Paige Thorne's family have issued a defiant plea to Love Island viewers to 'be kind' to her as well, after the Welsh paramedic came in for some harsh criticism in the wake of Jacques O'Neill's exit.
In emotional scenes that played out near the end of Tuesday's episode of the ITV series, Gemma Owen's ex Jacques told Paige he had decided to quit Love Island in order to 'a better person for her,' in the hope that they could have a future together outside of the villa. She was moved to tears by Jacques' announcement and was left emotional by his departure.
However, as plenty of viewers asked Twitter users to be mindful of Jacques' mental health, as he was the target of online abuse, others took aim at Paige, who has been the target of a Love Island 'exit' hoax, questioning why if she liked Jacques' so much she didn't go with him, specially after they saw her getting flirty with bombshell Adam Collard just 24 hours later.
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One posted: "The truth is Jacques actually wants to be better for Paige that’s why he left, if she can that easily forget about Jacques, then yeah I have to say it. Jacques deserves better," with another tweeting:" Honestly don't know how anyone can like Paige anymore, girls full of shit, she don't give a fuck about Jacques. He was just a safe option for her. Now Adam's there, she's like Jacques who? If you really cared like you said then you'd leave."
Having seen some of the negativity online, the relatives looking after her Instagram account, posted: "Little note that #BeKind applies to Paige too," the Story reads. "If she decides to leave the villa, that is her own decision, and she has no obligation to follow Jacques – this is her experience just as much as his.
"There is only 2.5 weeks left of her once-in-a-lifetime experience, let's not see her come out to negativity."
Other Love Island fans shared their stance, with one writing on Twitter: "If i see one more person saying paige would've left w jacques if she liked him I WILL FIGHT, why does she have to leave for a man who clearly doesn't meet her standards of what she wants in a relationship??"
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