“Cinematic gold”: Love Island fans react to Tom and Ellie’s secret kiss spreading like a wildfire from Tanya to Zara

Tanya and Zara from Love Island 2023
Tanya and Zara from Love Island 2023 (Image via talkswithtt_, itszaradeniz/Instagram)

Love Island season 9 aired episode 15 on Monday, featuring Zara Denis planning to tell Olivia Hawkins about Tom Clare and Ellie Spence’s kiss.

For those unaware, Tom broke up with Zara in episode 14, went to Olivia to reconcile their relationship, and then kissed Ellie on the terrace. After the kiss, Ellie told Tom not to tell anyone about their intimate moment. In response, Tom said that it would be their “little secret.”

In the latest episode, Will Young spilled the beans as Ellie had shared the "secret" with him. By the end of the episode, Zara got to know about it from Tanya and was all set to reveal it to Olivia. Seeing the chaos, fans had a lot to say. They couldn’t get over how the secret was spreading from Will to Tanya to Zara.

Olivia’s reaction to the kiss will be shown in the next episode of Love Island 2023.


Love Island fans claim Tanya knew Zara would not keep a secret

In Love Island season 9 episode 15, Will told Jessie, Shaq, and Tanya that Ellie revealed her and Tom Clare’s secret kiss to him. After telling the secret, Will asked the three not to say a word to anyone.

But Tanya ran to Zara and spilled the beans, warning her to keep it a secret. Zara initially promised that she was a good secret keeper but later decided to tell Olivia. Tanya tried to stop her, but Zara was adamant that Olivia should know the secret about Tom as he was trying to reconcile with her.

In the next episode, viewers will get to watch Olivia Hawkins’ reaction to the secret kiss. Meanwhile, fans can’t get over the fact that the news has traveled so fast and spread like wildfire. Some claimed that Tanya deliberately told the secret to Zara as she knew the latter would not keep it to herself.


How the secret kiss was uncovered in Love Island season 9 episode 15

In the latest episode of Love Island 2023, Will was the first to instigate the drama. He was sitting with Jessie, Tanya, and Shaq, when he said:

“I have had a lot on mind a little bit today. I got told a little bit of information, which I don’t know what to do with it. So, basically, Ellie pulled me today. Basically said yesterday that she kissed Tom out on the terrace.”

All three gasped in shock, with Jessie jokingly saying that the place was going to blow up.

Although Will asked them to keep it a secret, Tanya passed on the information to Zara. Tanya stated:

“Ellie confided in Will. He said, ‘Ellie kissed Tom on the f***ing terrace.’ And no one knows.”

After calling Tom a “little player,” Tanya continued by saying that the situation got worse. She explained:

“After that kiss, Tom came down and said to Shaq, ‘Oh yeah…’ He [Shaq] was like, ‘Come on, bro. What happened?’ And he [Tom] was like, ‘Oh nothing. She is flirty though.’ He didn’t even tell the boys. That’s why I’m thinking Tom is sneaky.”

Tanya then suggested that Ellie should tell Olivia about the kiss. Zara initially agreed but then she mentioned that if Ellie didn’t tell Olivia then she would reveal the secret to her. Ultimately, two decided to tell Olivia at that very moment.


Tune in to ITV2 at 9 pm GMT (4 pm ET) to see how Olivia reacted to the information on Love Island 2023.

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