The real reason Jacques O’Neill quit Love Island revealed as he breaks down in tears to Paige
LOVE Island’s Jacques O’Neill quit the villa after bombshell Adam Collard made moves on his girl. It had been a tough few days for the rugby player, 23, after admitting to Paige Thorne that he’d cheated with other girls during the show’s Casa Amor stage. In some of the most emotional scenes ever shown on […]
LOVE Island’s Jacques O’Neill quit the villa after bombshell Adam Collard made moves on his girl.
It had been a tough few days for the rugby player, 23, after admitting to Paige Thorne that he’d cheated with other girls during the show’s Casa Amor stage.
In some of the most emotional scenes ever shown on Love Island, he broke down in tears – and so did many viewers.
The tearful lad told his co-stars: “Lately, I just can’t be myself so I’m trying my best but I’m not a fake person.
“I’m not going to start faking things and act like I’m OK when things inside aren’t actually OK.”
He added to gasps from the cast around the firepit: “So I’m going to be leaving today.”
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His emotions came to a head after villa veteran Adam, 26, cracked on with the pretty paramedic.
On last night’s show Jacques erupted after Gemma Owen, 19, told him Adam had “properly slagged him off”.
Jacques, who in another twist dated Gemma for eight months during the pandemic, ranted: “If a boy’s going to chat s*** behind my back, I don’t f***ing have it.”
After deciding to leave the villa yesterday morning, he broke down in tears on the terrace.
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Jacques told Paige: “I need to get back to myself and the only way I’m going to do that is by going home.”
In emotional scenes, he told her: “You mean so much to me, you know that?
“The past two weeks….things are hard in here, I’m finding it hard. I’m trying to put a brave face on but things are getting to me.
“I want to be with you, like I want you to be my girlfriend. I want that, so I’m going to wait. I’m counting down the days until you get out.”
Paige said: “I don’t want you to go… Obviously, I want you to be happy and it hurts me seeing you this way anyway.”
Later he spoke to the Islanders and said: “So, I’m trying my best but I’m not a fake person, I’m not going to start faking things and act like I’m ok when things inside aren’t actually ok.
“It’s just not fair on the girl, she deserves better. So, I’m going to be leaving today.”
He then shook Adam’s hand and added: “It’s all good.”
A spokesperson for the show said this afternoon: “Jacques has made the decision to leave the Villa.
“We fully support his decision and look forward to seeing what’s next for Jacques.”
During his time in the villa Jacques was accused of “bullying” and “gaslighting” Paige.
His family shared that the lad from Cumbria struggles with his emotions due to ADHD.
