LOVE Island’s Molly Marsh was secretly texting former Islander Jack Keating before entering the villa.
The social media influencer had been flirting with the lad, who is Boyzone star Ronan’s son, after he starred in Love Island‘s Casa Amor last summer.
Molly previously coupled up with a former show star ahead of her own stint in the villa
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She had a romance with Jack Keating, who starred in last summer’s series of Love Island
A source told The Celeb Report: “Molly and Jack were texting and there was a real spark when it first began, it was flirty banter.
“They knew each other through her influencer work and he seemed really keen.
“It fizzled out before they actually met up though and there was less interest from Molly’s side to be honest, but he still likes all her photos online.”
In March Jack shocked fans when he revealed he had become a father with a sweet black and white Instagram photo where he cradled the newborn and wrote: “Welcome to the world.”
Fans worked out the baby was conceived just before he joined Love Island’s 2022 series as a Casa Amor bombshell.
After he shared the news, it was revealed the mother of his secret baby is an artist called Keely Iqbal.
In an interview earlier this year, Jack revealed he was single and on a dating app.
He told The Irish Independent: “I’m still single and ready to mingle. I’m on Hinge, but I don’t use it too seriously. I dip in every once in a while and I’m enjoying being single.”
In the villa, Jack tried to woo Gemma Owen and Tasha Ghouri but left the show single.
Jack‘s the only son from Ronan’s first marriage to wife Yvonne along with sisters Missy and Ali.
Ronan and Yvonne split in 2015. and the singer then had two children, Cooper and Coco, with current wife Storm.
Molly will join the nine new sexy singles heading into the Majorcan villa this weekend ahead of the show’s tenth series.
She is not the only one with a link to a ex-Islander.
Semi-pro footballer Tyrique Hyde is best friends with 2021 finalist Toby Aromolaran.
Discussing his famous connections, Tyrique shared: “Toby Aromolaran is one of my best friends, we grew up together and were in the same class at school.”
Toby rose to fame on season seven on Love Island and was crowned the runner-up alongside girlfriend at the time Chloe Burrows.
The new series begins on Monday at 9pm on ITV2.
Jack shocked fans earlier this year when he revealed he’d become a father for the first time
Social media influencer Molly is one of the sexy singletons set to enter the villa on Monday
