Break-ups are NEVER easy, so the last thing you need when you announce a split is people saying it was all 'FAKE' in the first place, Well, that's exactly what has happened to Love Island 2018 couple Laura Anderson and Paul Knops.
After weeks of rumours about their split and some savage Instagram unfollowing, Laura admitted to OK! magazine yesterday that they ended things due to the fact they couldn't build a relationship outside of the villa.
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The former air-hostess said, "When we came out of the villa there was a lot of work-related things we did together and then Paul went away for three weeks.
"He went to the Burning Man festival in America and he couldn’t get phone signal for a week. I was absolutely fine with that. I trusted him not to do things with other girls, which he didn’t. I was hoping that when he came back we’d spend more time together and build a proper relationship out of the villa. It didn’t happen."
See which Love Island couples are still together:
Which Love Island couples are still together? (RADIO - SLIDER)
1 of 8Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016. Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter ud83dudc99ud83dudc76ud83cudffc[sic]
2 of 8Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together!Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
3 of 8Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season 2. After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
4 of 8Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the famous villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York. The couple are now planning their wedding! ud83dudc70
5 of 8Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from last year's Love Island. Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
6 of 8Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day. Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom are set to be planning their real wedding for later this year!
7 of 8Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And after she had her heartbroken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
8 of 8Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?!
NOW, after a number of comments emerged online about Laura and Paul's romance being 'fake' for the cameras, the 29-year-old has hit back.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Laura wrote, 'Love Island relationships are REAL as far as I'm concerned. Be a little bit more KIND people'. [sic]
Meanwhile, after a number of this year's Love Island couples have already split, 2017 Islander Olivia Attwood has savagely hit out at them on Twitter.
Despite no longer being together with her Love Island boyfriend Chris Hughes, Olivia wrote, 'Love island couples dropping like flys this year! Interesting that 👀👀👀 I thought we were bad 😂'. [sic]
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