The plot thickens when it comes to just how well Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Olivia Hawkins knew each other before appearing on Love Island together.
Fresh from being the first contestant to be dumped from the show following Friday night's recoupling, David Salako has revealed Zara and Olivia's friendship "was discussed" amongst the islanders in the villa.
The dumped islander has told fans of the ITV2 show how "Zara told everyone she knew Liv" and Olivia confirmed she and the model were pally on the outside world.
The revelation the two islanders already knew each other before enjoying a stay in the South African villa comes following bombshell Zara, 25, branding Olivia, 27, the 'most two-faced' islander during Thursday night's episode.
Taking to TikTok on Tuesday night, dumped Love Island star David replied to a fan who asked: "Did Olivia and Zara talk about that they knew each other outside the villa?"
"Yeah, this was something that was discussed in the villa so...." David began when sharing his reply.
"They told everyone - I think Zara told everyone she knew Liv and Liv confirmed."
One fan commented on David's video: "So all this beef is [actually] personal."
"How do they know each other? Was there tension when Zara first went in? 3 min video please," another begged, as a third added: "Interesting."
David's TikTok update follows Zara choosing 'pal' Olivia as the most two-faced Islander during a game of non-alcoholic beer pong during one episode of the series last week and fans discovering evidence the two girls have known each other for years.
New arrival Zara was dared to kiss the islander she feels is the most two-faced - with the bombshell opting to plant a couple of pecks on Olivia's cheeks.
While the boys watched on and laughed, ring girl Olivia was visibly fuming - going on to take to the Beach Hut and rant about how the incident left her feeling 'humiliated' in front of everyone.
"I feel like she's using me in her game. I feel like she wanted to humiliate me," she told the camera after the dare.
"Wait, wasn't it proven that Olivia and Zara knew each other before?? Like, if it is, I get why they're beefing #LoveIsland," one viewer mused on Twitter on Thursday.
Another eagle-eyed fan shared a snap shared to Zara's Instagram page on May 21, 2020, with a comment from Olivia underneath the picture reading: "Fave photo of you!"
"Why are Zara and Olivia pretending they don’t know each other? this might explain why Olivia seemed overly offended at Zara calling her two faced #LoveIsland," Ruby Naldrett captioned her evidence on Twitter.
She went on to share 'exhibit b' - an interaction between Olivia and Zara nearly three years ago on Instagram, where both Love Island stars complimented each other.
Ruby also shared a screenshot of Zara commenting on one of Olivia's snaps in June 2020, writing: "Absolutely unreal babes."
"Ooooops the plot thickens," one Love Island replied to the pile of evidence suggesting Oliva and Zara were once BFFs.
