Love Island winner takes savage swipe at Toni over ‘bitchy behaviour' amid bullying row
A FOREMER Love Island winner is the latest to weigh in the war between Toni and Emily on the current series.
Jess Harding won Love Island in 2023 alongside Sammy Root but had lots of opinions about Friday night's explosive row.
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American Islander Toni and Emily clashed in fiery scenes with the former accusing her costar of being nosey on the ITV reality dating series.
Following the episode, Toni was accused by Love Island viewers of bullying behaviour and Jess also had some thoughts on what happened.
She took to her Instagram stories to say she did not like Toni's "b****y behaviour."
Jess posted a photo of herself lying in bed with her hand to her temple and giving a side eye.
"Ok what the hell, just because someone isn't your cup of tea doesn't mean you can cause a big drama over it?!" Jess began her caption.
"Toni girl I loved you but I don't like b****y behaviour & pulling crying behaviour."
Things kicked off when Toni - who arrived as the first bombshell of the series - got annoyed after hearing a conversation between Emily and Conor.
She then complained about Emily to Shakira, who agreed with Toni's views.
Emily accused Toni of talking behind her back and was warned by Meg that Toni had said she was being "nosey" and described her as "Little Miss Sunshine."
Following their row, an exasperated Emily said she thought Toni was "just trying to cause a problem," and "she's f****g nuts."
Toni hasn't had the easiest ride in the villa, and on Wednesday night she was almost dumped from the villa.
New islander Harrison was faced with choosing between Toni and Malisha, after they both found themselves single in the latest recoupling.
Love Island 2025 full lineup
Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare.
Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads.
Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish.
Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition.
Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart.
Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern.
Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves.
Megan Clarke: An Irish actress already drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins.
Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps.
Aaron Buckett: A towering 6'5' personal trainer.
Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro.
Antonia Laites: Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress.
Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel.
Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos.
Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Departures:
Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing.
Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident.
Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa.
They both then went on a date with Harrison, before he chose Toni, meaning Malisha went home.
It was a shaky night all round for Shakira on Friday's episode as she chatted to Harry who admitted being unsure about his relationship with Helena.
Their chat might lead to a rekindling of their relationship with a preview of Sunday's episode showing the pair snogging enthusiastically.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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