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Jasmine Allday

Love Island fans beg Jacques and Antigoni to date as they reunite following villa stint

Love Island fans are desperate for Jacques O'Neill and Antigoni Buxton to date following their exit from the show.

The rugby star walked out of the villa after admitting he "wasn't able to be himself" during the show, whilst Antigoni was booted out in a shock dumping just prior to Jacques' exit but they have been spending a lot of time with one another since.

They reunited following their time on the show and recently enjoyed lunch with their mums, with Antigoni being a great support for Jacques in the wake of his exit, defending his decision to quit the show.

Fans are desperate for the pair to date (@jacques9oneill_/Instagram)
They enjoyed lunch with their mums (@jacques9oneill_/Instagram)

The pair recently stepped out for lunch, sharing a photo on social media as fans urged them to start dating whilst Paige - who Jacques had promised to wait for on the outside - went exclusive with Adam Collard last night.

Sharing the snap online, she wrote: "Made a real one for life, took our Mama’s for brunch. Also why do we look like siblings here."

However, whilst she might have seen it as a brother and sister resemblance, some fans were desperate to see them date and took to the comment section to beg for the pair to become an item.

Jacques quit the show earlier this series (ITV)

"You guys actually look quite cute together," one fan wrote.

"Think use would be the best couple," a second added, with a third sharing, "Please get together."

Antigoni has defended Jacques decision to quit the villa, revealing he was just "ready to come back to reality".

"I spoke to Jacques, he was in really good spirits. He’d just had enough. He’d been there for long enough and he was ready to come back to reality," she told The Mirror, "He’s excited to see what happens, and of course he’s excited for Paige to come back too. It must have been hard to watch her go on a date with Adam, but if it’s meant to be it will be."

Antigoni was booted out in a surprise dumping (PA)

When Jacques quit the show, he admitted to the other Islanders he didn't feel he could be himself. He later said that it was the "worst decision" of his life - and he regrets going on the show in the first place.

"I was ready to break down. I was feeling so mentally drained, I just wanted to go home and get myself right," he told The Sun.

"It broke me and I was already broken. I was crying my eyes out. I couldn’t cope. I was literally feeling awful. It was the worst I’d ever felt in my life. Doing Love Island was the worst decision of my life."

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