Love Island's Cach is hailed as the saviour of the show as the 'respectful' star is branded the 'new Ovie Soko' after 'emotionally mature' contestant handled brutal recoupling like a champ

Daily Mail​

6 days ago

In a series packed with more backstabbing and betrayal than ever before, there remains one Islander who has acted with impeccable grace since the moment he entered the villa.
While he has been stuck in a messy love triangle with his co-stars Toni Laites, 24, and Harrison Solomon, Cacherel Mercer has proved himself a true gentlemen and has won the hearts of Love Island fans.
Cacherel, 24, known as Cach to his fellow Islanders, joined the show during the Casa Amor twist where he sparked a connection with Toni and she picked him to recouple with instead of her previous partner Harrison, 22.
When the boys arrived back in the villa, they discovered that Harrison had also decided to recouple after growing close to newcomer Lauren Wood, 26, in Casa - with Toni and her ex exchanging verbal blows over the fire pit.
It initially seemed that Toni and Harrison would focus on their new romances, however after a couple of days after their reunion it became clear that old feelings began to seep back in between the pair.
Cach has been coupled with Toni since they met during Casa Amor
An Ekin-Su inspired terrace chat saw them crawl along the floor to have a secret conversation about where they stood with each other on Sunday night.
During their chat, Toni demanded 'get rid of her' after Harrison confessed he wanted to kiss her behind Lauren's back.
It was all while Lauren remained unaware of their 'unfinished business' as she sat metres away crying while confiding in her fellow islanders.
After Toni broke the news to Cach that she was still invested in her connection with Harrison, the model was praised after insisting he would give Toni the space to explore that relationship again.
Toni and Harrison continued to have conversations outside of their couples, however it seemed that her love interest had made his decision when he was seen getting frisky with Lauren under the covers on two occasions.
The news got back to Toni and she decided to call it quits with him.
But desite her claiming she was removing herself from the situation with Harrison and Lauren on Tuesday evening, hours later she chose to recouple with him following a shock last minute conversation where he encouraged her to pick him.
Following the shock decision, blindsided Cach still remained calm as he walked off and took a moment to himself after the recoupling came to an end. Harrison's partner Lauren broke down in tears after the shock move.
Cach's 'respectful energy' has been compared to series five contestant and fan favourite Ovie Soko, who has gone down as one of the best Islanders ever.
Many viewers spotted the comparison between the two Love Islanders as they commended his 'emotional maturity' after the fire pit curve ball from Toni.
Sharing their thoughts online, they said: 'CACH BROKE MY HEART STOOD THERE he's genuinely bordering Ovie levels for me with his emotional maturity. Love him'; 'My anger is more on Cach. Like who chooses Harrison over Cach...
'Cach reminds me of Ovie. Fine and respectful man. Nah, dont with Toni'; 'Cach is an unmatched man in there, he's getting up to Ovie levels'; 'Same girl. I wish I could go in and recouple with Cach. Cach is like 2nd Ovie...
'Fine, mature and respectful man. Who chooses Harrison over Cach, nah I'm done'; 'We haven't seen a Casa guy as good as Cach since Ovie'; 'Cach is the 2025 Ovie'; 'Cach gives me Ovie vibes'; 'Cach is 2025 version of Ovie'.
Cach, who lives in east London and works as a professional dancer, has stuck to his morals during the series as he previously said before entering the villa that he is a 'modern day Romeo' as is the opposite of what people expect.
He said: 'I think I'm gonna get into trouble, I feel like I'll be the joker of the group!' adding I'll also be the person people come to for advice... and a bit of eye candy at the same time.
'People expect me to be a bit of a menace when it comes to dating, but if you get to know me and my values I'm the complete opposite, I'm a modern day Romeo!'
Following the shock decision, blindsided Cach still remained calm as he walked off and took a moment to himself after the recoupling came to an end. Harrison's partner Lauren broke down in tears after the shock move
Many viewers spotted the comparison between the two Love Islanders as they commended his 'emotional maturity' after the fire pit curve ball from Toni
He already attempted to find love on TV once before when he was 20-years-old on MTV's Are You The One?, which aired back in 2022.
The show sees a group of single people move in together in the hopes of finding their 'perfect match' chosen by since. If the couples are all 'correctly paired' according to the algorithm by the end of the series they split the £200,000 prize fund.
The show followed a group of singletons as they are put together in a house to find a match which has been chosen for by science. And there's a £200,000 prize fund up for grabs if they are correctly paired up when the series comes to an end.
Even before his latest TV appearance, Cach had a huge following on TikTok and currently boasts more than 700,000 followers.
One of Cach's videos in which he can be seen dancing topless wearing a pair of grey joggers has been watched over 14million times.
Following Wednesday's brutal recoupling where he was ditched by Toni, many viewers insisted he 'deserved better' in impassioned X posts.
They said: 'I have a lot of respect for Cach he deserves better tbh'; 'This is crazy. Cach deserves better mahn. The hell!?'; 'Swear to God someone better fall in love with Cach ASAP! He needs to stay'; 'Cach deserved better. Can't believe he's standing their alone after being nothing but respectful and loyal to Toni';
'I honestly feel so bad for Cach. King deserved better'; 'I'M SORRY CACH YOU'RE SO MATURE AND BETTER THAN THESE LOSERS'.