Love Island 2024 LIVE — Shock recoupling leaves girl at risk as Harriett and Ciaran clash in explosive scenes

A swipe from the boys but the girls are loving it!

In the beach hut, Munveer made a huge swipe at the former Towie star.

He said the boys were left “scrambling” by the bombshell entry as he jokingly remarked that he wasn’t “that good looking”.

Meanwhile, Mimii had nothing but praise in her confessional chat as a few of the girls declared they were attracted to the longtime reality star.

Joey told the boys he was “keeping his options open,” as he confirmed he’s looking for a future wife.

Fans convinced Love Island star is wearing a wig

Love Island fans have taken to social media claiming Ronnie is wearing a wig.

“Does Ronnie have a wig on? His hair looks the wrong texture. At the very least sprayed black,” one fan quizzed on X.

“What is going on with Ronnie’s hair please? Is it a wig/hairpiece?” suggested another.

“Ronnie looks like he has a transparent lace front wig on,” a third wrote.

Is Joey Essex being paid more than his fellow islanders?

Fans are convinced Joey is being paid for his time in the villa.

Taking to social media, one said: "I wonder how much they paid Joey Essex to be on here?"

A second wrote: "I just had a thought?? Is Joey Essex being paid a fee for this??? And if he wins, will he get the prize money as well as an appearance fee?

"They must’ve paid Joey big money for this."

However, an insider has revealed Joey is being paid exactly the same as his fellow islanders - £375 a week.

Joey Essex ‘gives away’ he’s NOT thick

Tuesday's instalment saw the former Towie star, 33, get to know the girls after arriving in the villa as the first bombshell.

The following day Joey and Harriett got to know each other on the bean bags, and the beauty wanted to know why he picked her for a smooch.

Joey said: "It was an in the moment thing. I felt like I did gravitate towards, I can't believe I'm using that word. I don't even really know what it means."

Harriett asked: "Gravitate? Yeah it like pulls you in a little bit."

Many took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to point out Joey's blunder.

One said: "I know Joey is not about to do the ‘dim’ act at his big age of 33. You know exactly what gravitate means my friend #Loveisland."

Another added: "He caught himself slipping....realised gravitate sounded too smart, had to back track. Stay on brand Joey."

Split opinions

New bombshell Uma has certainly divided opinion among fans.

Uma strutted into the villa last night before sneaking off to The Hideaway with Ayo - all under the watchful eye of Mimii.

But her behaviour has split opinion among viewers.

One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "I liked her for two seconds until she took Ayo away."

Another added: "She better leave Ayo alone."

But a third said: "These girls need to stop claiming these boys so early 😂😂."

And someone else agreed: "People need to calm down and realise that it’s only DAY 3. Uma can do whatever she wants and as much as I like Mimi and Ayo, he is still SINGLE."

Pay day

Love Island fans were treated to a huge shock on Monday night when former Towie star Joey Essex entered the villa.

But viewers are now wondering if he's been handed a big pay cheque to take part in the ITV2 show.

Joey is the first celebrity bombshell in Love Island history and one fan asked: "I wonder how much they paid Joey Essex to be on here?"

But an insider has revealed that Joey is getting the identical £375 a week wage as his fellow Islanders.

First kiss

Joey Essex has burst into the villa and already had his first proper snog (that wasn't part of a game).

The former Towie star cosied up to Samantha within minutes of Wednesday night's episode airing and they shared their first kiss on a day bed.

This was very quick moving, as hairdresser Sam had only left a few hours earlier, but Joey put it all down to 'the Joey Essex charm'.

Frenemies

The first major spat between the house has happened - and it centred around Harriett and Nicole.

The girls came to blows after Nicole pulled Ciaran to one side in The Hideaway to tell him she fancies him.

Forgetting she has know Ciaran for all over three days, Harriett burst into tears and stormed off.

Later, Harriett and Nicole had a 'heart to heart' in the dressing room before kissing and making up.

And it was was done in the most unconvincing way possible. Isn't that right, Girlie Whirley?

Lifting the lid

Brave Love Islander Patsy has already opened up to Munveer about her disability.

Patsy revealed to her love interest on Wednesday night that she suffers from Erb's Palsy, a condition that means one of her arms is shorter than the other.

She told Munveer how she has no strength above shoulder height.

Munveer was completely unfazed and told Patsy to call on him if she needs help with anything.

Fans have praised Patsy for being honest, with one saying: "Wait, this is really educational rn because I had never heard of Patsy’s disability before but it’s nice to know what it is."

Bedroom buddies

As a result of Joey making his pick around the fire pit, he had to sleep in a bed on Monday night with his new girl Samantha.

But there was definitely no awkward moments between them.

Both Joey and Samantha were all smiles once under the covers and looked like an old married couple.

I wonder if she gave that 'suede' hair a stroke as they fell asleep?

Familiar face

Love Island bosses have lined up another familiar face to enter the villa as a bombshell.

Abbie Quinnen, the ex-girlfriend of Strictly dancer AJ Pritchard, is packing her bags and getting ready to stir up trouble.

The dancer, 27, already has links to the show. In 2019, AJ's brother Curtis took part in Love Island and he was briefly coupled up with Maura Higgins.

A source said: "Joey [Essex] went in as the first big bombshell and Abbie is waiting in the wings for the call up."

Gone to ground

After he was brutally booted out of the Love Island villa on Tuesday night, Sam Taylor has gone to ground.

The hairdresser is yet to update his social media accounts after being shown the door thanks to Joey Essex.

Joey - who is the first celeb in history to arrive as a bombshell - picked Sam's girl Samantha to couple up with, meaning Sam had to go.

But there has been no airport selfies or shots of him with his Love Island suitcase.

You don't think he's going to make a surprise comeback, do you?

Such drama

Well it was all go in the Love Island villa tonight - and we are only on our third day!

Just to recap... Nicole took Ciaran into The Hideaway to chat for a few minutes. Harriett went mad and burst into tears.

Later, Harriett took Joey Essex into The Hideaway to chat - just to make Ciara jealous. But it only ended up annoying Ciara AND Joey AND Joey's girl Samantha.

Meanwhile, new bombshell Uma Jammeh walked through the door and kissed all six guys while they were blindfolded. She then took Ayo into The Hideaway.

Before entering the villa, Uma said: "When people first see me, they usually think I’m going to be horrible, they are always surprised when I’m not!

"I’ll bring confidence, and I like to think I’m funny."

Not sure Mimii would agree...