LOVE Island's Jake Cornish has sensationally QUIT the show just hours after the new All Stars series launched.
The 26-year-old left the villa late last night after discovering the public had coupled him up with his ex Liberty Poole.
A source said: "Jake was really shocked to see Liberty in the villa - they had no idea the other person would be there.
“It was clear from the start they wouldn't get back together, then none of the girls wanted to step forward for him.
“Jake had a nice three days in the villa and had a very emotional chat to Maya Jama.
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“Jake couldn't stay in the villa so he quit the show - it's not his time and it's not the right time to find love."
Jake and Liberty met during series seven of the dating show, but their romance came crashing down just days before the final.
Last night the former water engineer looked unimpressed and dismayed as he realised his fate during the coupling up.
After Maya Jama announced the news just hours after All Stars launched, he raged: "I knew it".
Speaking on how he felt about the reunion with his ex flame, Jake said: "I don't hate the girl."
At the same time, Liberty was making it clear she had no interest in Jake as she admitted having the hots for Mitch Taylor.
Jake and Liberty were amongst the first to enter the villa – leaving Liberty gobsmacked, and Jake shaking his head, saying "what are the chances?".
He told the group there "was never any bad blood" between him and Liberty and added that there's "probably a chat to be done".
In a video clip Jake said: "Me and Lib left the show, not seen her about, not spoke to her, but I've definitely matured massively. Older, bigger, wiser, better looking."
Liberty explained in her video: "I was on series seven. I'm probably best known for breaking up with my ex Jake a few days before the finals."
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When asked by Maya if any chance they could reconcile, they both shook their heads straight away.
Before the series started The Sun quizzed show boss Mike Spencer on whether he thought there was any chance of the former couple getting back together.
He said: “I secretly hope so, I think it would be good. It would be good to see how they interact.
"That's what I'm excited to see, whether they pick up from where they left off. I don't think they've seen each other.
"So I'll be interested to see that first chat.”
And Mike admitted he wasn't worried about how Brummie lass Liberty would react to seeing Jake in there.
“No, I don’t think she will be upset,” Mike explained. “Liberty’s amazing and I think she probably knows there’s a possibility he could come in.
"I don't know when the last time they spoke was, but I think it'll be interesting to see what happens. I think the fans will be excited.”
Love Island All Stars achieved the show’s biggest launch since Summer 2022 with 1.9m viewers across ITV1 and ITV2 (across all devices and including viewing on ITVX).
It had a combined peak audience of 2.1m viewers. This also makes it the biggest 16-34 commercial overnight audience of the year so far.
