Jacques O'Neill has revealed he knew another Love Islander as well as his ex-girlfriend Gemma Owen – but it wasn't shown on TV.
The 23-year-old rugby player, who quit the ITV2 dating show last week, has now spilled he already knew Cheyanne Kerr while Paige Thorne was in Casa Amor.
Jacques shocked fans when he began flirting and got close to Barnsley bred Cheyanne, 23, while in a couple with Welsh paramedic Paige, 24.
During the dramatic recoupling, Jacques opted to stay with Paige but their romance came tumbling down when Cheyanne spilled on how close she and Jacques had got while Paige was away.
Now, Jacques has admitted he actually knew Cheyanne before she entered the villa as a Casa Amor bombshell and he had even wanted to date her in the past.
Jacques told The Sun on Sunday: "Cheyanne is a lovely girl, I already knew her from when I was 19, it was weird because I wanted to date her at the time."
As the pair became flirty, Jacques has now revealed he realised that he and Cheyanne wouldn't be anything more than friends.
"I found out while I was chatting to her that nothing was going to come close to what I had with Paige," He said. "But from the moment I kissed her in bed I felt the worst I’ve ever felt in my life."
Paige was heartbroken when Jacques antics were revealed while she was away. Jacques made effort to try and win the Welsh brunette back, but decided to quit the show as Adam Collard entered and made a beeline for Paige.
Since leaving, Jacques has forced himself to watch the Casa Amor episodes and admitted he is "disgusted" with himself.
However, Jacques won't be watching the rest of the series and has said he will still wait for Paige on the outside world.
Since Jacques has left the villa, Paige as recouped with Adam, 26, and the pair locked lips on Sunday night's episode of the show.
And as the rugby player appeared on Casa Amor, Jacques insisted he still felt hopeful about their future together after she leaves the villa.
He told host Laura Whitmore: "We had a good connection and were really getting on.
"I did see things on the outside working between us but as I say, she’s doing what she needs to do."
Jacques reminded viewers he had told Paige to "crack on" just like he did in Casa Amor as he broke the news that he was going to leave the villa.
Later on in the spin off show, Jacques and Laura, 37, became emotional as they discussed his exit.
He admitted: "I needed to see the boys, my mum. It got way too much for me in there.
"I was in a situation I didn’t want to be in there anymore."
Laura added that leaving was a "brave decision".
