Love Island fans rumble Helena's true feelings for Harry after split

Tensions have escalated in the Love Island villa with Helena Ford set to confront Harry Cooksley for what she wants to be the final time tonight, and fans think they have worked out her true feelings towards him.

In tonight's (23 June) dramatic episode of the ITV reality show, the Islanders faced another recoupling ceremony where the girls got to choose who they wanted to couple up with this time. After Helena decided to move on with somebody else, she took Harry aside for a difficult chat where she let him know exactly where she stands after his sneaking around in the Hideaway.

She told him: "I know we said yesterday we’d be friends but I can’t be your mate in here, you’ve not even apologised for anything that you’ve done."

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Harry attempted to explain his actions, saying: "I thought it was too good, I’ve done it in the past where I self-sabotage because I think it's too good to be true. I’m 30 years old I get it, I’m not making excuses, but all I've ever seen is things with an expiry date."

But Helena stood strong, replying: "It’s done now, you can’t go back on it. I can’t really be around you right now." While she appeared quite upset by how Harry had treated her, and seemed on the verge of tears as she walked away from their conversation, fans thought this exchange proved that she doesn't actually care about him and is only jealous that he has moved on to someone new.

One fan took to X, saying: "I see right through Helena and her jealousy for Shakira, you only want Harry now cause he’s moved onto Shakira." Another agreed: "Helena doesn’t even like Harry. Her ego just can’t handle that he chose Shakira over her."

A third chimed in, adding: "I don’t want to hear Helena slag Shakira off today for being with Harry. I hope she keeps her anger directed at Harry."

The conversation with Helena left Harry visibly emotional, and Dejon later tried to comfort him, saying: "I’m gonna pray tonight and hope there’s a miracle you two can get back together."

But a despondent Harry replied: "There ain’t no me and Helena. I’ve got to forget about it for now." Helena's announcement that she is no longer willing to even be around Harry comes after she was shocked by the discovery that Harry snuck off to the Hideaway with Yasmin, where they shared three kisses.

He initially denied the extent of what happened, which led to him being berated by one of the girls in the villa. After it came out that Harry had been dishonest about how many times he locked lips with Yasmin, Megan put him on blast, shouting: "You owe it to Helena to be f****** honest, you p****… Grow a pair of b******* mate, honestly, grow the f*** up."

Harry's rollercoaster experience in the Love Island villa has even been criticised by his own mum, who joked that she has "disowned him" multiple times while watching the ITV dating show during her appearance on Aftersun.

When show host Maya Jama asked her how she felt watching his behaviour live on telly, she groaned: "I've disowned him. On more than one occasion. Harry who? Harry who? Oh my God, it just rolls off his tongue, I don't know. How can you forget the camera's on you?"

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