{"id":241907,"date":"2025-07-06T05:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241907\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T05:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:25:12","slug":"love-island-fans-work-out-reason-behind-conors-savage-recoupling-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241907\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island fans &#8216;work out&#8217; reason behind Conor&#8217;s savage recoupling decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Island fans are convinced they&#8217;ve worked out the &#8216;real reason&#8217; Conor opted to recouple.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_05f9f994-ebee-44d9-ab18-055819e430d8.jpg\" alt=\"Conor on Love Island\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Conor on Love Island           (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Love Island enthusiasts reckon they&#8217;ve sussed out Conor&#8217;s genuine motives following his shocking decision at the latest recoupling, which left fellow islanders gobsmacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Friday&#8217;s gripping episode of the ITV2 romance-fuelled series (4 July) saw another round of recoupling, where Conor made headlines by choosing Yasmin over Billykiss, catching her off guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Observers now suspect that Conor&#8217;s selection was swayed by interest in another girl, deducing this after he seemed to goad Shakira into calling time on her fling with Harry, amidst a challenging period for them both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">ITV2 loyalty suggests that Conor partnered with Yasmin merely as a stopgap while plotting a move towards Shakira.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Social media was abuzz, with one user remarking: &#8220;Okay but Ben should&#8217;ve went last cause Conor would&#8217;ve chosen Shakira then.&#8221; Another commented: &#8220;The couple that would make the most sense is Conor and Shakira.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Love-Island-TV-Show-Series-12-Episode-8-Mallorca-Spain-17-Jun-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Conor on Love Island\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Conor on Love Island            (Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/mel-b-wedding-sees-celebrity-10322377\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mel B wedding sees celebrity guests arrive for lavish ceremony<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/news\/celebs-tv\/wimbledon-2025-match-halted-after-10322264\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wimbledon 2025 match halted after fan &#8216;in distress&#8217; near BBC commentary box<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One more speculated: &#8220;I think Conor is just using Yasmin and really wants Shakira.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And yet another chimed in: &#8220;Conor doesn&#8217;t want Billykiss or Yasmin, he&#8217;s got his eye on Shakira.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">When it was time to explain his choice, Conor said: &#8220;The last couple of days have been interesting, I&#8217;ve obviously been getting to know one person, we have loads to talk about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I would like to couple up with this girl because I don&#8217;t really know her as well as I probably should and I this will be a good opportunity to get to know her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Obviously I find this girl attractive and over the last while she&#8217;s really changed my opinion on her and I never really got the chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It appears the theory may be inaccurate however, as post-recoupling proceedings saw Conor and Yasmin ascend to the terrace for a smooch, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/tv\/love-island-conor-recoupling-reason-35507530\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">OK!<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Yasmin.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin on Love Island\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Yasmin on Love Island(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In other news, Shakira found herself partnered up with Ben in a fresh coupling, whilst Harry chose to recouple with Helena, reigniting their love amidst abundant turmoil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Yet, the anticipation intensifies as the island prepares for the forthcoming drama with Casa Amor&#8217;s iconic return slated to shake things up during the episode on Sunday (6 July).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The notorious Casa Amor twist traditionally introduces six new lasses joining the lads, as the original girls move to another villa, welcoming half a dozen new fellows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Teasing the impending excitement, Meg is shown receiving a message stating: &#8220;Please welcome Yaz, Lauren, Andrada, Lucy, Rheo, and Emma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The sneak peek concludes with Harry visibly shocked and uttering: &#8220;Oh my god, it&#8217;s my ex!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Love Island airs every night on ITV2 at 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love Island fans are convinced they&#8217;ve worked out the &#8216;real reason&#8217; 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