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Love Island's 'wounded Jacques quit after losing power to Adam', says expert

Tonight's Love Island is set to be one of the most dramatic yet after Jacques O'Neill sensationally quit the villa.

The rugby star had been grafting hard to win back Paige Thorne after going wild at Casa Amor, and last night they sealed the deal with a kiss.

But drama erupted when the boys left the villa for a spa day and series 4 villain Adam Collard entered as the latest bombshell.

Making it clear he's go no qualms with stepping on toes, Adam, 26, immediately set about getting to know the Island girls, with only Ekin-Su and Gemma Owen declaring they were pretty much closed off.

Adam came in to stir things up - and that's exactly what has happened (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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Paige, meanwhile, was loving life and happily flirted with Adam by the side of the pool, where she told him that after Jacques' behaviour, she would be open to getting to know him.

Adam laid it on thick, hinting that Jacques would struggled to stay loyal once villa life is over, and insisted he was a safer bet because he'd already been through it.

Grinning from ear-to-ear, Paige swore the girls to secrecy before she relayed the contents of the chat to Gemma, Tasha and Ekin-Su.

“Right, and this goes nowhere, I swear to God, if any of you b*tches tell any of your guys, there’ll be world war three,” Paige said.

Jacques was fuming when Gemma told him what had happened (ITV/Shutterstock)

But it seems Gemma - who used to date Jacques - let the cat out of the bag with a preview for tonight's show seeing her tell a furious Jacques, "Oh he was proper slagging you off."

Jacques then storms over to Paige, asking: “Has Adam been slagging me off?” before he rages: “Who the f** is he? Just another geezer that’s been on this show, he’s f***ing nothing, mate.”

And body language expert Darren Stanton, speaking on behalf of Slingo, says that trouble has been brewing ever since Casa came to an end and Jacques' dalliance with bombshell Cheyanne was exposed.

He explained: "It's clear from Jacques' behaviour he hasn't been happy since coming out of Casa Amor.

"We've seen very specific changes in his personality and the emotions he has shown. He's become more withdrawn and less animated and the 'Jack the Lad' bravado he became known for showing in the villa has been missing from him lately.

Paige was seen welling up over Jacques' plans to leave (ITV)

"It's clear his confidence has been knocked and it's forced him to be reflective of his own behaviour, especially as he's been trying to mend the cracks within his relationship with Paige."

Then, added to Jacques feeling vulnerable is the presence of Adam, who made a beeline for Paige while slagging him off - a move that Darren says will have sent Jacques' head spinning.

"There's no question that Adam entering the villa left Jacques feeling intimidated," he explained.

Jacques, Darren says, initially reacted with an act of dominance, perhaps in the hope of regaining control and power of the situation.

He continued: "Hearing Adam criticising his character sparked an immediate reaction from Jacques. We saw him initially pull at his jacket, a self-reassurance gesture, as he psyched himself up to approach Adam, with Jacques also displaying a classic chin thrust gesture - a move we make to assert dominance over another in certain situations - as he motioned to Paige to hear what Adam had to say about him, visibly irked."

But ultimately, Darren believes his insecurities and wounded pride were just too much to overcome.

"Clearly feeling threatened by Adam, it's not surprising that Jacques questioned whether or not to stay in the villa," he added. "We had started to see his insecurities come through to the surface as he let his pride get the better of him."

*Love Island airs tonight on ITV2 at 9pm

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