Curtis Pritchard and Tommy Fury might have been pitched as Kem n’ Chris-esque bromance when they arrived in the Love Island villa together as bombshells in 2019, but the ballroom dancer has admitted he barely speaks to his former best bud.
The lads had such good on-screen chemistry initially that they landed their own spin-off – catchily titled The Boxer and Ballroom Dancer – but since then we’ve not seen much of the duo together and now Curtis has explained why.
“Me and Tommy talk every now and again but I don’t really talk to the other guys,” he said. “We have gone our separate ways and that’s the way it is.”
Speaking to The Sun he continued, “I don’t speak to that many people from Love Island now. I focus on myself and everything that is going on.”
But it’s not the first time that Curtis has spoken out about drifting apart from Tyson Fury’s little brother.
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Love Island 2021 cast predicted Instagram earnings
1 of 1414) Liam Reardon
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 290,108Average cost of Instagram post: £1,160Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £83,551
2 of 1413) Millie Court
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 350,680Average cost of Instagram post: £1,403Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £100,996
3 of 1412) Teddy Soares
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 414,440Average cost of Instagram post: £1,658Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £119,359
4 of 1411) Tyler Cruickshank
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 583,404Average cost of Instagram post: £2,334Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £168,020
5 of 1410) Jake Cornish
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 873,512Average cost of Instagram post: £3,494Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £251,571
6 of 149) Chloe Burrows
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,007,408Average cost of Instagram post: £4,030Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £290,134
7 of 148) Aaron Francis
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,023,348Average cost of Instagram post: £4,093Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £294,724
8 of 147) Abigail Rawlings
Predicated Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,169,996Average cost of Instagram post: £4,680Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £336,959
9 of 146) Toby Aromolaran
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,377,216Average cost of Instagram post: £5,509Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £396,638
10 of 145) Faye Winter
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,523,864Average cost of Instagram post: £6,095Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £438,873
11 of 144) Hugo Hammond
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,711,956Average cost of Instagram post: £6,848Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £493,043
12 of 143) Liberty Poole
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,935,116Average cost of Instagram post: £7,740Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £557,313
13 of 142) Kaz Kamwi
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 3,411,160Average cost of Instagram post: £13,645Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £982,414
14 of 141) Lucinda Strafford
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 3,506,800Average cost of Instagram post: £14,027Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £1,009,958
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Chatting to brother and I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2020 campmate AJ Pritchard on their AJ vs Curtis podcast last October, Curtis explained, "If you want the honest honest truth - I haven't spoken to him in ages actually.
"I got a new phone and I lost his number. I have messaged him on Instagram a couple of times but I've been pied off by him."
Elaborating on Tommy's ghosting technique, Curtis added, "I've messaged Tommy and he hasn't replied. We are friends but we haven't spoken in a while."
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Meanwhile, Curtis is set to move out into his own pad for the first time after “third wheeling” in the home his older brother AJ shares with his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen.
“I am currently looking for my own place to move out at the moment, as fast as possible,” he told the same publication.
“Not because I don’t want to live here, it’s amazing living here and I am very fortunate that AJ has allowed me to stay here through what was supposed to be lockdown and now it’s turned into two-and-a-half years. I am ready to move out!”