This year’s Love Island really isn’t letting us breathe, is it? Just when we’re getting over one dramatic development, along comes a brand new (or returning) bombshell or a savage bombshell to send us back into a spin.
Take last night’s (Wednesday 23 July) action-packed episode, for example. Not only did Billykiss Azeez get dumped, but Shakira Khan called things off with Conor Phillips after admitting she still wasn’t over Harry Cooksley and then Conor’s ex Megan Forte Clarke made a surprise comeback alongside Blu Chegini.
That was a lot for us to take tbh and we were just about getting ourselves in order when more dramatic Love Island 2025 news came to light. Get this, one villa couple have SPLIT just days after going exclusive.
That’s right, Helena Ford has reportedly ended things with Harry in a furious row after he admitted that he’s still harbouring feelings for former flame Shakira.
The love triangle between Shakira, Harry and Helena seemingly reignited last night when the Burnley babe had a candid chat with the semi-pro footballer on the stairs and it’s set to lead to a massive showdown between Harry and Helena.
‘That old triangle is very much back. In the bust-up, Harry admitted he still had feelings for Shakira,’ a TV insider told The Sun.
They continued, ‘He said he didn’t plan to act on it but Helena was gutted and furious and told him she was done.
‘It all happened the day after Shakira dumped Conor and Megan and Blu arrived.’
That means that the explosive scenes should air tonight (Thursday 24 July) alongside the Grafties, which will sure will also make for dramatic viewing.
Despite going exclusive with Helena at the first ever LI Festival, Harry could help but flirt with Shakira. He told her, ‘I like talking to you… we haven't talked to each other for ages,’ and added, ‘I really think it's a good idea if we hang out on the outside.’
Following her flirty chat with Harry, Shakira called things off with Conor after confessing she wasn’t ready to commit.
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Nathan Katnoria is heat and Closer online’s senior digital writer. He became obsessed with Love Island when Malin Andersson came back to confront Terry Walsh in series two and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not interviewing former Islanders, Nathan is scrolling through their Instagram feeds for relationship updates and piping hot tea.