Love Island’s newest dumped islander Sharon Gaffka is convinced that Hugo Hammond and AJ Bunker’s relationship isn’t going to work out.
Fans have been desperate to see PE teacher Hugo find love in the villa, after three weeks of him surviving on being in friendship couples.
In the latest recoupling, AJ said that she “saw a future” with the 24-year-old, choosing him as her other half for the foreseeable future.
But by doing so, she essentially sealed Sharon’s fate, who had been with him in a friendship couple, while the others around them formed romances.
Speaking after leaving the villa, Sharon reckons that things aren’t going to last between them.
“AJ got the text saying she was going to pick. I knew that if she chose Hugo, I was going home,” she said. “For me, picking Hugo felt like an easy option for her. She wasn’t treading on toes or potentially causing an argument with the girls as much as it would have if she picked Liam, because me and Hugo were in a friendship couple.
“I’ve said to him on multiple occasions that he needs to be more open minded because your 100% perfect girl may never walk through the door.
“I think he gave AJ that chance but I think there are qualities that Hugo really needs that aren’t there in AJ.”
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Hugo was seen questioning AJ’s intentions shortly after the recoupling, confused as to why she decided to pick him over someone else.
AJ again stated that she found herself most comfortable around him, and that when trying to find someone, Hugo was the one that she could see a future with.
He accepted her decision and in a preview clip for Monday night’s episode, the couple share their first kiss in a game of Snog, Marry, Pie.
Towards the end of her time on the series, Sharon admitted that she had possibly developed feelings for Hugo.
However, when she pulled him for a chat to lay her thoughts out, Hugo politely turned her down, explaining that he considered her as more of a sister than something romantic.
But despite that, the pair stood by each other as they continued their quest for romance.
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“I did grow a really good friendship with him,” Sharon said. “I was always going to be there to back him. He was the nicest guy I’d ever met.”
Unfortunately, with a short-lived romance with Aaron Francis ending after the first week, things never quite worked out for Sharon – but she doesn’t regret any of it and even said she would be up for returning should the opportunity arise.
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“My Love Island experience was a whirlwind! When I walked in I remember the first thing in my head was ‘don’t fall over!’ because I’m really clumsy,” she said.
“It’s definitely been something exciting and it’s the first proper selfish thing I’ve done for myself in my life.
“Even though I spent most of it on ‘Friend Island’ instead of ‘Love Island’, I wouldn’t change any of that.”
Love Island continues weeknights at 9pm on ITV2.