It was a devastating blow for the Love Islanders on Tuesday, July 12 as 23-year-old rugby player Jacques O'Neill revealed to his fellow Islanders that he'd made the decision to leave the villa. Jacques, who was known to Islander Gemma Owens as her ex-boyfriend before he came in, entered the villa after the first week on day seven and quickly formed a romantic connection with Welsh paramedic from Swansea, Paige Thorne, 24.
But now the Cumbrian sportsman has called it quits on his time there, despite being coupled up with and having strong feelings towards Paige, because he said he no longer feels like himself and wants to return to being the best version that he can be.
The decision comes after the Castleford Tigers' player witnessed newcomer Adam Collard, who viewers may recognise as bad boy bombshell from series 4, pulling Paige for a chat in which he told her he wanted to put his cards on the table and get to know her.
