Love Island in ‘fix’ row as fans claim they KNEW pairings before they were revealed after spotting major clue
LOVE Island viewers are claiming they worked out last night’s pairings before host Maya Jama announced them on screen.
The original five pairings were decided by the public in a departure from last year’s summer series in which the Islanders picked their own partners.
Their choices were as follows: Jess Harding and George Fensom, Molly Marsh and Mitchel Taylor, Catherine Agbaje and André Furtado, Ruchee Gurung and Mehdi Edno, and Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde.
But some viewers thought they noticed a giveaway clue; the couples had matching swimwear on indicating, in their view, that the outfits had been coordinated ahead of the televised reveal.
Molly and Mitchel had Baywatch-style red on, Catherine and André were in pink and Jess and George were in green.
One fan wrote on Twitter: “They’re all matching… it’s giving scripted.”
Another said: “Everyone that’s in a couple is wearing matching swimwear. It’s a fix!”
A third said: “Molly and Mitchel are matching… omg.”
Meanwhile Maya wowed fans as she donned a stunning white dress to kick off another summer of love in the Majorcan villa.
In a surprise shake-up, the girls and boys were mixed from the get-go.
It meant that sparks were left flying from the moment the first three entered the sun-soaked villa.
Ruchee and Jess were first up and were left surprised when joining them next was Mitchel and Andre.
Ella came next before Maya dropped the bomb that those five had been paired up with the five Islanders they were yet to meet.
Then, the outcome of the public’s matchmaking was revealed.
Businesswoman Jess found herself in a match with 24-year-old business development manager George.
Jess, 22, runs Candy Aesthetics in West London.
There was a tense moment when George appeared to stutter when asked if Jess was the girl he originally had his eye on.
Later, Jess confirmed they were not a match made in heaven and stepped forward to swap out of her couple.
Describing what she will bring to the villa before her entrance, Jess said: “Firstly I think I’ve got quite a big personality and I’ve got a heart of gold. I can stand up for myself if I need to. I’m honest, and I love, love. I’m also a really good girlfriend.”
Whilst George said of her perfect girl: “I prefer a girl who is naturally good looking, and someone who has even more banter than me- although I don’t believe that’s physically possible.”
Musical theatre pro Molly, 21, found herself matched up with hunky Mitchel, a 26-year-old gas engineer from Sheffield.
Molly and Mitchel looked more than happy to be paired up with one another.
A spanner appeared to be thrown in the works on the very first night when Jess was asked which Islander she believed was boyfriend material.
Rather than choosing her own partner, Jess declared that it was Mitchel that she thought could be the ideal partner.
Molly is hoping to find someone to settle down with, during her time in the Love Island villa.
She told ITV: “I don’t go out and party and I don’t use dating apps, I’m actually quite old-fashioned, so there’s no better way to meet someone than by going into a Villa in the sun with the potential ‘one’ in there.
“I think it’s ideal timing and the perfect way to find someone.”
Flirty estate agent Catherine, 22, will be hoping romance blossoms with business owner André, 21.
When Maya asked the 22-year-old if she was happy with her match, she insisted she most definitely was.
It appeared that she had her hopes high for the match when she admitted that Andre was in her top two for who she fancied the most.
Tasked with snogging the boys that caught her eye the most, she planted a kiss on both Andre as well as fellow Islander Tyrique.
Beautician Ruchee, 24, found herself in a couple with Frenchman Mehdi Edno, 26.
Mehdi is hoping to replicate the success of last year’s winner with insiders tipping him to be the next Davide Sanclimenti.
Ruchee and Mehdi were left beaming at one another as he said to her: “Very cute, ooh la la!”
However later, she decided there wasn’t much of a spark and stepped forward to leave her couple.
Ella and Tyrique, both 23, appear to be a match made in heaven on paper.
She’s a supermodel and he’s a semi-pro footballer and are both sure to be head turners on the show.
Instantly, Ella was left whispering to him as she asked: “Do you remember that we’ve met before?”
However, he was left none the wiser
Eventually, he realised that he did know the stunner as she had different colour hair the first time they met in a nightclub in Mayfair.
Love Island airs at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.