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Katherine Heslop

Love Island's Adam Collard reunites with Paige in Wales after Jacques' savage dig

Love Island star Adam Collard dropped a heavy hint that his relationship with Paige Thorne has moved on to the next level after the pair left the Love Island villa.

Adam showed fans on his Instastory that he was visiting Paige's hometown of Swansea, and making the most of the sunshine by enjoying an ice cream by the coast. Last week the pair hit back at split rumours and put on a cosy display ahead of filming the reunion.

As well as fans pondering if ladies man Adam can stay faithful, the fitness instructor's romance with Paige has also been called into question by her ex Jacques O'Neill.

Jacques was coupled up Paige when he announced he was quitting the ITV2 series on July 12.

Adam enjoyed an ice cream by the coast in Swansea, where Paige is from (Instagram)
The pair continued their romantic relationship after leaving the villa (adamcollard /Instagram)

When the rugby star left, he told the brunette beauty that he would pick her up at the airport, and wanted her to be his girlfriend, despite the pair being on the rocks over the last few days, sparked by him playing away in Casa Amor.

Jacques' shock decision to leave the villa came just one day after former contestant Adam arrived as a bombshell - four years after his first stint on the show.

Paige and Adam wasted no time in getting close to one another after Jacques left, with the pair even going exclusive, but they were dumped from the villa a day before the final.

Jacques and Paige had good times in the villa before Casa Amor, and Jacques quitting the show (ITV)

The couple appear to still be together, and Jacques was asked by a fan what he thought of them during an Instagram Live with fellow islander Luca Bish.

Jacques sarcastically replied: "Well, her mum seems to love him doesn't she?" before joking: "He's in there with the fam!"

He was, of course, referring to the 'Meet the Parents' episode on Sunday 31 July which saw Paige's mum say of Adam: "Sorry, I'm not buying it."

Later however, after Paige's mum met Adam, she seemed to warm to him, pleasing the emergency worker.

Jacques later added to the fan: "Nah, Paige and Adam seem really happy together. Best of luck to them," as Luca quipped: "Sound well sincere there, mate!"

Jacques spoke about Adam and Paige during an Instagram Live (INSTAGRAM)

During the Live session, rugby player Jacques confirmed he hadn't spoken to Paige.

Paige addressed Jacques' exit after she was dumped from the villa, saying: “Honestly, I had a feeling that he was going to leave. It was really hard hearing him say it out loud, but I knew there was nothing I could say to make him want to change his mind.

“I knew that wouldn’t be right. I fully supported his decision, absolutely I could never have sat there and asked him to stay.”

She added: “It did cross my mind a little bit to leave with him, but things hadn’t been 100% all the way through, and the fact that they weren’t was what made me think.

“The fact that I stayed and I gave 100% to the experience and found something new and something more suited towards me just goes to show that everything happens for a reason.”

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