A legendary, and somewhat controversial, Islander from Love Island 2022 has seemingly moved on from the rollercoaster that was his summer 2022 with dumped winter Love Island star Anna-May Robey.
We knew these things moved fast in that Love Island bubble, but come on, Anna-May left the villa pretty much hours (okay, days) ago.
Earlier this week, winter Love Islanders Anna-May Robey and Haris Namani were brutally dumped from the villa after producers forced newbies Jessie Wynter and Aaron Waters to turf two Islanders out. Ouch.
Naturally, the pair were sad, even tearful, to learn that their time on the show had been cut short.
As were some of her fans, "We need you back in there, I was devastated and turned it off ❤️" wrote one. Extreme but sure.
However, as disheartened as Anna-May might be feeling right now, it appears a handsome prince is waiting in the wings.
Shortly after the dumping was aired, Love Island posted a video montage of the pair's heart-wrenching goodbye, captioning the post, "A teary farewell 😢 #LoveIsland."
Love Island 2022 bombshell Jacques O'Neill – yep, the same Jacques O'Neill who once dated Gemma Owen and found a spark with Adam Collard's now ex Paige Thorne in the villa – was quick to comment on the post, writing, "I’ll make sure @annamayrobey is okay."
In our minds, that counts as sliding into her DMs – and then some.
Naturally, Jacques and his cheeky comment have attracted a lot of attention.
One fan commented, "Still lolling at this comment. You’re a legend Jacques. @annamayrobey you’re a beauty 😍. You two would actually be insanely good looking together. I 100% approve ❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌🙌."
Another wrote, "We really do need this 🙌."
While another commented, "You guys would be a great match!! @annamayrobey is a BABE 🔥🙌❤️👏😍."
According to one rogue comment, Anna-May has already said that Jacques is fit, although this is an Instagram comment, so take that source with a pinch of salt.
Jacques is clearly being a little tongue and cheek with his comment, but it's safe to say Anna-May is his type: early-20s, luscious brunette locks, Welsh...
And they all lived happily ever after? Probably not, but it's cute all the same.
Who is Jacques O'Neill?
Love Island producers dropped bombshell Jacques in the villa on day seven of Love Island 2022.
Jacques entered the villa with BAGGAGE; a small carry on we've come to know as 19-year-old Gemma Owen, daughter of England football legend, Michael Owen.
Yep, unsurprisingly, these painfully attractive human beings managed to find each other and make it work over lockdown – well, until it didn't. The pair dated for eight months in 2020 and, according to Gemma, broke up a year and a half ago, which means they called it quits at the beginning of 2021.
So, plenty of Zoom dates and romantic, socially distant strolls to nowhere then? Jokes aside, this does mean that the reacquainted pair were brought back together in one of the least socially-distant environments on the planet - Love Island.
It sounds like Gemma is Jacques' most recent relationship, too. In an interview with ITV last year, he said, "I split up with my ex and then I was seeing someone else. I was concentrating so much on my rugby and then I had that injury. I think it needs to be the right person, at the right time."
Gemma soon clocked that the new boy was her ex, Jacques, saying, "Oh my god, no, that's my ex boyfriend.”
He went on to couple up with Paige before having his turned by Casa Amor bombshells Cheyenne and Molly. Now he's back in the real world – and Paige has split from Adam Collard – rumour has it the pair have exchanged messages and are on speaking terms, although Paige has confirmed that there is nothing between the pair.
Was Jacques O'Neill misrepresented on Love Island?
During an exclusive chat with Charlie Radnedge, he said that Jacques didn't have the best edit on the show.
"I haven't had the chance to fully watch everything back but just based off of what people are saying, I feel like Jacques has been given a bad rep but he's actually a lovely guy.
"I think he means really well and sometimes he just gets carried away because he's a bit loud," Charlie told us on Closer's Love Island Secrets.
How old is Jacques O'Neill?
Jacques is 23 years old. He was born 8 May 1999, which only feels like yesterday to us, so perhaps this explains why he's having trouble wiping (if you know, you know).
What does Jacques O'Neill do for a living?
Jacques is an English professional rugby league player who most recently played as a hooker or loose forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League. He is now also an influencer, of course.
Where is Jacques O'Neill from?
Lots of Islanders seemed to struggle with this one upon Jacques' arrival, so allow us to clarify; Jacques is from Cumbria, so grew up close to the Peak District (which is in England, Paige). He now lives in Leeds.
Does Jacques O'Neill have Instagram?
Not that we've looked or anything, but yes, yes he does; Jacques and his abundance of shirtless selfies have a home called Instagram. Follow him at @jacques9oneill_.
Why did Jacques O'Neill go on Love Island?
He says, "I had injury after injury with my hamstring last year. I had an operation and it was a bad time for me. I was saying to my mum the other day that I want a girl and to settle down. I’ve done all my bits."
And he's only 23.