After tonight's dramatic episode, Leanne Amaning has spoken out after being dumped from the villa. In tonight's episode, Leanne left - after the boys recoupled, and Mike Boateng chose to save Sophie Piper. 'Me and Mike, we didn’t work,' she told ITV. 'I feel he’s justified in what he did by picking Sophie. That’s a big thing to do – it’s a bold move to make.'
However, she added: 'I feel like he’s disregarded the two weeks we spent together and I feel like sending me home was a bit of a kick in the teeth, but it might also be my karma for dumping him… Beforehand, we had a good connection as friends, I would have thought he would have had that loyalty with me more. But he can crack on and I’m happy for him, I want him to be happy.'
Viewers were devastated on Tuesday night as Leanne dumped Mike. ‘It’s been two weeks and I feel that I should have stronger feelings than I do,’ Leanne told the policeman, as she spoke to him by the firepit. ‘And I feel like I’ve been giving it time. I have really wanted us to work but I just feel like how much more time can I give it before I just have to admit maybe it’s not banging? I don’t know what’s missing. I really don’t.’ Earlier in the episode, Leanne admitted to her friends in the villa that she had ‘the ick’ (when you like someone, but then you suddenly become repulsed by them).
Now, Leanne wants 'Jess [Gale] and Luke M to win'. She added, 'I love Jess and Luke M! I feel like he’s one of my closest friends in there – together they’re amazing. And Siânnise [Fudge] and Luke T, I’ve got a lot of love for both of them. Paige [Turley] and Finn [Tapp] too! There’s a lot of strong couples in there!'
Asked if Sophie has a chance with Mike romantically, she said, 'Oh, be serious… There’s absolutely no way! I think they’re just good friends and they’re in a friendship couple.' And, when Leanne was asked if Mike was playing a game, she added, 'Maybe Mike now… it’ll be easier for him to crack on and do his thing without me there.'