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Love Island’s Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt confirm they are back ON as they hold hands during dinner date in Newquay
LOVE Island's Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt confirm that they are back together as they enjoy romantic date in her hometown of Newquay.
The sandwich man travelled down to Cornwall to be with the surfer babe this weekend and the happy couple were spotted holding hands as they strolled to dinner.
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The public display of affection comes after weeks of speculation that they had rekindled their relationship.
Lucie couldn't stop grinning at Joe as they headed to Jamie Oliver's restaurant called 15 in the seaside town.
She wore a little black dress with a smart white blazer jacket for the relaxed date.
Meanwhile, Joe was handsome in grey skinny jeans and a black leather biker jacket.
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Earlier this month, Lucie fuelled rumours she had reunited with her ex Joe as she took him to meet her family in Cornwall.
The Love Island couple enjoyed some down time on the beach with Lucie's younger sister Emily.
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Eagle-eyed fans spotted the 23-year-old sandwich-maker in a video that was posted to Emily's Instagram Story.
In the clip, the two girls can be seen in their swimwear, with Joe topless in a pair of trunks.
Emily's boyfriend Noah is also in the clip, leading to speculation that this could be a double date.
The foursome enjoyed a meal together before heading to the shore, with 21-year-old Lucie sharing a video of her and Emily jumping into the water on her own social media page - excluding Joe from the public post.
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One fan shared grabs from Emily's post, tweeting alongside the images: "Joe and Lucie are very much together...
"He was with her in her hometown, hanging around with her family and all that jazz. And now they're going to Ibiza with others."
Another wrote: "Okay so Joe is deffo dating Lucie, check her sister's Instagram story."
A third exclaimed: "I KNEWWWWW LUCIE WAS GONNA GO FOR JOE".
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Lucie famously brought hunk George Rains back from Casa Amor, but sensationally dumped him just days later as she feared they didn't have a connection.
But George didn't up hope, being caught leaving flirty messages on the blonde beauty's Instagram page.
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During an Aftersun special, both Joe and Lucie denied that they were dating after they were spotted snogging at a star-studded party.
She told host Caroline Flack: "We're just chilling as friends. We're taking it slow, there's no rush."
She also revealed that she WASN'T drunk when she kissed Joe at the ITV Summer do, insisting: "We didn’t really drink at the time because it was so nice to see everyone."
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Despite this, the pair were seen leaving the reunion party in a taxi together.
Joe was spotted carrying Lucie's stuff into the cab as they headed off into the night.
Then pulled up to a hotel at 2am in the morning, attempting to keep their distance to avoid arousing speculation about their status.
Lucie was torn between Joe and Tommy Fury during the first week on Love Island, ultimately choosing to couple up with Joe before Tommy found love with Instagram influencer Molly-Mae.
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Before he was brutally dumped from the villa, Joe came under fire for expressing concern about Lucie's friendship with the boxer - admitting that he felt she still had feelings for him, which she fiercely denied.
However, shortly after Lucie confessed that she had a crush on the hunk, with viewers stunned as she tried to crack on with him multiple times as the show progressed.
The surfer then faced backlash when she refused to give up on her chances with Tommy during her exit interview when she was dumped from the villa, insisting that they might stand a chance in the outside world - despite him being loved-up with girlfriend Molly.
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