Joe was dumped from the villa alongside Islander, Elma during the week.
Now Joe has spoken out about his treatment of Lucie on the show.
Elma didn't spend much time in the villa but Joe was there from the start and certainly didn't make a good impression.
Viewers were likening him to the main character from Netflix's YOU, also named Joe.
Here's the general reaction from Love Island viewers on Twitter;
Nobody:
Joe when Lucie breathes next to another man:#LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/3amkCDEHvF
— ️ (@awizardharreh) June 16, 2019
Joe trying to force Lucie to befriends girls is actually psychopathic and these people are actually bullying her #LoveIsland
— Daniella (@excusemesirx) June 16, 2019
Lucie: *whispers to Tommy*
Joe:#loveisland pic.twitter.com/tJ34gzBNVg— Chris Withers (@withchrisw) June 16, 2019
Joe voting Lucie off #LoveIsland in the next round pic.twitter.com/mov5le7IQM
— Samo (@Sam55750763) June 18, 2019
im so here for Joe and Lucie just chill and minding their own business #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/f9I5cp2xXo
— ♀️ (@Kindredsoul9) June 14, 2019
Unpopular opinion: Joe is not crazy but Lucie is fuckin with his head, this girl cries if someone says boo to her #LoveIsland
— gaby rose ✨☀️ (@gabyroseh) June 16, 2019
Since being dumped from the island, Joe has given his first interview with The Sun and said that he has been perceived the wrong way;
“I didn’t manipulate or abuse her," he said. "I am gutted that it has been perceived in that way because it wasn’t like that at all. I always had Lucie’s best interests at heart and I promise you I would do everything and anything to help her because she had a hard time in there and didn’t get on with the girls. I was trying to help her and make her experience as amazing as possible. I thought I did right.”
He continued;
“I am not going to say sorry. I may have worded things wrong and the cameras are on you 24/7. I may have slipped up a bit but I am only human. I am young and inexperienced so maybe some things have come out differently to what they are. I just hope people can see me for who I genuinely am and what I genuinely am. I am not that person.”
Love Island returns tonight from 9PM on Virgin Media Two.
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