Tensions reached an all-time high during Tuesday’s episode of Love Island Australia.
Emily Ward was left in tears after AFL player Mitch Hibberd revealed he no longer wanted to pursue a relationship with her and instead wanted to crack on with Tina Provis, his original love interest in the villa.
In a tense discussion in the bedroom, Mitch, 25, told Emily: ‘You’ve come in and picked me and I reassured you that I was going to give it a go and all that.
Heartache: During the emotional episode, Love Island Australia’s Emily Ward (pictured) was left in tears after AFL hunk Mitch Hibberd revealed he no longer wanted to pursue anything with her, and instead wanted to crack on with Tina Provis – his original love interest in the villa
‘I just feel like… at the moment, I want to pursue things with Tina. Spending time with you – we are good, but I feel like I’ve been cheating a bit.
‘I can’t keep doing this to myself, and I can’t keep doing it to both of you as it’s f**ked. It’s f**king toxic.’
A heartbroken Emily, who had shared a steamy kiss with Mitch just a few hours earlier, replied: ‘I’m not angry, it’s just disappointing.’
The 24-year-old added through tears: ‘I just feel like I’ve made an a**e out of myself.
Guilty conscience: ‘I just feel like… at the moment, I want to pursue things with Tina. Spending time with you – we are good, but I feel like I’ve been cheating a bit,’ Mitch told her
Devastated: A heartbroken Emily, who had shared a steamy kiss with Mitch just a few hours earlier, replied: ‘I’m not angry, it’s just disappointing’
‘All the tears, angst, emotional torment. I did everything possible to have a fair shot, and you didn’t give it one. I just wanted us to have a chance.’
After apologising to Emily, the hunky athlete wasted no time telling Tina he wanted to be with her once and for all.
‘I’ve chatted to Emily, and I’ve said that I want to pursue things with you,’ he said, before becoming emotional himself.
‘I don’t want to f**king cry… I’m gonna cry,’ he said, putting his sunglasses on to hide his tears.
Blossoming romance: After apologising to Emily, the hunky athlete wasted no time telling Tina (pictured) he wanted to be with her once and for all
Bashful: ‘I don’t want to f**king cry,’ he said while putting his sunglasses on to hide his tears
‘The way I felt… I honestly couldn’t stop thinking about you. I felt like I wanted to try everything with her, and it just didn’t feel right,’ he said.
‘It felt like I was cheating the whole time. I think it’s been a test, and it’s actually showed me so much about myself, and how much I actually do care.’
Speaking in the beach hut, an elated Tina said: ‘I didn’t expect it to go the way that it went. I just feel so happy right now!’
Love Island Australia continues Wednesday at 8:40pm on Channel Nine
Self-discovery: ‘It felt like I was cheating the whole time. I think it’s been a test, and it’s actually showed me so much about myself, and how much I actually do care,’ Mitch added
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