Adam Collard 's ex-girlfriend Josie Baxter has finally broken her silence following his dramatic return to Love Island.
The Geordie hunk, 26, called it quits with his most recent girlfriend two months before re-entering the Spanish villa after a two-year romance.
It's believed the pair had even planned to buy a house together before Adam, 26, had a change of heart.
Now, Josie has spoken out about their romance for the first time on Instagram.
The stunning blonde, who apparently shares two dogs with Adam, wrote: "I have so far chosen not to speak out about my current situation.
"It is a very sensitive subject to me and not something I ever wanted to deal with in the public eye.
"I still have a strong friendship with Adam and his family and we still are working together and will continue to do so."
She continued: "Misleading stories are being written which isn't okay. Please respect that I don't want to speak of this matter again."
While the reality TV star says he split from Josie two months ago, pals of the former couple have claimed Adam only dumped his ex at the start of June - leaving the fitness babe devastated.
"I only really got out of a relationship like two months ago, just over that, but I sat on it for a while. I seem to get a nosebleed at like 18 months," Adam confessed to his fellow Islanders earlier this week.
His on-screen comments reportedly didn't go unnoticed by Josie.
A source close to Josie told The Sun : "As far as Josie was concerned they were serious, they were looking to buy a house together.
"Everything unravelled pretty quickly after Adam first spoke to Love Island at the end of April.
"It’s very awkward as they obviously both work together and so everyone at the gym knows what has been going on. Newcastle is a small place and people talk."
A source close to Adam hit back saying: "Adam's only conversations about returning to Love Island were when he was single. Adam was very clear about that during conversations with the team on the show."
During last night's show, Adam enjoyed a string of dates with Summer Botwe, Paige Thorne and Danica Taylor.
However, it was Paige that appeared to catch his eye as he admitted the paramedic was "wifey" material.
* Love Island airs every night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub
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