Watch as Love Island boy ‘slyly' tries to rekindle romance with ex but is shut down in awkward moment

Scottish Sun

20-07-2025

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LOVE Island's player Harry appeared to have his head turned AGAIN tonight as he pulled Shakira for a chat.
Harry tried to make amends following the Couple of Sorts game, and the comment he made suggesting she was still interested in him.
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Harry told Shakira that his experience in the villa would have been better with her
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Shakira was quick to shut him down and friend-zone her ex
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He told her: 'I'm not trying to come between anything you're doing.
"I think if you did like me, you'd go after it… you're a smart girl and you'd do what you want.'
'I think the world of you,' he continued. 'I just wanted to apologise to you and I am sorry.'
Shakira replied: 'What was said in the kitchen was so misconstrued…
"For you guys to bring it up in a challenge is stupid and I don't know why you did it to be honest.
"I thought it was uncalled for but I appreciate your apology.'
But Harry then went digging to find out if Shakira had regrets about them splitting.
A curious Harry asked: 'Do you think it would have been a better experience for you if we were to stay together?'
Shakira shut him down and replied: "No, I think you would have just continued hurting me."
Harry shockingly replied: "But I think it would have been a better experience."
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Shakira added: "I mean we had a good time."
ITV2 viewers were shocked at Harry appearing to try and rekindle his romance with Shakira, as viewers praised Shakira for "friend-zoning" him.
One wrote: "It's bad that Harry keeps blatantly hinting at Shakira he wants to be with her, but the villa are making it seem like it's Shakira who is acting like that."
A second said: "You know what lives rent free in my head, Harry manipulates every girl - my man was really telling Shakira he missed her and thought the experience would be better with her…. He chose Helena, mugged her off w his ex and fired some shots with Angel. Delulu."
A third commented: "That was deffo a friendzone high five for Harry, well done Shakira babes."
"I'm glad Shakira didn't play that game Harry tried to draw her into. No, it wouldn't be better if they were still together," a fourth shared.
This viewer said: "Catch Harry trying to manipulate that conversation so he could go back to the boys and say 'yeah Shakira still wants me' Have a day off man and leave our girl alone!"
This person posted: "So glad Shakira pied off Harry man really trying to keep every door in that villa open."
Someone else wrote: "Did Harry really just say if him and Shakira had stayed coupled up they would've had a better time..these boys have lost their minds."
Another added: "Harry is so sly, he tried to see if Shakira wanted him. He's clearly bored of Helena already."
Harry's apology came after Harrison told the Islanders in the Couple of Sort that Shakira liked Harry more than Conor.
Following the game, Conor had a chat with fellow villa lads Harrison, Harry and Dejon.
Shakira later told him that her words had been "twisted" and that what Conor had been told by the other boys was "b******s".
Conor argued: "They're saying it when they have nothing to gain from it."
However, Shakira shot back: "Of course they have things to gain from it. The biggest f*****g game players about. £25 f*****g k."
Shakira was previously coupled up with footballer Harry, 30, during their time in the ITV2 show.
She met bombshell Ty Isherwood, 23, during Casa Amor and subsequently coupled up with him.