Love Island couple 'to split' as new love triangle forms days before final
Love Island star Helena was left 'fuming' in Sunday night's episode after Harry went for another chat with new bombshell Angel. Helena was sitting at the firepit with Connor and watched as Harry went into the snug with Angel, before she decided to step in and pull him away for a chat.
Helena told Connor: "If he's acting like this infront of my face here, imagine what he would act like on the outside", as she questioned if their relationship was 'one-sided'. Helena then told Harry she didn't appreciate him flirting with Angel, before Harry agreed and said he needed to 'bin it'.
Helena was also unhappy after the latest kissing challenge where Harry voted Shakira and Emma as better kissers than Helena, despite her trying to give him clues that it was her kissing him.
It comes after the villa's latest bombshell walked in and was immediately coupled up with Ty. Angelique 'Angel' Swift became one of the new entrants to ITV's long-running dating show this week, and the ripple effects were immediate.
Lauren, who had been coupled with Ty, was made single and therefore dumped from the Love Island villa. While Angel is coupled up with Ty, she has also expressed her interest towards Harry, who is currently coupled up with Helena.
Harry and Helena have embarked on an on-off relationship since the show started and haven't yet 'closed things off', with Harry saying in Friday evening's episode that he is 'open' to getting to know bombshell Angel. Only time will tell if he has a better connection with Angel than he has with Helena.
Angel's relationship history reportedly included TOWIE star Dan Edgar, who has appeared on the reality series since 2015 and famously previously dated co-star Ella Rae Wise.
Dan and Ella began dating in early 2024 but broke up at the beginning of this year. In recent months, Dan and Angel reportedly got close. However, it seems the romance did not pan out as Angel is searching for love in the villa.
A friend of the dating show star told The Sun: "They were together during one of the May bank holidays in Marbella and spent time hanging out. They were seen at various events, it was casual dating, but they had fun together."
A friend of Dan also told the outlet: "It was just one date really, and it was after he split from Ella. Dan was very much single at the time."
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