Tyrique sparks death stare from Love Island girl after blunt remark as he enters series’ first love triangle
LOVE Island’s Tyrique Hyde has hit the ground running and already found himself in the centre of the new series’ first love triangle.
Tyrique, 23, sent sparks flying after making a very blunt remark to his current love interest Ella Thomas, also 23.
At the start of Wednesday’s episode, he told her: “You’re not really my type, I’ll be honest.”
Yet a split second earlier, he was seen gushing to Jess Harding: “I’ve got a lot of time for you.”
Watching in horror, one fan tweeted: “How’s Tyrique moving to Jess already and telling Ella she’s not his type? Side eye!”
Another added: “Tyrique all up on Jess – like that is mad.”
And a third simply wrote: “Jess Tyrique Ella triangle.”
As Wednesday’s episode got underway, Tyrique made a beeline for Jess as she relaxed on one of the day beds.
He then put his arm around her – as Ella looked on, furious.
Once again, Tyrique’s play for Jess came after he’d claimed to the boys that he had “no complaints” with Ella.
He even described her as a “good girl” to his guy pals.
One viewer asked: “How is Tyrique grafting Jess literally minutes after telling the boys he’s feeling Ella and he’s got no complaints..”
And someone else chimed in: “Wow Tyrique and Jess are very cozy there init!”
Tyrique’s switch up with the ladies comes just 24 hours after he made a “disgusting” confession in a challenge called Wary Tales.
The Islanders were asked to guess who a certain statement was about, before planting a kiss on them to confirm their choice.
One of the statements read aloud by Molly Marsh asked: “Which boy stopped keeping count of his body count when it hit 100?”
Instantly the girls were left gasping, but it was what semi-pro footballer Tyrique had to say next that left them with a sour taste in their mouth.
As the girls asked him to explain the story, he said: “Yeah, obviously, it’s not a flex.
“I’ve been single my whole life, innit so… Pulling and s***ing is all I know really.”
Fuming in the beach hut, Ella said: “It was his reaction for me, why would you say that?”
Tyrique is a fast mover, however, and by the end of Wednesday’s episode he had ‘friend-zoned’ Jess – and then shared a snog with Ella.
- Love Island continues tomorrow, 9pm, ITV2/ ITVX