Love Island’s Josh Le Grove has confirmed he’s “only friends with Summer Botwe” as she alluded to her recent falling out with Coco Lodge over the hunk being “heavily edited” during the show’s reunion.
The hunk found himself in the middle of a row between Summer and Coco that was cut from Sunday’s show, with fans later discovering the full truth behind their argument after it was leaked by a member of the audience.
Despite speculation about his relationship with Summer, a rep for Josh told Web: “Josh and Summer were just friends, always. He wishes her the best in finding love.’
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island’s Josh Le Grove has confirmed he’s “just friends with Summer Botwe” as she alluded to her falling out with Coco Lodge over the hunk being “heavily edited”.
Elsewhere, Summer also took to Instagram to confirm that she and Josh aren’t “romantically pursuing things” and that there was “more” to her and Coco’s clash “than meets the eye.”
She wrote on Instagram Stories: “Thanks for all the love and support after the reunion show, it never goes unnoticed.
‘Resolving the ‘argument’ between me and Coco was heavily edited and more than meets the eye…
Theatre! The hunk sat in the middle of a row between Coco (pictured) and Summer, with whom he has insisted he is “just friends”.
Speaking of which, Elsewhere, Summer confirmed that she and Josh aren’t “romantically pursuing things” and that there was “more” to her and Coco’s clash “than meets the eye.”
“I also want to clarify that me and @josh_legrove are just friends and have not decided to pursue things romantically at this point. I appreciate everyone who continues to support me and my path.”
It had been reported ahead of Sunday’s Love Island reunion that Coco and Summer were involved in an explosive argument, but the scenes were trimmed to just seconds when the show aired.
As viewers flocked to Twitter to express their frustration, with Summer writing herself, “Of course they edited it,” a viewer of the taped show shared her account of what happened on Monday.
Drama: It comes as fans found out exactly what happened between Coco (right) and Summer at the Love Island reunion after their fiery row was cut from the show
It had previously been reported that tensions between the couple were rampant after Coco appeared on the Saving Grace podcast, where she described Summer’s love interest Josh as “so fit” and hinted that the couple almost slept together after it had been thrown out of the villa.
A TikTok user named Livevee shared a clip on Sunday detailing her memory of the incident, saying: “The Saving Grace podcast was mentioned directly. Summer turned to Coco and said, “Well that’s not what friends do, why would you say you’re going to fuck my husband on a podcast?”
‘Coco then replied, “I don’t care, it’s just a sh*g, I’ll sh*g any one I want.” And then Coco went on a bit of a tangent where she just started talking about sex and having sex with people.
“It was a bit weird and everyone was kind of looking at each other. Even the finalists on the sofa were all saying “What’s up?”.
Drama: Tensions between the couple were rampant after Coco appeared on the Saving Grace podcast, where she described Summer’s love interest Josh Le Grove (second from left) as “so fit”.
She continued: “And then it got more bickering, they both snapped at each other. I can’t remember any direct phrases, but it was just things like “why would you do that?”. I think it was at this point that Coco realized that she had backed herself into a corner with those words.
“Then it started to get really bad and the people with the scripts had to go to the set where all the tables are and people were looking at each other and everyone that was in that room knew that this was outside of the script was, that was a real fight .
“The moderator who ended the argument ended it because I think someone told him to. But it didn’t end very naturally, they had to close it.
“And then Coco actually left the set of Love Island and we all had to cheer her on after the break because she just wouldn’t come back on set.”
Web has reached out to a Love Island spokesperson and representatives from Coco and Summer for comment.
Not impressed: Summer tweeted her anger at the series being compressed and edited
Furious: The events decor business co-owner also “liked” tweets related to the series, including one accusing Coco of “disrespecting” her friendship with Summer.
Coco and Summer’s tense exchange proved to be the most dramatic moment of the Love Island reunion – which fans slammed as “awkward” and “dry”.
The drama continued after the cameras stopped rolling, and Summer took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the show’s decision to cut the entire series, tweeting, “Of course they edited it, we’re moving.”
The events decor business co-owner has also “liked” tweets referencing the range, including one that read: “People need to stop saying it’s past one boy. It is not! It’s about Coco not respecting her friendship with Summer.
“You don’t do something like that to someone you consider a friend and someone who was there for you when you got so much hate for your personality and your looks.”
Coco also referenced the fight as she took to her Insta Stories to thank fans for their support, sharing a message from a viewer who slammed the “misogyny” seeing people “attack other women.” , while men are off the hook”.
Hitting back: Coco also referenced the fight as she took to her Insta Stories to thank fans for their support, sharing a message from a viewer who slammed the “misogyny” on the show
During the episode, the couple got into a heated back-and-forth as they rowed over Josh, with Summer accusing Coco of “wishing” she would sleep with him after staying at the villa.
Things got awkward when Darren was forced to split up the girls – as fans took to social media to beg to see more of the feud.
The reunion show welcomed all of this season’s islanders to discuss their time in and out of the villa.
And on the way to the bar, Coco and Summer sat with Billy Brown and Josh between them.
As Darren tried to elicit gossip from the residents of Casa Amor, he asked Billy, “Who is involved with whom?”
Investigating: As Darren tried to elicit some gossip from the residents of Casa Amor, he questioned Billy Brown, who was sitting next to Josh between them: “Who’s involved with who?”
But since Billy refused to give a definitive answer, Summer interjected, saying, “I know someone who wishes they had someone, but maybe I won’t say too much.”
The bombshell related to Coco’s recent appearance on the Saving Grace podcast, where she told host Grace Barry that she could probably have slept with Josh if she wanted to after the pair were kicked off the island.
Coco appeared to imply she regretted the decision, branding Josh “so fit” during the podcast – to Summer’s apparent horror.
But ready for the argument at the reunion, Coco quipped back to Summer, “It’s banter. If you can’t handle a big personality, don’t go on reality TV, it’s banter.
“Friends don’t say certain things, honey,” Summer replied as Coco shot back, “Okay, he’s freaking out.”
Summer replies, “Maybe we should talk about you, if you want to talk about you we can.”
Darren interrupted him in an attempt to calm the harsh words by saying “guys not now”.
But Summer hadn’t finished her post as she continued, “I just want to make it clear that I would never fight over anyone because I don’t see any competition.”
While Coco hit back that Josh was just “a pal,” the model sat between the two girls with his head in his hands and a pair of sunglasses.
team fire? After approaching Coco at the bar, Summer quipped back, “It’s banter. If you can’t handle a big personality, don’t go on reality TV, it’s banter.