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Olivia Wheeler TV and News Reporter & Cathal Ryan

Love Island viewers left confused by Islander Jess Harding's turquoise bikini

Fans of Love Island were left confused after Monday's opening episode of the 2023 series after a possible wardrobe malfunction was spotted.

Aesthetics practitioner Jess Harding's sparkly turquoise bikini had some fans distracted after they noticed that the 22-year-old was wearing her top upside down.

Harding, who is from London, is on the hunt for romance after being single for almost two years.

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Taking to Twitter, one person said: "Does Jess know her bikini top is on upside down."

A different account put: "Jess got her bikini top upside-down." While another follower joked: "Please can we make the upside-down bikini tops stop??"

One more viewer put: "I’ve never understood the upside down bikini thing like I think it looks so obvious." Another fan wrote: "Is Jess’ bikini top on upside down or am I just old?."

While a different account added: "Can’t stop thinking about how that girl's bikini top is on upside down."

However, even though the outfit looked like a wardrobe malfunction, people wearing bikini tops upside down is actually a new trend for swimwear with several social media influencers and celebrities opting for the look.

Elsewhere during the episode, Love Island revealed its first 2023 couples for the new summer series.

Monday night’s episode saw a few twists and turns, with the public voting on who they wanted to pair up together in the villa, something host Maya Jama revealed ahead of the series, and for the first time ever both boys and girls entered the villa together.

Among the 10 Islanders looking for love, aesthetics practitioner Jess was matched with business development executive George Fensom.

Estate agent Catherine Agbaje was paired with business owner Andre Furtado while musical theatre performer Molly Marsh was coupled with gas engineer Mitchel Taylor.

Communications manager Mehdi Edno will get to know beautician Ruchee Gurung and semi-professional footballer Tyrique Hyde and model Ella Thomas completed the line-up.

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