LOVE Island quitter Harrison Solomon insists he does not regret having sex in the villa – but hopes his parents weren’t watching.
The footballer, 22, decided to leave the show on Thursday after being involved in a dramatic love triangle with Lauren Wood and Toni Laites.
Viewers were shocked when he was seen making a plea to re-couple with Las Vegas cabana server Toni, despite bedding Lauren the night before.
But Harrison, from Burton upon Trent but now based in Miami, said he has no regrets about taking things to the next level on TV.
Asked how he felt about his mum and dad knowing what he had done, he said: “I hope they didn’t see. But listen, it was a natural thing.
“I don’t think I intended to have sex in the villa, but in there all the Islanders could tell we were so attracted to each other. Naturally, it was going to happen.
“The spark between us was crazy. I probably wasn’t thinking about my parents and them watching it, but it naturally happened and I don’t regret it.”
Lauren, 26, who works as a dog walker in York, was booted from the villa on Wednesday night.
She begged Harrison to follow and, 24 hours later, he made the choice to go.
Tonight, fans of the series will see the pair reunite on the spin-off show, Aftersun.
Speaking about Lauren, Harrison said: “We will make the distance work. It will be no issue.
“We left on good terms, but the two days prior to leaving, we weren’t talking properly.
“So it would be good to have a conversation, get everything out in the open and hopefully we move forward from there.
“I feel very strongly about the girl.
“I wouldn’t have left if I didn’t.
“I have no doubt in my mind that she’ll be my girlfriend one day. I’m buzzing to see her and reunite. She’s such a great girl.”
Meanwhile, Harrison said he would be “mortified” if someone treated his sister the way he acted towards Toni.
He revealed: “I’d like to think we could be friends. I did her wrong a few times in there, so I understand if she doesn’t want to reciprocate that.
“The conversation prior to me leaving was a big moment for me and her. I reflected on my whole situation throughout the day, I just let it out.
“You could tell by me getting emotional, I was upset about how I’ve acted and upset about Toni being upset as well.
“Similarly, if someone treated my sister like I’d treated Toni in there, obviously I’d be mortified.
“I wanted to apologise to her and I think she could see I was being genuine.
“I’m happy with how things were left.”
Aside from Toni and Lauren, Harrison also explored connections with air hostess Helena Ford and Shakira Khan in the villa.
Harrison said: “Normally, I say I live life with no regrets.
“But the way I went about certain situations, I definitely would have handled it differently on reflection.
'Should have been more honest'
“I feel like I would’ve taken myself away from the situation for a day or two and just really figured out what I wanted.
“I would’ve had those awkward conversations just to let people know where my head was at. I do shy away from those conversations on the outside.
“Especially here, I should have been more honest.
“It was for the greater good, and it would have stopped people’s feelings from getting hurt.
“People were hurt more by me being so indecisive and trying to avoid awkward conversations.
“I definitely would have gone about handling triangles in another way.”
