Love Island boy accused of ‘coasting to the final' and targeting ‘fan favourite girl'
Some viewers of the ITV2 series have flagged what they believe is the Casa Amor hunk's "undetected game play."
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It comes as one Love Island couple are set to bag the whopper £50K cash prize in the coming weeks.
Now loyal viewers are convinced Jamie Rhodes's intentions for Yas Pettet aren't pure - especially after he got handsy with a number of other villa girls in the kissing challenge.
His reaction left Yas understandably annoyed as she fumed: "What the f*** am I watching?"
The pair appeared to be going from strength to strength after a sweet paddleboard date before they chatted about their growing connection and spilled the tea on their family ties.
Yet after his flirty antics fans have flooded Reddit with comments suggesting he is only with the bombshell for her popularity.
One posted: "Jamie's undetected game play.
"He entered the villa knowing Yas picked up a popularity and she's a fan favourite. Also, he knows about the villains that the fans hate and staying away from them."
They added: "Notice Jamie was the only guy went on Harry and called him during the Casa recoupling, knowing that will get him points from the public, and it has.
"The whole fan base all over social media loved him for that.
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"And he's COASTING to the final and potentially winning the whole thing with Yas.
"Also, He got excited during reading the kissing challenge, because he didn't get to kiss someone else since he came. We saw his hands were slipping to the girls asses.
"I feel we didn't see the real him, there's something about him. I know you don't want to hear that but this relationship won't last to Christmas."
Another mused: "Can we talk about how inappropriate it was for him to grope the a*** of every single girl in the villa during the kissing challenge?"
Love Island 2025 full lineup
Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare.
Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads.
Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish.
Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition.
Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart.
Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern.
Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves.
Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps.
Aaron Buckett: A towering 6'5' personal trainer.
Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro.
Antonia Laites: Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress.
Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel.
Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Giorgio Russo: The 30-year-old will be spending his summer in the sun, potentially his sister Alessia's successful tournament at the Euros in Switzerland.
Yaz Broom: Professional DJ from Manchester who appeared on X Factor 2016 in girl group Four of Diamonds.
Andrada Pop: Miss Bikini Ireland 2019 winner who hails from Dublin and works as a nail technician and personal trainer.
Emma Munro: Harry Cooksley's ex who entered as a bombshell and works as a hydrogeologist.
Departures:
Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing.
Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident.
Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa.
Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
Caprice Alexandra: The 26-year-old bombshell owns a nursery in Romford.
Poppy Harrison: The bombshell broke up with her boyfriend after finding out she would be in the villa
Will Means: The fourth fittest farmer in the UK according to Farmers' Weekly in 2023 entered the villa as a bombshell
Megan Clarke: An Irish actress part of the OG line-up.
Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos.
Alima Gagigo: 23-year-old personal banker from Glasgow who fancies herself as a 'good flirt'.
One added: "All a Casa bombshell needs to do is couple up with the most popular girl/boy and coast until the final. The real successful game players are the bombshells that come in before the series is due to end and still win (Josh and Greg)."
A fan posted: "Honestly a valid take I feel like bombshells that come in past a certain point are aware of who they should go for, but for Yasmins sake I hope he's genuine because we have never seen her this way with a guy in the villa."
Yet one then clapped back and put: "I personally like him & hope he & Yas win because it's undeniable we have seen a softer side of Yas since they've been coupled up."
FINAL COUNTDOWN
The date of the Love Island final is yet to be confirmed by ITV, but as regular viewers know, the final always takes place on a Monday in a live episode.
It is heavily speculated that the official Love Island live final will be on Monday August 4.
When Maya Jama returns to the villa at the end of the eight weeks in the sun, there will be four couples remaining, all vying to win over the public and take the title.
The prize pot of £50,000 will also be up for grabs for the winning couple.
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