Excruciating moment Love Island's Harrison FINALLY tells Toni that he slept with Lauren before explosive recoupling
Tuesday's episode of the ITV reality show saw Toni shock her fellow Islanders and recouple with Harrison again, leaving her man Cach to couple up with Emma, and Harrison's girl Lauren ended up with Ty.
In a new clip which contains spoilers for Wednesday's instalment, Harrison breaks the news to Tony about how he slept with Lauren.
Harry asks, 'How are you?'
'Still not great to be fair, mate,' Harrison replies.
'It's horrible, I know, I've been there,' Harry says.
Harrison asks, 'Have you boys got any advice for me though, on how to play out the situation?'
'I think first and foremost, you've gotta tell Tone that you slept with Lauren. Like you have to,' Harry comments.
'Do I go in and say it straight away or do I have a nice conversation first?' Harrison quizzes.
Conor then shares his advice and adds, 'Don't go into a big, long conversation and drag it out.'
'Don't make it all flirty and laughy, don't get into that and then be like, cause then you might not say it,' Harry says.
Harrison then approaches Toni and the pair head away for a chat on a day bed.
Laying next to one another, Harrison says, 'Nah, I just wanted to tell you something though and I feel like -' before Toni interjects with, 'You're making me nervous'.
'And I'm saying this so that you, like, then know the whole truth about the situation obviously with me and Lauren,' Harrison begins.
'Obviously the other night, erm, like we slept together.'
Wednesday's episode of Love Island follows the aftermath of the shocking recoupling ceremony - and it sees Cach get very emotional.
The hunk was previously in a couple with Toni (pictured), but she decided to pick her ex Harrison in the recoupling ceremony on Tuesday
Toni and Harrison (pictured) have had a very on/off relationship since meeting in the villa earlier this month
Cach entered as a Casa Amor bombshell and swept Toni off her feet, while she was in an on/off dynamic with Harrison.
The hunk breaks down as he opens up to Ty about the situation.
'I can't believe I'm crying. I haven't cried in years,' Cach told him.
Ty tells him: 'This is real though, it's you. It's better to let stuff like this out than bottle it up.
'It doesn't make you any less of a man, in fact more of a man.'
Prior to that, Toni and Harrison take their exes for a chat to explain and apologise - but neither of them have any of it.
Lauren tells Harrison: 'I've wasted my whole time getting to know you for no reason… To do what you've done to me tonight is so disrespectful.'
'I feel like everything has been a lie,' she adds.
Cach doesn't hold back and tells Toni: 'That was one of the most embarrassing things I've been through in my entire life…
'You knew what decision you wanted to make, you were just waiting for the go ahead from someone else.'
As he walks off, he says: 'I can't respect that. Good luck with your endeavours.'
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