This yearâs Love Island lot have been VERY forthcoming with behind-the scenes-info after Brett Staniland revealed heâd begged producers to cut a scene from the show and Hugo Hammond shared the recipe for the Islandersâ infamous iced coffee, but just when we thought we knew all there was to know, Liam Reardon, who won the show with girlfriend Millie Court, has let slip some HUGE villa secrets.
The 22-year-old former labourer opened up about what the Islanders get up to on their days off when they arenât filming and explained that the couples arenât allowed to sleep in the same bed so that the cameras donât miss anything.
âYou have down days, not every day is getting filmed. You have to have a down day, it can get intense in there,â he said during a Facebook Live with WalesOnline.
Liam continued, âYou still stay in the villa but it doesn't get shown on TV. We'd have same sex beds. When the cameras aren't rolling, the boys would sleep with the boys and the girls would sleep with the girls."
How did we not know this before, please?
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1 of 10Amber Gill and Ellie Brown
It turns out Amber and Ellie were pals before Love Island 2019. In fact, Anna Vakili described Ellie as Amber's former "best friend". However things turned sour when Ellie started dating Amber's ex Michael Griffiths...
2 of 10Chuggs and Hugo Williams
When it was announced that Chuggs was heading into the villa, Hugo was quick to reveal that they actually know each other. Turns out they're friends after going to Oxford Brooks university together.
3 of 10Georgia Steel and Amber Davies
Okay so technically they were not friends but after Georgia spotted Amber on a night out, she asked the Love Island 2017 star for some advice."I saw her in a bar and she said to me, 'Can you put me forward?' I said, 'Yeah, that's fine, I'll do it.'"Her mum just said to me it was actually me, then I put two and two together," Amber explained on Lorraine.She added, "It was perfect. I'm a little scout. ITV need to give me a job."
4 of 10Wes Nelson and Aaron Francis
Again, Wes and Aaron were not pals before the latter stepped into the villa in 2021 BUT they did know each other... kind of. Wes did an Instagram competition where he gave one of his followers a PS5 and it turns out it was Aaron.
5 of 10Alexandra Cane and Megan Barton Hanson
During the Love Island 2018 series, contestants were left shocked when it came to light that Alexandra and Megan had KISSED before going on the show... Turns out, they starred in a music video together and that's why they kissed.
6 of 10Adam Collard and Ellie Brown
When Ellie (alongside Zara McDermott) arrived in the villa as a bombshell, Adam revealed that he already knew her. Turns out, Adam dated one of Ellie's friends outside the villa and dumped her.
7 of 10Lucie Donlan and Arabella Chi
During Love Island 2019 it came to light that Lucie and Arabella kind of knew each other before going into the villabecause they were talking to the same guy... Love Island 2018 star Charlie Frederick. However their awkward past didn't stop them from being friends in the villa.
8 of 10Molly-Mae Hague and Kendall Rae Knight
It's well known that Molly-Mae was an influencer before her time on Love Island and it turns out she went on a press trip with Kendall just a few months before going into the villa.
9 of 10Anna Vakili and Sherif Lanre
They may not have been friends before meeting in the villa but Sherif revealed that he actually slid into Anna's Instagram DMs before going on the show.
10 of 10Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard
They were the 2019 couple no one saw coming but after Maura and Curtis went official with their romance, there wereclaims that they'd known each other for YEARS. It all came about after a Dancing With The Stars pro claimed they'd 'cast eyes' at each other backstage years before, back when Curtis was on the show as a professional dancer and Maura visited the set a few times. Hmm.
Liam also revealed that he turned down the chance to appear on Love Island TWICE before he finally agreed to star on the show.
He explained, âI was actually supposed to go on there when I was 19, so a few years ago now. I didn't end up going on there, then I was supposed to go on the winter one, I chose not to go on that one. Then the summer one last year, I was supposed to go on that one but then it got cancelled due to Covid.
âBut I think everything happens for a reason, you know? I've ended up going on there this year, and if I'd gone on there a previous year I wouldn't have met Millie. I've gone on there this year and it's all worked out perfect so I couldn't be more grateful."
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This all comes up after Liam and Millie revealed they were moving in together in her native Essex after making a U-turn on their plans to live with their fellow Islanders.
Millie said, âI think that would be a bit of a mad house! When youâre in the villa, everyoneâs like yeah letâs all move in, girls, boys..."
Liam added, âThat was the plan. Now weâve come out and weâve [Millie and I] spent five days apart, and I know itâs only five days, but you realise that you donât want to be apart.
âI think weâre going to be so busy with work that we want to have our own home to go back to together."