The line-up for Love Island Games was announced on Wednesday.
And in the wake of the big reveal of the cast, comprising a slew of stars from previous series, fans swarmed Twitter to revel in the potential awkwardness of the reunion between Islanders from earlier seasons.
Leading the way in the awkward stakes is undoubtedly Eyal Booker and Megan Barton Hanson, who appeared on 2018’s fourth season, after their brief union and romps ended in tears and a fractious exchange.
Following their departure from the villa, the showbiz world was rocked when A-lister Scott Disick sent Megan an acerbic message about her treatment of her co-star – in which he insisted she ‘took advantage of his vulnerability’.
From the same season are former stars Jack Fowler and Georgia Steel, who shared a kiss which culminated in one of the biggest dramas of the season, while social media host Maura Higgins, of series five fame, will reunite with ex Curtis Pritchard.
Hotly-anticipated: In the wake of the big reveal of the Love Island Games cast, comprising a slew of stars from previous series, fans swarmed Twitter to revel in the potential awkwardness of the reunion between Islanders from earlier seasons
Eek! Leading the way in the awkward stakes is undoubtedly Eyal Booker and Megan Barton Hanson, who appeared on 2018’s fourth season, after their brief union and romps ended in tears and a fractious exchange
Hold me close: From the same season are former stars Jack Fowler and Georgia Steel, who shared a kiss which culminated in one of the biggest dramas of the season
Megan and Eyal had sex on screen soon after coupling up – before swiftly ending their romance when he criticised her sexual appetite.
Islander Eyal failed to make a long-lasting connection on the show with model Hayley Hughes sarcastically calling him ‘hun’ during one dispute, of which he replied: ‘I’m not your hun, hun.’
Following her villa stint, Megan revealed Scott had slid into her direct messages to demand she apologise to Eyal for treating him badly on Love Island.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star told Megan that he was ‘disgusted’ by her behaviour and ‘extremely disturbed’ after watching the ITV2 series.
Scott’s defensive remarks came days after he confirmed his then-romance with Amelia Hamlin the younger sister of Eyal’s girlfriend Delilah Belle Hamlin.
Megan shared the random correspondence on her Instagram Story, telling her fans she was left ‘speechless’ and ‘genuinely concerned’ by Scott’s messages.
Scott said: ‘Hey, I recently saw your program Love Island. I had a few questions for you about it. Let me know when you’re around to speak about it,’ to which Megan replied: ‘Hey you… What do you wanna know? x’
He continued: ‘I was recently introduced to a beautiful man, named Eyal, when I went to see what he’s done on TV, I was astonished by your behaviour.
Eek! Following their departure from the villa, the showbiz world was rocked when A-lister Scott Disick sent Megan an acerbic message about her treatment of her co-star – in which he insisted she ‘took advantage of his vulnerability’
Ouch: Megan and Eyal had sex on screen soon after coupling up – before swiftly ending their romance when he criticised her sexual appetite
You ok hun? Following her villa stint, Megan revealed Scott had slid into her direct messages to demand she apologise to Eyal for treating him badly on Love Island
Back again! Megan is now set to return to the show and face Eyal
Oh no: Eyal will reunite with his former flame
‘To find you mugging him off and taking full advantage of his unbelievably beautiful sense of humour and vulnerability – I’m extremely disturbed that anyone could be so disrespectful to somebody for no good reason.’
Elsewhere, Georgia and Jack’s connection came when she caused friction in the villa when she picked then newcomer Jack, who was coupled up with Laura Anderson, to go on a date with her, and then caused chaos when she kissed him at the end.
The plot thickened when Georgia and Jack ended up offering different accounts of what actually went down, with Georgia saying the kiss was mutual but Jack saying it was unintentional.
Kissgate worsened when late host Caroline Flack oversaw a VAR breakdown of the kiss on After Sun, only for viewers to point out continuity errors in the playback of the kiss from different angles.
Trying to set the record straight, Georgia admitted the kiss was filmed more than once. She said: ‘There was so much going on in the day I didn’t really know what was going on at that time I just kind of do what I wanna do and they get different angles…
Oh no: Elsewhere, Georgia and Jack’s connection came when she caused friction in the villa when she picked then newcomer Jack, who was coupled up with Laura Anderson, to go on a date with her, and then caused chaos when she kissed him at the end
Shock: Kissgate worsened when late host Caroline Flack oversaw a VAR breakdown of the kiss on After Sun, only for viewers to point out continuity errors in the playback of the kiss from different angles
‘I honestly don’t remember. I have no idea because there’s so much going on then I’m just focusing on how many times I’ve gotta do whatever I’ve gotta do. Was it more than twice? Yeah’.
In 2020, Maura and Curtis split just eight months after leaving the Love Island villa when speculation surfaced that he was getting overly friendly with dancer Amber Pierson – something Maura branded ‘a kick in the teeth’.
The Irish beauty explained that their relationship began to crumble hours after her first performance on Dancing on Ice when Curtis was pictured in a clinch with a girl at a New Year’s party.
While Maura is not in the main cast for the show, she has signed up as the social media host, while Maya Jama is set to front the main show.
Oops: In 2020, Maura and Curtis split just eight months after leaving the Love Island villa when speculation surfaced that he was getting overly friendly with dancer Amber Pierson – something Maura branded ‘a kick in the teeth’
Ouch: The Irish beauty explained that their relationship began to crumble hours after her first performance on Dancing on Ice when Curtis was pictured in a clinch with a girl at a New Year’s party
He’s here: While Curtis is a main cast member, Maura is not in the main cast for the show, she has signed up as the social media host, while Maya Jama is set to front the main show
