Love Island's Paige Thorne has wiped her Instagram account clean of any pictures of boyfriend Adam Collard, fuelling rumours the pair have split. The couple, who just missed out on a place in the 2022 final on the dating show, have had a rocky few weeks.
The pair had been going from strength to strength, spending time in Paige's hometown of Swansea and Adam's in Newcastle. They had also visited London together and enjoyed a trip to Rome for Paige's birthday celebrations.
However, Adam recently jetted off to Bali following reports the two may be taking a break after the Geordie was spotted with his arm around a girl in McDonald's. Adam's representatives released a statement at the time.
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It read: "Adam headed to McDonald’s after a night out with friends. His friends were alongside him when a group of girls asked for photos and Adam being his friendly self was open to posing and chatting to the girls, alongside other fans who wanted to chat in the same video.
"Adam understands how this video looks but wants to state that he left the restaurant with his friends and a box of 60 nuggets (with nothing or no one else) with the intention of getting home safely. Adam and Paige are currently dating and Adam only has eyes for her."
Neither Adam nor Paige have spoken about the break rumours on their social media, but fellow Love Island star Andrew Le Page recently claimed they were still together. He told The Sun : "Paige and Adam are still together - they’re really good and Paige is good. The reason Adam isn’t here [an event Paige was at last week] is because he’s had to fly to Bali. They haven’t broken up."
But now speculation about the couple is rife after Paige wiped clean all pictures of Adam on her Instagram account, her profile had previously featured loved-up snaps of the pair. However, the couple are still following each other on the social media platform and Adam's profile still features images of the pair together.
Paige and Adam met on Love Island when he entered the show as a bombshell. His arrival was a big twist as Adam had previously stared in series 4 of the popular ITV programme.
The Welsh contestant later revealed she initially ruled out the bombshell as a love interest and explained how she "didn't know" who he was before his villa return.
Speaking on FUBAR Radio to hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng, Paige said: "All the girls were like Paige this is Adam; I was like why are you saying his name like that? I don't know who he is. They gave me the lowdown and they were rinsing him, proper giving me the insights on what he used to be like."
She continued: "Then I was like, well, if he was like that then what is he doing in here? He's just going to be a little s**t stirrer. I was going off."
However, the 24-year-old then revealed producers pulled her aside to try and persuade her to give Adam a chance. She explained: "I got pulled aside and they were like, Paige why are you already writing him off before you've had a chance?
"I was like, because of what the girls have been saying. I don't need to have a chat with him to know there's not going to be a difference, and they were like no, be open-minded and just talk to him and give him a chance." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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