‘Jake was really shocked to see Liberty in the villa – they had no idea the other person would be there,’ a source told The Sun.

‘It was clear from the start they wouldn’t get back together, then none of the girls wanted to step forward for him.

Jake Cornish has dramatically quit Love Island: All Stars after just three days , according to reports

The former contestant faced an awkward reunion with ex Liberty Poole as he entered the South African villa

‘Jake had a nice three days in the villa and had a very emotional chat to Maya Jama, he 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.’

MailOnline has contacted ITV and Jake’s representatives for comment.

Jake and Liberty were among 12 former Islanders who appeared on the new spin-off show. The series sees past contestants head into the villa to try to find love once more.

Ahead of her re-entry, Liberty admitted it might be ‘awkward’ coming across her ex and seemingly shut down the possibility of any rekindled romances.

She got a nasty surprise when – not only was she was faced with her ex-boyfriend Jake – but the public voted for them to form a couple.

Liberty revealed they hadn’t spoken for two years and could only say ‘oh my God’ as she saw him walk through the villa.

They were quick to shoot down any possibility of rekindling the romance when asked by host Maya.

Jake and Liberty were among 12 former Islanders who appeared on the new spin-off show. They split after a brief romance when they starred in the show back in 2021 (pictured)

Ahead of her re-entry into the villa, Liberty, 24, admitted it might be ‘awkward’ coming across an ex-boyfriend

When Maya asked: ‘Is there any room for a rekindle do we think?’ both Liberty and Jake immediately shook their heads and in unison replied: ‘No.’

The pair shared a turbulent relationship on the show in 2021, with Liberty falling hard and fast for Jake, but her feelings seemingly not being reciprocated.

The couple became the first to become official in series seven.

However, during the Casa Amor loyalty test, Jake was seen encouraging his male co-stars to play away from their partners.

Clips of this moment were played during the iconic Movie Night, as well as earlier conversations of him talking to the boys about his feelings for Liberty.

In one video he told the guys: ‘Her personality is mint, I can’t fault her. It’s like talking to Jake with a wig on. It’s just not that 100 per cent where I look at her and go… I haven’t got the girl there where I’m like f*** me I want to rip your clothes off.

She got a nasty surprise on the launch episode, when she was faced with her ex-boyfriend Jake, 26, walked through the door

‘I don’t want to fake any s*** you know what I mean? I don’t want to say I really do like her when I don’t, I’d be lying to myself.’

Jake was also accused of ‘gaslighting’ and demonstrating ‘toxic’ traits after he failed to compliment Liberty, and made comments on her appearance and ‘messy habits’.

The exes hadn’t spoken for two years before the All Stars show.

Liberty previously said she would encourage her ex to focus on pursuing a new romance in the villa if he was to enter before the launch.

She said: ‘I haven’t spoken to him since. If he’s in there and wants a conversation then I’m happy to do that… at the time I didn’t have any regrets about my experience in the villa. I did what was right for me.

‘I wish him the best and if we were both in there together I want him to focus on finding love because that’s what I’m going to be doing.

‘I don’t want us being in the same room to take away from each other’s experiences. I will be civil… maybe we could even be mates… who knows?’

Meanwhile, Jake brushed off any potential drama between the pair before entering the villa as he insisted there was no ‘bad blood’ between them, despite their shock on-screen break-up.

‘Well there is only one and that’s Liberty. We never ended with any bad blood between us and everything happens for a reason. We just become two different people in the end,’ he said.

The public have picked Anton Danyluk to pair up with Hannah Elizabeth, Chris Taylor with Demi Jones, Luis Morrison with Georgia Harrison, Mitchel Taylor with Kaz Kamwi, and Toby Aromolaran with his former flame Georgia Steel, who he coupled up with on last year’s Love Island Games series.