For Thursday’s dramatic episode, Tanya, 24, found herself getting closer to Martin despite dropping the L-bomb with Shaq, 25, just days before.
Since then, the two have been flirting non-stop and have even shared cheeky kisses in bed, leaving viewers on edge about what that means for her romance with Shaq, and whether a confrontation awaits when they’re face-to-face again.
Tonight it all came to a head after Tanya finally decided to team up with Martin, leaving the OG villa boys and Shaq stunned.
“I’m a little lost for words. I really meant it when I said I love you. Not everyone means it,” he said.
Tanya added: ‘I was paired with Shaq from the start and it was great. But I feel like it would be stupid of me not to give it more time with Martin. But it’s certainly not the end.”
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Fans rushed to Twitter to show their support for Shaq, with one person writing, “Sorry but I’m with Shaq on this one, I really feel sorry for him, yes he’s very emotional but he loved Tanya and was super respectful.’
“I’m sorry but if the tables had turned for Tanya and Shaq he would be crucified on Twitter right now,” added another.
“I feel sorry for shaq, but at the same time, they would never go to training anyway,” a third person wrote.
The explosive re-coupling produced a bunch of different surprises, together with the acrimonious trade of Olivia Hawkins and Kai Fagan.
“It is telling, and I am unable to say I am shocked,” she stated when host Maya Jama requested him about his re-coupling.
‘Do you miss me already? Clearly not sufficient,” she added.
“After being aside for a couple of days, I used to be capable of see what’s actual and what’s not… and I feel I’ve an actual actual one now,” Kai replied.
Elsewhere, Will Younger burst into tears after confessing his surprising kiss with Layla Al-Momani to Jessie Wynter.
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