‘Love Island’ star Jacques O’Neill still has feelings for ex Paige Thorne.
Love Island star Jacques ONeill still has feelings for Paige Thorne
The reality star, 23, originally coupled up with the 24-year old Welsh paramedic on the ITV2 dating show, before leaving the island early because he was not feeling himself.
Paige then recoupled with villa newcomer Adam Collard - in his second stint on the programme - and the pair finished the series as boyfriend and girlfriend, but they have since gone their separate ways.
Jacques has now told OK!: "I have no bad blood about her at all and she has nothing against me. Whatever happened happened, it was on a show and it's been done.
"Whenever I see Paige I am going to speak to the girl. I've got nothing against her. She's a lovely girl and I'm always gonna care for her. It's as simple as that.
"Once you have feelings for someone it doesn't just go, you're always going to care for them no matter what, so that's how I see Paige right now."
The rugby league player also touched on Paige’s breakup with Adam, which came amid cheating allegations, which Adam has denied.
He said: "She's getting a lot of hate and bad press, but if we've got each other to look out for each other why would we not, because we're actually good people. So it's just normal to be nice to each other.
"She's been done over badly by you know someone, so I'm going to have her back when she's been treated badly by a bloke like that."
In October, Paige admitted she's had a "really s*** time" since splitting from Adam.
She said at the time: "I’m single – living my best life. No I’m kidding, it’s been a really s*** time."
But in November, Adam spoke out about his split from Paige for the first time, and denied cheating on her.
The pair broke up shortly after a video of him putting his arm around a woman in McDonald's went viral, and he called out the "misinformation" that has been spread following the incident.
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