Love Island star Elma Pazar has offered her surprising take on which of the remaining couples she believes are a guaranteed a place in this year's final.
Eyelash technician Elma, 26, entered the ITV2 dating series earlier this month as a late arrival bombshell alongside grid girl Maura Higgins.
While Elma found herself back on the outside just a week later , Maura has continued to stir up trouble in the villa - and her former co-star believes she'll be causing fireworks right up until the very end.
Elma believes Maura has already done enough to become a finalist - along with her current partner Tom Walker - despite their epic showdown.
Elma revealed to Mirror Online: "I reckon her and Tom will go the distance now. They'll be in it to the end. Maura's definitely in it for the long haul. She's a really strong character and I can't imagine her not with Tom now.
"The way she had him brushing her hair... he's smitten."
Last night's explosive episode saw Maura rage at professional model Tom after he joked about her being 'all talk' in the bedroom just before their romantic night in the Hideaway.
Speaking about her friend's furious reaction, Elma said: "I hope the whole of the UK is backing her after that.
"I respect her so much for standing her ground. She's a very strong and independent woman and I'm so proud of her.
"She's not playing a game. What you see is what you get with Maura."
Despite being kicked off the show early, Elma said she remains 'emotionally invested' and has been watching her villa pals each night.
After finding herself back on the other side of the camera, Elma made an appearance at the Skin Republic Prime + Refine launch event alongside fellow Love Island alumni Olivia Buckland this week.
Speaking about her short stint in the villa at the bash, Elma said: "I'm pretty gutted to be out. I still feel like I had another week in me.
"I would have stayed with Anton," she added. "There's absolutely no chance of him and Lucie starting up a romance though, Anton and Joe [Garratt] are really good friends."
Elma attends the Skin Republic ‘Prime + Refine’ masterclass with makeup artist Lo Dias at the El&n Café, Knightsbridge to celebrate the mask launching in Boots stores nationwide.
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