Love Island dumped stars fuel dating rumours as they exchange flirty messages online after leaving the villa
TWO of Love Island's dumped contestants have sparked relationship whispers after sharing flirty messages and meeting up.
Mehdi Edno and Mal Nicol were booted out of the villa on the same night at the end of June, although they were not in a couple together.
They had each received the fewest public votes for a girl and a boy, meaning they had to leave the island.
But since returning to the UK, Mehdi and Mal have been spending time getting to know each other properly.
And it appears that romance could be brewing between them.
Shortly after arriving back home, Mehdi, 26, and 25-year-old Mal filmed a joint interview together for a magazine.
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Sharing a behind-the-scenes shot online, Mal flirted: "Bless Mehdi must be sick of my chat by now!"
French communications manager Mehdi responded with two black heart emojis.
Mal then teased what was clearly an in-joke, writing: "@mehdiedno Kardashians BTS.";
Mehdi then also shared the same photo, commenting on his post: "I know @mallurpaal is tired of listening to my crazy stories."
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Mal, a picture researcher, replied with three 'crying with laughter' emojis, adding: "Double act."
Love Island fans had already begun looking at their exchange and wondering whether romance was blossoming between them.
Then, on Monday, Mehdi was answering a Q&A with fans when he was asked: "Are you and Mal a thing?"
Posting a photograph of him and Mal looking cosy in a lift, he replied: "She's teaching me Thai and I'm trying to teach her French."
Mal had arrived in the villa as a bombshell and had been getting to know Sammy Root when she was dumped.
Original islander Medhi, meanwhile, was in a controversial couple with Whitney Adebayo when he was shown the door.
Whitney had broken down when he left, however she has since turned her full attention to Lochan Nowacki.
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