Kem Cetinay and Chris Hughes "got closer" amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The former ‘Love Island’ stars have been good friends since they appeared together on the ITV show in 2017, but Kem has admitted they grew even closer to each other during the crisis, after Chris split from Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson in April.
Kem, 24 – whose girlfriend Alexandra Hyzler was in Malta during the lockdown – told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "He’s alright, these things happen. He got a supportive family, like me.
"Chris and I got closer in lockdown, we were both so bored we’d just FaceTime at random moments and he came to visit me in my garden. I’m the dad of the two of us and normally the one that looks after him, but we’re both kids."
Kem also admitted he jumped on the first available flight to see his girlfriend once the lockdown restrictions were eased.
He said: "She’s made me really happy. She’s so mature and supportive. I missed her and got on the first available flight to see her."
Meanwhile, Kem previously claimed he would "bottle it" if he went on ‘Love Island’ now.
The TV star admitted the programme has grown so much in popularity since its third series in 2017.
He shared: "I wouldn’t go in now. There’s too much hype around it now. It’d stress me out. I think I’d bottle it last minute.
"It’s too much of a big show, I couldn’t deal with the pressure. I don’t know how people deal with it.
"When I went on it not everyone really knew about it, it just blew up when we were on there."