The Circle star reveals they ‘turned down Love Island’

They would have been heading into the villa THIS YEAR

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by Lucy Smith |
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There's only two episodes left of The Circle and, as it happens, one of the stars of the show had her pick of the reality bunch and was actually offered a place in this year's Love Island villa.

Yep, you guessed it, Manrika Khaira revealed on Twitter earlier this month that she had, in fact, "turned Love Island down this year."

Say whaaat?

CHECK OUT: Meet the cast of The Circle series three

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Andy The Circle series three1 of 9
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Andy

Age: 34Occupation: Company directorFrom: SolihullPlaying as: Himself

Billy The Circle series three2 of 9
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Billy

Age: 19Occupation: Sports marketing managerFrom: EssexPlaying as: Himself

Hashu The Circle series three3 of 9
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Hashu

Age: 28Occupation: YouTuber and content creatorFrom: BirminghamPlaying as: His uncle Syed

James The Circle series three4 of 9
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James

Age: 47Occupation: Strength and conditioning coachFrom: LondonPlaying as: NHS nurse Gemma

Jamie & Millie The Circle series three5 of 9
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Jamie and Millie (father and daughter)

Age: Jamie is 57 and Millie is 20Occupation: Millie is a student and Jamie is a relationship therapistFrom: HampshirePlaying as: Penny, a 49-year-old letting agent from London

Manrika The Circle series three6 of 9
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Manrika

Age: 24Occupation: Recruitment consultant and content creatorFrom: BirminghamPlaying as: Herself

Tally The Circle series three7 of 9
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Tally

Age: 23Occupation: Receptionist at a doctor's surgeryFrom: WorthingPlaying as: Herself

Vithun The Circle series three8 of 9
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Vithun

Age: 23Occupation: AccountantFrom: LondonPlaying as: Himself

Yolanda The Circle series three9 of 9
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Yolanda

Age: 30Occupation: Dating agency founderFrom: LondonPlaying as: Her husband Chris

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Manrika is a 24 year old recruitment consultant ©Channel 4

The revelation came about after the 24 year old started receiving backlash for her "game playing" on the show.

Responding to the criticism, Manrika took to Twitter, writing, "It’s mad that you all judge me because not a single one of you know my motivation for wanting to win so badly and not allowing ANYTHING to stand in my way."

Replying to a fan, the former recruitment consultant continued, "I’m not on this show to try and sun it up with the girls and get my f--kin tits done. People have nooooooo clue."

It was at this point when, responding to Manrika, one user penned, "Yeah! You’d go on Love Island if you want that lmao," the Brummie then confessed that she had already rejected an offer to appear on the ITV matchmaker show.

Manrika's Twitter account has now appears to have been deactivated, with her original Tweets removed from the site.

Since the series started, the reality star - who is playing as herself on the show - has received the likes of death threats and, according to her management, "racist abuse."

On her Instagram, she reposted a statement from Connect Management, in which the consulting company wrote, "It's time to stamp out the hate. This is an open letter to the heads of all social media companies and governments.

"What I am currently witnessing is nothing short of horrendous. My influencers are subjected to a torrent of vile, racist, sexist abuse, 24 hours a day. It has to stop."

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Scott is a 30 year old actor from Manchester. ©Channel 4

As the final episode draws near, Manrika is joined by Syed, Andy, Felix, Tom and Alice as the last players standing.

Last night, viewers watched as Manrika and Syed (real name Hashu) were given the choice to block one player and, much to many fans dismay, chose nana Dot.

Dot was played by real-life actor Scott, who's just 30 but based the character on his 85-year-old grandmother - bless him.

Explaining his choice to use his Gran for the show, Scott said, "I know if I was going in there as myself and I saw an elderly woman who looks like my nan, I’d be drawn to her and want to keep her in because who doesn’t love a nan?"

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