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Love Island fans struggled to hide their confusion as the epic Casa Amor reunion kicked off with a surprise recoupling on Thursday.
As Grace Jackson headed back to the main villa, she opted to recouple with Blade Siddiqi, which came as a surprise to many viewers after she shared a kiss with Moziah Pinder.
Walking back into the villa on Blade's arm, Grace's decision caught the attention of viewers, who claimed she was 'trying to make Joey jealous' after their bitter split earlier in the series.
Others were also stunned to learn that Grace already knew the Casa Amor bombshell Emma Milton, who was chosen by Konnor Ewudzi.
After seeing Grace's decision, many viewers took to X to share their surprise.
Love Island fans admitted they were baffled as Grace Jackson chose to recouple with Blade Siddiqi, despite sharing a kiss with Moziah Pinder
Others were also stunned to learn that Grace already knew the Casa Amor bombshell Emma Milton, who was chosen by Konnor Ewudzi
Posts included: 'WAIT GRACE BROUGHT BACK BLADE??'
'GRACE CHOSE BLADE? REALLY? THE OBSESSIVE ONE?'
'Producers deffo told Grace to choose Blade because there will be more drama! No way she ditches Moziah;'
'Grace definitely liked Moziah more but she brought back Blade to make Joey choke;'
'It was obvious Grace's connection with Moziah was so much stronger than hers with Blade last ep, she looked like she was getting the ick and said her kiss with Miziah was better;'
'I knew Grace would choose Blade just to make Joey jealous. She didn't do it for herself only;'
As Grace headed back into the villa, she immediately recognised Emma, leading host Maya Jama to question whether they 'knew each other.'
It was a reveal that came as a surprise to viewers, with one quickly noting Emma's intentions in going into the villa to meet Joey and the boys, despite his own history with Grace.
Walking back into the villa on Blade's arm, Grace's decision caught the attention of viewers, who claimed she was 'trying to make Joey jealous' after their bitter split earlier in the series
Fans were quick to share their reaction to Grace's surprise decision, as the girls returned to the main villa in an extended episode
As Grace headed back into the villa, she immediately recognised Emma, leading host Maya Jama to question whether they 'knew each other'
It was a reveal that came as a surprise to viewers, with one quickly noting Emma's intentions in going into the villa to meet Joey and the boys
Posts to X included: 'Emma is close to Grace so she will definitely spill to Grace and Grace to all the other girls;'
'So Emma and Grace know each other loool;'
'Grace and Emma know each other... and they both know Joey. This guy really does get around;'
'Emma being Grace's friend but still wanting to get to know Joey;'
'So Grace knows Emma on the outside but Emma went straight for the one she was coupled up with?'
It comes after Wednesday's episode of ITV dating show reached a 1.4 million peak viewership, making it the highest-rated episode of the current series.
The episode also pulled the biggest 16-34 overnight audience of this series so far, with 449,000 hits.
The series as a whole is up to 76 million streams after 28 episodes - a 10 million on the 2023 summer series.
It comes after Love Island fans slammed Joey for 'egging' the boys on to crack on with the Casa Amor bombshells.
The couples have been separated over the past few days, with the girls heading to Casa Amor and six new boys and six new girls arriving to turn the Islanders' heads.
And so far the majority of the boys have taken advantage, with Wil Anderson, Sean Stone, Ayo Odukoya, Trey Norman and Konnor Ewudzi all exploring new connections.
It comes after Wednesday's episode of ITV dating show reached a 1.4 million peak viewership, making it the highest-rated episode of the current series
While Ciaran Davies and Joey have remained the only two boys to stay loyal to their partners, Nicole Samuel and Jessy Potts.
But viewers have taken to social media to insist that Joey is playing a game, after he repeatedly encouraged the boys to crack on with the new girls.
The TOWIE star has been vocal in telling everyone to keep their options open and cheer them on, while he has stayed sleeping outside in the daybeds.
And fans watching from home have declared they have figured out Joey's plan, saying he is purposefully 'egging everyone on', so that he can look like 'the nice guy'.
They took to social media to slam him for the tactic, comparing him to last year's Islander Tyrique Hyde, who acted similarly on the show.