There were plenty of tears in the Love Island villa tonight as one couple were brutally dumped.
Aaliyah Rugg Under 35s Screen Time reporter
22:01, 17 Feb 2026
Love Island’s Helena and Carrington were dumped from the villa this evening(Image: ITV)
A Love Island pair have been brutally dumped from the show following a text message that sent shockwaves through the ITV villa.
The third series of Love Island All Stars is due to conclude in just a few days, with one couple set to be crowned the 2026 champions. It’s been a whirlwind series thus far, packed with plenty of jaw dropping moments and explosive scenes.
Just this week, the Islanders received their video calls from home, with some being confronted with harsh realities. Elsewhere, Sean and Lucinda made their villa relationship official, becoming boyfriend and girlfriend in touching scenes.
An unexpected text message sent shockwaves through the Love Island villa(Image: ITV)
It came after heated disputes among the girls and an unexpected eviction during a ruthless game of To Be Honest. And tonight (February 17), the drama escalated as the Islanders received a highly unexpected text message.
Jessy received a text which stated: “Islanders, the public have been voting for their favourite couple…”
Amidst shock throughout the Villa, Jessy unveiled the couple who topped the poll with the most votes from the public. Lucinda and Sean were voted as public favourites.
However, a second text message sent shockwaves through the villa with news regarding another couple, reports OK!.
The couple with the least votes and instantly booted off the island were Helena and Carrington. The announcement came as a massive surprise to the Islanders who were soon shedding tears as they bid their farewells.
The Love Island stars were shocked after an unexpected text message(Image: ITV)
Over on X, viewers expressed their displeasure with the announcement as one person declared: “What a useless dumping.”
Another posted: “Nah it’s been rigged.” A third contributed: “Awww gutted tbf.”
A fourth responded: “Helena and carrington acc had a connection, belle had 2 days with harrison DPMO i can’t trust the uk public ever ever again.”
Another observer remarked: “It’s always the wrong flipping people.” One viewer exclaimed: “Helena and Carrington dumped? ? My heart just left the villa with them Who voted this chaos?”.
Another fan simply raged: “Helena I’m sorry the UK failed you baby.”
Audiences were swift to declare the “wrong couple” had been eliminated as they warned they would “switch off”.
During their chat with presenter Maya Jama following their exit, Helena and Carrington opened up about their villa experience as Helena confessed she doubted the authenticity of Jessy’s bond with Tommy.
Love Island continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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