LOVE Island continues its metamorphosis into Ex On The Beach by adding another bad boy to the mix.
The Sun can reveal that Tom Clare will lope into the villa tonight as the latest bombshell.
But it’s at the expense of his ex Samie Elishi’s place on the All Stars show.
She was lined up to also appear but when she heard Tom was involved, sources say that she immediately withdrew.
Despite reaching the final of the Winter series in 2023, the couple split a few weeks later and he’s enjoyed the single life ever since – leaving a bad taste in Samie’s mouth.
A source said: “It’s fair to say Samie and Tom don’t really get on these days. There’s too much water under the bridge now.
“He had every right to enjoy the single life after they split and Samie was fine with that.
“But what wasn’t as nice was when they started trading blows on social media.
“It became very he said, she said and things are now cordial at best.
“The idea of being back in the Cape Town villa – the same one where they first fell in love – was too much for Samie so once she heard Tom was in the mix it was an immediate ‘hell no’ to bosses.
“She knew they’d be put in awkward situations and likely have to kiss in challenges or at the very least watch each other cracking on.”
They would have been just one of several exes plunged into the villa, which has become a hotbed of former hookups.
As well as official exes Molly Smith and Callum Jones and new flashpoint Kaz Kamwi and Tyler Cruickshank there are those who have kissed, spent the night together or dated.
Some of those include Toby Aromolaran and Georgia Steel, Toby and Arabella Chi plus Georgia Harrison and Joshua Ritchie.
