She became a favourite with Love Island fans with just a short spell in the Love Island villa so there were shockwaves as Antigoni singer Buxton was sent home in Friday night's episode. The ITV2 dating contest aired a brutal double ahead of the return of the dreaded Casa Amor and a new batch of boys and girls.
Antigoni and Charlie Radnedge, who joined the show as bombshells just a week ago, were voted out of the villa following a public vote twist that saw six Islanders face the chop. The boys had to choose between Antigoni, Danica Taylor and Tasha Ghouri while the girls had to dump either Charlie, Andrew Le Page or Jay Younger.
The boys picked Antigoni instead of fellow bombshell Danica, who had been in the villa for longer, and original contestant Tasha who is coupled with Andrew. Antigoni was previously left disappointed when Davide Sanclimenti and Jay Younger were both taken in the re-coupling.
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Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu picked Italian hunk Davide, who lives in Manchester, and Jay was chosen by dancer Danica leaving Antigoni in a friendship couple with Charlie. Viewers were fuming about the decision to send Antigoni, 26, home so soon.
@molliejoxx1 tweeted: "Gutted for Antigoni she had a connection with Davdie and Jay but Danica didn’t get along with anyone and stays, she was robbed." @Lalliibur shouted: "Antigoni was ROBBED." And @tweetsbylila said: "I feel a bit robbed. We hardly saw Antigoni even though she was a favourite and now she’s gone."
After landing back in the UK Antigoni headed to London Pride with her pals after declaring that she's excited to have 'a hot girl single summer now' after her Love Island experience. She looked stunning in a red bikini top and aqua green ruched mini skirt as she joined the parade.
Sharing a video from the event she said into the camera on her Instagram Stories: "So I'm not going to lie. I left the villa a little earlier than I hoped. But silver linings I'm back in London for my favourite day with my favourite babes."
After leaving the villa Antigoni was asked how she felt about the boys' decision and she said: "One of us was going to have to go, so obviously I’d rather I got to stay, but it is what it is. I’m really happy for Danica that she’s going to get her chance to explore. I think she was really, really excited to meet somebody."
She admits she was still waiting for her man to enter the villa after realising that 'ultimately there was just more of a friends vibe' with Davide and Jay. But in the recoupling she says her choice would have been Davide.
"I knew with Davide, if it did develop, it would have been real and if it didn’t, we’d have just kept having a laugh together and getting along and whatever. I would have wanted to have got to know Jay, but not make it so easy for him, so Davide and I would have kept vibing and having a good time and also got to know Jay."
Antigoni is now rooting for Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope to win. "I love them. They’re so sweet together. I genuinely think that all the couples that are together are really, really genuine," she said. "Tasha and Andrew have a really amazing connection."
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