ITV Love Island's Liam breaks silence on exit - and discovers who Gemma Owen's dad is

Liam Llewellyn surprised his fellow islanders and Love Island viewers when he decided to exit the villa just a few days into starting his summer of love experience. During Friday night's episode (June 10) the 22-year-old was seen gathering his new friends around the fire pit for an announcement - so you knew things were serious!

He explained how he felt like he hadn't been "giving a 100% Liam" and that his decision wasn't made lightly. "Trying to find someone to leave the villa with, that you care about, obviously that's the goal. But when you're not feeling that, it sort of makes it very hard," he said.

"I've been thinking long and hard about this. It's not a spur-of-the-moment type thing. So I've made a decision that I am going to leave the villa. It's been a breeze, it's been an absolute ball, you are all unreal."

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A couple of days on and fans of the ITV2 dating show have finally been able to hear from Liam in his first interview since his shock exit. The student, from Wales, appeared on Love Island spin-off Aftersun to chat to the show's host Laura Whitmore. He revealed how he always knew Gemma Owen, who the public chose to couple up with him during episode one, was not feeling anything romantic towards him.

"I was buzzing when I coupled up with Gemma. I got the feeling her head was elsewhere. I can't believe who her dad was. I can't believe I didn't work it out," he told Laura as he appeared via video link from Newport. "It's crazy. I didn't expect the support. It's a big eye-opener for me how many people were on my side and had my back. I was looking at Gemma when I walked in and hoping