Amber Gill reveals how she really felt after THAT Casa Amor moment 👀
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Author: Alex RossPublished 28th Jul 2020 Last updated 26th Aug 2020
The 2020 series of Love Island may have been postponed due to the Coronavirus, but if you cast your mind back to last year's show, it was certainly up there with the best reality TV moments of the last year!
Despite loved-up couple Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury stealing the hearts of the nation, it was Geordie girl Amber Gill who was crowned the winner of the show, alongside Irish rugby player Greg O'Shea (but we won't talk about how that ended 🙈).
Of course, if you were as hooked on Love Island 2019 as we were, the stand-out moment from the show was of course Casa Amor, where Amber stayed loyal to Scouse fireman Michael Griffiths, only for him to dump her and couple up with new girl Joanna Chimonides.
As Amber held it together like the absolute QUEEN that she is, ‘Sax’ singer Fleur East was interested to know how she was left feeling inside.
Amber told her, "Earlier in the show I had already said you look like the kind of guy that's going to ruin my life. I can't remember if that got aired or if that didn't get aired, but I remember saying that to him. So I always had it in the back of my head I was, like, uh, huh, so then in Casa Amor, the girls were sort of really, really confident and I just had something in the back of my head because I remember they asked us, like, how sure are you?
"I said 95%, is said, but that 5% is taking up my whole brain. I didn't like any of the boys in Casa Amor so even if I was single I probably wouldn't have went for any of those anyway, so I was just chilling, that was the worst time because you just don't know what's going on and you're doing challenges against the other house and you know who's there, you don't know what's going on, it's horrible but, then, when I came to walking in, I was the last person walking in.
"Now I'm very, like, I think about things and I was, like, if I'm the last person walking in, something's happened. There was no other girls. All the girls have walked in, I could hear people clapping, people talking and I was just, I had to stand there for ages and I was just thinking something has gone on."
Explaining she knew deep down something was up, Amber added, "So I was, like, something's gone on because why is there a huge pause between me walking in. It seems like a kind of build up, but everyone's going no, no, it's fine, it's fine. I was, like, nah, something's not sitting right in my brain, so I walk out, and when the walk out they say look forward.
"Well I couldn't. How can you? It's intense. I can't be looking straight forward, so there's, like, little board slats through where you walk through and I was, like, peek, peeking through when I walked through and I was, like, oh, I can see. I could see. I can see."
Of course, each episode of Love Island has to be edited down into hour-long slots, so the Casa Amor return episode may look quite fast paced, but as Amber explains in the podcast, it goes on and on!
She told Fleur, "It was the longest night ever. Like I don't think you understand how long it was, so the way that it's set up is one girl walks in at a time as you see, but in-between that time there's long pauses. I don't know what they have to do, reset or whatever. So you're talking five girls, I think it was, all walking in before me.
"So it must have been three hours or--, it had to be that long, that waiting and I was last so it was just even longer for me. It has horrible. It was so long and then I was thinking ah, it looks so short on the TV. I had to stand and suffer for hours."
After all of that drama, Amber will discover if she's won Virgin Media's Must-See Moment of 2020 at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards on Friday 31st July 2020.
Check out the most dramatic moments of Love Island 2019 below:
TOMMY STOLE LUCIE FROM JOE
After surfer girl Lucie coupled up with Joe on the first episode of the series, things seemed to get off to a good start... before Tommy entered hours later.
Tommy chose to couple up with Lucie, stealing her from poor Joe. He said in the Beach Hut, "At the moment the girl I want to pursue is going to be Lucie. She's a surfer, she goes to the gym. Her body is banging. She has beautiful eyes, a beautiful face, beautiful everything."
Amber Gill reveals how she really felt after THAT Casa Amor moment 👀
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AMBER AND GREG WON LOVE ISLAND 2019
Despite only knowing each other for two weeks, Amber and Greg were crowned the winners of Love Island 2019, ahead of Molly-Mae and Tommy, Maura and Curtis, and India and Ovie.
TOMMY STOLE LUCIE FROM JOE
After surfer girl Lucie coupled up with Joe on the first episode of the series, things seemed to get off to a good start... before Tommy entered hours later.
Tommy chose to couple up with Lucie, stealing her from poor Joe. He said in the Beach Hut, "At the moment the girl I want to pursue is going to be Lucie. She's a surfer, she goes to the gym. Her body is banging. She has beautiful eyes, a beautiful face, beautiful everything."
ANTON GETTING PIED
At the start of the series, poor old Anton just couldn't get a break! The Scottish hunk was put in the friend-zone by a number of girls, including Lucie, Amy and Elma.
SHERIF WAS REMOVED FROM THE VILLA
In one of the biggest shocks of the series, Sherif was removed from the Love Island villa for 'breaking the rules'. After days of rumours as to why he was removed, Sherif revealed he'd kicked Molly-Mae in the groin during a play fight, before using inappropriate language in a joke.
MOLLY-MAE ENTERED THE VILLA
20-year-old Molly-Mae was the first bombshell to enter the villa, and she quickly made an impression with the boys.
JOE WAS ACCUSED OF 'CONTROLLING' LUCIE
Despite coupling up with Joe instead of Tommy, surfer chick Lucie remained friends with the boxer and struggled to create any relationships with the other girls. After giving Lucie some advice, Joe was accused by both viewers and domestic abuse charity Women's Aid of 'controlling' her.
LUCIE DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOE
Despite admitting she was really into Joe, Lucie shocked fans when she chose to remain in the villa when Joe was brutally dumped.
Joe did tell her to stay, admitting she should enjoy her Love Island experience.
ARABELLA'S ENTRANCE
Stunning model Arabella Chi certainly turned some heads when she made her entrance into the Love Island villa in a bikini.
Entering the garden whilst the rest of the villa were sleeping, Arabella was chilling in the sun when the Islanders discovered they had a new arrival.
DANNY DUMPED YEWANDE FOR ARABELLA
Despite telling Yewande his head would never be turned, Danny chose to couple up with Arabella, in turn sending the Irish scientist packing.
THAT KISS BETWEEN DANNY AND YEWANDE
Just hours after he dumped Yewande, much to the annoyance of the rest of the villa, Danny kissed Arabella on the garden swing.
Yewande's close friends Amber, Anna and Molly-Mae weren't happy with Danny's' actions, laying into him in a heated argument.
TOM PUTTING HIS FOOT IN IT WITH MAURA
After going in for a kiss and showing Maura his confidence, things seemed to be going VERY well for Tom. Things then got even better when Maura won the task, meaning she was able to take one boy of her choice into The Hideaway, obviously choosing Tom.
However, the Leeds lad quickly put his foot in it, which resulted in Maura telling him to "go f--k yourself." Whilst Maura was getting ready with the girls, speaking to Danny Williams, Tommy Fury and the rest of the lads, Tom said, "It will be interesting to see if she's all mouth or not."
Little did he know, Maura had come downstairs to speak with him, and heard the whole thing! AWKWARD! 🙈
CASA AMOR
This year's Casa Amor was probably the most dramatic in Love Island history! As the girls headed off to the second villa for the first time in the show's history, a number of heads turned, including Anna, Curtis and Michael!
CURTIS GOT HIS HEAD TURNED BY JOURDAN
Whilst Amy was over at Casa Amor sleeping on the outdoor bed, Curtis' head turned for new girl Jourdan Riane.
After making the model aware of his feelings, Jourdan turned the dancer down, admitting she didn't want to come between him and Amy.
AMBER WAS MUGGED OFF BY MICHAEL
After staying LOYAL to Michael whilst she was at Casa Amor, poor Amber returned to the main villa to discover he'd coupled up with new girl Joanna.
When Michael told Amber he felt like he hadn't been 'himself', the villa erupted!
MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WERE REUNITED
Molly-Mae (and the rest of the Islanders) were left in floods of tears during the dramatic Casa Amor recoupling, when she was reunited with Tommy and Ellie-Belly.
OVIE, ANNA AND JORDAN'S LOVE TRIANGLE
Anna forgot all about Jordan when she headed over to Casa Amor and met 6ft 7in basketball player Ovie! However, when she returned to the main villa to find Jordan had remained loyal, her feelings started to come back for the model.
Jordan continued to pursue Anna, and his charm worked, with the pharmacist choosing to couple up with him at the next recoupling.
ANNA AND JOANNA'S AWKWARD LUNCH DATE
After Michael chose to couple up with Joanna and dump Geordie girl Amber, the girls were sent on a lunch date to get to know each other.
Things got off to a VERY awkward start though, when both of them sat in silence.
AMY'S LIST
When Curtis revealed to Amy his doubts about their relationship, Amy spoke to Jourdan and created a list of things to ask the dancer.
Going through them during their serious chat, viewers were left in hysterics.
CRAIG DAVID ENTERED THE VILLA
Pop star Craig David entered the Love Island villa as part of the Islanders' Ministry Of Sound party, performing his new single 'You Know What Love Is'.
CURTIS AND AMY SPLIT
Despite Amy telling Curtis she 'loved him' and would consider giving him a second chance, the dancer was honest and revealed he couldn't promise his head wouldn't get turned again, leaving poor Amy heartbroken.
BELLE SHAVED ANTON'S BUM
Anton previously admitted he gets his mum to shave his bum, so whilst he's been away from home in the villa, love interest Belle was more than happy to take over!
MAURA AND LUCIE'S DOUBLE DUMPING
Despite Maura coupling up with Marvin, and Lucie coupling up with George over at Casa Amor, the girls realised they just weren't into their boys.
Instead of taking Marvin and George to one side and letting them down nicely, the girls chose to dump the boys TOGETHER!
MAURA ADMITTED HER FEELINGS FOR CURTIS
Following his split with Amy, Irish beauty left the nation in shock when she expressed she was into Curtis.
Taking him for a chat, Maura looked nervous as she told the dancer what she thinks of him.
MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WENT OFFICIAL
The cutest couple in the villa, Molly-Mae and Tommy, made their romance official when Tommy asked the model to be his girlfriend.
With the help of BFF Curtis, and Molly-Mae's teddy, Tommy created a cute little letter and told her, "On a serious note, you know how much you mean to me and you're the only girl for me. I only want to be with you. Therefore, I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend?"
AMY QUIT THE VILLA
Following her heartbreak over Curtis, Amy made the tough decision to leave the Love Island villa, leaving the nation in tears.
She told Curtis, "I came in here and I thought I was going to meet some nice people and I'd probably date one of them and they'd be alright and then I met you and you completely turned my whole world around… We made each other happy… I want us to be best, best friends but we both need to move on and we both need to find someone that is going to make us as happy as we make them. Realistically for me, I'm not going to be ready in the next three weeks to meet someone else. "Realistically for you, you will not be happy all the time here because you'll always put me first because you're such a good person. That's why I love you so much and that's why I want you to be happy. You are not going to be happy whilst I'm still here. So, I'm leaving today but it's a positive thing because I'm going to go and start the rest of my life today… I'm going to let you go and you pursue whoever it is you want to pursue and hope that you find whatever you are looking for. "Once this is all done we will have the best friendship you have ever seen in your life."
MAURA AND CURTIS LOCKED LIPS
Following Amy's departure, Maura made her move on Curtis in the dance challenge. Planting a kiss on him, Maura sent Curtis' heart rate soaring.
He later repaid the favour during his dance, picking the Irish girl up and giving her a kiss.
AMBER BROKE DOWN OVER HER FEELINGS FOR MICHAEL
Despite getting pied by Michael, poor old Amber couldn't shake off her feelings for the fireman, breaking down to the girls.
TOMMY AND MOLLY-MAE DROPPED THE 'L' WORD
After making things official, Tommy and Molly-Mae dropped the 'L' word whilst cuddling in bed! Aww!
CURTIS' ICONIC DANCE
During this year's dance challenge, viewers were left in hysterics when Curtis showed of his AMAZING dance skills. A moment that will go down in Love Island history!
FRANCESCA STOLE CURTIS FROM MAURA
After Amy left the villa, single boy Curtis caught the eye of not only Maura, but new girl Francesca.
During the recoupling, Francesca was the first girl to chose, coupling up with Curtis, despite the fact Maura had made her feelings very clear.
ANTON GAVE HIS NUMBER TO THE SHOP ASSISTANT
Despite being coupled up with Belle, Anton couldn't resist a cheeky flirt with the shop keeper when the boys went out food shopping.
JOANNA AND MICHAEL WERE SPLIT UP IN SHOCK DUMPING
After Caroline Flack announced that the Islanders had to send either Joanna or Michael home, they collectively chose Joanna, meaning the coupled were split up.
MICHAEL DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOANNA
Despite many viewers thinking Michael would quit the show following Joanna's dumping, the fireman shocked everybody by staying in the villa. Clearly not impressed, Joanna fumed, "If you found what you want then you better leave mate. But you clearly aren't so you're a f---ing snake."
MICHAEL TOLD AMBER TO "SIT DOWN"
After admitting her feelings for him, Michael decided to end things with Amber completely, and left viewers fuming when he told the Geordie girl to "sit down", with many saying he spoke to her 'like a dog'.
CURTIS CHOSE MAURA OVER FRANCESCA
Despite being coupled up with Francesca, Curtis made it clear he was open to getting to know both her and Maura. After making his mind up, the ballroom dancer chose Maura, putting Francesca in the friend-zone.
HARLEY, GREG AND INDIA ENTERED THE VILLA
With just two weeks to go, Love Island bosses put three new bombshells into the villa to cause some drama, in the form of Harley Brash, Greg O'Shea and India Reynolds.
MICHAEL TRIED TO WIN AMBER BACK
After Greg entered and cracked on with Amber, Michael decided to tell the Geordie girl that he did still have feelings for her, despite dumping her for Joanna earlier in the series.
AMBER COUPLED UP WITH GREG INSTEAD OF MICHAEL
Admitting it was the 'toughest decision' of her time in the villa, Amber chose to couple up with new boy Greg, instead of giving Michael another chance.
ANNA AND JORDAN WENT OFFICIAL
Anna and Jordan were the second couple of the series to make things official! Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend in a cute little scene, which resulted in all of the Islanders celebrating by jumping into the pool!
MICHAEL AND FRANCESCA WERE DUMPED
After being pied by Amber, Michael was put into a friendship couple with Francesca, with the pair finding themselves in the bottom three after a public vote. Their fellow Islanders chose to save Anna and Jordan, and Harley and Chris, in turn sending home Michael and Francesca.
JORDAN'S HEAD WAS TURNED BY INDIA
Despite asking Anna to be his girlfriend just days earlier, Jordan shocked the villa when he pulled India for a chat to express his feelings for her. Of course, this didn't go down well with Anna, who vented her anger at the model and later split with him.
THE BABY CHALLENGE RETURNED
The iconic baby challenge returned, with this year's Islanders giving their little babies some very odd names. Whilst most of the Islanders loved their little ones, Anna refused to look after her baby, admitting Jordan is a 'single dad'.
JORDAN AND ANNA WERE DUMPED
After splitting in the villa, Jordan and Anna were dumped from the Island, with their exit interview incredibly awkward!
THE PARENTS ARRIVED
Just days before the final, the Islanders' parents arrived into the villa! Although Curtis' mum couldn't get Maura's name right, all of the parents seemed to get on well with the Islanders, with Greg's mum even giving Amber a lucky charm!
BELLE AND ANTON MISSED OUT ON A PLACE IN THE FINAL
Anton and Belle were voted out just one day before the big final, after they received the lowest votes from the public.
THE DECLARATIONS OF LOVE
The final four couples were given the chance to tell their partner exactly how they feel in the final, during the Love Island Summer Ball. All of the speeches were amazing, but we have to say Irish hunk Greg O'Shea stole our hearts with THAT poem!
AMBER AND GREG WON LOVE ISLAND 2019
Despite only knowing each other for two weeks, Amber and Greg were crowned the winners of Love Island 2019, ahead of Molly-Mae and Tommy, Maura and Curtis, and India and Ovie.
TOMMY STOLE LUCIE FROM JOE
After surfer girl Lucie coupled up with Joe on the first episode of the series, things seemed to get off to a good start... before Tommy entered hours later.
Tommy chose to couple up with Lucie, stealing her from poor Joe. He said in the Beach Hut, "At the moment the girl I want to pursue is going to be Lucie. She's a surfer, she goes to the gym. Her body is banging. She has beautiful eyes, a beautiful face, beautiful everything."
ANTON GETTING PIED
At the start of the series, poor old Anton just couldn't get a break! The Scottish hunk was put in the friend-zone by a number of girls, including Lucie, Amy and Elma.
SHERIF WAS REMOVED FROM THE VILLA
In one of the biggest shocks of the series, Sherif was removed from the Love Island villa for 'breaking the rules'. After days of rumours as to why he was removed, Sherif revealed he'd kicked Molly-Mae in the groin during a play fight, before using inappropriate language in a joke.
MOLLY-MAE ENTERED THE VILLA
20-year-old Molly-Mae was the first bombshell to enter the villa, and she quickly made an impression with the boys.
JOE WAS ACCUSED OF 'CONTROLLING' LUCIE
Despite coupling up with Joe instead of Tommy, surfer chick Lucie remained friends with the boxer and struggled to create any relationships with the other girls. After giving Lucie some advice, Joe was accused by both viewers and domestic abuse charity Women's Aid of 'controlling' her.
LUCIE DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOE
Despite admitting she was really into Joe, Lucie shocked fans when she chose to remain in the villa when Joe was brutally dumped.
Joe did tell her to stay, admitting she should enjoy her Love Island experience.
ARABELLA'S ENTRANCE
Stunning model Arabella Chi certainly turned some heads when she made her entrance into the Love Island villa in a bikini.
Entering the garden whilst the rest of the villa were sleeping, Arabella was chilling in the sun when the Islanders discovered they had a new arrival.
DANNY DUMPED YEWANDE FOR ARABELLA
Despite telling Yewande his head would never be turned, Danny chose to couple up with Arabella, in turn sending the Irish scientist packing.
THAT KISS BETWEEN DANNY AND YEWANDE
Just hours after he dumped Yewande, much to the annoyance of the rest of the villa, Danny kissed Arabella on the garden swing.
Yewande's close friends Amber, Anna and Molly-Mae weren't happy with Danny's' actions, laying into him in a heated argument.
TOM PUTTING HIS FOOT IN IT WITH MAURA
After going in for a kiss and showing Maura his confidence, things seemed to be going VERY well for Tom. Things then got even better when Maura won the task, meaning she was able to take one boy of her choice into The Hideaway, obviously choosing Tom.
However, the Leeds lad quickly put his foot in it, which resulted in Maura telling him to "go f--k yourself." Whilst Maura was getting ready with the girls, speaking to Danny Williams, Tommy Fury and the rest of the lads, Tom said, "It will be interesting to see if she's all mouth or not."
Little did he know, Maura had come downstairs to speak with him, and heard the whole thing! AWKWARD! 🙈
CASA AMOR
This year's Casa Amor was probably the most dramatic in Love Island history! As the girls headed off to the second villa for the first time in the show's history, a number of heads turned, including Anna, Curtis and Michael!
CURTIS GOT HIS HEAD TURNED BY JOURDAN
Whilst Amy was over at Casa Amor sleeping on the outdoor bed, Curtis' head turned for new girl Jourdan Riane.
After making the model aware of his feelings, Jourdan turned the dancer down, admitting she didn't want to come between him and Amy.
AMBER WAS MUGGED OFF BY MICHAEL
After staying LOYAL to Michael whilst she was at Casa Amor, poor Amber returned to the main villa to discover he'd coupled up with new girl Joanna.
When Michael told Amber he felt like he hadn't been 'himself', the villa erupted!
MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WERE REUNITED
Molly-Mae (and the rest of the Islanders) were left in floods of tears during the dramatic Casa Amor recoupling, when she was reunited with Tommy and Ellie-Belly.
OVIE, ANNA AND JORDAN'S LOVE TRIANGLE
Anna forgot all about Jordan when she headed over to Casa Amor and met 6ft 7in basketball player Ovie! However, when she returned to the main villa to find Jordan had remained loyal, her feelings started to come back for the model.
Jordan continued to pursue Anna, and his charm worked, with the pharmacist choosing to couple up with him at the next recoupling.
ANNA AND JOANNA'S AWKWARD LUNCH DATE
After Michael chose to couple up with Joanna and dump Geordie girl Amber, the girls were sent on a lunch date to get to know each other.
Things got off to a VERY awkward start though, when both of them sat in silence.
AMY'S LIST
When Curtis revealed to Amy his doubts about their relationship, Amy spoke to Jourdan and created a list of things to ask the dancer.
Going through them during their serious chat, viewers were left in hysterics.
CRAIG DAVID ENTERED THE VILLA
Pop star Craig David entered the Love Island villa as part of the Islanders' Ministry Of Sound party, performing his new single 'You Know What Love Is'.
CURTIS AND AMY SPLIT
Despite Amy telling Curtis she 'loved him' and would consider giving him a second chance, the dancer was honest and revealed he couldn't promise his head wouldn't get turned again, leaving poor Amy heartbroken.
BELLE SHAVED ANTON'S BUM
Anton previously admitted he gets his mum to shave his bum, so whilst he's been away from home in the villa, love interest Belle was more than happy to take over!
MAURA AND LUCIE'S DOUBLE DUMPING
Despite Maura coupling up with Marvin, and Lucie coupling up with George over at Casa Amor, the girls realised they just weren't into their boys.
Instead of taking Marvin and George to one side and letting them down nicely, the girls chose to dump the boys TOGETHER!
MAURA ADMITTED HER FEELINGS FOR CURTIS
Following his split with Amy, Irish beauty left the nation in shock when she expressed she was into Curtis.
Taking him for a chat, Maura looked nervous as she told the dancer what she thinks of him.
MOLLY-MAE AND TOMMY WENT OFFICIAL
The cutest couple in the villa, Molly-Mae and Tommy, made their romance official when Tommy asked the model to be his girlfriend.
With the help of BFF Curtis, and Molly-Mae's teddy, Tommy created a cute little letter and told her, "On a serious note, you know how much you mean to me and you're the only girl for me. I only want to be with you. Therefore, I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend?"
AMY QUIT THE VILLA
Following her heartbreak over Curtis, Amy made the tough decision to leave the Love Island villa, leaving the nation in tears.
She told Curtis, "I came in here and I thought I was going to meet some nice people and I'd probably date one of them and they'd be alright and then I met you and you completely turned my whole world around… We made each other happy… I want us to be best, best friends but we both need to move on and we both need to find someone that is going to make us as happy as we make them. Realistically for me, I'm not going to be ready in the next three weeks to meet someone else. "Realistically for you, you will not be happy all the time here because you'll always put me first because you're such a good person. That's why I love you so much and that's why I want you to be happy. You are not going to be happy whilst I'm still here. So, I'm leaving today but it's a positive thing because I'm going to go and start the rest of my life today… I'm going to let you go and you pursue whoever it is you want to pursue and hope that you find whatever you are looking for. "Once this is all done we will have the best friendship you have ever seen in your life."
MAURA AND CURTIS LOCKED LIPS
Following Amy's departure, Maura made her move on Curtis in the dance challenge. Planting a kiss on him, Maura sent Curtis' heart rate soaring.
He later repaid the favour during his dance, picking the Irish girl up and giving her a kiss.
AMBER BROKE DOWN OVER HER FEELINGS FOR MICHAEL
Despite getting pied by Michael, poor old Amber couldn't shake off her feelings for the fireman, breaking down to the girls.
TOMMY AND MOLLY-MAE DROPPED THE 'L' WORD
After making things official, Tommy and Molly-Mae dropped the 'L' word whilst cuddling in bed! Aww!
CURTIS' ICONIC DANCE
During this year's dance challenge, viewers were left in hysterics when Curtis showed of his AMAZING dance skills. A moment that will go down in Love Island history!
FRANCESCA STOLE CURTIS FROM MAURA
After Amy left the villa, single boy Curtis caught the eye of not only Maura, but new girl Francesca.
During the recoupling, Francesca was the first girl to chose, coupling up with Curtis, despite the fact Maura had made her feelings very clear.
ANTON GAVE HIS NUMBER TO THE SHOP ASSISTANT
Despite being coupled up with Belle, Anton couldn't resist a cheeky flirt with the shop keeper when the boys went out food shopping.
JOANNA AND MICHAEL WERE SPLIT UP IN SHOCK DUMPING
After Caroline Flack announced that the Islanders had to send either Joanna or Michael home, they collectively chose Joanna, meaning the coupled were split up.
MICHAEL DIDN'T LEAVE WITH JOANNA
Despite many viewers thinking Michael would quit the show following Joanna's dumping, the fireman shocked everybody by staying in the villa. Clearly not impressed, Joanna fumed, "If you found what you want then you better leave mate. But you clearly aren't so you're a f---ing snake."
MICHAEL TOLD AMBER TO "SIT DOWN"
After admitting her feelings for him, Michael decided to end things with Amber completely, and left viewers fuming when he told the Geordie girl to "sit down", with many saying he spoke to her 'like a dog'.
CURTIS CHOSE MAURA OVER FRANCESCA
Despite being coupled up with Francesca, Curtis made it clear he was open to getting to know both her and Maura. After making his mind up, the ballroom dancer chose Maura, putting Francesca in the friend-zone.
HARLEY, GREG AND INDIA ENTERED THE VILLA
With just two weeks to go, Love Island bosses put three new bombshells into the villa to cause some drama, in the form of Harley Brash, Greg O'Shea and India Reynolds.
MICHAEL TRIED TO WIN AMBER BACK
After Greg entered and cracked on with Amber, Michael decided to tell the Geordie girl that he did still have feelings for her, despite dumping her for Joanna earlier in the series.
AMBER COUPLED UP WITH GREG INSTEAD OF MICHAEL
Admitting it was the 'toughest decision' of her time in the villa, Amber chose to couple up with new boy Greg, instead of giving Michael another chance.
ANNA AND JORDAN WENT OFFICIAL
Anna and Jordan were the second couple of the series to make things official! Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend in a cute little scene, which resulted in all of the Islanders celebrating by jumping into the pool!
MICHAEL AND FRANCESCA WERE DUMPED
After being pied by Amber, Michael was put into a friendship couple with Francesca, with the pair finding themselves in the bottom three after a public vote. Their fellow Islanders chose to save Anna and Jordan, and Harley and Chris, in turn sending home Michael and Francesca.
JORDAN'S HEAD WAS TURNED BY INDIA
Despite asking Anna to be his girlfriend just days earlier, Jordan shocked the villa when he pulled India for a chat to express his feelings for her. Of course, this didn't go down well with Anna, who vented her anger at the model and later split with him.
THE BABY CHALLENGE RETURNED
The iconic baby challenge returned, with this year's Islanders giving their little babies some very odd names. Whilst most of the Islanders loved their little ones, Anna refused to look after her baby, admitting Jordan is a 'single dad'.
JORDAN AND ANNA WERE DUMPED
After splitting in the villa, Jordan and Anna were dumped from the Island, with their exit interview incredibly awkward!
THE PARENTS ARRIVED
Just days before the final, the Islanders' parents arrived into the villa! Although Curtis' mum couldn't get Maura's name right, all of the parents seemed to get on well with the Islanders, with Greg's mum even giving Amber a lucky charm!
BELLE AND ANTON MISSED OUT ON A PLACE IN THE FINAL
Anton and Belle were voted out just one day before the big final, after they received the lowest votes from the public.
THE DECLARATIONS OF LOVE
The final four couples were given the chance to tell their partner exactly how they feel in the final, during the Love Island Summer Ball. All of the speeches were amazing, but we have to say Irish hunk Greg O'Shea stole our hearts with THAT poem!
AMBER AND GREG WON LOVE ISLAND 2019
Despite only knowing each other for two weeks, Amber and Greg were crowned the winners of Love Island 2019, ahead of Molly-Mae and Tommy, Maura and Curtis, and India and Ovie.
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Who is Amber Gill?
Amber Gill is a Geordie beauty therapist who appeared on the fifth series of popular ITV2 show Love Island in 2019.
What is Amber Gill famous for?
Amber found fame when she entered the Love Island villa on Day One during the 2019 series. She went on to win the show alongside Irishman Greg O'Shea.
Which TV shows has Amber Gill been on?
As well as Love Island, Amber has also been a guest on shows such as Lorraine, This Morning, Loose Woman and Good Morning Britain. She's also been on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
What is Amber Gill doing now?
Amber has a collection with online clothing brand Misspap, titled 'Amber Gill x Misspap'. Despite splitting her £50,000 Love Island winning with Greg, Amber revealed in December she's already a millionaire from prospects off the back of the show.
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Episode 1: RuPauls' Drag Race UK winner - The Vivienne
In Episode 1 is all about RuPaul's Drag Race UK, the gruelling work involved in the show, why drag is not just fab make-up and a gorgeous body, and what REALLY happened in that 'red wig and silver dress' moment. 👀 Next episode lands Tuesday 14th July, make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out.
Episode 2: The X Factor's Janet Devlin
"Do I swallow that, or be the girl who throws up on national television?" Quite the conundrum for Janet Devlin, singer-songwriter, and finalist on The X Factor, who joins Fleur East on The Reality of Reality TV.
Episode 3: Alison Hammond
Alison Hammond has been on a lot of Reality TV shows, but there are some she wouldn't go on, Fleur East caught up with her to find out what she wouldn't go on.
Episode 4: Love Island's Amber Gill
Since leaving the famous Love Island villa, Amber has remained in the public eye, so we were over the moon to have her join The Reality of Reality TV with Fleur East, when she revealed how she really felt after THAT Casa Amor moment.
Episode 5: Vas J Morgan
Vas J Morgan is known for appearing on The Only Way In Essex (TOWIE) between 2014 – 2019 as well as Celebs Go Dating, so we couldn't wait to hear his realities of Reality TV.
Episode 6: JB Gill
JLS singer JB Gill admitted that they saw The X Factor almost as a last resort. The band had been working together for 18 months before they went on the programme, but as JB explained they'd tried every avenue before.
Episode 7: Harry Redknapp
Coming from a background of football, Harry Redknapp seemed an unlikely contestant on I'm A Celebrity when he took part two years ago, but he describes his experience on the show as life-changing, saying he, "Learnt to laugh again."
Episode 8: Vicky Pattison
Former Geordie Shore star and I'm a Celebrity winner, Vicky Pattison joined Fleur East to talk about her experiences of Reality TV and how two of the biggest shows she's been on differed in their support and preparation.
Episode 9: Jordan and Perri from Diversity
Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely are part of the very successful Britain's Got Talent winning group Diversity, and have opened up to Fleur East on her podcast The Reality of Reality TV with Fleur East about the hate they received and how they dealt with the haters.
Episode 10: Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona needs no introduction and in her own words, 'you hear before you see her!'. Through highs and lows, husbands and children, she's been gracing our reality TV screens for almost twenty years. So in the final episode of this series of The Reality of Reality TV with Fleur East, she speaks openly and honestly to one of our absolute Queens of Reality TV.
What is The Reality of Reality of TV podcast?
The Reality of Reality of TV is a podcast with Fleur East who has appeared on The X Factor twice and I'm A Celebrity. Throughout the podcast she speaks to some of the biggest names around in the reality TV world, including RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner - The Vivienne, Janet Devlin from The X Factor, Amber Gill from Love Island and many more.
When is each episode of The Reality of Reality of TV released?
Each episode of The Reality of Reality of TV is released on a Tuesday, including this episode four are now available to listen to. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of the others!
How to listen to The Reality of Reality of TV podcast?
You can now listen to all of the available podcast episodes from the Northsound 1 website, through Apple podcasts, Spotify, and all mainstream podcast providers.
Who's been on The Reality of Reality of TV podcast?
So far on the The Reality of Reality of TV podcast we’ve had The Vivienne from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Janet Devlin who appeared on The X factor and Alison Hammond who started out on Big Brother. The latest guest is Love Island 2019 winner Amber Gill.
