{"id":331986,"date":"2025-08-10T01:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/331986\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T01:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:56:15","slug":"love-islands-harry-confirms-he-was-dating-islanders-friend-right-before-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/331986\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island’s Harry confirms he was dating Islander’s friend ‘right before’ show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love Island finalist Harry Cooksley has responded to Montana Brown’s claims that he was dating her friend right before entering the ITV2 dating show earlier this summer<\/p>\n

22:14, 09 Aug 2025Updated 22:14, 09 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

Love Island runner up Harry Cooksley has confirmed he was dating Islander Montana Brown<\/a>‘s friend just days before entering the villa. The former Love Island<\/a> contestant, who took part in the third series of the show took to TikTok just moments before the final last week, urging her followers not to vote for Harry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dishing the dirt on the 30-year-old footballer, the mum-of-two has claimed Harry was actually dating one of her friends right before he went on the dating show.<\/p>\n

“Guys, I’ve not been involved in the whole Love Island chat. But I know tonight is the final – so this is the tea, right,” she told fans, “Harry was literally seeing someone that I knew, one of my good friends, right before he went on Love Island.” It comes after ITV makes major decision on I’m A Celebrity’s future after talks with officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“He wrote her a letter and said, ‘Oh my gosh. I know you’re going to be really surprised at this, but I still love you and, you know, we’re going to be together. And I just need to sort my head out.’ You know, all of this crap.”<\/p>\n

She then said “this guy cannot win” although she loves Shakira. Over her video, she wrote: “Love Island final tonight, do not vote for Harry”.<\/p>\n

On Friday morning, the final three couples took to the This Morning<\/a> sofa, and Emma Willis<\/a> didn’t shy away from putting the allegations to the runner-up.<\/p>\n

\"HarryHarry cleared up the rumours on This Morning(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

Confirming the rumours, Harry said: “Yeah, I was dating before I came in, I think we all were. I went on a few dates with her friend and you’re not in the villa until you’re actually in the villa. I only told my family and two of my closest friend that I was going on Love Island.<\/p>\n

“It’s true, I was dating people obviously. But my actual ex girlfriend came into the villa, so it wasn’t like it was an actual ex. Things have changed a lot in the last eight weeks,” he laughed as he looked at his partner Shakira.<\/p>\n

Harry got the shock of his life when his ex Emma joined the villa in Casa Amor. At the time, Harry was with Helena, and despite having years of history with Emma, the pair didn’t rekindle their relationship. However, he wasn’t completely loyal to Helena during Casa Amor.<\/p>\n

Harry struck up a connection with bombshell Rheo – with the two sharing kisses in bed.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Harry came back to the villa alone and continued things with Helena before admitting he had never gotten over his feelings for Shakira…<\/p>\n

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