Sunday night’s Love Island episode spiralled into pandemonium when Olivia Hawkins stormed back into the villa during the semi-final, causing mayhem by accusing Grace Jackson of sending damning texts prior to her explosive entrance on the show.
The ousted contestants had returned to cast their votes for the couple they believe should be sent packing before Monday night’s ITV finale.
In the firing line were couples Elma Pazar and Sammy Root, Harriett Blackmore and Ronnie Vint, as well as Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame, the Mirror reports.
While placing her vote, Liv seized the moment to alert her friend Luca Bish with disturbing insights she’d gleaned from texts allegedly penned by Grace, suggesting she was angling for a fauxmance to clinch victory.
She said: “So I’ve seen text messages of Grace just saying to someone that she’ll do whatever it takes to win the show this time from someone back home,” Liv dropped the bombshell, stunning everyone in the villa.
Harriett Blackmore quickly jumped in, suggesting to Grace: “She probably made it up babe, like she did with Ronnie.”
Undeterred, Grace responded: “Baby, that is absolutely not true. I do not care about winning this show.”
As Grace prodded for the source of these messages, Liv kept tight-lipped: “I’ve seen the screenshots. I’m not saying who.”
In Grace’s defense, Harriett confronted Liv, exclaiming: “Babe, you’ve made it up like you’ve made up that Ronnie was into you. F***ing go home, honestly. Is she alright? “
Samie Elishi, who was also involved in the villa’s love triangle, chimed in to the ongoing squabble: “We have seen the screenshots,” she claimed.
Grace strongly rejected claims about a text she allegedly wrote: “On my life, I have never written that sentence in my life. It’s b******t, and someone’s forged that, that’s not true. I am gobsmacked,” she insisted.
Harriett came to her defence, suggesting the messages could have been fabricated by Liv: “Liv’s probably texted herself and used it as an answer. Babe, we all know you wouldn’t do that.”
However, tensions escalated further when Liv voted for Harriett and Ronnie to be booted off the show – a move that didn’t sit well with Harriett.
She replied: “Lol obviously. The girl literally photoshopped her head on top of mine and sent it to Ronnie and he still didn’t want you outside and didn’t want you in the villa so you voted for us.”
Making her feelings clear about the alleged deception, Harriett continued: “Everyone on the outside knows, it’s embarrassing.”
When Liv retorted that Ronnie deemed their relationship purely for show, Harriett hit back: “Look at you now. As if you’ve flown 13 hours to do that. Cringe.”
In a dramatic climax to the episode, it was revealed that Harriett and Ronnie had amassed the most votes, thereby missing out on the final and facing an untimely exit from the villa.