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Rebecca Cook

Jacques sparks romance rumours with second Love Island star after 'giving up' on Paige

Jacques O’Neill has sparked romance rumours with a second former Love Island star just days after he was snapped with series co-star Antigoni Buxton.

The 23-year-old rugby player has been busy since dramatically quitting the hit ITV2 dating show earlier this month.

The reality star was coupled up with Paige Throne prior to his sensational exit and even promised to wait for her on the outside.

During an emotional farewell, he said: “I want to be with you. I want you to be my girlfriend. It's fine, I want that, so I'm going to wait. I'm counting down the days until I get out. I don't want to tell you, but I do.”

Paige spoke in tears from the Beach Hut, saying: “I appreciate everything he's done. I support his decision 100%.

Jacques has now been photographed laughing with Love Island season seven star Mary (FARRELL / BACKGRID)

“Obviously it hurts me to see how unhappy he was and how he wasn't being himself. I just want the absolute best for him.”

However, he seems to have since U-turned on that decision as the Swansea paramedic grew closer to Newcastle personal trainer Adam Collard.

Jacques has now been photographed laughing as he spent time with Love Island season seven star Mary Bedford at the Summer Daze VIP Launch at The Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Jacques was all smiles on a number of rides as he sat next to the blonde beauty, who featured in last year’s series of the ITV2 show as a Casa Amor bombshell.

This comes after Jacques has been getting closer to his former co-star Antigoni, after the pair enjoyed lunch together with their mums.

Fans are desperate for the pair to date (@jacques9oneill_/Instagram)
They enjoyed lunch with their mums (@jacques9oneill_/Instagram)

Earlier this week the pair also travelled up north together for a number of appearances.

Love Island fans believe Jacques may have given up on his romance with Paige, despite their emotional farewell, after spotting a clue on his social media.

Love Island fans have noticed that the rugby player has deleted all traces of his Love Island romance from his Instagram account.

One pointed out on Twitter : “Anyone else noticed Jacques deleted all of his insta posts with Paige.”

Jacques quit the show earlier this series (ITV)

A second said: “Oh s*** Jacques really just deleted all the pics he had with Paige. guess he ain’t picking her up.”

“Jacques has deleted all of Paige’s photos off insta. He’s done with her,” a third added.

A fourth chimed in: “I do think Jacques deleting all the pictures of him and Paige off his Instagram is because he needs to do what is best for him, but I do believe that he has not completely deleted the pictures he has probably just archived all of the pictures.”

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