Love Island's Harry Cooksley declares love for another co-star – but it's not Helena

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Harry Cooksley is set to shock on Love Island as he declares his love for a fellow contestant and says he "can't compare" - but it is not his girlfriend, Helena
Love Island's Harry Cooksley declares his love for a fellow contestant on tonight's edition of the ITV2 dating show - but it's not Helena Ford. The footballer, 30, has been coupled up with commercial air hostess Helena, 29, for 10 days now, but in scenes set to air on Thursday night, things could take a different turn entirely. Instead of spending time with Helena, Harry pulls former flame Emma in for a chat and asks her: " Would you have gone to the Hideaway with me last night?"
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Seemingly aware of his flirtatious ways, she replies: "You're getting bored and you're looking to stir the pot," and the pair reflect on the time they have left together in the villa before the series ends at the beginning of next month. Deciding to tease him, Emma says: "I think people would love to see… " and Harry appears to understand immediately.
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Emma then tells Harry to 'play ball' before letting him know what she thinks of his relationship with Helena. She says: "I don't think people see you and her as the real deal… no one really sees you as end game or that you're going to work on the outside… Everyone thinks you've taken the path of least resistance because perhaps you don't feel like you can step up to the ones you really want," before Harry boldly declares his love to her and says: "I can't compare anyone to you, of course I love you, I'm going to always have love for you. We've known each other for a very long time."
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Analysing the situation, Harry asks Emma: "Did we really come on Love Island to get back together?" but it remains to be seen whether the pair of them will rekindle their love, and just how Helena will react to the news. Just days ago, bombshell Emma insisted she wasn't there to get back with Harry, but her recent conversation about her and Harry being ' endgame ' had fans rushing to social media to complain.
After having a chat with Harry, she told Andrada: "It was just interesting, I can just tell he's not happy where he is. I just think it's so hard because we love each other, right? That's a really deep kind of love, but we're both like no, we know it doesn't work, we know it doesn't work.
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She went on to claim: "I don't think there's any point in trying again… but I think it's hard for him when I'm here. He can compare. He's seeing how this one behaves and this one behaves, and then there's me and we were supposed to be endgame."
Emma did think that 'something could be clicking' for Harry, and he's slowly realising the women in the Spanish villa aren't "the perfect fit for him".
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The contestant continued: "I think if I was to say to Harry 'let's give it another go' he would be definitely open to it." When Andrada asked whether she'd give their romance another shot, Emma said: "I don't think I can. I can't." Andrada, unconvinced, said: "I feel like you do want to." Fans were sceptical of Emma and rushed to X/ Twitter to share their thoughts.
One user said: "I am now convinced Emma has went into the villa to get back with Harry," and another posted: "Emma has given me the ick. Giving it all that saying she didn't come in for Harry…"
"Harry's ex needs to go, it's enough now," one posted while one user commented: "Emma is literally only in the villa to try and get Harry back and it's so painfully obvious to the point it's boring."
Meanwhile, Harry and Emma had a private chat by the firepit. Emma told her ex: "I don't think anyone has any, like, gauge on how deep our relationship actually was. I don't even want to upset the girls like if either of them saw us talking like this it's not nice is it? We're so comfortable."
Love Island continues tonight night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.