YASMIN'S family told her a white lie about her cat Miaow Mioaw in the Love Island villa, to protect her from the fact that he’d died.
The reality star spoke lovingly about her cat numerous times in the villa, but while she was on the show Miaow Miaow died from cancer, aged 11.
During the Meet The Parents episode, Yasmin asked her mum and sister how Miaow Miaow was, and they responded: "Everything's fine".
As Yamin sits down it’s the first question she asks her mum and sister, and she looks relieved as they tell her the cat is doing ok.
Announcing the news on Instagram on Wednesday evening, Yasmin wrote: "As I've spoken about her on the show I'm sure a lot of you will know I have a cat called miaow miaow who's been by my side for 11 years now.
"When I was filming Love Island I had a bad gut feeling something
was off and when my mum and sister came into the villa I asked
them and still felt like something was off."
She continued in her statement: "Rightfully they didn't tell me because I was still in the villa but after the final I called my sister and she told me that miaow miaow had cancer and died whilst I was away filming Love Island."
Yasmin explained she was doing her best to maintain a visible presence online in light of the news, but it was proving hard.
She continued: "I'm trying to be as active as I can be on socials but am taking time for myself to process this heartbreak.
"RIP to my beautiful baby girl, you were so loved and will always be
in my soul."
Yasmin, 24, who finished in third place with partner Jamie Rhodes, 26, returned to social media earlier today to thank fans for supporting her on the show.
She said: "My love island journey has been crazy to say the least but I really wouldn’t have been able to do it without my Jamie, Toni and Shakira.
"I feel so grateful and blessed and can’t wait to see what the future holds."
