Love Island fans convinced Adam Collard fancies show finalist – but ‘can never admit it’
LOVE Island fans are convinced Adam Collard has got the hots for Ekin-Su Culculoglu - even though he left the villa with Paige Thorne.
Adam, 26, and 24-year-old Paige are still in a relationship following their dumping from the island just 24 hours before the final.
But viewers of the ITV2 show reckon Adam actually has the hots for Turkish actress and series winner Ekin, who is happy-in-love with Davide Sanclimenti.
This comes after Adam was forced to defend his romance with Paige following a sly dig made by Jacques O’Neill.
Discussing Adam on Twitter, one fan said: "Adam Collard fancies the s*** out of Ekin but he just won’t ever admit it."
Agreeing, another wrote: "Oh definitely he's obsessed with her."
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A third chimed in: "I’ve been saying this for ages!"
One eagle-eyed fan also highlighted the number of tweets posted by Ekin-Su's account that Adam has 'liked' on Twitter.
Accompanying a montage of Ekin-Su clips, one read: "Who else is gonna miss seeing her every night on our screens."
Adam also liked another tweet that said: "BREAKING NEWS: Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu reportedly hospitalised from severe back pain from carrying the entire Season 8 of Love island on her back."
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He also liked one that stated: "So excited to say that we are now a family of 1 Million on insta! It would never have been possible without all your immense support for Ekin-Su. She will be blow away to know that she has has so many people behind her. A big thank you to every single one of you."
Adam doesn't appear to have liked any similar tweets from other Islanders' accounts.
Acknowledging this, one follower quipped: "Going through his liked posts is so funny like he’s a fan fr."
On Tuesday, Adam - who also appeared in the 2018 series of Love Island - hit back at Jacques after he made a joke about his and Paige's relationship.
Jacques was coupled up with Paige when he decided to walk away from the show due to struggles with his mental health and ADHD.
Paige swiftly moved onto Adam, despite Jacques promising he would wait for her on the outside.
When a fan asked what he thought of their romance, Jacques laughed and sarcastically replied: "They seem like they get on really really well, they seem happy together."
His pal and fellow Islander Luca Bish, who was also in the video, nodded and said: "I'm glad the mum approves."
It comes after Paige's mum told her daughter she "wasn't buying it" during the Meet The Parents day.
Jacques cheekily responded to his pal: "Yeah well her mum seems really fond of Adam."
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After seeing the exchange online, Adam has since responded on social media, writing: “Humble in defeat our kid, chin up x."
Last week, Paige also spoke out and defended their romance amid split rumours.