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Love Island's Ellie's real reason for quitting as FOUR stars go with her

Ellie Chadwick has reportedly walked out of the Love Island villa just days before the final but she is just one of five stars said to be leaving the villa in a mass cull

[Ellie has quit Love Island]

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Ellie has quit Love Island(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Love Island fans are heartbroken as favourite Ellie Chadwick has quit the villa, with some saying "there goes my reason for watching the show" - but why did she leave?

Ellie is said to have walked out of Love Island last night (14 July), in dramatic scenes that will air on Thursday night. Her exit is said to have come as "a shock" to the Islanders, despite the fact that Ellie has threatened to leave numerous times.

Her despair has been fueled by a love triangle that the Scot found herself in, as her partner Finley Maddock had his head turned by Elicia Bailey. Following last night's recoupling, the two seem back on track and were seen cuddling in bed, causing many fans to wonder what could have happened to make Ellie finally decide to leave.

[Ellie's exit follows a heartbreaking love triangle with her partner Fin]

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Ellie's exit follows a heartbreaking love triangle with her partner Fin(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

It has now been revealed that Ellie's exit comes alongside four other islanders. As such, in a mass exodus, five stars are set to leave the show - with the other four's dumping coming as a result of a public vote while Ellie volunteered herself.

At the end of Tuesday's episode, viewers were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite boy and favourite girl, and some have suggested that the results put Ellie in an unworkable position.

Fans believe Finley would have lost the popularity vote and Ellie opted to follow him back to the UK.

"I reckon Finley was voted least favourite and dumped so she followed," one wrote. Others added that the theory "made the most sense" and that Ellie probably felt there was "no point in staying" if Fin was gone.

Others pointed out that it was unlikely Ellie would meet someone else in the week that remains on the show: "Theres only a week or two left, I really doubt there will be someone that could come in for Ellie that she could form a connection with. Especially with the journey she has had, I can see why she decided to just leave with him."

[Fin's head was turned by Elicia]

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Fin's head was turned by Elicia(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Though it may seem too soon for the results of the vote to have been revealed to the Islanders, ITV do sometimes have time to film a dumping the same night as the vote. This is because they often wait until nightfall for the dramatic scenes, which can cause filming to start well into the night. With the vote closing at 10:30pm, it was likely early enough to continue filming.

Some fans suggested that Fin wouldn't be in the bottom three, as he appeared to be doing alright in fan polls. "I cant see Finley being bottom 3 though? He was doing ok in the polls I saw," wrote one.

Another agreed: "Yeah I assumed Jordan would have got the least votes as he's always been lowest on polls and gives nothing to the show. Unless his sisters fans have voted him up." This was referring to Casa Amor boy Jordan Wilson, whose sister Tianna has 11million subscribers on YouTube.

Others suggested that even if Fin did not get dumped, the vote might still be the reason that Ellie leaves. Public votes have often been used not just to suss out who might be the least liked and put them at risk of being dumped, but to find the favourites and get them to pick who will go home.

[Ellie has been threatening to leave already]

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Ellie has been threatening to leave already(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Most recently, this happened when Julia Majchrzak and Lorenzo Alessi were voted the favourite couple and had to pick another couple to send home. As Ellie has been voted favourite girl before, she may be put in that position.

One fan thought this could be it, saying: "Hear me out, because this might be a little bit crazy, but what if she gets favourite girl and is told she can get rid any islander for any reason and decides to walk rather than pick someone?"

According to The Sun, who broke the news that Ellie was leaving, "viewers will see the dramatic action play out in an episode soon". The publication quoted a source who said: "Viewers have seen Ellie threatening to leave across recent episodes, so the news of her now quitting wont feel like a surprise. But in real time, her and Fin reconnected at the recoupling a few days ago so her decision to now leave is a shock."

Following their addition that four other Islanders would leave, fans became even more convinced that Ellie leaves to be with Fin on the outside. One said: "Four other islanders are leaving so it's totally going to be because of Fin.

"The bottom three boys and the bottom three girls will up for eviction and the other islanders will have to choose to save one each, with the boys choosing to save someone other than Fin (probably Samraj), so Ellie will leave with him."

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