Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has shared a message with his thousands of newfound followers following his first TV appearance since leaving the villa. The rugby player exited the ITV2 dating show in emotional scenes aired last week, saying he needed to "get back to himself".
His decision to leave came amid the fallout from the show's annual relationship test Casa Amor. Viewers were in the midst of watching Jacques try and win back Paige Thorne's affections following the most dramatic recoupling yet but it all become too much for the 23-year-old who has since revealed that he was left 'mentally drained' by the experience.
He told The Sun in his first interview that he 'couldn’t cope' on the show, which pairs-up singles in the sunshine with the winning couple scooping £50,000, and said: "Doing Love Island was the worst decision of my life."
