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Katherine Heslop

Love Island bombshell reveals she had 'instant connection' with Kai- but it was never shown

Love Island bombshell Layla Al-Momani didn't just catch Will Young's eye during her time on the show, but she says her connection with another guy wasn't shown to viewers.

Layla says she and Kai Fagan instantly hit it off after she and a bevvy of single girls arrived, and kissed four times in the challenge, but none of their chats were shown on TV.

In the end Kai, who had been in a couple with Olivia, recoupled with Sanam. Layla hit it off with Will and the pair kissed, but the farmer ended it due to his feelings for Jessie Wynter, who was in Casa Amor at the time.

Layla (centre left) was one of the Casa Amor bombshells (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, it sounds like it could have gone differently for Kai and Layla.

Layla said that before she entered the villa, she had her eye on Casey and Ron, but was blown away by Kai's good looks, and the pair hit it off straight away.

She told The Sun: “So before the challenge we were chatting and we got on so, so, so well, and the conversations that he has, bless him they're not shown as much because what he's talking about, it's not really TV conversation. Like they wouldn't show that stuff.

Scenes between Layla and Kai, pictured with Sanam, weren't aired (ITV)

Layla said Kai wanted to know about her hobbies and goals, and described him as engaging.

She went on: “And then we have a challenge and I think we kissed each other four times. They asked the question, which Islander you fancy the most and he picked me, it was the same thing for me and him."

The bombshell described how Kai picked her up and took her to his bed, when they were asked to grab the islander you want to share a bed with, in the challenge.

She said that things changed when Will pulled her for chats throughout the night.

Since leaving the show, Layla has been lifting the lid on her time in the villa, and recently revealed that part of her chat with Jessie, after the Casa recoupling, did not make it to air.

On her Instagram story, Layla was asked if she explained the "whole story" about Will to Jessie.

In a video, the TV star said: "We have to remind ourselves that it is obviously a TV show and they can't fit everything in.

"I don't know why me telling Jessie that Will felt guilty wasn't included.

Layla lifted the lid on her chat with Jessie about Will, in an Instagram video (laylaalmomani/Instagram)
She said parts of it didn't make it to air (laylaalmomani/Instagram)

"But think about it, it might have been because it was already said by Will at the recoupling."

"I said that he felt guilty, that his head was jumbled," she continued.

"I also said that I don't think any of the three of us were in the wrong. And that I wasn't here to come for Will, I didn't think Will was a bad guy."

She went on: "But equally, just because you say you feel guilty doesn't mean that's okay, because it's not okay.

"And also Jessie held him accountable for that."

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