Love Island fans were left 'heartbroken' for Ellie Chadwick after it was reported that she had quit the series for good. The reason why appeared to emerge during the latest episode of the ITV2 dating show.
Ellie's Relationship with Finley Takes a Turn
The 24-year-old real estate videographer had been enjoying a blossoming romance with Finley Maddock, but things started to go wrong when he fell for a bombshell who entered the villa.
During Tuesday night's episode, host Maya Jama introduced a new game called If You Know, You Know. Contestants wore blindfolds and headphones, and when their phone vibrated, each couple had to read out a controversial statement and guess who originally said it.
The Boredom Comment That Sparked Outrage
One couple read out the claim: 'One half of this couple is secretly bored but too polite to admit it.' Finley then admitted he was 'a bit bored.'
The dramatic scenes aired shortly after reports that Ellie had walked out of the villa for good. Shocked fans took to social media, predicting the comment was the catalyst.
On X, formerly Twitter, one fan said: 'Finley has said he is bored of Ellie ??' Another wrote: 'I don’t want to believe Ellie self-evicted for a man who literally said he got bored of her.'
A third added: 'Omg Finley said that and they were all in ears to take Ellie back woow see how they are all in each other’s business but will be coming for Julia!'
Another fan wrote: 'Oh was that boring comment to do with why Ellie left?' and a fifth said: 'Finley said he's bored with Ellie! That boy just keeps humiliating her!'
Fan Reactions on Facebook
On Facebook, one fan explained: 'The received a statement that said this couple is one sided and one person is bored, which Finley had said to Kav in private apparently and it never came out, Ellie was clearly upset.'
Another replied: 'OMG that heartbreaking for Ellie' and left a sad face emoji.
Ellie's Decision to Quit
Just before the episode aired, it was reported that Ellie chose to quit the programme altogether. The decision reportedly stemmed from hearing the results of a viewer poll for favourite boy and favourite girl, even though she was not dumped by the public.
A source told The Sun: 'Viewers have seen Ellie threatening to leave across recent episodes, so the news of her now quitting won’t feel like a surprise. But in real time, her and Fin reconnected at the recoupling a few days ago so her decision to now leave is a shock. Viewers will see the dramatic action play out in an episode soon.'
The reality star had threatened to quit before, when it looked like Finley had begun to take an interest in Elicia Bailey. In Tuesday night's episode, she was apparently back together with him, but that was all filmed days ago, and now Ellie has actually left.
The source added: 'The whole fallout of the vote was electric and is going to make for amazing TV. Everyone was devastated that Ellie left, and viewers will definitely be left scratching their heads.'
