The first coupling ceremony
The fourth season of Love Island Australia is finally here and boy, was the first episode explosive!
First of all, the coupling process was different to previous seasons of Love Island. Host Sophie Monk gave the women, Claudia, Stella, Jessica, Layla, Holly and Phoebe, a chance to ask the men, Conor, Andre, Austen, Mitchell and Jordan, a few questions first, before they paired off.
Then the ladies quickly realised after speaking to the boys that there werenโt enough to go around; there only being five male contestants but six female contestants. This led to Holly being left without a partner once everyone else โcoupled upโ.
The first couples of the season were Claudia and Jordan, Phoebe and Mitchell, Jessica and Conor, Layla and Austen and Stella and Andre. And, as already mentioned, Holly was left out in the coldโฆ
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Holly was left without a partner once everyone else โcoupled upโ. However, she was given the chance to steal someoneโs partnerโฆ
(Credit: Nine Network)But she was given the chance to steal one of the men and start a new couple; an opportunity she, of course, took. Before revealing which man she was going to steal though, Holly explained:
โSo Iโd like to couple up with this beautiful boy because heโs shown me a really genuine soul which is what I am looking for.โ
She then shared who she was going to steal and said, โThe boy I would like to couple up with isโฆJordanโ.
This meant Jordanโs original partner, Claudia, was now left without a partner.
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Holly chose to steal Jordan from Claudia; a decision he didnโt look completely thrilled aboutโฆ
(Credit: Nine Network)Claudia instantly recieved a text and read it out loud to the group: โClaudia, you are now single and must leave the Villa. Please pack your bags and say goodbye to our fellow Islandsโ.
Everyone looked absolutely shocked; Jessica started crying and Andre voiced what we all were thinking, โWhat the f**k?!โ
Itโll be interesting to see whether there will be any fallout between Holly and Jordan, now that Hollyโs somewhat responsible for sending Claudia โ Jordanโs first choice โ home.
But things move quickly in the Love Island villa โ on the second day, Claudia made a surprising return, bringing not one, but two male intruders with her!
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Claudia was immediately elimated from Love Island after Holly stole Jordan from herโฆ
(Credit: Nine Network)The first to be eliminated: Andre
The second week in the villa, saw the first official elimination of the season!
Although Stella had been with Andrew from the get-goโฆshe made a surprising decision.
โIโve really enjoyed getting to know him, and I do believe heโs here for the right reasons. So the boy Iโd like to couple up with, isโฆโ
After breaking down in tears, she picked Jordan, sending Andrew home after just a few days in the villa.
Andre was disappointed to be the first islander to be sent home, but left with his head held high, telling Stella that whilst it was โtoughโ, she had to do what she did.
โYou couldnโt have picked a better bloke [in Jordan] honestly.โ
The recoupling ceremony also saw bombshells Callum and Tak choose Layla and Tak before the original islander ladies had their turn.
Phoebe choose Mitch, Claudia choose Austen and Jessica picked Conor.
Love Island Australia continues Monday โ Thursday exclusively on 9NOW.
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Hearts were brokenโฆ
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