Jess Harding and Sammy Root were forced to split from each other on Tuesday's dramatic episode of Love Island.
The pair - who have become close despite a few arguments - have been forced apart after a compatibility vote by the other Islanders.
Maya Jama made a shock return to the villa and asked the Islanders to vote for who they believe is least compatible.
The vote shockingly left Jess and Sammy and Mitch and Leah in the bottom two.
As a result of the vote, the four newly single Islanders will now be taken on a date with two new bombshells who will stir things up in the Mallorca villa.
However, there has also been drama behind the scenes as Jess was reportedly so emotional about the twist that she simply refused to take part in filming and had to be persuaded by ITV2 bosses.
A source told The Sun: "Islanders were all annoyed at losing the vote at the hands of their co-stars.
"It really ruffled some feathers — and it got worse when Jess found out she had to go on a date with the new boy.
"It wasn't anything personal against him, but a producer had to console her while she sobbed and coax her to continue filming.
"Eventually, she carried on and it got smoothed over, but it was such a bombshell twist, it was unsurprising the Islanders were so annoyed"
In the twist, Maya, 28, unexpectedly arrived to break up their brunch dates on Tuesday's episode declaring: “Hi my lovelies!”
“This is a bit of a surprise isn’t it? Stay where you are, this won’t take long. I hope you’re enjoying your cute brunch and time together…
“Well, as you know, finding your perfect match isn’t always easy. You guys are all living together, spending every moment together. You all have a front row seat into everyone's relationship. You see first hand how it all goes down.
“In your couples you now have a very big decision to make. I want you to decide which two couples are the least compatible and tonight I’ll be back to find out who you all have chosen. This won’t be easy, so I'll leave you to it and I will see you later…”
Prior to them being forced apart, Jess and Sammy's relationship seemed strained as their ongoing argument boiled over during the episode.
Unsure if she is able to trust the project manager, Jess may have had her head turned by Mitch.
She told Sammy, : '"Sammy just to clarify, I let you get to know Leah and I wanted to chat to Mitchel and you kick off!"
Before crying out: "I could have dropped you out [of the competition] two times mate, sitting round that fire like a little boy, f*** off mate!"
Love Island continues on ITV2 and ITVX each weeknight at 9pm.
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