Love Island shock as Adam Collard admits he wants to reconnect with ex Zara McDermott after leaving villa with Paige
LOVE Island’s Adam Collard has admitted he wants to reconnect with his ex Zara McDermott after leaving villa with Paige Thorne.
The Geordie lad, who shot to fame on the fourth series of the ITV2 show back in 2018, shocked the nation when he returned to the villa for a second time this year.
During his original stint in the villa, Adam, 26, coupled up with numerous girls, but ended up finding love with co-star Zara McDermott.
Zara, 25, was left lost for words when her former flame popped up on her screen as the bombshell a few weeks ago.
When asked about their reaction, Adam confessed that he wasn’t expecting a positive one, but hinted at a double date in the future.
Adam said: “I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t really expect it to be that plain sailing with their reaction.
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“I’ve got to give credit to Zara. We had some really good times and I’ve got really good memories from the time we were together.
“It’ll be nice to break the ice – you never know we might end up meeting up with them.
“I think Sam’s definitely the right person for her and if they’re happy, I’m happy. I’m definitely happy here.”
After their stint on the programme, Adam moved down to London from his hometown of Newcastle to be with Zara.
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However, they called it quits after eight months together.
The pair split following crisis talks over Adam’s wild partying with Jack Fincham, Sam Bird and Instagram model Brittany Archer.
Since then, Adam has kept himself out of the limelight and focused on fitness.
Over the last two years he was in a relationship with Josie Baxter, but they recently broke up before his stint on the show.
Adam has now found love with paramedic Paige, 24, who is from Wales.
Meanwhile Zara has starred in a number of popular shows.
In 2019 she took part in The X Factor: Celebrity alongside Love Island co-stars Eyal Booker, Samira Mighty and Wes Nelson.
The star has also created her own BBC documentaries – Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn and Zara McDermott: Uncovering Rape Culture.
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This year Zara has presented reality show Love In The Flesh.
The beauty also appeared in Made In Chelsea alongside her boyfriend Sam Thompson between 2019 and 2020.