Eight things we learnt on day 38
There may have been a World Cup semi-final going on, but it was all still kicking off in the villa when word got back to new Jack about Idris mugging him off to Laura on their date. After a tense man-to-man chat, Laura and Jack's romance lived to fight another day, and the battle continued when new girl Alexandra then asked Jack out on a date...Dr Alex also bagged himself a brunch with the brunette beauty, and he returned to the villa buzzing. But he might have to fight for our new arrival's attention, as it soon emerged that Alexandra was also ticking Idris's boxes. Thankfully there was still room for romance, and Wes and Meg made their relationship official! Here's what we learnt on day 38.
1. G's comedic timing could do with a little work
While Georgia was busy enjoying a fancy meal with hot new boy Kieran, poor Sam was left back at the villa pranging about what his girl might be getting up to. When G finally returned to his arms, she picked the moment he was talking about the strength of his feelings to mess with his head. “I kissed him,” she blurted out. “Did you actually?” he said, looking all kinds of devastated before she told him she was joking.
Dangerous game, G!
2. The guy that carries you to bed is the guy to hang onto. Literally
Feet hurting after a night out? Too tired to get from the sofa to the pillow? Wes is your guy.
3. Find the mate that backs you as much as Jack backs Alex…
The pep talks. The buzz. The hugs. The dancing. We’ve never seen anything as pure as Jack’s excitement for Alex’s date.
4. ...And the mate that will give you a dose of reality like Kaz
When Jack got a text summoning him for a date with new arrival Alexandra, Laura’s paranoia took over before the man had even left the sofa to get changed. “Laura, don’t be sad,” Kaz assured her, before adding in a dose of real talk: “Fix up, put on a happy face, it’s not affecting you right now.” Savage!
5. It's 2018 and a girl can ask a guy to be her boyfriend
GO ON MEG.
6. Men and women will approach the same situation very differently
As the girls agonised over what Meg should say to Wes to seal the deal and put the official stamp on their relationship, Ellie reassured her: "You’ll know what to say when you’re looking at him." Cute.
The boys however, adopted a more visual approach.
7. Idris vs Alex is a battle we didn't see coming
They're worlds apart in terms of looks and personality, but it appears new arrival Alexandra has caught the eye of both smooth-talking Brummie boxer Idris, and Welsh gent Dr Alex. We're ready for round one, boys... let's see what you've got.
8. We have a hat-trick of official couples!
Wes was going to ask Meg, but Meg beat him to it and now we have our third official villa couple! There's been a fair bit of drama inside that luxury pad, but we're SO here for the love stories too.