‘She just played the game’ - Dumped Love Islander Shea Mannings takes brutal swipe at Yasmin and exposes secret chats with Shakira that producers never aired, claiming key moments were cut from final edit - suong

   

A DUMPED Love Island star has taken a swipe at a villa girl and revealed chats with another co-star that 'producers never aired'.

Viewers have seen plenty of fireworks in the ITV2 dating show's latest series.

Shea Mannings at the Love Island: Aftersun Series 12 event.
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Shea Mannings entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshellCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Shea from Love Island is dumped from the villa.
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He would later be dumped from the ITV villaCredit: Eroteme
Yasmin Pettet and Shea Mannings from Love Island.
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Shea coupled up with Yasmin Pettet during the seriesCredit: Shutterstock Editorial

However, one face removed from the drama is scaffolder Shea Mannings.

The 25-year-old from Bristol was dumped from the villa in previously aired scenes.

Taking to Instagram, Shea addressed his time on the show - while answering fans' questions.

Shea replied by writing: "Picking Yas in the recoupling", accompanied by a laughing emoji.

A game of beer pong saw Yasmin Pettet - who was coupled up with Shea - lock lips with Harry Cooksley and Dejon Noel Williams. 

But it got even more awkward when Shea was tasked with shaking the hand of the islander he believed was playing the biggest game. 

 

His co-stars were stunned when he reached across to shake Yasmin’s hand.

He added: “Maybe she’s put it on me to try and stay in the villa. 

“I’m not sure, we’ll have to see how that goes.” 

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Yasmin didn’t deny Shea’s shock claim and simply replied: “Fair enough.”

Elsewhere, another follower asked the ex-islander: "Why did you never pull Shakira for chats?"

He answered: "We had quite a few chats. The producers just chose not to show that for whatever reason."

While appearing on spin-off Love Island: Aftersun following his elimination, Shea reflected on having been attracted to Shakira.

He told Maya Jama: "There wasn't anyone in there with that initial spark.

"Shakira would have been the one, for me, but I tried it and it just wasn't there.

 

"I enjoyed my time there but the spark - didn't really find that."

Love Island airs on ITV2 and ITVX.

Shakira from Love Island.
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He had been attracted to fellow Islander ShakiraCredit: ITV
Shea Mannings on Love Island: Aftersun.
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Shea discussed his Love Island experience on spin-off AftersunCredit: Shutterstock Editorial