THIS summer’s Love Island has given us star-crossed lovers Jasrenzo, the birth of Messy Murph and more triangles than a Toblerone – and with each twist, has come a whole load of loose ends.
Now I’m about to expose the secrets of series 13 wide and answer all YOUR burning questions, from George Knight’s shock exit from the villa, to Priya’s SECRET connection and the EXACT results of an unseen viewer vote.
The Jattvibe has blown the secrets of series 13 wide open to answer all YOUR burning questions Credit: ITV
This series has given us more triangles than a Toblerone – and with each twist, has come a whole load of loose ends Credit: ITV
For weeks I have been listening to your thoughts in my DMs, my comments, and on my TikTok lives.
And I’ve been making notes ready to grill my spies in the villa and try and bring you the real inside scoop, so grab a cuppa as I serve up the tea.
MY MOLES
It’s been claimed that I get all my intel leaked by Love Island producers trying to steer the narrative but the first rumour I can debunk is that’s not the case.
My insider gossip comes from well-placed moles on the show who sneak me info – but I always check and verify each nugget before publishing.
THE REAL FAVE BOY AND GIRL
Last week after the LI Fest, Maya Jama revealed that the public had been voting for their favourite girl and our favourite boy.
She revealed that Elicia and Jordan received the most votes and they were sent packing.
Then the Islanders then had to choose two more to dump and opted for Finley and Martha – prompting Ellie to quit and follow Finley to the outside world.
But viewers have been desperate to know who WON the vote as this was never shared by Maya.
This conundrum was a hard nut to crack as a very, very small pool of people know the outcome of votes and the data is HIGHLY guarded.
But as far as my moles have been able to safely probe without risking their jobs, it was Julia and Lorenzo who were named faves.
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU
In this game in the garden, the Islanders played a Mr & Mrs-style quiz where they had to answer questions about their partner.
Queries included ‘What is your partner’s middle name?’ and another was about their ‘body count’.
But fans were teased with one element of the promotional press release which read: “The game continues as the couples are challenged to reveal if they weren’t coupled up together, who else in the Villa they think their partner would choose.
Many of the boys in the villa admitted they’d crack on with Jasmine if they weren’t coupled up Credit: ITV/Shutterstock
The Jattvibe can confirm that Lorenzo was one of them Credit: Unknown
“As the answers are revealed, the majority of the boys name Jasmine, prompting surprise around the Firepit.”
When the episode aired, though, this section was nowhere to be seen (which can sometimes happen).
Fans were keen to hear if Lorenzo was one of the lads who chose Jasmine – and I can confirm he DID.
WAS CHARLEEN PLACED IN CASA TO TRY AND TEMPT SEAN?
Charleen Murphy was rumoured for the show for months and speculation was rife that she was being lined up to turn Sean’s head.
They already knew each other from the outside having met at parties back home in Ireland.
I can reveal that the connection WAS part of the reason Charleen was selected for Casa Amor.
My spy told me: “All bombshells are chosen partly with who they fancy in mind and that’s especially true for Casa, there has to be a good split of intention.
“Charleen listed Sean, Lorenzo, Aidan and Kavan as her targets which was music to bosses’ ears cos Sean’s head turning would have made for a really dramatic recoupling.
“They thought their past connection might make that head turn more likely.
“Of course when Charleen got in there, she only had eyes for Kav so that potential storyline crashed and burned.”
GEORGE KNIGHT’S EXIT
George left the villa just days into this year’s series of Love Island Credit: Joel Anderson/Shutterstock
He was kicked out for using ‘offensive, inappropriate language’ Credit: The Jattvibe
This is the question EVERYONE asks me.
On June 4 – days into the new series – I revealed that George Knight had left the Love Island villa
At the time, ITV commented that it was for “private reasons” but could not expand further to ensure duty of care towards George.
On June 9 he joined me on The Jattvibe’s Showbiz Fix podcast where he said he had elected to leave after learning of a medical issue with a family member.
George said: “They said that my parents had been in touch and that they had some news for me and that they were going to give me a call.
“It is all very private. But it was a health concern with a member of the immediate family.
“They said they felt like they weren’t doing their role as a parent if they didn’t let me know.
“And with what was said, I just felt like it was the right thing to come home.”
At the time, I had no reason not to believe George so we reported his interview.
But some of you noted I didn’t seem overly convinced during the interview, and in my write-up I even carefully chose my wording, noting that “George shared his version of events” – because something didn’t sit right.
The next day, it was confirmed that George was apparently turning down the chance to appear on spin-off shows Aftersun and The Debrief. That was when real alarm bells rang for me. So joining The Jattvibe for his interview and hopping on ex-Islander Harrison Solomon’s stream was fine, but fulfilling his ITV duties was not? Hmm.
So I got to work and it was clear the entire villa had been silenced on the matter – even now, dumped Islanders have no idea what went on – and this was my toughest task yet.
But eventually someone coughed and I soon learned that – while it is absolutely true that someone in George’s family is poorly – he was in fact kicked out of the villa for using “offensive, inappropriate language.”
So, recap done, what did he actually say?
On this one occasion, I’m going to have to let you down. The Jattvibe has a policy not to repeat slurs but I feel comfortable sharing this – George’s slur is not a term that would be classed as racist.
PRIYA’S SECRET CONNECTION
Priya’s Casa Amor experience came across as a bizarre rollercoaster – and fans wondered if it was because she had actually formed a connection with axed bombshell Gabriel Garland rather than who she ended up with, Jordon.
I revealed that Gabriel had been kicked out the villa a day into filming Casa when it came to light that he’d been named in court documents in a stabbing incident.
Whilst he had no criminal record and was released with no further action, ITV took the decision to remove him and he was edited out of pre-recorded footage.
Priya – who was booted this week alongside Aidan – had a secret connection during Casa Credit: ITV/Shutterstock
Gabriel said he was ‘forming a really, really strong connection’ before being removed Credit: Unknown
It meant viewers didn’t see Gabriel chat to any of the OG girls, but when the model broke his silence he noted that he was “forming a really, really strong connection in there as well, which you guys didn’t get to see, which is sad.”
Fans became convinced it was Priya – and I can confirm that was the case. I wonder if there will be a DM slide on the outside?
LUCA SMITH
I rumoured Luca – the brother of popstar Jorja Smith – early doors and fans were whipped into a frenzy, convinced he was the man to sail into the villa and save Angelista from a string of troubled connections.
Jorja Smith’s brother Luca was heavily rumoured to be entering the villa this year
A source said: ‘Luca was in holding for a while but was never quite the right fit for the storyline’ Credit: Instagram
Viewers were adamant he should’ve been sent in instead of Simba or even at a later date, such as when Chidi arrived or even for Casa.
A source said: “Luca was in holding for a while but was never quite the right fit for the storyline.
“Bombshells are always selected for how they might impact the villa and who they fancy, and the time was just never right for Luca and he eventually returned home.”
TALENT SHOW
I can confirm there will be no talent show this year. Are we sad? I’m not!
REUNION
There is not going to be an official ITV filmed reunion. Booooo.
SEAN’S EXES
Irish radio presenter Helen Galgey set tongues wagging when she uploaded a cheeky social media video hinting that Sean was her ex.
But the plot thickened when a story emerged that she had been turned away from Dublin airport because of her invalid passport, leaving everyone convinced she was heading out to join Love Island.
Helen was never in talks for Love Island. (And while we’re at it, neither were other wildly rumoured names Grace Avelli, Kane Patterson and Towie’s Ella Rae Wise.)
Back to Helen, though and Fitzy has NEVER heard of her. He told me on The Jattvibe’s Showbiz Fix podcast: “Good old Helen Galgey, who I’ve never heard of. So when I got out, I heard that my ex was going in and I was expecting to hear a name I knew, and then it was this Helen Galgey, I was like, ‘Who’s this?’”
He does have a famous ex though, and I can tell you that is The Voice finalist Brooke Scullion.
DID YASMIN DUMP HER BOYFRIEND JUST BEFORE THE SHOW?
Yasmin has been accused of dumping her boyfriend just before the show Credit: ITV
She is coupled up with Tommy in the villa Credit: ITV/Shutterstock
Rumours swirled this week that Yasmin had ditched her fella of three years, Joel, just weeks before Love Island.
A convincing email was sent to me, The Jattvibe’s newsdesk, and a number of TikToks – some of whom posted about it.
The punter listed dates, details and even shared pictures of Yasmin and Joel kissing, which held a timestamp of May 9. They said Yasmin dumped Joel on May 13.
Yasmins’s pals have resolutely denied this and told us: “Yasmin’s relationship with her ex-boyfriend ended in December. She didn’t dump him to go on Love Island.
“They’ve remained friends since their split and have a lot of the same friends so it’s not uncommon for them to see each other out and about.”
I did a full job on this though, and did run the pictures through our filtering software here at The Jattvibe – and apart from the muzzed-out face, there is no modification of the image itself.
The tech, however, cannot detect a change in the timestamp.
We’ll have to wait for Yasmin to have her say on this one.
DOES TOMMY HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
Tommy confessed in the Not Another Podcast segment that he broke up with his girlfriend of 10 months just two weeks before entering the villa.
The news winded his coupling Yasmin, but is it true?
I broke the news that Tommy was rumoured for this year’s cast on May 20, 11 days before the series began.
So it is entirely feasible that he had broken up with that woman before he entered the villa.
He could not gone through the application process and interviews in that short space of time, though.
It’s another one where we’ll have to ask Tommy – and you can trust me, I will.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
I have launched my big readers’ poll where I ask YOU all kind of questions like who you want to win, who you think will split first and how you’ve rated Maya’s appearances this series.
Vote in it here and I will reveal the results on Jattvibeday night.
