Love Island fans shocked as early favourite is dumped on Day Two
A very brutal dumping!
Ahead of the 12th series, Love Island bosses promised they were going to bring the drama, and it's safe to say they are NOT hanging around! We may only be two episodes in, but already there's been three bombshells, and a shock dumping!
Following the cliffhanger on Monday night's launch show, which saw the arrival of American beauty Toni, Tuesday night's show was full of even more drama, leading to one of the early favourites to get the boot after just one day.
🚨 WARNING: The below article contains major spoilers.🚨
After Toni chose to couple with Ben on Monday night, Shakira was left single, with host Maya Jama revealing she had just 24 hours to get to know the other boys, or be at risk of being dumped.
Shakira was determined to get to know the boys, spending time grafting and winding up some of the girls in the process. And when host Maya re-entered the villa, she revealed the only way Shakira would be saved was if one of the boys wanted to couple up with her.
In a shock to the other girls, Blu, Conor and Harry all chose to step forward for Shakira, with the 22-year-old marketing manager having to decide which boy to couple up with, knowing the consequences would result in sending another girl home.
Following a tough choice, Shakira picked 30-year-old semi-pro footballer Harry, meaning motivational speaker Sophie Lee was sent packing.
After the shock scenes, viewers were quick to express their disapointment at Sophie's quick exit, with many thinking she would be a finalist.
One wrote: 'They’ve lost an absolute icon! She didn’t get her time to shine on Love Island - but she will soon ♥️♥️♥️', with another adding: 'Get sophie back for casa, she seems so genuine'. A third then wrote: 'You deserved much more time in there! We love you my girl ♥️ @sophirelee'. (sic)
Someone else commented: 'Gutted, was looking forward to hearing more about her, seemed like an amazing lady ❤️'. (sic)
After leaving the villa, Sophie spoke to bosses about her short time in the villa, and how she felt taking part in Love Island.
She said: “I was so ecstatic, I was so nervous, so intrigued… you’ve never met any of these people, never seen anyone or anything. It’s a surreal moment because you’ve never experienced that in your life.
“I was so excited to meet people, I’m a people’s person, especially with my job. I have such a passion for learning people’s stories, getting to know people and this is why I think my dating experience is so different; I’m automatically tuned to not judge people by what they look like and to know about their stories before judging them.
“I just was myself, fully. My silly, wonderful and little bit cautious (but that’s just me) self.”
Check out all of this year's Islanders below:
Cach: WINNER
Age: 24
From: East London
Occupation: Professional Dancer
Toni: WINNER
Age: 24
Occupation: Las Vegas Pool Cabana Server
From: Connecticut (USA)
Harry: 2ND PLACE
Age: 30
Occupation: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model
From: Guildford
Shakira: 2ND PLACE
Age: 22
Occupation: Marketing
From: Burnley
Jamie: 3RD PLACE
Age: 26
From: Barking
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Yasmin: 3RD PLACE
Age: 24
From: London
Occupation: Commercial Banking Executive
Ty: 4TH PLACE
Age: 23
From: Barnsley
Occupation: Site Engineer
Angel: 4TH PLACE
Age: 26
From: Maidstone
Occupation: Aesthetics Practitioner & Salon Owner
Meg: DUMPED
Age: 25
Occupation: Payroll specialist
From: Southampton
Dejon: DUMPED
Age: 26
Occupation: Personal trainer
From: London
Megan: DUMPED
Age: 24
Occupation: Musical theatre performer and energy broker
From: Brighton, from Dublin
Conor: DUMPED
Age: 25
Occupation: Professional rugby player
From: Limerick
Helena: DUMPED
Age: 29
Occupation: Cabin Crew
From: London
Blu: DUMPED
Age: 26
Occupation: Construction Project Manager
From: London
Billykiss: DUMPED
Age: 28
From: Dublin
Occupation: Content Creator
Boris: DUMPED
Age: 28
Lives: Ljubljana/Dubai
Occupation: Model
Emma: DUMPED
Age: 30
From: Norwich
Occupation: Hydrogeologist
Harrison: QUIT
Age: 22
From: Derby (lives in Miami)
Occupation: US college soccer player and student
Lauren: DUMPED
Age: 26
From: York
Occupation: Dog Walker
Tommy: DUMPED
Age: 22
Occupation: Landscape Gardener
From: Hertfordshire
Lucy: DUMPED
Age: 21
From: Liverpool
Occupation: Make-Up Artist
Ben: DUMPED
Age: 23
Occupation: Private Hire Taxi driver
From: Gloucester
Andrada: DUMPED
Age: 27
From: Dublin
Occupation: PT
Emily: DUMPED
Age: 24
From: Aberdare
Occupation: Insurance Development Executive
Giorgio: DUMPED
Age: 30
From: Maidstone (Lives in Sydney, Australia)
Occupation: Account Manager
Rheo: DUMPED
Age: 26
From: Nuneaton
Occupation: Ring Girl
Martin: DUMPED
Age: 23
From: South London
Occupation: Graduate
Yaz: DUMPED
Age: 26
From: Manchester
Occupation: DJ
Chris: DUMPED
Age: 29
From: Manchester
Occupation: Commercial Real Estate Asset Manager
Alima: DUMPED
Age: 23
Occupation: Wealth Management Client Services Executive
From: Glasgow
Ryan: DUMPED
Age: 27
From: Chesterfield
Occupation: Post Office Retail Support
Remell: DUMPED
Age: 24
Occupation: Essex
From: Self Improvement Content Creator
Shea: DUMPED
Age: 25
Occupation: Scaffolder
From: Bristol
Will: DUMPED
Age: 25
From: Norfolk
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Poppy: DUMPED
Age: 22
From: Stoke-on-trent
Occupation: Dental Nurse
Caprice: DUMPED
Age: 26
From: Romford
Occupation: Nursery Owner
Sophie: DUMPED
Age: 29
Occupation: Motivational Speaker and Author
From: Manchester
Malisha: DUMPED
Age: 24
From: Broxbourne
Occupation: Teaching Assistant
Love Island airs every night at 9pm on ITV2/ITVX and STV2 and STV Player.
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