Love Island fans were full of praise for contestant Shaughna Phillips in Thursday night’s show, after the way she behaved in the most brutal recoupling of the series.
Shaughna had been paired with fellow Islander Callum Jones since they both entered the villa, with viewers following the ups and downs of their complicated romance over the last three weeks.
However, after they were pulled apart in the Casa Amor twist (who could forget Shaughna’s reaction when she found out he’d left “without giving [her] a chance to threaten him”), Callum found his head was turned by newcomer Molly Smith.
When the two villas were finally reunited as part of Thursday’s recoupling, it was revealed that Callum had chosen to ditch Shaughna, and couple up with Molly instead.This means that Shaughna’s place in the villa may well be in jeopardy, as she found herself the last original single girl standing.
Despite her days in the villa potentially being numbered, and her previous admission that she might walk if Callum were to couple up with someone else, Shaughna kept it cool and collected, winning her huge praise from viewers…Shaughna you fucking godess keeping your cool. Yes it is fine girl, you had a lucky escape! Let the kids play with their toys and you get yourself the man you deserve #loveisland— Emily M (@MarshallEmily16) February 6, 2020Shaughna really kept her cool like that we love a woman that knows her worth #LoveIslandpic.twitter.com/Y6b9p3bIJ6— Georgia (@GeorgiaEH17) February 6, 2020She saw her fella coming back in with the villa’s fittest woman and didn’t cry, give Shaughna the £50k and let her split it with Paige, solely on the basis of her reaction to that carnage #LoveIsland— Emma Kelly (@TooManyEmmas) February 6, 2020Honestly give shaughna the 50k now and let her live her best life because idk how she held herself together #loveislandpic.twitter.com/ZTPJaQMA9f— . (@ellie19248282) February 6, 2020Shaughna’s poker face was on point. She’s made the series and without her it would have been boring af. #LoveIslandpic.twitter.com/a74oN87YQ5— Terri Boyne (@TerriBoyne) February 7, 2020Calm, cool and collected. She is so strong, I will not accept any winner other than Shaughna #LoveIsland— 🇪🇺 (@JessTheWanted) February 6, 2020So much respect for Shaughna keeping her cool. We all know how much that has killed her inside man 😭 #LoveIsland— L A U R E N 🔮 (@LaurenAttle) February 6, 2020Shaughna holding it together, and telling Demi to hold herself together and not break down over no little boy. Those girls have the best karma. #BadAss#Loveisland— Sumayyah Kelani (@SumayyahG) February 7, 2020Gotta rate her how cool she played it
Queen shaughna #Loveislandpic.twitter.com/6f7BM1yY5V— Danny commock (@Dannycommockx) February 6, 2020shaughna really did keep her cool like that👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼a queen #loveislandpic.twitter.com/kU8e3DD9Oo— C✨ (@caitlinmaryyyxo) February 6, 2020Shaughna just demonstrated that keeping your cool when someone screws you over is the classiest way to react #LoveIslandpic.twitter.com/QANg2fpdv1— Katie Frank (@katielfrank) February 6, 2020Shaughna's face the way she turned it from shocked to 'keep it together', that's girl power right there. #LoveIsland— امبرين (@AAddalet) February 7, 2020It should be noted, though, that the episode did abruptly end soon after the news broke that Callum had paired up with Molly, so Shaughna’s stoic reaction could well be the calm before the storm.As well as Shaughna, Islander Demi Jones could also be facing the axe, after her original partner Nas Majeed made the decision to pair up with Casa Amor resident Eva Zapico.
Other existing Islanders made the decision to stick with the contestants they were already partnered up with, including Luke T and Finley, who remain with Siânnise and Paige, respectively.
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