LOVE Island twins Eve and Jess Gale had a “secret showdown” before their emotional goodbye, it has been reported.
The 20-year-old pair were wrenched apart in last night’s recoupling after Eve became the first person to be dumped from the Island.
Unknown to viewers, Eve and her sister had an off-camera chat ahead of the ceremony where they discussed what their next move would be if one of them had to leave.
The Daily Star have reported that Eve confirmed the conversation took place, where they agreed that the other sister would stay on no matter what.
She added to the publication: “It’s heartbreaking to leave her in there.
“Jess and I are rarely apart. We live together and work together.
“We do so much together so when we are apart or can’t contact each other it feels weird, I am going to miss her so much.”
Fans previously admitted that they found the sisters’ split upsetting to watch, with Eve turning to the rest of the Islanders to tell them: “Look after my sister for me” before she made her exit.
Viewers were also shown the pair’s emotional goodbye before Eve packed her suitcase.
In the clip, Jess sobbed as she said: “What am I going to do, Eve? I’m going to try it, are you okay with that?”
Eve replied between tears: “Of course, you know I want you to try, I wouldn’t let you walk away with me.
“You’ve got to try it, you’ve got to see, you can’t let me hold you back.”
Speaking in the Beach Hut afterwards, Jess was inconsolable as she cried: “I feel like nobody understands unless they’re a twin themselves.
“It’s not just a friend or a sister, it’s so strong. My whole experience is going to be so different without her and I am going to be thinking about her the whole time.”
Eve and Jess’ Love Island experience has gone downhill since being the first bombshell arrivals of the series.
The girls’ ruffled the other Islanders when they swanned in and stole Mike Boateng from Leanne Amaning and Callum Jones from Shaughna Phillips just hours after they first paired off.
However, both men ended up going back to their original girl – with Jess desperately talking tactics with Nas Majeed as they planned to form a friendship couple after he was also snubbed by partner Siannise Fudge.
