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Katie Rosseinsky

Love Island’s Amy Hart reveals the moment she decided to quit the show for her ‘mental health’

Love Island’s Amy Hart has opened up on the moment that prompted her to quit Love Island to protect her “mental health.”

The 26-year-old flight attendant left the ITV2 series earlier this week following her split from fellow islander Curtis Pritchard.

Speaking to The Sun, she revealed that she knew her time in the villa was up when she overheard Curtis asking Tommy Fury how it felt when girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague told him she loved him.

“I was thinking Curtis knows how it feels because I said I loved him,” she said.

Confession: Curtis told Amy that he had feelings for another islander (ITV)

“I thought I cant do this to myself any more. So I went to producers and told them I’ve decided I’ve had enough.”

Addressing her decision, she said that she had prioritised her “mental health over the reality show” and revealed that she had been in a “very horrible place” during her final week in the villa.

She told the paper that it would have been “self-sabotage” to watch Curtis “cracking on” with new love interest Maura Higgins, adding: “I have to put myself and my sanity first.

“I’ve given up a place that 130,000 people applied for but I had to leave as I wasn’t myself any more. I was in absolute despair.

Despair: Amy was in tears after Curtis's confession (ITV)

“I was grieving the loss of my first love, living in a house with him and watching one of my alleged friends get with him.”

Curtis breaks up with Amy on Love Island

Amy, who “couldn’t eat” after the tumultuous break-up, said that she now feels “a million times better” and praised Love Island’s duty of care process.

The former pageant contestant regularly spoke to the show’s on-call psychiatrist and will continue to use the show’s counsellors in the coming months.

Discussing Curtis’s new romance with Maura, she said: “I think she thought he was the best one left out of the single ones.

“She wants to be on the show for as long as possible and go the distance. They aren’t suited.”

ITV outlined a revised duty of care process for Love Island ahead of series five, confirming that all contestants will be offered “enhanced psychological support” before and after filming as well as eight therapy sessions on returning home.

Islanders will receive “bespoke social media training” and financial advice following their stint on the show, as well as proactive contact for 14 months after the series has ended.

Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.

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