LIAM Llewellyn left Love Islanders in tears as he told of his shock decision to quit the villa after his "worst fears came true".
The 22-year-old student was unlucky in love during his short stint in Majorca - and it was a major part of his decision to leave.
Liam pictured leaving the Love Island villa with his suitcaseCredit: Rex The 22-year-old said he wasn't being 100 per cent himselfCredit: Eroteme He's being supported by his family after leaving the villaCredit: ITVAfter setting his sights on Gemma Owen, Liam found himself single as she went after bombshell Davide.
Then, after dating two new beautiful bombshells Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Afia Tonkmor, Liam failed to form a connection.
Despite the impending recoupling, Liam chose to walk out the villa - leaving the cast stunned.
He gathered the group at the fire pit on to break the news as his worried dad David rushed out on the first flight to Majorca.
Liam told the Islanders: "So, obviously we all came here for the same sort of reason, but I haven't been giving 100 per cent Liam. I know what that looks like and I'm miles off that.
"Trying to find someone to leave the villa with is the goal, but when you're not feeling that, it makes it a hard time to find that.
"I've thought about this a lot, it's not a spur of the moment type thing.
"I've made the decision to leave the villa. It's been a breeze, it's been an absolute ball. You are all unreal."
It came just hours after the Islanders were told there would be a recoupling, with the boys told they would need to choose a new girl.
Speaking to The Sun before entering the villa, Liam revealed the embarrassment of rejection would leave him "vulnerable".
Liam said: "Something I am most nervous about is probably the feeling of not being wanted in a recoupling or something, not being picked.
"Everyone wants to be wanted, and wants to be picked. So it’s the feeling of not being picked is a nerve-wracking thought for me."
He said his rejection being aired on TV to millions was what he dreaded most.
"That feeling of being rejected, it's never a nice feeling," said Liam.
"It puts you in a vulnerable position and that's in front of the whole world. And you’re vulnerable to everyone.
"I think that’s a position I don't think anyone would want to find themselves in."
A source told The Sun the real reason he quit the Love Island villa was that he “just did not feel like himself” after losing Gemma Owen - then both the bombshells.
The Welsh Masters student, 22, gathered the group at the fire pit on Thursday to break the news, with his worried dad David then rushing out on the first flight to Majorca.
It came just hours after the Islanders were told there would be a recoupling, with the boys told they would need to choose a new girl.
But Liam had already lost his “girlfriend material” partner Gemma, 19, to Davide Sanclimenti, 27, earlier in the week and his efforts with new bombshells Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Afia Tonkmor, 25 had proven futile.
A show source said: “Liam has left the villa. He gathered the Islanders at the fire pit and told them he just didn’t feel like himself and he thought it was best if he went home.”
Viewers will watch the scenes play out on ITV2 tonight.
A second source last night told The Sun: “Liam’s confidence was totally knocked when he lost Gemma so when he then also didn’t manage to catch Ekin-Su or Afia’s eye he started to totally overthink everything he did.
“He just began to worry about everything and then felt guilty that he wasn’t enjoying the whole experience like he felt he was meant to, so called it quits.
“At this point Liam feels really upset. His dad David flew straight out to Majorca to be with him.”
Liam’s departure means the girls now equal the boys in number, so should remain in the villa for now.
The action continues at 9pm tonight and Sunday on ITV2.
Love Island 2022 contestant Liam Llewellyn has quit the show, just four days after entering the villa on Monday.
The 22-year-old Welsh student joined the competition as one of 10 original cast members at the start of the week (6th June), initially coupling up with Gemma Owen, before she re-coupled with Davide Sanclimenti, leaving Liam single.
Liam apparently told ITV producers he wasn't enjoying his experience on Love Island and opted to leave the competition, feeling that his place should be offered to another person, according to a report from MailOnline.
During Friday night's episode, Liam gathered his fellow Islanders around the fire pit for a chat and told the boys, "I think we need to have a chat, we need to get everyone by the fire pit, before saying "I don’t really think I’ve been giving 100 per cent Liam; I’m miles off that."
He continued: "Trying to find someone you leave the villa with that you care about – obviously that’s the goal, isn't it? But when you're not feeling that, it makes it a hard sort of time to find that."
Liam then went on to say: "This isn’t a spur of the moment type of thing, so yeah I’ve made a decision that I am going to leave the villa. It’s been a breeze - it’s been an absolute ball. You’re all unreal."
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Meanwhile, a source told MailOnline, "It was so unexpected, with only a few days into the series, an Islander has already walked from the villa."
They went on, "Liam felt his place on the show should be offered to someone that would enjoy the experience better, which is admirable."
We first saw Liam being matched with fellow contestant Gemma Owen in Monday night's launch episode. However, following the arrival of Davide Sanclimenti, Liam was left single when Davide chose to couple up with Gemma.
Since then, we've seen Liam heading out on dates with new bombshells Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Afia Tonkmor.
Love Island airs tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
We reached out to ITV but the broadcaster declined to comment.
Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has opened up on the real reason he made a shock exit from the show within the first week it hit our screens.
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The 23 year old began as an original contestant this year but left after only six days in the villa, saying he wasn't being himself while there.
Speaking for the first time since leaving, Liam told MailOnline: “I was expected to do things for a TV show and I couldn’t be myself. I didn’t want to do it. It is a TV show and it is produced. It’s not all natural.”
“In my head I was not in the right position to take part in a TV show because that’s what you’re doing. You have to go on dates, do challenges, and you’re not in control of any of it.”
“On my dates they asked me to repeat things because it didn’t quite come through."
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After numerous meetings with the show's execs, the series editor, and professional physiologists, it only took a couple of days before Liam realised the show wasn't for him and "wasn’t right for me to carry on."
Saying he became "very emotional" behind the scenes, the Welsh native revealed it was a big decision to make and it wasn't done without a mental battle with himself.
Devastated he had to leave, he said he was just too overwhelmed by the experience and had no choice but to end his journey earlier.
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Originally in a couple with Gemma, it wasn't long before she moved on with Luca, and they're still together to this day.
After getting a lot of stick in recent weeks over his behaviour in the villa, Liam was quick to defend him.
He said that Luca is nothing like how he is portrayed on screen, and it's been hard to watch him being shown in a negative light as we only see such a small segment from the show.
Liam has also said he has reached out to Jacques as he had a similar experience on the show, despite not appearing in it together.
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