I had romantic chats with Joey Essex but they were edited out, says ex-Islander

FORMER Love Island Diamante Laiva has revealed that she had some romantic words with Joey Essex, but the conversation didn’t make the cut.The 21-year-old appeared on the ITV 2 spin-off show, Aftersun last night, where she told how she’d bonded with Joey, but the scenes were wiped out by the producers.

Diamante made her big confession on Aftersun in conversation with Maya Jama
Diamante made her big confession on Aftersun in conversation with Maya JamaCredit: Rex
Diamante said some of her best chats were with Joey, but they were edited out by the producers
Diamante said some of her best chats were with Joey, but they were edited out by the producersCredit: Rex

In conversation with show host Maya Jama, she said:  “What you guys didn’t see was that I actually had really nice chats with everyone and out of everyone the best chats came from Sean and Joey.” Another said, “They obviously want Joey to win.”Meanwhile another commented. “Joey’s agent is now working overtime.”To which Maya replied: “Ooooh what happened with Joey?” Diamante then said: “It was very brief, but the best chat came from Sean.”

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When asked if she was surprised to have not been picked, she said in her exit interview: After her comments aired, a host of fans rushed on social media to comment. One said: “Watching After sun and Diamante said she and Joey had conversations???””I think he chose the safe option to stick with Matilda. He’s perhaps not as genuine as we all thought he was…””I actually was, when Sean was giving his speech he said he was confused, and he was saying he found connections in Casa and as he was saying that I was thinking, ‘Are we about to couple up?’

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The business owner’s Love Island dream came to an end last week, after her chosen partner Sean, decided to recouple with Matilda Draper. But Diamante, had one last parting shot for Matilda before she left the villa for good. She said: “Its ok, you can have him, because he’s just going to do the same to you.”

Diamante had been close to Sean and was hoping that a relationship would blossom between them
Diamante had been close to Sean and was hoping that a relationship would blossom between themCredit: Eroteme
In the end Diamante was sent packing because Sean chose to stay with Matilda
In the end Diamante was sent packing because Sean chose to stay with MatildaCredit: Eroteme

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