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Katherine Heslop

Love Island's Claudia Fogarty hints at budding romance with Keanan as she calls him her 'date'

Love Islander Claudia Fogarty has hinted at a romance with fellow villa star Keanan Brand as they attend the show's final this evening.

Claudia and Keanan were coupled together but no romance sparked while the cameras rolled, as Claudia was in the midst of a love triangle with Casey and Rosie.

Keanan meanwhile had eyes for Rosie, and the pair were dumped after an eventful pool party where Claudia confronted Casey over him cracking on with Rosie.

Now Claudia has sparked speculation the pair may be embarking on their own romance.

On her Instagram Story, Claudia shared a mirror selfie of the pair dressed up to the nines for the final, with Rosie wearing a black ruffled gown, while Keanan kept it simple with black trousers, shirt and camel jacket.

Claudia said Keanan was her 'date' for the Love Island final (instagram/ @claudiafogarty)
The TV star looked stunning in a black ruffled gown (instagram/ @claudiafogarty)

Claudia simply tagged Keanan in the picture, writing: "Tonight's date [black love heart emoji]."

Keanan also shared a video posted by Claudia, where she wrote: "Winding you up is my favourite thing ever @keabrand [laughing face emoji]."

As the pair's friendship continues, Casey also hopes he'll be friends with Claudia after the villa, despite their romance going sour.

Asked how he felt about the situation, Casey said: "Look, it’s horrible. I know more than anyone what it’s like to be in a triangle situation from when I first arrived and was with Lana. I was really happy with Claudia.

Claudia and Keanan were dumped from the villa together (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"I felt it was going so well. But I was never closed off, I never misled Claudia. So when Rosie came in, there was that spark that I maybe didn’t have with Claudia. I just wanted to explore whether the personality matched up to my initial attraction."

He added: "I had to give it two or three days to make that decision. So for me, I had to be selfish. I went with who I could see a future with and for me that was Rosie. I hated to see Claudia upset as I really did care for the girl."

Casey went on: "I would love to chat with Claudia. I hate the thought of there being bad blood, it’s not what I’m about. The fact she left and I wasn’t able to clear the air and really say sorry for making her have a go at me like that, it’s not nice.

"She let everything out to me, which is fair enough as I made her feel s***. I know it’s a difficult situation now I’m with Rosie, but I think she’s such an amazing girl. She’s so classy, she’s such a good laugh. I really do think we’ll get along on the outside."

Casey hopes him and Claudia can be friends outside of the villa (ITV)

After leaving the villa, Claudia thanked her supporters on Instagram.

She said: “Honestly like the messages, the love I've had, it's just been unreal. I've had the most amazing experience in there.

“It's been hard but it's the best thing I've ever done.”

Four couples made it to the final; Tom and Samie, Kai and Sanam, Shaq and Tanya and Ron and Lana as Kai and Sanam took the crown.

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