{"id":18612,"date":"2022-07-15T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1681810"},"modified":"2022-07-16T09:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T07:54:21","slug":"why-did-jacques-leave-love-island-2022-contestant-exit-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-did-jacques-leave-love-island-2022-contestant-exit-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Jacques leave Love Island? 2022 contestant exit explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 15 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>On Wednesday 13th July, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-jacques-oneill-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jacques O\u2019Neill quit Love Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The islander \u2013 who arrived in the villa on day 7 as the bombshell ex of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-gemma-owen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Owen<\/a> \u2013 gathered all the contestants in the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestants-confirmed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2022 line-up<\/a> to tell them he\u2019d be ending his journey on the show and would be leaving that day.<\/p>\n<p>His shock exit led many to question why he was leaving, with returning bombshell <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/adam-collard-love-island-return\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Adam Collard<\/a> asking the girls if it had anything to do with him arriving and chatting up <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-paige-thorne\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Paige Thorne<\/a>, who Jacques was in a couple with before he left.<\/p>\n<p>So, why did Jacques leave Love Island? And will he be on After Sun?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Jacques\u2019 Love Island exit.<\/p> <h2><strong>Why did Jacques O\u2019Neill leave Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jacques decided to leave the Love Island villa as he hadn\u2019t been feeling like himself since the events of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-casa-amor-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Casa Amor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said he\u2019d wait for Paige on the outside and pick her up from the airport, but in order for things to work with them he needed to remove himself from the villa.<\/p>\n<p>During Casa Amor, Jacques cracked on with Cheyanne Kerr and Mollie Salmon, before deciding to pursue things more with Cheyanne.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/casa-amor-2022-live-laura-whitmore-to-reveal-recoupling-results-in-tonights-show\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Casa Amor recoupling<\/a>, however, he decided to stick with Paige. But, when she returned to the main villa, Cheyanne exposed him, causing Paige to put Jacques in the dog house.<\/p>\n<p>It took him some days to make it up to the Welsh paramedic, but eventually did with a poem he wrote for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1679232\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Paige-reading-Jacques-letter-ec608ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Paige Thorne reading Jacques\u2019 letter<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>However, Adam Collard then arrived on Monday night\u2019s show and revealed that he wanted to get to know Paige. During a conversation with Paige, Adam commented on Jacques\u2019 behaviour and said he\u2019d been similar when he was younger. And of course this chat didn\u2019t stay between them, with the comments getting back to Jacques.<\/p>\n<p>Upon hearing this, Jacques got very heated and started swearing and shouting. The next day, he decided to leave the show for good.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Jacques be on After Sun?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s (17th July) After Sun line-up hasn\u2019t been revealed just yet, but usually the show, hosted by Laura Whitmore, features dumped contestants from earlier in the week, as well as celebrity fans of the show. So it\u2019s very likely viewers could see Jacques on After Sun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> have contacted ITV for a comment and will keep you updated as soon as we know more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Island airs at 9pm nightly on ITV2 and ITV Hub. 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