Love Island's Leanne calls Mike a 'game player' after shock dumping

Mike chose to couple up with Sophie Piper

Author: Alex RossPublished 30th Jan 2020

Rewind back to last week and Love Island 2020 stars Mike Boateng and Leanne Amaning looked like they'd become the first official couple of this year's series, but things took a serious sour turn when Leanne ended things admitting everything he does 'annoys her'.

After Leanne pulled the former police officer for a chat earlier in the week, things didn't work in her favour as bosses later announced another recoupling would take place, following the arrival of new bombshells Wallace Wilson and Demi Jones.

Then, in a major twist, Mike expressed his interest in Sophie Piper, despite her former flame Connor Durham admitting he's waiting for her on the outside.

So, when the Islanders were made aware of the shock recoupling during a party in the villa, both Sophie and Leanne more or less begged Mike and nation's sweetheart Nas Majeed to save them...

Unfortunately for Leanne, Mike chose to couple up with Sophie, in turn sending the 22-year-old customer service advisor home.

Following her shock dumping, Leanne spoke to producers, where she revealed she thinks Mike could be 'playing a game'.

She said, "Me and Mike, we didn’t work. I feel he’s justified in what he did by picking Sophie. That’s a big thing to do – it’s a bold move to make.

“But I feel like he’s disregarded the two weeks we spent together and I feel like sending me home was a bit of a kick in the teeth, but it might also be my karma for dumping him… Beforehand, we had a good connection as friends, I would have thought he would have had that loyalty with me more. But he can crack on and I’m happy for him, I want him to be happy.”

When asked if she thinks anybody is playing a game, Leanne added, “Maybe Mike now… it’ll be easier for him to crack on and do his thing without me there.”

However, despite Mike choosing Sophie over her, it seems Leanne doesn't think anything romantically is going to work out between the two. She added, “Oh, be serious… There’s absolutely no way! I think they’re just good friends and they’re in a friendship couple.”

Follow this year's Love Island cast on social media:

Leanne Amaning

Age: 22
Hometown: London
Occupation: Customer Service Advisor
Instagram: leanneamaning
Twitter: leanneamaning

Siânnise Fudge

Age: 25
Hometown: Bristol
Occupation: Beauty Consultant
Instagram: siannisefudge
Twitter: Not Known

Eve and Jess Gale

Age: 20
Hometown: London
Occupation: Students and VIP Hostesses
Instagram: evegale jessicarosegale
Twitter: evegale jessicarosegale

Shaughna Phillips

Age: 25
Hometown: London
Occupation: Democratic Services Officer
Instagram: shaughnaphillips
Twitter: @Shaughna_P

Sophie Piper

Age: 21
Hometown: Essex
Occupation: Medical PA
Instagram: sophpiper_
Twitter: Not Known

Paige Turley

Age: 22
Hometown: West Lothian
Occupation: Singer
Instagram: turley_paige
Twitter: Not Known

Mike Boateng

Age: 24
Hometown: London
Occupation: Police Officer
Instagram: michaelboateng01
Twitter: Not Known

Connor Durman

Age: 25
Hometown: Brighton
Occupation: Coffee Bean Salesman
Instagram: connordurman
Twitter: ConnorDurman

Callum Jones

Age: 23
Hometown: Manchester
Occupation: Scaffolder
Instagram: _callum_jones
Twitter: Not Known

Nas Majeed

Age: 23
Hometown: London
Occupation: Sports Science Graduate and Builder
Instagram: Not Known
Twitter: Not Known

Ollie Williams

Age: 23
Hometown: Cornwall
Occupation: Heir to the Lanhydrock Estate/Land Owner
Instagram: olliesjwilliams
Twitter: olliesjwilliams

Connagh Howard

Age: 27
Hometown: Cardiff
Occupation: Model
Instagram: connagh92
Twitter: N/A

Finlay Tapp

Age: 20
Hometown: Milton Keynes
Occupation: Part-Time Footballer and Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: finn_tapp
Twitter: N/A

Rebecca Gormley

Age: 21
Hometown: Newcastle
Occupation: Part-time Model and Carer
Instagram: rebeccagormleyx
Twitter: N/A

Luke Mabbott

Age: 24
Hometown: Redcar
Occupation: Heating Engineer
Instagram: lukemabbott
Twitter: N/A

Luke Trotman

Age: 22
Hometown: Luton
Occupation: Semi-pro Footballer and Student
Instagram: luketroytrotman
Twitter: N/A

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Instagram: wallacewilson1
Twitter: N/A

Demi Jones

Age: 21
Hometown: Portsmouth
Occupation: Style Advisor
Instagram: demijones1
Twitter: N/A


Twitter: N/A

Alexi Eraclides

Age: 23
From: Essex
Occupation: Butler in the Buff
Instagram: alexieraclides

Biggs Chris

Age: 27
From: Glasgow
Occupation: Car Body Repair Specialist
Instagram: biggschrisx

Ched Uzor

Age: 23
From: Suffolk
Occupation: Scaffolder
Instagram: ched.uzor

George Day

Age: 27
From: Southampton
Occupation: Estate Agent
Instagram: N/A

Eva Zapico

Age: 21
From: Bromley
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: evazapico

Jade Affleck

Age: 25
From: Yarm
Occupation: Sales Professional
Instagram: jadeaffleck

Jamie McCann

Age: 24
From: North Ayrshire
Occupation: Eyelash Technician
Instagram: jamielouux

Josh Kempton

Age: 21
From: Surrey
Occupation: Model
Instagram: joshuakempton

Jordan Waobikeze

Age: 24
From: London
Occupation: Administrator
Instagram: jordanwaobikeze

Molly Smith

Age: 25
From: Manchester
Occupation: Model
Instagram: mollysmith19

Priscilla Anyabu

Age: 25
From: Battersea
Occupation: Model and Operations Manager
Instagram: priscillaanyabu_

Natalia Zoppa

Age: 20
From: Manchester
Occupation: Student and Club Promoter
Instagram: nataliazoppa

Jamie Clayton

Age: 28
From: Edinburgh
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: jamieclayton9
Twitter: N/A

Leanne become the fourth Islander to be dumped from the 2020 Winter series. As well as Ollie Williams quitting the show to get back with this ex, Eve Gale, Connagh Howard and Connor Durham have all been dumped from the Island.

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