A number of former Love Island stars have reportedly been left outraged, after allegedly being snubbed from appearing in an upcoming reunion special.
The three-part special, said to be called Love Island: Where Are They Now?, was originally planned to be restricted to the top four contestants from each series, but exceptions have reportedly been made − sparking alleged feuds.
A source told The Sun: ‘Those involved are very excited, but it has put a few noses out of joint among stars who haven’t been asked, especially those who think they are bigger names than those who have.
On the list: A number of former Love Island stars have allegedly been snubbed from appearing in an upcoming reunion special, which will include Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury
‘Unfortunately things have got a bit nasty between some. At first it was just going to be the finalists from each series, but once exceptions started being made it really sparked anger and resentment.’
Among the former contestants expected to take part in the special are 2018 breakout stars and exes Megan Barton Hanson and Wes Nelson, and last year’s runner-ups Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.
Meanwhile, Montana Brown, who narrowly missed out on the finale in 2017 after she was dumped from the Mallorca villa with her then-beau Alex Beattie, is said to be included in the line-up of returning stars.
Star: Megan Barton Hanson has also reportedly been included in the line-up of returning stars
A source said: ‘It’s just not possible to have everyone on in three episodes – so unfortunately the reality is some people have had to miss out. A few of them have kicked off a bit about it, but that’s just life. They can squabble among themselves all they want.’
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Love Island for comment.
Molly-Mae and Tommy are the only remaining couple from their 2019 series, and recently embarked on a trip to Crete, which had a few hair-raising moments.
On Sunday, Tommy jetted to Crete to be with Molly, with the couple sharing smitten snaps on Instagram after their reunion.
‘Back with my babyyy’, Molly captioned a sweet snap of her shirtless beau, while Tommy shared a selfie of the two cuddling, writing ‘reunited at last.’
Rules: Despite initial reported rules that only the top four from each series would be featured, Montana Brown − who narrowly missed out on the 2017 final − is said to have been included
On Saturday, Molly-Mae claimed she and her holiday companions, including fellow Love Islander Maura Higgins, nearly died during a terrifying yacht trip.
The 21-year-old looked shaken after the shocking ordeal as she took to Instagram to detail the experience which Maura said left them ‘petrified’ and ‘nearly vomiting’.
In a video shared by Molly-Mae, her sister and Jay can be seen pleading with the yacht operator to turn back over fears of their safety, as Maura huddled in a corner crying.
Molly-Mae wrote over the video footage: ‘I’ve never ever seen my sister speak like this. She’s only speaking like this because we asked over ten times for them to turn the boat around and they wouldn’t.’
Going strong: Molly-Mae and Tommy are the only remaining couple from their 2019 series, and recently embarked on a trip to Crete, which had a few hair-raising moments
Explaining what had happened on her Instagram stories, Maura said: ‘We got on this beautiful yacht today, well what we thought was a beautiful yacht, and we nearly died, that’s the honest truth. Right, Molly?’
Molly-Mae reiterated what Maura was saying, as she added that she didn’t ‘know how [she’s] here right now’ after the incident.
Maura then said of Molly-Mae and her sister: ‘They were petrified, and me and jay were nearly vomiting!’
After sharing the first video, Molly-Mae added a second which showed Maura, Molly-Mae’s sister Zoe and hairdresser Jay look sick as they tried to keep calm in the situation, as her fellow Love Islander claimed the yacht crew were just ‘going faster to where we wanted to go’ rather than turn back.
Co-star: Tommy and Molly-Mae have been joined on their trip by former co-star Maura Higgins
She wrote over the Instagram story: ‘Soooo many questions from everyone. I’ll have to film a story time and explain the full morning but right now I’m just happy to be on solid ground.
‘Basically the waves were that bad the boat was almost capsizing and the drivers didn’t speak English. There were no life jackets.
‘Baring in mind me and my sis are both fully qualified lifeguards. We were both fearing for our lives. Was meant to be a relaxing day.
‘Sunbathing etc and look at the fear on their faces please. Maura in the corner crying.’
She then shared a clip from The Perfect Storm, claiming the huge tidal wave in the film was the only comparison she could make to what they had experienced.
Strike a pose: Molly-Mae continued to soak up the sun in Crete and uploaded a sizzling snap to Instagram on Friday