Liam Llewellyn has spoken out for the primary time since leaving the villa and given his response to the information that Michael Owen is Gemma's dad.
The previous Love Island contestant, who left the villa after lower than every week on Friday, appeared on final night time's episode of Aftersun.
The masters scholar, who has been finding out Power and Conditioning, defined why he determined to stop the ITV2 present, leaving his fellow Islanders in shock when he known as them throughout the firepit to interrupt the information.
Earlier than the present, offered by Laura Whitmore, aired following Sunday night time's instalment of the principle programme, producers shared the long-awaited bombshell that Gemma, who he was coupled up with, is soccer legend Michael Owen's daughter.
The Welsh actuality star, 22, was shocked on the revelation, noting that he's a Newcastle United fan and has certainly one of Owen's shirts from the membership, additionally including that he nearly twigged the connection on the primary night time because the pair chatted about soccer.
He stated: "I can not imagine who that really was. That is mad. I am a United fan. I even have certainly one of his tops when he got here to the membership.
"That first night time, we have been chatting about soccer and her household. I used to be so shut. I can not imagine I did not fairly work it out."
Liam had confirmed he was heading house to the UK on his Instastories forward of his Aftersun look.
“Sure individuals, it’s Liam!” he wrote. “I’m again. I'm completely blown away by the love and help that has been proven to me while I used to be within the villa and since I’ve been out.
“I recognize you all such as you wouldn’t imagine #loveislandbaby.”
Liam had shocked viewers and fellow islanders alike when he made the announcement he was leaving the villa in scenes that aired on Friday night time.
He admitted he hadn't fairly gelled with anybody after splitting from Gemma, who then coupled up with Italian stallion Davide earlier than being snapped up by Luca additionally in Friday night time's episode.
After that, neither of the bombshells Ekin-Su or Afia appeared to take a shine to him.
Talking to his fellow Islanders, Liam stated: “Clearly all of us got here right here for a similar kind of purpose, however I have not been giving 100 per cent Liam. I do know what 100 per cent Liam is and I am miles off that.
“Looking for somebody you permit the villa with that you simply love, that is the purpose. However whenever you're not feeling that, it makes it a really arduous kind of time to search out that. I have been pondering lengthy and arduous, it is not spur of the second, so I've decided I will go away the villa.”
“You're all unreal. I've had an absolute ball,” he added, leaving most of them in tears as he defined his determination to stop the present after only some days.
Luca was emotional as he admitted he would miss Liam, and in a poignant second, all of them headed to the bed room one final time because the boys promised to get in contact after the present ended.
This got here after Liam had admitted rejection was the worst factor he might expertise within the villa.
Speakin earlier than going into the villa, he stated: “One thing I'm most nervous about might be the sensation of not being wished in a recoupling or one thing, not being picked.
“Everybody desires to be wished, and desires to be picked. So it’s the sensation of not being picked is a nerve-wracking thought for me. That feeling of being rejected, it is by no means a pleasant feeling.”
He added: “It places you in a susceptible place and that is in entrance of the entire world. And also you’re susceptible to everybody. I feel that’s a place I do not assume anybody would wish to discover themselves in.”
Love Island airs each night time at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.
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