Tensions grew between Whitney Adebayo and Ella Thomas (Picture: ITV)
It wouldn’t be Love Island without tears and drama, and this time it was Whitney Adebayo and Ella Thomas locking horns.
The entrepreneur, 25, and Ella’s friendship was on the rocks after it all kicked off in the couple’s challenge on Thursday’s episode.
The islanders were asked to name the couple who they believe are the most one-sided, argumentative and smug, among other savage descriptions.
Model Ella, 23, and Tyrique Hyde voted for Whitney and Lochan Nowacki, 25, as the most smug and, it’s safe to say, it did not go down well.
While getting glammed up for the evening ahead, Whitney confronted Ella and asked her if she was ‘serious’ about the challenge before delivering the blow: ‘Ella, I have never met a selfish person like you.’
Clapping back, Ella fired: ‘That is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard. Whitney, you actually think your family the way you speak to me and it’s not ok.’
And that’s not the end of it.
Later that evening, Ella decides to pull Whitney for a chat after their awkward exchange in the dressing room.
Ella said: ‘I want to get this off my chest because I don’t want to give it energy but it actually upset me when you called me selfish in the dressing room. It really upset me because I wouldn’t speak to my friend like that. I feel like that was coming for my character.’
Lochan and Whitney were branded ‘smug'(Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
The couple’s goals challenge did not go down well(Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
Tyrique also weighed in on the argument(Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
However, Whitney wasn’t having it and replied: ‘I wasn’t joking Ella. Sometimes you do have selfish tendencies.’
Ouch.
Fans were devastated by their row and called for the duo to call a truce.
‘Whitney and Ella’s friendship ruined forever my goodness this must be how the UK reacted to Diana’s death #LoveIsland,’ one somber fan wrote on Twitter.
‘I can’t handle this rift between Whitney and Ella they were my girls,’ another lamented.
A third ordered them to ‘Wrap it up. Quickly.’
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Will Ella and Whitney be able to bury the hatchet?
Love Island continues at 9pm on ITV2 tomorrow.
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‘I can’t handle this rift,’ one fan said.
