Love Island’s Jacques O’Neill SNUBS reunion show after Paige Thorne moved in with Adam Collard and was attacked for ‘harassing’ Tasha Ghouri
By Rebecca Lawrence for Mailonline
Published: 15:38, August 5, 2022 | Updated: 16:16, August 5, 2022
Love Island star Jacques O’Neill was the only cast member from the 2022 series to skip Thursday’s reunion show.
The eight stars of the series met for the first time out of town to film the annual reunion show, which will be shown on ITV2 on Sunday night.
However, Jacques, 23, opted to skip the shoot amid backlash after his partner Paige Thorne moved on romantically with Adam Collard and amid fresh claims he ‘harassed’ his fellow islander Tasha Ghouri.
Missing: Love Island star Jacques O’Neill was the only cast member from the 2022 series to skip Thursday’s reunion show (pictured above on GMB)
A source told The Sun: “Unfortunately, Jacques has decided he’s not ready to see Paige yet and especially not with Adam.
“He has made the decision to wait for a more appropriate time to speak to her again after everything that has happened.”
MailOnline has contacted Jacques’ representatives for comment.
The former rugby player left Love Island earlier this month when former contestant Adam, who has a reputation as a womanizer, was selected for the current series by ITV producers and quickly began flirting with Paige.
Cute couple: Jacques, 23, opted to skip the shoot amid backlash after his partner Paige Thorne moved in romantically with Adam Collard (pictured heading to the reunion)
Hours before the reunion was filmed, she appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about life after the dating show, admitting she “just wanted my mum” after her traumatic experience.
Host Kate Garraway began by asking Jacques: “How do you feel now that you’re out because the episode you left was emotional to watch?”
Jacques replied: “When I first came out it was very different for me, I was afraid of life and what would come next.
“When I was in the exploitation villa I just wanted my mum. We were getting death threats. I thought to myself I’m going to delete social media.’
The reality personality decided to retire after Adam’s arrival, as she declared: “Love Island was the worst decision of my life.”
Although Jacques received widespread sympathy following his interview, the public mood quickly changed later in the day when he found himself poking fun at fellow islander Tasha in a private Instagram story that leaked online.
Jacques was filmed watching Tasha’s speech to Andrew Le Page at the Love Island finale at the Summer Ball.
Gagged: The public mood quickly changed over the course of the day when he found himself poking fun at fellow islander Tasha in a private Instagram story that was leaked online.
Above, he quoted the now iconic words of Davide Sanclimenti, saying: “You’re a liar, an actress, go to hell!”
After the video was leaked on Twitter, fans began to turn on Jacques, arguing that he had left the villa for his mental health, but had little concern for the mental health of others, especially women.
Many said they felt much less sympathetic to her plight and claimed she was bullying Tasha.
One tweeted: “So Jacques left town to protect his own sanity but he’s still harassing one of the girls from outside. Don’t girls care about mental health?’
Tasha’s father then jumped into line and took to Twitter to share a ride with Jacques.
In response to the video clip, he wrote: “Some people grow and mature from their experience on the island, others don’t. It is what it is.’
Shade: On Thursday, Tasha’s dad stepped in and took to Twitter to share a sneak peek at Jacques.