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Jasmine Allday & Rebecca Daly

'Ekin-who?' Tensions run high between two contestants in the villa but fans think there's a game plan involved

Fans of Love Island witnessed a clash between two contestants in the villa this evening, but some believe they’ve worked out a “game plan”.

Tonight’s show ended in one of the less dramatic recoupling segments, but there was plenty of drama earlier on in the evening.

Tensions were high between Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and bombshell Nathalia Campos in the villa on Friday’s episode of Love Island, with the pair later hosting a competition to settle their differences.

Read more: Love Island fans beg for format change as viewers brand recoupling 'useless'

They seemingly have not got on since Brazilian-born Nathalia joined the line-up, but things came to a head when the rivals started to bicker.

Whilst the row started out over pizza toppings, of all things, it progressed into Ekin-Su confronting Nathalia about her attitude. The bombshell clapped back at Davide’s other half by calling her 'Ekin-who?'

After a few snarky exchanges, it is then decided that the two will settle the dispute over a pancake cooking competition the next morning.

Even though Ekin-Su won the bake-off, which was judged by Davide, fans of the show believe there is more to the rocky relationship between the two girls. Some are accusing Nathalia of having a game plan, and with just over a week to go before the show ends, it's everything to play for.

The girls settled their argument with a pancake challenge (( Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock))

Taking to Twitter, one fan suggested Nathalia had planned to clash with Ekin-Su.

"She probably came up with the whole ekin who thing before she entered," the viewer wrote, whilst another added: "This girl has studied Ekin Su and now acting like she doesn’t know her… please."

A third wrote: "Nathalia line would've been better if she wasn’t talking and mocking ekin earlier, kinda shows that she obsessed with ekin," as a fourth penned: "A cook off couldn’t they just talk it out like adults?!

"It’s obvious Nathalie has an issue with Ekin she has not stopped talking crap behind her back since she got there and I think it’s because she went in with game plan knowing Ekin has a following and whatever her plan is it’s not working Nathalie just comes across as not likeable and I really wanted to like her."

They added: "She’s trying to hard to be Ekin and sorry babe but there’s only one Ekin Su and it ain’t Nathalia."

At the end of tonight’s show, the girls got to lead a recoupling segment that one fan described as more “reassurance” than anything else.

This was down to the fact that there were no surprises, with most couples sticking together.

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