Love Island's Brad McClelland has admitted that he regrets telling Lucinda Stafford to stay in the villa.
He was dumped from the island in Wednesday night's episode after viewers voted for the least compatible couple.
When he and Lucinda, 21, were picked, they had to choose between them who would go home, and he made the decision to go, telling her to stay in the villa without him.
But in his exit interview, Brad, 26, said he wished they had left the villa together, and admitted he doesn't want Lucinda to meet anyone else.
Brad said: "On the night, it was one of them situations where, I didn't want her to leave [with me].
"The way we had a connection, it would be really nice to take what we had and continue it on the outside.
"I woke up this morning and I wish we had left together. I want to see where that could have went.
"Not being able to speak to Cind, or ask her where she's at, I want to know how she's woke up this morning."
He added: "I'm kind of hoping she doesn't find love in there, because maybe we can carry on from where we left off."
Brad also said that he will be "keeping an eye" on Lucinda during her remaining time in the villa, and will slide into her DMs if she's still single when she leaves.
He admitted that he was surprised that viewers thought they were the least compatible couple.
The ex-Islander believes either Hugo and Sharon or Kaz and Aaron should have been the ones to leave the villa.
Brad continued: "Me and Cind were faultless. Everyone was commenting on how happy I looked, how happy Cinds was.
"Cinds was telling me how happy she was with me and vice versa. Everyone could notice it.
"I think if you were to ask the Islanders in there, who is the most compatible couple in there, me and Cind would have been right up there."
Brad was one of the original boys to enter the villa and was coupled up with Faye at first.
When newcomer Rachel came in, Brad flirted with her to secure his place in the villa, and it worked as she chose him over Chuggs, who got dumped from the island.
But just days later, Rachel was left in tears when Lucinda arrived as one of the new bombshells and Brad's head was turned.
* Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2
