Love Island star Megan Forte Clarke says she is ‘raging’ after watching how her final episodes were edited by producers following her shock dumping from the villa.
The Dublin-born Islander, 24, told MailOnline she was heartbroken after seeing love interest Tommy Bradley break down in tears because she kissed co-star Conor Phillips behind his back.
But the contestant, who was dramatically voted out of the ITV2 show last week after the public ranked her their least favourite female, insists the sequence of events were manipulated and she was unfairly portrayed in the worst possible light.
Megan was coupled up with Tommy, 22, by chance during the show’s launch and the pair appeared to only have eyes for each other until the theatre performer developed a new connection with Conor.
She was filmed passionately kissing the rugby player on the terrace and they later spent an intimate night in the private Hideaway as Tommy sobbed to his co-stars.
Viewers, who sympathised with Tommy and voted in their thousands to eliminate Megan, even branded the reality star a ‘bully’ despite cast members being encouraged to act on their feelings in the TV villa.
Love Island star Megan Forte Clarke says she is ‘raging’ after watching how her final episodes were edited by producers following her shock dumping from the villa
The Dublin-born Islander, told MailOnline she was heartbroken after seeing love interest Tommy Bradley break down in tears because she kissed co-star Conor Phillips behind his back
She was filmed passionately kissing the rugby player on the terrace and they later spent an intimate night in the private Hideaway as Tommy sobbed to his co-stars
Megan said: ‘Obviously, seeing Tommy cry and then it cuts to me and Conor kissing on the terrace, I can understand why people are raging, I was raging.
‘But obviously it didn’t play out like that in real life. It broke my heart. That was the last thing I wanted, to see him upset.
‘We clashed on the way we handled things… he’s a lot more levelheaded and I let my anger get the best of me.
‘I didn’t like seeing him upset at all because he is an absolute angel. It’s not good he has been upset and broken down but the fact he feels comfortable enough with the boys speaks volumes for their friendship.’
Megan and Tommy were predicted to be Love Island finalists or even the winners of this series after quickly forming a close bond.
But tensions between the couple over trust and rumours which had circulated in the villa affected their dynamic, with Megan feeling as though Tommy didn’t take her word for gospel.
Now, the star says she feels regretful following the way she handled arguments between herself and Tommy and wishes she could have remained more composed, which may have salvaged their connection.
She said: ‘I am happy that I pursued things with Conor because it always would have been a what if but with the Tommy situation, I could have handled myself better.
Megan was dumped from Love Island last week after being voted out by the public who ranked her the least popular girl in the villa
She was coupled up with Tommy before pursuing her feelings for Conor, which ultimately led the public to the vote against her during the latest poll
Rugby player Conor was left in tears after saying goodbye to Megan yet he chose to remain in the villa despite the pair’s growing connection
Megan, who was compared to former Islander Maura Higgins ahead of her villa stint, told MailOnline she regrets losing her temper in arguments with former love interest Tommy
‘I was in a very angry head space with Tommy. When you hear all of the he said/she said you can get very wound up and quite easily in there because there isn’t much else going on.
‘Unfortunately, Tommy got the brunt of that. My temper got to me… I probably just needed to take a deep breath.
‘It is so hard to navigate because obviously we’re in the villa saying we’re all open but then you do get jealous, it’s weird territory… Everything happens for a reason doesn’t it.’
To the viewers it appeared as though Conor’s pursuit of Megan came out of nowhere given he was happily coupled up with Welsh bombshell Emily Moran.
But Megan says her relationship with Conor was being formed for weeks in scenes which didn’t make the show’s final edit.
She said: ‘Me and Conor had been speaking since day one it just wasn’t necessarily shown so he was always in the picture but when Emily came in and he was also getting to know Toni as well, it just fizzed out.
‘When he picked it back up, I was shocked as you probably could see but it was the time to explore it.’
The Irish contestant, who was compared to Maura Higgins ahead of her villa entrance, says she would fly back to Mallorca for a second chance at love in a heartbeat – but will be closely watching Conor’s behaviour as to whether they pick up from where they left off.
The theatre performer says her relationship with Conor was being formed for weeks in scenes which didn’t make the show’s final edit
She said: ‘Conor was really upset when I left and he was giving it all, I don’t know what to do. But I didn’t want him to leave, I didn’t know what was going to happen and we only had a couple of days properly together.
‘I wouldn’t want him to make a rash decision out of emotion, but we shall see how he behaves, if someone comes in fair enough but as of now, I think there is something between us so I will see how it goes.
‘I will definitely be watching the show but not for too long because the FOMO gets to me, I want to be in there, but I have to see the girls and their best bits and how they are getting on with the boys.
In Tuesday night’s instalment of Love Island, two bombshells enter the villa and Conor is invited onto a date by new arrival Billykiss, who’s a content creator, also from Dublin.
When asked how she feels about the latest bombshells, Megan said: ‘I’m like Conor, please stay away, don’t forget me!’
