In the latest twist in ITV's Love Island, Jacques O'Neill left the villa. But as the long goodbye to fellow islanders began, the rugby player's ex, Gemma Owen, stayed silent. Fans of the show soon began to share their theory on the 19-year old's reaction.
During Tuesday night's show, Jacques made a tearful exit from the contest. The move came after a heated clash with the latest bombshell's appearance in the villa - former contestant Adam Collard.
Gemma, however, appeared pretty quiet as her ex dramatically quit the reality TV show, reported the Mirror, which added, that the calm response was in contrast to her partner Luca Bish's show of emotion over his pal heading home early.
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Leaving his partner Paige Thorne to continue the journey without him, Jacques packed his bags and was shown leaving the villa. As fans scrutinised the reactions of fellow islanders, many began to predict why Gemma didn't have much to say about the shock decision.
A number of social media users soon offered their opinions for discussion. One person wrote on Twitter: "Gemma completely unmoved and cold as ice because she’s seen all of this psychodrama with Jacques before". Another jumped in: "Gemma this entire episode was so unbothered that Jacques was leaving".
The comments continued: "She’s got stories to tell about that relationship. Wonder why she’s keeping all hush hush about it still #LoveIsland." Another said: "The fact Gemma didn’t react tells me she has seen this side of Jacques before #LoveIsland".
Other commenters agreed: "I honestly think deep down Gemma knew this was going to happen when she told Jacques all that #LoveIsland she used to date him so she défo knows how he’ll react."
Gemma and Jacques dated before entering the Villa. According to reports, the pair were a couple for a year before they split up in the summer of 2020. One Love Island fan suggested that the star may have prepared for potential awkward scenarios before walking into the Villa last month.
"Gemma has had some serious media training before she came on this show because she’s acting like Jacques isn’t her whole ex boyfriend," an internet commentator wrote on Twitter. "She more than anyone knows what he’s like but she’s minding her business and I have to respect it #LoveIsland."
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