LOVE Island fans have cast doubt on the strength of Jake Cornish and Liberty Poole’s relationship after the water engineer stuttered while referring to her as his ‘girlfriend’.
On yesterday’s episode, viewers watched as Liberty, 21, excitedly smiled as the girls called her “literally” girlfriend as they got ready for bed.
But away from the communal dressing room, Teddy Soares, 26, poked fun at Jake’s relationship status and joked that he’s now a “w***er” since officially coupling up with Brummie beauty.
Appearing to not take the quip on the chin, Jake began stuttering and replied: “You know what? You’re just jealous that you don’t have a girlfriend.”
The star’s reaction to the playful swipe has left fans questioning how seriously Jake is into Liberty and insisted its a “massive red flag” on the eve of Casa Amor.
One fan penned: “jake is giving me massive red flags why aren’t you excited about having a girlfriend mate #loveisland” (sic).
“Jake definitely does not like Liberty,” a second penned. “It’s giving actor. He will definitely dump her if his head gets turned in casa amor #loveIsland.”
A third viewer agreed and penned: “Did u see how this mf Jake stuttered. He don’t like Lib #loveIsland.”
Viewers doubts come a day after dumped Love Islander Sharon Gaffka thinks Jake’s head will be turned in Casa Amor.
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The civil servant, 25, predicted heartbreak for fan favourite Liberty 21, before the girls and boys are divided next week.
She told the Mirror: “I think Lib is going to stay loyal, but Jake’s head could be turned. I could be proved wrong and I want to be proved wrong.”
This comes after Jake asked Liberty to be his girlfriend in Friday night’s episode.
An overjoyed Liberty burst into tears and told Jake she loved him.
The couple have been together since day one – but could they be tested in Casa Amor with the arrival of several blonde bombshells.
Newcomers who will be in Casa Amor testing the boys this year include DJ Kaila Troy, 28, from Dublin, and Chris Hughes’ model ex Mary Bedford, 22.
However, it’s Lillie Haynes, 22, that viewers are most worried about after she after she announced: “I’ve definitely got my eye on Jake.”
The trainee accountant, who says her feet are her best feature, explained: “He’s 100 per cent the type of boy I would go for at home. It’s too good of a match not to just go for.”
