Watch axed Love Island star make a move for Gabby Allen live on AfterSun – sending the audience wild

DUMPED Love Island star Blu Chegini wasted no time in cracking on with another girl as he made his move on Gabby Allen.
Blu became the second person to be axed from the Love Island villa on Friday night when his fellow Islanders chose to save Shea Mannings.
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Last night he appeared on AfterSun alongside Sophie Lee, who was dumped on the second day.
Host Maya Jama told them: "You guys still have the summer to find love - whether it's with each other or someone else - we just won't be able to watch it on telly."
Gabby and Kaz Crossley were also on last night's AfterSun, and Blu turned to look at them before waving and saying: "Hi Gabby."
As the audience went wild, Kaz shouted back: "Yes! You're her type, babe."
Blu then added: "Can I pull for you for a chat?"
Laughing, Gabby pretended to walk over to Blu but didn't appear to be shutting him down.
Gabby won the most recent series of All Stars with Casey O'Gorman, but last month confirmed they'd split.
"How long have we got?" Gabby joked.
She then said: "You know what, not really that much to report."
Gabby noted how she and Casey were at "very different stages in our lives".
Kaz then interjected when she said: "Casey he's a lovely boy, but emphasis on boy," seemingly throwing shade at her pal's ex.

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