Love Island star Greg O'Shea was allowed to temporarily leave the villa for his grandmother's funeral.
The Irish rugby player, who is coupled up with Amber Gill, left the Majorcan compound on Monday.
He flew home to Dublin to be with his family for the sad occasion.
When contacted by Standard Online, ITV said: “Owing to a bereavement, at the wishes of his family, Greg was away from the villa for a day to attend a funeral.
“Everyone at Love Island extends their sympathies to Greg and his family and we have since welcomed him back to the villa.”
Greg's family praised ITV bosses for allowing him to depart the villa for a short time.
In a statement they said Greg's relative Monica Ho, form Limerick "passed away peacefully on July 19, 2019, in the care of Talbot Lodge Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family."
Dad Niall O'Shea told Limerick Live 95: "Greg is a very good family man and his mother wanted to make sure he was there because himself and his Nan got on well."
