Love Island star Megan reveals she DOES have a secret connection to Conor after fan conspiracy theories
villa thriller Love Island star Megan reveals she DOES have a secret connection to Conor after fan conspiracy theories
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EVICTED Love Island star Megan has proved fans right and admitted her link to fellow Irish star Conor.
Since actress Megan Clarke's shock axe, the star has recalled Conor Phillips sliding into her DMs in the past.
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Megan has recalled Conor sliding into her DMs four years ago
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Conor previously tried to crack on with Megan before entering the villa
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The stunning 24-year-old has now revealed her connection to the sportsman.
She told heatworld in an interview: "It's so funny, right? So on day one, Conor told me that he followed me on Instagram four years ago, and I never followed him back.
"But then since coming out, I've seen that he follows me on TikTok and he's actually commented on one of my TikToks.
"Again, I've not followed him back or even realised he had commented on one."
She laughed: "So, yeah, it's nice that he's still trying four years later.
"It's worked out for him now, I suppose."
Eagle-eyed fans went wild over the theory that Megan and Conor knew each other before entering the villa - after photos seemingly showed them at the same nightclub.
Old snaps show Megan with a pal in a night club, while another picture supposedly clocks Conor in the same club long before they entered the ITV2 dating show.
The speculation comes after Megan was voted the least favourite girl by the public after an ugly split from Tommy.
The Irish star was booted out the villa after finding herself in the bottom three girls, along with Shakira, Megan and Toni.
Love Island's Conor in tears as Megan leave the villa
The brunette bombshell's departure followed days of drama after she cracked on with Conor while in a couple with Tommy.
Moments before her exit, Megan told an emotional Conor that she would 'wait for him' when he asked.
However, Conor didn't offer to leave the villa alongside Megan, who he had spent the night with in the Hideaway.
Conor told Ben by the Firepit: 'I hand on heart do not think that anyone is going to come through that door that I fancy more than Megan… I look at her like a girlfriend on the outside.'
Megan had a tense final week in the villa.
Fans were left unhappy after she ditched Tommy, who she had been with from the start, and moved on with the rugby lad.
The pair shared secret snogs on the Terrace behind smitten Tommy's back, infuriating viewers at home.
Fans turned on Megan after she appeared to be gleeful when Conor and Tommy rowed over her.
Speaking previously about her regret over the way she handled the love triangle, she told On Demand Entertainment how she would have done things differently given the chance.
She said: "I'd take a breath."
The TV star continued: "When you're in there, emotions are high. When you hear he said, she said stuff, it just winds you up even more."
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm.
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Megan was voted the least favourite girl following her love triangle with Conor and Tommy
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The Irish star was devastated when Megan was booted out of the villa
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Eagle-eyed fans have linked an old photo of Megan with a pal in the same nightclub as Conor
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