LOVE Island star Jacques O’Neill has admitted he has feelings for his ex Paige Thorne as he hit out at Adam Collard.
The reality TV star – who walked away from the ITV2 dating show this summer to focus on his mental health – hit out at Adam, 27, after he ended things with his former flame Paige, 25.
Jacques said he would always “care” for his former flame
Adam and Paige split last month after a string of issues
Jacques, 23, had been seeing Paige while the pair were in the villa together – but she quickly moved on after he left the show.
Paige was seen making it all the way to the final week with former contestant Adam – with the couple leaving the show together.
However, last month, the pair revealed they had gone their separate ways after cheating claims, as Paige said Adam ghosted her.
Now, rugby star Jacques has revealed that he’s “always going to care” for his former flame, and said she’d been “done over badly”.
He told OK!: “I have no bad blood about her at all and she has nothing against me whatever happened, happened and it’s been done.
“Whenever I see Paige I am going to speak to the girl. I’ve got nothing against her. She’s a lovely girl and I’m always gonna care for her. It’s as simple as that.
“Once you have feelings for someone it doesn’t just go, you’re always going to care for them no matter what, so that’s how I see Paige right now.
“She’s been done over badly by you know someone, so I’m going to have her back when she’s been treated badly by a bloke like that.”
He went on to insist that he and Paige were just friends, despite rumour circling that they could be growing close again.
The former couple were seen looking cosy on a night out together, not long after Paige split from Adam Collard.
In pictured obtained by the MailOnline, the pair looked very close as they enjoyed a night out at the Grace Jacob Selfridges & Co event at Mnky Hse restaurant on Saturday.
She could be seen leaning into talk to Jacques at the busy club, as they were photographed deep in conversation.
Paige and Jacques grew close during their stint on Love Island when the rugby player entered the villa on day seven.
The pair went from strength to strength on the ITV2 dating show, but things turned sour when she found out Jacques kissed Cheyanne Kerr in Casa Amor.
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Jacques decided that it was time for him to leave the show, which meant that Paige and Adam cracked on.
Despite the distance between them, the pair gave things a go when they returned to the UK, but they split up after a string of issues.
The PT had been seen with his arms around a blonde woman as they ordered a McDonald’s, in a video exclusively obtained by The Celeb Report.
