We’re used to weirdness on Love Island, let’s be honest. From cringe challenges to awkward break-ups, there’s no amount of WTF that would shock us on this show… at least that was true until last night. In a very strange scene, we bore witness to Jake Cornish preventing Liberty Poole from celebrating with Kaz Kamwi after she became exclusive with Tyler Cruickshank.
It was jarring to watch, Jake awkwardly holding Liberty back as she attempted to run over to Kaz, repeatedly telling her to ‘wait’ until Kaz and Tyler approached them before all four of the islanders celebrated with a hug. It struck viewers as WTF-worthy immediately, many questioning why it was such a big deal for Liberty to wait to hug Kaz.
‘Is he being controlling?’ they asked, uncomfortable with how much he continued to prevent Liberty from leaving when she clearly wanted to. Or, they wondered, was he trying to ‘stage’ a cute moment?
It’s the latter many have settled on, including Liberty herself. ‘That wasn’t an us moment as a four, that was a them moment,’ she told Chloe Burrows later in the evening – before questioning his integrity and debating how much of Jake’s actions are ‘for the cameras’. In bed that evening, she whispered to Jake ‘I know you always tell me to remember we're on a TV show, but the best thing to me is to just be yourself.’
Naturally, viewers are ecstatic Liberty has finally come to the realisation many have wondered this entire time. From Jake’s sabotaging ways in Casa Amor to his insistence on repeating to Liberty that she’s his ‘GIRLFRIEND’, fans have been questioning his integrity themselves for some time.
Whether or not Liberty calls it quits with Jake remains to be seen, with the couple appearing to have a conversation about their relationship in tonight’s episode. Viewers are thus calling on the tweet or headlines challenges to come quickly, in order to validate Liberty’s feelings and show her, they too are doubting Jake’s intentions.
Regardless of what happens, someone should probably tell Jake that he’s barely a shoe in to win at this point anyway. With fans obsessing over Chloe and Toby Aromolaran’s chaotic compatibility and Millie Court and Liam Reardon’s post-casa amor cuteness (or side-eyeing it, either one), he and Liberty’s chances of winning are dwindling every day. So… petition for Liberty and Kaz to couple up and win together?!
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