Marcel Somerville and Olivia Hawkins have just been dumped from Love Island: All Stars, but what's next for the pair's relationship?
Their exit from the ITV2 show came after the public voted the pair as one of the least compatible couples in the villa, putting an end to their time on the show.
Despite this scepticism about their relationship, Marcel and Olivia exited the villa hand-in-hand and stated that they were happy to be leaving together. Olivia even teased that she might be ready for her first boyfriend...
Marcel later told Love Island host Maya Jama that he felt that they "had a really good, compatible relationship." Olivia supported this when she added: "I feel the last two days we got so close."
So what lead to their dumping from the villa?
Olivia speculated that her conversation with fellow contestant Luca Bish could have been behind the public's decision.
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"When our names got called I actually wasn't that surprised," Olivia revealed. "I did think, after the whole chat with Luca, that it was a possibility."
She is of course referring to the conversation she had with Luca, after they'd locked lips during the kissing challenge. During their talk she encouraged Luca to "go for what he wants."
He then asked Olivia if she had taken her own advice and gone after who she was interested in, before probing further as to whether there were others she wanted to get to know.
"When I came in you were the top one, and then Marcel," Olivia said before admitting to Luca that she didn't think he'd "explored things enough".
Talk then moved to a compliment about Luca's eyes, and he mentioned he would be cutting up that "friend zone banner," referring to an earlier comment he'd made about Olivia putting him in the friend zone.
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Despite their apparent chemistry, Olivia and Luca ultimately decided to commit to their existing relationships with their respective villa partners.
Luca also cleared the air with Marcel, after Marcel confronted him about "rumblings around the villa" concerning his and Liv's conversation.
Luca insisted that things between him and Liv didn't go anywhere stating: "It was just eye contact, wasn't much said to be honest," before adding: "Hand on heart, there's nothing there for me."
While it may sound like it was all done and dusted on Liv and Luca's end, it seems as though it was too late in the eyes of the public...
Were fans right to lose faith in Marcel and Olivia's connection on Love Island, or is their hope for the pair after the show?
What's next for Marcel and Olivia, and are they still together now?
Judging by their post-villa update on social media, Marcel and Olivia's relationship may have some mileage in it yet.
The pair were all smiles in the Instagram Story posted by Liv following their exit, where she thanked fans in the caption: "We appreciate the love and support. See you all soon."
Marcel also re-posted the snap, adding: "En route back."
After they left the villa, Marcel said he was "taken by surprise" by the public vote and that he and Olivia felt like they had a "good connection" in the villa.
"Me and Liv are still gonna get to know each other and see how things pan out," he said. "It's still quite early days, we'll see what happens, I'm looking forward to it."
Liv echoed his sentiment, saying: "He's so sweet, it's still really early days. It's nice that we're out now and we can get back home and give each other our numbers and start texting and dating as you would on the outside but still navigate stuff together."
We'll have to watch this space.
Love Island: All Stars airs on ITV2 and streams on ITVX.
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