ITV Love Island fans rage over 'criminal' move seconds before end of Casa Amor recoupling chaos

Love Island fans have called out show bosses after a 'criminal move' seconds before the end of the latest episode that saw Casa Amor come to an end. This week the villa has been split with the girls heading off to a secondary location where they had the opportunity to get to know six new male bombshells.

And as is usual with the ITV2 dating show's annual relationship test, the boys stayed in the main villa where they were joined by six new female bombshells. Following a week of head-turning and loyalties being tested, it was time for the two villas to unite in an intense recoupling.

Host Maya Jama returned to the South African villa during Thursday night's episode (February 16) to find out who would be sticking with their partners and who would be moving on to someone new. And it didn't disappoint as viewers saw Shaq Muhammad lost for words, Will Young in tears over Jessie Wynter and Olivia Hawkins lock horns with Kai Fagan.

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The islanders were later left in shock after Tanya Manhenga decided to return to the villa with Martin Akinola despite having been coupled up with 24-year-old airport security officer Shaq since the beginning of the series. Ahead of Tanya’s return, Shaq had told Maya and his fellow islanders that he felt “a piece of me has been missing” as he declared his love for the 23-year-old biomedical sciences student.

Elsewhere during the episode, farmer and TikTok star Will, 23, became emotional as he explained his decision to recouple with personal trainer and influencer Jessie, 26, despite having shared a kiss with bombshell Layla Al-Momani. Will told Maya: "The last couple of days have