Amber Gill, who won Love Island in 2019, has issued a hilarious takedown on Curtis Pritchard after her former co-star returned to the villa yet again
Curtis Pritchard is looking for romance once again on Love Island (Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Amber Gill has issued a scathing attack on Curtis Pritchard after he returned to the Love Island villa again. The TV star, 28, shot to fame when she and then-boyfriend Greg O’Shea emerged victorious from the ITV2 dating series in 2019, on which Curtis also appeared, finishing in fourth place with then-girlfriend Maura Higgins.
The pair called time on their relationship shortly after leaving the show and Curtis has since returned to the villa to try to find love again on the spin-off All Stars spin-off, having made his entrance to the programme as a Bombshell earlier this week. It comes after he signed up to appear on Love Island Games in 2023, and also finished in third place on last year’s edition of All Stars alongside Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
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As Amber watched Curtis’s arrival on screen, she took to TikTok to post a video where she demanded to know just why Curtis has appeared time and time again on various formats of the show. She began: “I’m not being funny but how many times do we need to see this guy do the salsa?
“I mean, like, all love but it’s been seven years man [since he first appeared on the show], how many times do I have to watch him with the f****n’ budgie smugglers on f****n’ waltzing about the place with a headpiece on doing the splits and that. Like how many timesssss!”
The news of Curtis’ latest return to the villa was also revealed on social media, with a post from the show’s official account. Alongside a shirtless picture of Curtis, the caption read: “Bringing Bombshell confidence and hoping for less drama this time round, Curtis is dancing back into the All Stars Villa!”
Ekin wrote: “Just chocked on my Nando’s,” and received over 300 replies. Amber said: “You’re kidding me”, and Ronnie Vint wrote: “Anyone wanna coffee.” Sammy Root wrote: “Who’s idea was that”.
A fan then commented: “This has to be the last love island all stars I’m sorry how many times can we recycle.” Meanwhile, on the post that announced that Lucinda Strafford would also be making a comeback was flooded with comments about how many times she had been on the show before, one fan wrote: “Only just won love island games? She shouldn’t be on the show.” Another said: “Nooo she needs to rest!! She just won love island games.”
During his first time in the Love Island villa, Curtis became best known for making coffees in the morning in what soon became a viral moment. Speaking of his All Stars stint, he said: “I feel like I’m in a different stage in my life.
“The idea of settling down is a serious idea in my life right now. I haven’t found my true love… that sounds so cheesy doesn’t it. So, I thought, let’s give it another go. It was great fun last time; a lot of emotions. I feel excited to go back. I’m going to have a great fun time and hopefully leave with someone. It’s exciting.”
Asked if his comment followed him everywhere, he added: “It follows me everywhere! In hindsight, if I do find a girl this time, I will perhaps cuddle her in bed rather than make coffee… so Amy taught me a lesson.” Curtis is said to have “jumped” at the opportunity after splitting from his partner Sophie Sheridan towards the end of last year.
Curtis’ most recent relationship was with performer Sophie, with them believed to have met when they appeared in a pantomime production of Cinderella in Wolverhampton in 2021. There was speculation about a possible romance between them the following year and it was reported that they rekindled a romance following his stint on Love Island Games
Love Island All Stars airs on ITV2 and is available on ITVX.