LOVE Island star Harry Cooksley has spoken out for the first time on breaking Helena Ford's heart after coming second with her love rival Shakira Khan.
Harry, 30, found himself going between the two women constantly during his time on the ITV2 show.
It seemed that he had finally settled with 29-year-old Helena when he asked her to be exclusive but just days later he found himself flirting with Shakira, 22.
He soon confessed that his feelings were lingering for Shakira and when Helena decided to leave him for good, he soon found himself back in the arms of Shakira - whom he was first coupled up with.
Now, the star has discussed the ups and downs in his romance with Helena and recalled the last conversation they had with each other which is likely to rattle Shakira to the core.
Speaking to Amy Hart and Indiyah Polack shortly after coming second on The Morning After podcast, Harry opened up on his Love Island journey.
The semi-pro footballer said: "I obviously hurt [Helena's] feelings and I didn't handle things the right way, but at the end of the day, I went after what I wanted.
"I'm not in the business of hurting people's feelings, that's not what I was trying to do. I was really trying to move things forward.
"I think we were great friends and before she left, she said to me we can still be friends, which is a great thing for me."
Harry then continued: "It wasn't, like, there [with Helena].
"I think you feel it and I really tried to work on it and try to do the right things but this [with Shakira] was just so natural."
In a very telling moment, Shakira then agreed with show host Amy Hart that Harry was likely influenced by his best mate Dejon to date Helena so that he was going out with someone in Meg's friendship group.
The villa girls were famously divided this year and Shakira agreed with Amy's statement that Dejon didn't want Harry to date outside of their little group.
Amy also pointed out how Dejon encouraged Harrison to get with Lauren as opposed to Toni, again to keep it in the same circle.
In response, Harry said: "Yes, there is some truth to that.
"D would naturally want that. As a four [Dejon, Harry, Meg, Helena], we all got on really well.
"But I would say it was across the villa - everyone kinda saw me and Helena, apart from Toni and Yas.
"Everyone was rooting for us."
