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‘Georgia S split isn’t Toby’s fault’ claims Love Island’s Casey O’Gorman as he defends All Star for brutal dumping
Georgia Steel broke her silence after being brutally dumped
LOVE Island star Casey O'Gorman said he was "sceptical" of Georgia Steel and Toby Aromolaran romance and said their split does not come as a surprise.
Casey - who returned to the spin-off All Stars series to find love - said he struggled to see his fellow co-stars relationship working on the outside.
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It comes after The Sun revealed that heartbroken Georgia, 25, was left "blindsided" after Toby, 25, made the decision to end their romance within weeks of leaving the villa.
Following the break-up, Casey exclusively told The Sun: "I’m not sure if I saw it lasting, in the villa it’s just so different and I guess they did it before on The Games and that didn’t work out and they’ve given it another go and that’s not worked out.
"I think you’re sceptical of everyone when you come out – because everyone seems so strong in there and as soon as you get out, they’re gone, people split up very quickly.
"I don’t really know Toby and Georgia that well, I wasn’t very close to them in the villa. So I don’t know how strong they were as a couple."
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When asked if he thinks it was harsh the way Toby dumped Georgia, Casey explained that Toby previously had a long-term relationship with former Islander Chloe Burrows, hinting that there must have been something missing for him to end it with Georgia so abruptly.
He told us at the Radio 1 launch event: "Toby was in a relationship with Chloe and that lasted a year.
"He’s been in relationships before and it’s worked out. So I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.”
It comes after an emotional Georgia broke her silence on the split.
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"After seeing the reports regarding my relationship with Toby I feel it’s only right for me to be transparent and truthful with you all," she told us.
Georgia added: "It is true Toby has called things off.
"It has taken me by complete surprise and I’m still trying to process it and come to terms with it all.
"They say some people are in your life for a lifetime and some just for a chapter."
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It comes as sources told The Sun the split had been a blow for Georgia.
An insider said: “It's true they have split.
"Toby was the one who called it a day and it came completely out of the blue for Georgia.
"She feels completely blindsided and gutted. She thought things were going really well for them, so it's been a real blow."
It has taken me by complete surprise and I’m still trying to process it and come to terms with it all.
Georgia Steel
The former couple faced intense scrutiny from fans and the cast of All Stars when they entered the spin-off show.
Just five months prior they had filmed another Love Island spin-off, The Games, in Fiji.
People questioned their romance in the All Stars villa and whether they were faking it to win.
They initially had a spark on Love Island Games, but it fizzled out.
Georgia and Toby then signed up to All Stars and their history rippled through the villa.
She kept her options open and even went to the Hideaway with Callum Jones.
But Toby told the villa during one recoupling that ‘fortune favours the brave’, and they ended up in a couple again.
The declaration of love convinced Georgia that Toby was ready to take their relationship seriously.
The pair left the villa exclusive but they both said they wanted to wait until they met each other's families before becoming official.
After leaving the villa Georgia told us how she feared the intense backlash and trolling from fans who insisted they had faked their relationship would end their romance.
The star also made the decision to step away from her social media.
She told us: “I was a bit worried that all the hate would affect our relationship. I thought, ‘I hope Toby is not reading that, I hope it won’t influence how he feels about me.’"
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And discussing their relationship status last month, she revealed: “We aren’t official yet. We are ‘locked in’ still.
“I like it that way at the moment. I want to embrace our time on the outside together and have fun. I think it’s definitely going in that direction, I couldn’t imagine him not in my life, but I just want to not put pressure on it.”
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