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Louise Lavigueur

Love Island's Rachel isolating as she gets Covid ping after being dumped

Love Island 2021 star Rachel Finni had to pull out of a string of personal appearances after being forced to self-isolate.

The reality star made a big impact on the show but was dumped after a re-coupling saw her left without a partner last week.

But far from catching up with pals and sharing the gossip of her stay in the famous Majorca love nest, she's now forced to spend time at home after she was contacted by NHS track and trace.

And she's also had to duck out of appearing in the studio to meet with show host Laura Whitmore.

While she still made an appearance on spin-off Love Island : Aftersu, she showed up via live video link from her plush London pad.

Love Islander Rachel made quite the entrance but failed to find her match on the show (ITV)

Rachel, wearing a mint green boob tube top and sitting on a huge luxe grey bed, told Laura: "I'm fine. I had the best experience, I would have embarrassed myself if I was there."

The star literally dropped her jaw when she saw a show-reel of her fellow contestants' reactions to her epic entrance.

She said: "It was the most incredible feeling ever. I didn't know what I was walking into. And to walk in and see Brad and Chuggs, and have to pick between these two..."

She then told how she picked Brad because she saw chemistry, but that she felt he saw her as a 'place holder' for others.

She said she would have gone for Aaron but in the end it was more of a 'friendship thing'.

Rachel caused a stir when she entered the villa (DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

Asked by Laura who she'd like to win, she mentioned 'Jiberty' aka Jake and Liberty, but said she has seen the chemistry with her own eyes between Millie and Liam.

The star is one of more than 500,000 people - including the Health Secretary and the Prime Minister - who have been forced to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app in England in the space of just one week.

The 29-year-old travel specialist has however, told how she made the most of her time in the villa, and said it was ‘the most incredible feeling ever'.

After being dumped from the villa, Rachel confessed she wished she chose Chuggs over Brad.

During her exit interview she said: "I would have picked Chuggs over Brad. Knowing what I know now. You have to graft to stay in there. I was stupid enough to fall for Brad’s graft, because it wasn’t genuine."

* Love Island continues on tonight at 9pm on ITV2.

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