Adam Collards Love Island ex warns Paige not to fall too deep after kissing scenes

Our jaws dropped to the floor when former Love Island contestant Adam Collard returned to the show last week. The 26-year-old, who earned a lothario reputation during series four, entered as a bombshell in a dramatic twist that has never been done before – and he’s creating waves in the villa.

But no one was more shocked to see him than his ex Rosie Williams, who has slammed his return as fame-hungry. “Obviously it’s going to be good for his career and that’s what he’s chosen to do, to boost it, I suppose,” she says.

Adam was previously called out on his treatment of Rosie on the ITV2 show. Having first coupled up with Kendall Rae Knight, he then moved on to Welsh solicitor Rosie. But he betrayed her trust when he started flirting with Megan Barton-Hanson.

At the time, Women’s Aid declared there were “warning signs in his behaviour”. The domestic abuse charity issued another statement last week, saying: “In the 2018 series, we saw Rosie rightly call out Adam for his unacceptable behaviour, which included gaslighting and emotional abuse.”

It continued: “We hope that ITV recognise how serious this issue is and that it must be learned from.” And Rosie admits that watching Adam – who later moved on with Zara McDermott before getting his head turned by Darylle Sargeant and then going back to Zara – has brought back bad memories.

“It’s really surreal to watch him do it again. It brings back a lot of emotions I was feeling at the time,” she says. Here, Rosie, 30, reveals her predictions and gives a warning to Paige Thorne, who he’s now coupled up with…

Hi, Rosie! How did you react when you saw that Adam was going back into the villa?

It was a complete shock. My phone started blowing up. All my friends were messaging me saying, “Have you seen who’s back on Love Island ?!”

What are your thoughts on him being allowed back?

He wouldn’t be my first pick of a bombshell to bring back in. But from the opportunities he got afterwards, I always felt like he was favoured. Maybe because he creates good TV. He’s controversial, but I think they appreciate the drama he brings. I’ve spoken to Samira [Mighty] and Laura [Anderson] from our series, and we were all shocked. But he’s TV gold – that’s probably why they brought him back.

Have you spoken to his ex Zara about it?

I messaged her the night it came out and we were both shocked.

What do you think of Women’s Aid issuing a warning to ITV about his past behaviour?

I think it’s good of them. They were on my side when I was on the show and they supported me, as they do with lots of women when they see red flags. I think if they hadn’t made any sort of statement, it would go against everything they stand for. At the time, when you’re in there and you’re going through it, you know you’re upset and hurt, but you don’t understand to the full extent what’s going on. When I came out and revisited it, it was hard to watch. Especially the make-up challenge [Adam purposely did Rosie’s make-up poorly and Zara McDermott’s nicely]. I remember how awful that day was for me. On reflection, it was horrific what he was doing.

How do you feel about him now?

It’s been four years and I don’t hold on to things. It’s just strange because he was a big part of my story on there. It’s surreal to watch him do it again. It brings back a lot of emotions. It feels weird. During one episode, he was smirking at Jacques – it was that same smile he did to me when we were having horrible conversations. My stomach dropped.

Did he ever apologise?

He did apologise to me on the show, but I don’t know whether that was pushed because of the backlash he was getting. But since the show, it doesn’t seem like he’s had any remorse. I wouldn’t say I haven’t forgiven him, I just don’t care enough to dwell on it. He’s irrelevant to my life.

What do you think his intentions are this time around?

I do wonder if anyone goes in there for love these days. I believe up to our series and the following series, people probably did. But the show blew up and I think people understood that if they went on there they could get a good career in the public eye following it. With Adam, he went on and found what we all thought was love with Zara, and he ruined that. So why would you go back to somewhere that didn’t work the first time to find love?

Do you think he’s trying to reboot his career?

For years, I’ve not seen or heard anything about Adam. I thought he’d fallen off the face of the Earth. It’s going to be good for his career and that’s what he’s chosen to do, to boost it, I suppose.

Do you think he regrets how he treated you?

As I said, he’s never shown any remorse towards me. I think if you grow up and you regret something, you have that conversation with the person you hurt. I did say when he went in that I hope he’s matured. I know I’ve changed as
a person – hopefully he has too.

How do you think he’s behaved in there so far?

He’s just been charming his way around. Time will tell. If he is in there for something serious, I think it’ll be a shock to us all.

Were you surprised he went for Paige?

I think Paige is a no-brainer. She’d just lost Jacques so he knew she was available. I thought he’d go for Paige or Ekin-Su. Looks-wise, they’re similar to me and Zara.

Will Paige fall for him?

When you’ve spent that amount of time with people in a confined space, it’s easy to create bonds and have feelings quickly.

Do you have any words of warning to her?

Don’t fall too deep too quickly. Take Adam as he comes and see how it goes. That’s all I can say.

You messaged Paige’s family about him…

I DM’d her Instagram account, just saying she was doing amazing and that I hope my little Welsh sister doesn’t fall for his charm, with a laughing face. It was a bit of a joke. They just replied saying they bet it was a shock for me seeing him in there!

Are you enjoying the series?

I think it’s been chaotic. I don’t feel like there are any couples that I see going the full way afterwards.

What advice would you give to the Islanders when they leave?

It’s taken me until this year to feel like myself again and have the confidence back that social media takes from you. My advice would be to block the trolls out, be yourself, and hold the people who love you unconditionally close.

Love Island continues every night at 9pm on ITV2.

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