A NEW Love Island couple emerged before one of the Islanders was tragically dumped, which led to them being forced to SPLIT UP before they even locked things off.

Before Victoria Onanusi was dumped from the villa, she got close to one of the hunky fellas.

A man with a hearing aid and a woman in sunglasses smiling at each other.Victoria and Sam snogged in Friday’s episode before she was brutally dumped from the showCredit: ITV
 
A man in white shorts and a woman in a dark swimsuit embrace on an outdoor sofa with colorful pillows.They smooched in The Hideaway
Just hours before she was packed her suitcase and departed the villa, Victoria had locked lips with Sam Workman.

The pair had previously shared flirty moments together, and even smooched earlier on in the week.

But on Friday night, Sam and Victoria headed to The Hideaway where they passionately snogged and admitted the insane “sexual tension” they can feel between eachother.

The pair had previously kissed earlier on in the week before the recoupling.

Despite their sizzling smooch, Victoria chose Ope to couple up with, while Sam was nabbed by Namibia.

But Sam and Namibia’s spark fizzled out, which was why he and Victoria revisited their romance tonight.

Sadly, Victoria was booted from the series at the end of Friday’s episode.

She and Ope got the axe after an explosive game around the firepit.

Just days ago, fans speculated that Sam was being sidelined because of his disability.

Sam is Love Island’s second-ever deaf contestant, following in the footsteps of series eight star Tasha Ghouri, and wears two hearing aids.

“I’ve worn them since I was four years old. So they are really a big part of who I am,” he said in a recent interview. “I would say that it’s helped me with my confidence.”

But over the weekend, one fan took to Reddit to share their fears Sam is being “sidelined”.

“I feel he’s being sidelined because of his disability, and it looks quite sad how he seems to be excluded a lot from the group,” they penned.

“He seems such a sweet boy as well, it’s painful to see someone struggle due to something they can’t control. I wish the boys did more to include him- I don’t feel they do enough.”

But since this, fans have dubbed the Islander a “dark horse”.

This week, fans rushed to social media to say: “Sam is a DARK horse my gosh, when they say let HIM land you lot weren’t lying.”

While another echoed: “Oh Sam you dark horse. He just needed a week to defrost.”