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Love Island catch-up: Amy gives heartbreaking speech as she quits, with Lucie and George kicked out in double dumping

One couple is dumped, another arrives, and Amy quits the villa with a heartbreaking speech

Tuesday 09 July 2019 21:05 BST

Love Island 2019: two new islanders Chris and Francesca enter the villa

It’s Tuesday, the sun is shining, Barcelona is in Italy, and the latest episode of Love Island has just aired.

Unfortunately, tonight's episode was more gloomy than the weather, with Lucie and George (remember George?) being dumped from the villa, and Amy choosing to leave on account of her heartbreak. Given that she was cast aside by her half-boyfriend and was then forced to watch him crack on with Maura, it was an understandable decision.

Here are all the talking points from tonight's episode.

Lucie and George leave

After Curtis and Amy, and Lucie and George, received the lowest number of votes from the public, their fellow Islanders were forced to choose which couple to dump from the villa. Unsurprisingly, they chose the latter. On the one hand, it was a sad loss to the villa. On the other hand, with all due respect, I'm not sure George was really cut out for the life of a reality TV celebrity.

Maura and Curtis crack on

Maura has fancied Curtis from the beginning, apparently. Even when she was flirting with Tommy, or inviting Tom (remember Tom?) to the hideaway. It's hard to believe, sure, but Maura has single-handedly saved the show from falling into obscurity, so I suppose she can do what she wants.

Molly-Mae and Tommy drop the L word

"Whenever I’m in bed and I see her coming down the hall I just feel nervous." Thank goodness for Molly-Mae and Tommy for reminding us all that love isn't dead. In tonight's episode, they finally broached the L word. Not the Showtime series – this show is, depressingly, far too hetero for that – but "I love you". Over four weeks in, it was about time someone declared their undying love.

Amy leaves the villa

In a genuinely heartbreaking few moments, Amy announced she was leaving the villa after being cast aside by her half-boyfriend Curtis. "I’m gonna let you pursue whoever it is you wanna pursue, because you can’t do that with me here," she told him, "and I can’t heal in here. And once this is all done, we will have the best friendship you’ll ever see in your life. The only way we’re gonna be friends is if I go now. I hope you find someone that makes you so, so happy." Later, she told the cameras, "I never thought i would fall in love, I never thought i would meet someone so special that I would fall in love, and I know now that that will happen for me again.” Wow, my hayfever is playing up again.