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Love Island delivers dumping drama ahead of finale

Ella Barnes and Mitchel Taylor were eliminated from the show on Sunday night
Ella Barnes and Mitchel Taylor were eliminated from the show on Sunday night

Ella Barnes and Mitchel Taylor have been dumped from the Love Island villa ahead of the ITV reality show's finale tonight.

On Sunday's episode, the contestants discovered who the public had decided to save from elimination after two pairs were put at risk following the islanders' vote for who they felt were the least compatible couples.

Mitchel and Ella B received the fewest votes from the public, meaning they have just missed out on making Monday's grand final.

The announcement leaves Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble, Jess Harding and Sammy Root, Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki and Tyrique Hyde and Ella Thomas to battle it out to be crowned the winners and take home the £50,000 prize.

Before the dramatic dumping, host Maya Jama asked the couples to gather around the fire pit so she could reveal who had been voted the least compatible couple by the other islanders.

Ella B and Mitchel discovered they had received four votes from all the other couples in the villa, which they said they were expecting, as they had not been in a relationship as long as some of the others.

Whitney and Lochan gained one vote from Mitchel and Ella, which they were also unsurprised by due to Mitchel's loyalty to other contestants.

Four couples will now compete for the £50,000 prize

Mitchel, who was one of the islanders who entered the villa on day one of the series, rounded up the other male contestants before leaving to tell them how much they mean to him, describing his time on the show as "probably the best eight weeks of my life".

He also spoke to his close friend Jess privately to tell her that he wants her to win the competition alongside Sammy, saying: "I love you two to bits."

After departing the villa, Ella B said: "Obviously, it is sad being dumped from the villa. I've made some really good friendships in there and we're definitely going to continue on our journey outside the villa."

Speaking after leaving the villa, Mitchel said: "I feel like I was on borrowed time, but I loved every minute of it and I'm ready to get back to the real world."

Reflecting on what he learned from the experience, he added: "I loved every minute of it. You can have tough days sometimes. They take care of you well.

"I've learned I'm actually a bit more patient than I thought. And I've learned that there is more to life than living in Sheffield - I want to explore now."

The Love Island summer final airs on Virgin Media Two and ITV2 at 9:00pm.

Source: Press Association

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