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Dec 02, 2023

Love Island 2023 airs first coupling shake

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Will there be any repercussions?

Love Island spoilers follow.

Tonight (June 6), Love Island aired a shocking recoupling as bombshell Zachariah Noble stole Catherine away from Andre.

Last night's season premiere ended when bombshell Zachariah was introduced to the villa and given the power to steal any girl from their current partner after 24 hours.

Following the public vote, our current couples Ruchee and Mehdi, Molly and Mitchel, Jess and George, Catherine and Andre, and Ella and Tyrique all faced uncertainty.

As the first full day in the villa kicked off, Molly admitted to kissing Mitchel at bedtime, saying: "He is very cuddly, and I am very cuddly. It was a very cuddly night."

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During the day, Tyrique told Jess he's deaf in one ear and often relies on lip reading. Meanwhile, George, who's unhappily coupled with Jess, took Molly for a chat.

Despite having a "strong connection" with Mitchel, Molly said to George: "I do find you attractive, do you know what I mean? So I'd be interested to keep chatting to you."

Later, the Islanders faced their first challenge as they played 'Wary Tales', where they were tasked with kissing an Islander they thought a secret story belonged to.

The challenge revealed some interesting information about the Islanders: Jess got it on in a portable outdoor toilet, and Mitchel once dated three girls at the same time.

Tyrique also admitted to sleeping with over 100 women, leaving Ella less than impressed with her current partner.

That evening, while getting to know Ruchee, Zachariah received a text: It was time for him to make his decision on which woman he was stealing from the current pairings.

"The reasons why I want to couple up with this individual is because the conversations we have had have been very easy," he said at the fire pit. "They've felt very natural, but she's also a beautiful person, so the girl I'd like to couple up with is Catherine."

Catherine, who had been getting to know Zachariah all day, beamed as she walked over to her new man. Meanwhile, newly single Andre looked on with disappointment.

Will he go down without a fight?

Love Island airs on ITV2, and is available via catch up on ITVX and BritBox .

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