Molly Marsh has returned for Casa Amor, which was announced at the close of Friday’s show, leaving Love Island watchers flabbergasted.
Last week, the 21-year-old theatrical actress was shockingly ousted from the ITV2 programme after previous participant Kady McDermott made a spectacular comeback and took Zachariah Noble from her.
While there was some doubt over whether her departure from the series was true or not, Molly subsequently appeared on Aftersun, giving the impression she was gone for good.
However, it was verified in the teaser film at the close of tonight’s episode that Molly is indeed back in the main villa for Casa Amor week.
Dropping the bombshell of Molly’s return, narrator Iain Stirling said: ‘Sunday night, meet the new girls, and say hello to a new friend…’
Footage then showed the content developer returning to the facility with five fresh ladies.
Viewers have been utterly taken aback by the change and have expressed their shock on social media.
‘I PHYSICALLY COVERED MY MOUTH WHEN I SAW MOLLY,’ exclaimed one fan.
‘I mean…..I expected it….but I’m still shocked to see Molly,’ another added.
A third said: ‘Molly’s back!!!! Omg this series just keeps on twisting and turning and I love it.’
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Omg @LoveIsland you are smashing it this year! And the fact you’ve brought molly back is hilarious! Roll on Sunday night! #LoveIsland
— Roch (@RochellePmua) June 30, 2023
NOT MOLLY I JUST FELL TO MY KNEES OMG #LoveIsland
— Ângel (@barbiefitting) June 30, 2023
LOVE ISLAND THIS YEAR OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I cannot wait to see the lads faces when molly walks back in omfg #loveIsland
— Nicole🪬 (@xNicoleFarrellx) June 30, 2023
I mean…..I expected it….but I'm still shocked to see Molly 😂 #LoveIsland #casaamor pic.twitter.com/hCp7lDeO1V
— Allie Thomas (@Allie_Thomas_94) June 30, 2023
I PHYSICALLY COVERED MY MOUTH WHEN I SAW MOLLY #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/r3BX6MBXvw
— 🎀 (@Plygrl5) June 30, 2023
Molly claimed after her left last week that she will ‘absolutely wait’ for Zach, despite Kady’s relationship with him.
‘I want to see him when he comes out and I want to carry on where we left off, because I think there’s still unfinished conversations and more to get to know about each other,’ she said.
She also acknowledged that she expected him to follow her out of the villa.
‘Yeah, there was definitely a part of me that thought, “Come home with me.” I thought, “Let’s go and we can carry this on.” But it’s his journey as well and he probably needs to keep himself a little bit open and see if there is something there,’ Molly revealed.
‘Me and Zach had said to each other we can’t be fully closed off yet and it will take time to get there. But it was heading to that, we were quite close to being that,’ she continued.
‘I wonder now if he maybe regrets saying he was still open. Maybe he was wishing he’d said, ‘I am closed off’ and it would have been different.
‘I would have loved him to have come back with me and come home. But I understand he needs to stay and see what’s right and hopefully we carry on at home when he does leave.’
Love Island returns on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV2.
