Love Island: All Stars spoilers follow.
Love Island: All Stars returned for its third season last night, with Scott van-der-Sluis making a dramatic entrance as the first bombshell. Tonight's show kicked off with the Islanders reacting to Scott's decision to criticise Shaq Muhammad and Sean Stone.
After Scott banished Sean and Shaq to the Hideaway Retreat, Sean reacted to Scott calling him one of the "worst Islanders", saying: "I can’t lie, I’m pretty gutted about it to be honest."
The next day, after being released from the Hideaway, Sean had a chat with Belle, telling her about his breakup with Matilda Draper, who he was coupled up with during the 2024 summer series.
Matilda and Sean placed third overall but separated three months later, with Sean confirming that Matilda broke up with him over the phone.
Asked by Belle if that upset him, Sean said: "I think I was a bit overwhelmed with so many emotions. But now I feel like I'm very grounded in what I stand for and what I want."
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Reacting to the moment, fans took to social media to share their thoughts, with one viewer calling the moment a "maturity glow-up" following Sean's controversial time on his season.
Taking to Instagram, one viewer wrote that the star was "giving mature", while another said: "Pls, Sean, keep up this maturity glow up."
Elsewhere in the episode, Sean decided it was time for him to have a chat with Scott, with Sean saying that he felt "hurt" by what he deemed a "personal attack".
They agreed that there would be no animosity and cleared the air, with Scott apologising to Sean, calling him "collateral damage" in his "bombshell moment".
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Fans also reacted to this moment, with one fan writing on Instagram: "Sean handled that really well! Good on him."
"Sean articulated himself really well," wrote one fan, with another adding: "Scott is hand delivering Sean a redemption arc."
Not everyone was as impressed, however, with one person saying: "Sean we didn’t forget how you treated the people on your season."
"I don’t feel one bit of empathy towards candy man… he should’ve been called out in his own season," commented another.
Love Island: All Stars airs on ITV2 and streams on ITVX.
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