
Love Island fans slam show as ‘rigged' as they fear for fan favourite star
isle say Love Island fans slam show as 'rigged' as they fear for fan favourite star
LOVE Island fans have been left fearing the show has been 'rigged' as the ex-Islanders make their comeback to vote off one more couple.
With five couples all still vying to make it into the ITV2 dating show's final, the past raft of contestants are back to end someone's dream early by collectively voting to dump one pair.
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Love Island fans have been left fearing for the result of the returning Islanders
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They have suggested it could be rigged for Meg and Dejon to stay
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The move could leave Shakira and Harry axed
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However, cautious fans have been left panicking that the direction of who they choose to vote off could have been manipulated - and it has left them fearing for one fan-favourite.
They think Shakira Khan could be axed over her romance with Harry Cooksley in favour of warring pair Dejon and Meg.
Dejon was seen bickering with his girlfriend over the last two episodes with many viewers questioning how they have remained in the villa - especially given that popularity for the pair is low.
With one couple already dumped, fans have begun to fear the worst and speculate as to what's to come on Sunday night's show.
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Writing on X, one viewer said: "Old islanders choosing who to dump days before the final.. Meg and D will still sail to the final when the past few days has shown they aint it!!
"Ugh so bloody rigged it's not even funny."
Another added: "This is rigged cause no way the ex islanders will dump Meg and Dejon."
A third then posted: "I feel like they rigged the votes because they wanted Meg and Dejon to face the old islanders."
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Before a fourth chimed in to say: "Guys it's so rigged! The producers want Dejon & meg to win."
Fearing for Shakira, someone else said online: "istg if the dumped islanders pick Shakira and harry and use harry as a scapegoat…"
Love Island fans slam Dejon for 'huge overreaction' as the girls play a trick on the boys
As another wrote: "If Shakira, Toni or Yas are dumped by those past islanders istg never use that twist again."
The Sun were the first to reveal that many of this year's Islanders would be making a return to the Majorcan villa for the jury trial vote twist.
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The cast returned to the villa for the always-shocking Islander Jury on Friday and sent this pair packing.
In scenes that will air on Sunday night, former cast made their epic returns to make the huge decision.
Former Islanders including Harry Cooksley's ex Emma Munro, Billykiss Azeez, and smitten couple Harrison Solomon and Lauren Wood, voted for the couple they wanted to boot.
While The Sun can't reveal their identities at this crucial stage of the ITV2 dating show, we can share that Islanders made their decisions having watched back footage and been shocked by what they saw.
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