Amy Hart has broken her silence after leaving the Love Island villa earlier this week
The spurned ex-half-girlfriend of professional ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard has spoken out about prioritising her mental health over fame and money from the show after she was cruelly dumped, and then forced to watch as Curtis cracked on with Maura Higgins.
“I was in a very horrible place over the last week, to be told that the gloves were off with Maura and I had to ‘brace myself’, like a storm. I knew I had to leave when I did,” she told The Sun.
“I’m kidding myself thinking that I can watch Curtis cracking on with Maura. It would be self-sabotage.
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1 of 15Jessica Hayes - winner of Love Island series 1 (2015) - then
Jessica Hayes, along with Max Morley, became the first ever winner of the first series of the revamped show back in 2015.
2 of 15Jessica Hayes - winner of Love Island series 1 (2015) - now
Sadly, her relationship with Max wasn't meant to be and the pair split just six weeks after leaving the villa. These days, Jess is a fashion and make-up artist. In January 2019, she announced that she's pregnant with her first child.
3 of 15Max Morley - winner of Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Max joined Love Island series one on day 14, and was crowned winner alongside Jessica Hayes.
4 of 15Max Morley - winner of Love Island series 1 (2015) now
After winning the show, Max went onto appear on Ex On The Beach. He also dated Charlotte Crosby and Zara Holland.
5 of 15Jon Clark and Hannah Elizabeth - runners up of Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Jon and Hannah were coupled up from the start of the first series, and finished in second place. They got engaged on the show but, sadly, it wasn't meant to be.
6 of 15Hannah Elizabeth (runner up of Love Island series 1 (2015) now
These days, Hannah is due to welcome a baby into the world with her fiancé George Andreetti, who she regularly posts about on Instagram. She's still modelling, and also runs a crystal healing class at the Utopia Island resort.
7 of 15Jon Clark (runner up of Love Island series 1 (2015) now
The reality TV obsessives among you (same) will know that Jon starred in TOWIE. He also dated Love Island 2017 star Chloe Crowhurst for a time.
8 of 15Jordan Ring - Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Zoe and Jordan carried on dating for a short time after the show finished, but the romance was over by the end of the summer.
9 of 15Jordan Ring - Love Island series 1 (2015) now
Jordan is now signed to a film featured artist agency. Whatever that means.
10 of 15Omar Sultani - Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Poor old Omar had a bit of a shocker after failing to find love and eventually being dumped from the island.
11 of 15Omar Sultani - Love Island series 1 (2015) now
Omar doesn't give too much away about what he's up to now on his social media, but he does go on a hell of a lot of holidays...
12 of 15Joshua Ritchie Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Joshua ended up coming in third place coupled up with pal Lauren Richardson.
13 of 15Joshua Ritchie Love Island series 1 (2015) now
These days, Joshua Ritchie is living his best reality TV life (having also appeared on Ex On The Beach) and is currently dating Charlotte Crosby.
14 of 15Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech - Love Island series 1 (2015) then
Luis and his former flame Cally actually managed to stay together after leaving the villa.
15 of 15Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech - Love Island series 1 (2015) now
They now have an adorable daughter called Vienna but are sadly no longer together.
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“It’s not nice. I have to put myself and my sanity first. I’ve given up a place that 130,000 people applied for but I had to leave as I wasn’t myself any more. I was in absolute despair.
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“I was grieving the loss of my first love, living in a house with him and watching one of my alleged friends get with him.
“I feel a million times better now I’ve left, but I defy anyone not to fall apart and be completely heartbroken. I was very confused. I couldn’t eat, I lost six pounds.”
With Amy having made her graceful departure, love rat Curtis has wasted no time in getting close to Maura, and last night they each performed sexy dances for each other as part of a challenge to get pulses racing.
But each took the challenge to extremes when the decided to go in for a full on snog in the middle of the routine, despite Maura being coupled up with Casa Amor boy Marvin Brooks.