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Love Island’s Yasmin Pettet has revealed the emotional reason she ‘hasn’t been intimate’ with boyfriend Jamie Rhodes yet.
The couple, who came in third place on the ITV dating show, gave an insight into their relationship after leaving the villa on Saturday.
Speaking in a new interview, Yas explained how she feels ‘really bonded’ to Jamie and there has been ‘no rush.’
She also admitted that the death of her beloved cat Miaow Miaow has been hard, with her partner supporting her as she deals with the grief.
Yas told The Sun: ‘I’ve been going through grief and Jamie will just sit there when I cry on him.
‘I’ve taken a lot of time to process my emotions, so Jamie and I haven’t been intimate yet.’
Love Island’s Yasmin Pettet has revealed the emotional reason she ‘hasn’t been intimate’ with boyfriend Jamie Rhodes yet
The couple, who came in third place on the ITV dating show, gave an insight into their relationship after leaving the villa on Saturday
She added: ‘He’s so patient. He’s never rushed that, because he knows it will happen at the right time.’
The reality star often spoke lovingly about her pet during her time in the villa, but heartbreakingly, Miaow Miaow passed away from cancer at the age of 11 while Yasmin was still filming the show.
Announcing the news on Instagram, Yasmin wrote: ‘As I’ve spoken about her on the show I’m sure a lot of you will know I have a cat called miaow miaow who’s been by my side for 11 years now.
‘When I was filming Love Island I had a bad gut feeling something was off and when my mum and sister came into the villa I asked them and still felt like something was off.
‘Rightfully they didn’t tell me because I was still in the villa but after the final I called my sister and she told me that miaow miaow had cancer and died whilst I was away filming Love Island.
‘I’m trying to be as active as I can be on socials but am taking time for myself to process this heartbreak.
She concluded the heartbreaking post: ‘RIP to my beautiful baby girl, you were so loved and will always be in my soul.’
Yasmin returned to social media a few weeks ago to thank fans for their support throughout her journey.
Speaking in a new interview, Yas explained how she feels ‘really bonded’ to Jamie and there has been ‘no rush’ (pictured on the show in June)
She also admitted that the death of her beloved cat Miaow Miaow has been hard, with her partner supporting her as she deals with the grief
Announcing the news on Instagram, Yasmin wrote: ‘As I’ve spoken about her on the show I’m sure a lot of you will know I have a cat called miaow miaow who’s been by my side for 11 years’
She said: ‘My love island journey has been crazy to say the least but I really wouldn’t have been able to do it without my Jamie, Toni and Shakira.
‘I feel so grateful and blessed and can’t wait to see what the future holds.’
ITV released the voting breakdown for the final last month, confirming it was the closest result in the show’s history.
In total, Toni and Cach received 33.5% of the vote, with Shakira Khan and Harry Cooksley taking 26.2% – showing the result was a close call.
Yasmin and Jamie came third with 22% and Angel Swift and Ty Isherwood placed fourth with 18.3%.
