Love Island’s Hugo Hammond, who famously friendzoned every Islander who expressed interest in him during his time in the villa, has said he feels "sad" as exes Amy Day and AJ Bunker continue to make their feelings known about his behaviour.
Hugo was famously dumped from the villa with Amy on day 38 and their awkward exit interview appeared to suggest they were no longer an item as Hugo bemoaned his “tragic” love life in front of his gobsmacked partner.
The pair then argued on Aftersun, with Amy blasting Hugo as “FAKE” and claimed she was “messed around” by him.
Bombshell AJ Bunker also branded Hugo a “clubrat” in a recent interview, after he kissed other girls in front of herself, Amy and another of his former love interests, Georgia Townend, on a night out with their fellow Islanders.
“We went on a night out with some of the cast the other week, and Hugo was on his phone the whole time,” she said.
She added, “He didn't give us the time of day. He was kissing everyone. He was being a club rat in front of me, Georgia and Amy."
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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.
After many fans expressed their disappointment at the recent Love Island reunion (viewers blasted it as "boring" and "awkward"), Georgia – who has become ICONIC since leaving the show after two days - took the opportunity to grill her fellow stars at Liberty Poole’s birthday bash.
Speaking to Hugo, Georgia asked him whether there could be friendship between himself and Amy and AJ.
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“For me it’s just a massive shame because I genuinely don’t have a bad word to say about the girls and it’s just a shame that they keep bringing me up in the press and what not,’ he said.
“It’s just sad that it’s got this far now. I don’t have a problem with them and I wish them all the best.”
However, when Georgia caught up with Amy on the same night, she admitted that she stands by everything she’s said about him. Awks.
“I definitely stand by everything that I said, it was all raw emotion and really, really real,” she said.
“I felt completely led on and I had no closure. So left in the dark!”