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Love Island's Ekin-Su has a finalist WhatsApp chat with the girls - with one noticeable absence

Love Island winner Ekin-Su has revealed she is in a WhatsApp group with some of her female finalists - but there is a noticeable absence.

The fan-favourite appeared on the Capital XTRA Breakfast show with Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie on Thursday along with her boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti. Ekin-Su told the hosts that she is in a chat with finalists Indiyah Polack and Tasha Ghouri - but runner-up Gemma is absent from the group.

After stealing the hearts of people up and down the country, Ekin-Su and Davide won the hit ITV show. And now as they adjust to life outside the villa the pair opened up about their time in the villa and relations since leaving, the Mirror reports.

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In the chat, Capital XTRA host Robert asked: "Davide, is there a Love Island WhatsApp group and has anyone left it if there is?" To which Davide said: "No, to be honest, nobody still did add me so..."

Shayna then asked: "Ekin-Su, you can add him to the group chat?" And Ekin replied: "I don't even have one! Just the girls. we've got.. no, we don't have all the girls in it as well. It’s only me, Tasha and Indiyah in it."

It comes after fans speculated that Ekin-Su and dressage rider Gemma, 19, secretly didn't get on during their time in the villa. Last month, clips aired on Unseen Bits where Gemma told Ekin-Su to "shut the f**k up, woman," before adding: "Someone sort Ekin out, she's freaking me out" after Ekin made baby noises.

Someone said the baby noises were cute, to which Gemma added: "No it's not, it's vile. It's literally making my skin crawl." After a few more baby noises, Gemma proceeded to leave the room as she couldn't "deal with this s**t".

While their interaction could be seen as normal banter between friends, some people thought otherwise. Fans took to Twitter to discuss Gemma's and Paige's 'vibes' towards Ekin-Su.

"Gemma is so bitter towards Ekin, Twitter challenge needs to happen so Ekin can see Gemma is fake and jealous of her," one user said. Another claimed: "I just get such meangirl vibes from Gemma towards Ekin," while a third said: "Paige and Gemma's vibe with Ekin is so off like…"

24 hours later, on Sunday night's episode, fans even claimed Gemma and her beau Luca Bish were 'bitter' over Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su becoming exclusive.

"We've got three like couples now haven't we?" Luca said after people cheered the new development as Indiyah Polack said: "I know! Welcome to the exclusives club!"

Ekin then said to Luca in an attempt to reassure him: "You're technically... you've always been exclusive. You don't even need to say it, it's really obvious, you just need to meet the parents."

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