Love Island catch-up: New contestant Arabella enters the villa and three other talking points
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Your support makes all the difference.Love Island came back for a drama-filled instalment on Thursday as the arrival of newcomer Arabella Chi shook things up in the Spanish villa.
Somewhat unusually – and rather dramatically – Arabella made her entrance while the other islanders were still sleeping, leaving it to a stunned Curtis to find her sunning herself as he stepped out for his morning coffee.
Anton was immediately quite taken with his new house mate, as was Danny – except that while Anton is single, Danny is paired up with Yewande, meaning he's not exactly supposed to openly fancy anyone else.
What does Arabella's arrival mean for Danny and Yewande?
This was the main emotional arc of this episode: Danny viewed Arabella's arrival as an opportunity to shake things up with Yewande, who he felt hadn't been forthcoming enough vis-à-vis of her feelings for him. Arabella picked Danny to go on a date with her, Danny and Yewande had a chilly exchange about the whole thing, and for all intents and purposes, it seemed as though Yewande and Danny were headed to Splitsville – except! Except Yewande decided to tell Danny how much she actually likes him, leaving the islander beaming with joy. The two sealed their reconciliation with a few steamy kisses, but a teaser for next week's episodes suggests Danny could have second thoughts.
Will Anton and Arabella hit it off for good?
Anton has made no secret of the fact that he's smitten with Arabella. Arabella, who made Anton her second pick for a date, seems to like him just fine. She has indicated that she intends to get to know both Anton and Danny better, regardless of Danny's reconciliation with Yewande. All this to say: Anton hasn't won Arabella over just yet, and it remains to be seen who the new islander will end up with.
Is Maura the villa's new puppet master?
Maura gave, according to Molly-Mae's assessment, a "savage" bit of advice when she urged Danny to reassess the situation with Yewande and "nip [things] in the bud". Danny's response to Maura's guidance was this sentence, which is certain to go straight into the Love Island book of poetry: "Don't come to Love Island if you don't want to be loved."
Lucie seems to be bouncing back
Lucie had previously seemed heartbroken following the departure of Joe, whom she had been coupled up with. This episode, though, made no mention of Joe, suggesting we're moving away from this state of affairs. It will be interesting to see what happens to Lucie in the near future.
Catch up on tonight's episode as it happened with our live-blog:
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Newcomer Arabella is making her entrance in the Spanish villa! She walks in while everybody else is asleep.
Arabella is lounging outside as the other islanders remain unaware of her presence. Curtis is the first to spot her and promptly removes his hat and sunglasses as if to check she's not an illusion.
"I presume you're a model," Curtis tells Arabella – who confirms.
Curtis breaks the news of Arabella's arrival to the other islanders, who promptly get out of bed to get dressed and meet her.
Other islanders are joining Arabella outside. Anna describes the newcomer as "naturally pretty" and says she looks like a runway model.
"Tell her I've got a big Willy," Anton elegantly asks one of his housemates.
"What's the difference between a supermodel and a model?" muses Tommy.
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