up by popular fast fashion brand BooHoo.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has revealed that she thought Gemma Owen and Luca Bish would win Love Island 2022 for “obvious reasons”. The Turkish actress from Essex, 27, and her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, also 27, triumphed in the dating series with 63.7% of the public vote, while Luca, 23, and Gemma, 19, came second with 14.5%, according to ITV. Speaking on the Capital Radio Breakfast Show on Tuesday, Ekin-Su said that she is “still shocked” that she clinched the title with the Italian business owner.

DANICA Taylor has defended Luca Bish after he was accused of being jealous in the villa. The Love Island bombshell has opened up about living with the pair – saying his behaviour is simply down to liking her so much. Speaking to OK! Magazine with partner Jamie Allen, Danica explained: “Luca’s just besotted by the girl.

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.

THE new cast of Celebs Go Dating were spotted arriving for filming today for the first time. The agency has opened its doors once again to some very familiar faces – who looked excited to get going.

LOVE Island fans have spotted "proof" that Luca Bish was furious about Davide and Ekin-Su winning. In Sunday night's pre-filmed episode, all of this year's Love Island stars came together for the first time since leaving the villa.