Love Islander's family accused of ‘losing star £25k' after Meet The Parents day turns VERY awkward
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LOVE Islander Cach Mercer's family have been accused of "losing him £25k" after the Meet The Parents day turned VERY awkward.
ITV2 viewers said it was "painful to watch" as his sister grilled Toni Laites over her love triangle with Harrison Solomon.
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Love Islander Cach Mercer's family have been accused of "losing him £25k" after the Meet The Parents day turned VERY awkward
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Toni and Cach have had a bit of a bumpy romance so far on the show, hindered by Toni and Harrison's will-they-won't-they situation.
Casa Amor lad Cach is now coupled up with American stunner Toni, despite his embarrassment and tears after she ditched him for Harrison at a previous recoupling.
And during last night's Meet the Parents, Cach's sister, Ayjah had plenty to say.
Ayjah, firstly spoke to her brother about him being upset by Toni and Harrison's actions.
Cach admitted: 'You don't understand how embarrassing it was."
His sister insisted: 'Everyone felt it. It hurt to see you cry.'
His brother D'Shae added: 'I had to look away.'
When Toni and her family joined them, Ayjah said to Toni: "You know you made the wrong decision.
"You are a cool person, it's just the communication, girl."
She then went on to ask Toni how she felt about Cach but her body language was quite frosty.
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Fans of the show on social media were quick to reveal their feelings, with one tweeting: "Ngl if cach doesn't make it to the final he has his siblings to blame, i understand being shy/holding someone accountable for their actions but it was coming off as straight 'i have 0 interest in talking to you', even after she apologized. Poor toni."
Another added: "Cach family giving a masterclass in exactly how NOT to act if you actually want your loved one to bag that £25k in the final."
Someone else said: " I feel like this is going on tooooo long now and the awkwardness from Cach's siblings is making me cringe."
While a third said: "These parent meet ups are so cringe. Toni and Cach's family."
Another agreed: "This sis so cringe."
"Cach's sister wasn't having Toni one bit," said someone else.
One viewer argued: "i know cach's sister wants the best for his brother and everything.
"But she's doing too much like she made one mistake."
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Shakira Khan , 22, chose her partner Harry Cooksley , 30, to re-couple up with
Harry Cooksley to re-couple up with Now the couples are - Toni and Ben
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Viewers said, "It's painful to watch," as Cach's sister grilled Toni over her love triangle with Harrison
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Cach's siblings asked Toni what she thought of their brother
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Cach and Toni are now recoupled in the show
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