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Love Island: A reminder of how Ella and Ty met before the show

Love Island 2023 is almost at its close, with Maya Jama reminding us during the live Love Island final that Tyrique Hyde and Ella Thomas actually met before heading into the villa. Wait, what?

In a blink of an eye, Love Island is already over, after taking over our lives at 9pm each night. Kicking off the new series way back in June, Maya Jama introduced viewers to a new bunch of Islanders, heading to Mallorca for eight weeks of coupling up and pie-ing off.

The host revealed a new twist for summer 2023, which saw fans of the show matching the couples up on the app before they headed into the villa, so there wasn't the usual coupling up ceremony by the pool.

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The last couple to be matched by the public was Ella, a 23-year-old model from Glasgow, and 24-year-old Tyrique, a semi-professional footballer from Essex, who are now Love Island finalists. Things immediately took an awkward turn when she revealed the pair actually already knew each other.

"We met out in London," she whispers to him when they're stood together, to which he says, "We'll chat in a minute."

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She later told the girls, "I've met him before. basically... he's good looking and he's my type but I've already met him. Out in London, at a club. I was like, 'If he hasn't remembered, I'm offended. There's no way.'"

Ella then called Tyrique out for not remembering her, before she explained that she had blonde hair at the time. Tyrique then he insisted he did remember her, but that it was ages ago.

And look at them now, in the Love Island final! So cute.

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