Love Island's Ella Thomas confirms relationship with footballer in sweet snaps after ex Tyrique Hyde took a subtle swipe
Ella Thomas has confirmed she is loved up with footballer Lloyd Jones as she shared a slew of romantic snaps to social media on Monday, shortly after her ex Tyrique Hyde took a subtle swipe.
After weeks of speculation, the Love Island star, 25, finally went Instagram official with the League One club Charlton Athletic star.
Lloyd was the first one to go public with their romance on May 4, as he uploaded a sweet photo of Ella proudly supporting him as he accepted his club's Player of the Season award.
Now Ella has returned the favour by sharing a carousel of love-up snaps with her new man during a romantic evening together.
In the snaps, the reality star sizzled in a black plunging halter neck dress as she joined her dapper beau in the car.
The pair then put on a cosy display as they posed for a selfie at what appeared to be an awards night ceremony.
This was followed by a snap of herself in the mirror of an elevator as they headed to the glitzy event.
Ella captioned the snaps: 'Recently,' with a black heart emoji.
It comes not long after her ex Tyrique, whom she met on Love Island, appeared to take a cryptic swipe at her new relationship.
Following Lloyd's post, Tyrique took to his own Instagram Stories, sharing a throwback photo of himself in the confessional on Love Island.
In the shot, he's seen beaming at the camera - but the subtitle underneath reads: 'Nah, I'm very sad, trust me.'
The timing didn't go unnoticed by fans, with many believing it was a subtle dig or reaction to Ella's new relationship reveal.
Ella and Tyrique met during the tenth series of the dating show and was heavily tested with some dramatic ups and downs.
They blissfully exited the villa together, with their relationship appearing to be stronger than ever.
Shortly after leaving the villa, the couple announced they'd split in November 2023, before trying to give it another go.
In February 2024, MailOnline exclusively revealed Ella and Tyrique had parted ways permanently - after six months as a couple.
A source told MailOnline: 'Ella and Tyrique have decided it's time to go their separate ways.
'They have such love for each other, but they often struggle to get along and as viewers saw in the villa, they're always arguing.'
Ella and Tyrique came third during their summer series of Love Island, losing out on the top two positions to runners-up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki and winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root.
Earlier this year Ella dropped a huge hint that she was reentering the Love Island villa for the ITV spin off All Stars with a series of saucy snaps posted to Instagram.
She revealed a major clue that she could have been heading to the glitzy housing in South Africa.
Love Island All Stars sees previous contestants from across the show's series mixed together in a bid to give them a second chance at love.
Ella teased her fans that she was appearing on the show as she has taken a trip out to Cape Town, where the show is filmed.
Sharing an album of sunny holiday snaps to her Instagram, Ella told followers: 'out of office'.
She did not however appear on the 2025 series - which was then won by Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman.
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