Zara McDermott thinks Dr Alex stopped Adam Collard from leaving the ‘Love Island’ villa.
The government adviser is thrilled to be in a relationship with Adam now they have both left the show but thinks something could have happened sooner if Alex wasn’t so "selfish".
She said: "I like Alex, but he was one of the main reasons why Adam didn’t leave when he could have. Alex was one of the main people that convinced him not to leave and I think that was quite selfish of Alex to do that. Because Alex was trying to keep Adam in because that’s his mate, but not thinking, ‘Well, actually, this is Love Island, and he’s found someone he loves, so why shouldn’t he [go]?’ That’s the thing that disappointed me."
However, Adam defended his friend, insisting he didn’t tell the doctor how "real" he was with Zara.
Adam told the Mail Online: "I love Alex, and I guarantee me and Alex will be great friends – the best of friends – when he comes out. And I’m a grown-up. Alex had my [best] intentions at heart, but I didn’t tell him how real I was with Zara. When I love someone, I don’t tell everybody around us, and I know myself and I don’t need to tell anyone. And I think if Alex saw me and Zara now, he wouldn’t have kept me in. And I’m not saying he kept me in, because I’m a big boy and I make my own decisions …
"One of the main opinions in the house that I took on board was Alex’s, because he is the most genuine, nice person in the world. He really is. And also, he’s a smart boy. He’s very rational. Me and Wes will be best friends as well, but Wes is a boy’s boy. I would have expected it from Wes. Wes was like, ‘You know, just stay and have a laugh and see what happens,’ whereas Alex was almost like, ‘You need to stay in, because you don’t know what’s next.’"
Zara McDermott: Dr Alex stopped Adam Collard from leaving Love Island villa
