It's wild to think that just six months ago we thought Love Island lovebirds Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel were set to be the next Cara Delahoyde-Massey and Nathan Massey in the longevity department; from week one it was a Love Island fairytale that was giving forever.
Despite the Love Island 2024 stars dating for four months IRL after the show, alas, this love story was not meant to be, with their reps releasing the following statement in December 2024, 'Over the last couple of days Nicole and Ciaran have made the mutual decision to part ways.
'They have left the relationship on amicable terms, and will remain good friends going forward.'
Fast forward to the here and now and Nicole Samuel is being seriously tipped to enter the All Stars 2025 villa as as a bombshell, while Ciaran has been spotted on what looks like a date with none other than Love Island 2024 Casa Amor bombshell, Ellie Jackson.
Remember her? She's the Welsh bombshell who claimed Ciaran had been DM'ing her prior to their Love Island stint; a claim that caused a momentary rift between him and Nicole post-Casa.
Despite the Ellie-shaped speed bump, Ciaran stayed loyal to Nicole but things kicked off when Nicole returned to the main villa and Ellie suggested that Ciaran had downplayed their messages and revealed that they’d met on a night out – which Nicole didn’t know. Awks…
Ciaran and Nicole did manage to get things back on track after he insisted that his previous interactions with Ellie didn’t mean anything. Sure, Jan.
Earlier this week, reports claimed that Ciaran and Ellie have now reunited following Ciaran's split from Nicole and the vibes are giving 'romantic'.
An insider told The Sun, '[Ciaran and Ellie] have recently refollowed each other on Instagram and have been getting to know each other on a more romantic level since his split with Nicole.
'They have been spotted around his local town of Bridgend together and looked cosy as they grabbed a coffee.'
Meanwhile, Nicole is rumoured to be considering her All Stars options. A source told the publication, '[Nicole] doesn’t have long to decide and is still unsure about it but is heavily considering it, given the amount of people she knows in the villa and the fact she’s newly single.'
We imagine her indecision has something to do with the fact that Celebs Go Dating bosses have reportedly reached out to Nicole and Ciaran regarding the 2025 series. Telly bosses are currently putting plans in place for the next series of the E4 show and it’s claimed that they’re desperate for Nicole to take part.
‘Nicole was asked to come in for talks with bosses almost immediately after the split with Ciaran - she was a real character on the ITV show so E4 bosses are eager for her to sign up,’ a source told The Sun.
If Nicole does sign up for Celebs Go Dating, she could come face-to-face with Ciaran once again as it was recently reported that he’s also been in talks with CGD producers in recent weeks.
If that's true, he might want to send them a cheeky WhatsApp about Miss Jackson.