Molly-Mae melts viewers hearts as she lends Ellie-Belly to Michael after Joanna is kicked out of the Love Island villa

LOVE Island's Molly-Mae Hague melted viewers hearts after she lent Ellie-Belly to Michael Griffiths in last night's episode.

The 20-year-old gave up her beloved stuffed toy following the brutal shock dumping that saw the firefighter torn from his love-interest Joanna Chimonides.

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Molly-Mae was seen affectionately throwing Ellie-Belly over to Michael, 27, as he chatted to Ovie the morning after.

And fans have taken to Twitter to praise the social media influencer.

One fan wrote: "awww molly-mae threw elly-belly to michael!! how amazing is she man #loveisland"

While another commented: "it’s so bloody cute how molly passes elly belly round to whoever’s having a s*** and lonely time, maura and michael have slept with it #LoveIsland"

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A third asked: "So just catching up because I’ve been at work and why does Ovie look like he’s got purple hair and is Michael babysitting Ellie-Belly? #LoveIsland"

A fourth said: "The way Molly’s gone and given Michael Ellie belly #LoveIsland"

And a fifth stated: "i’m glad EVERYONE including michael is using ellie belly for comfort #loveisland"

A dramatic dumping saw the pair's fellow Islanders forced to tear them apart as they were told that only one could remain in the ITV2 dating show.

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After the majority voted to save Michael, the hunk told host Caroline Flack that he'd "found everything he was looking for" in Joanna - leaving her, their fellow Islanders, and viewers at home baffled as to why he didn't then leave to be with her.

In fact, Joanna stunned fans when she grabbed Michael's face and branded him a "f***ing snake" moments before she made her exit, with Tommy Fury later admitting that he would definitely have quit if he'd been separated from Molly-Mae.

The next day, Michael was shown breaking down on the garden swing as Curtis Pritchard tried to comfort him.

The star covered his eyes with his arm as he bit his lip, later being filmed as he wept in the Beach Hut.

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Between sobs, Michael explained: "When you get on with someone so well it feels like you've known them a lot longer then you actually have. Then to have it taken away from you is just tough."

Michael's eyes were clearly filling with tears as he stared up at the ceiling to try and hold back his emotion before putting his head in his hands.

But those watching weren't quite convinced by the display, flocking to social media to point out that if Michael was genuinely that upset then he'd have quit the show.

One cynic wrote: "I can’t believe Michael is crying but still hasn’t left the villa lmaooo what a fake man.";

Another added: "I don’t understand why Michael is crying. Take those tears to the airport."

Meanwhile, despite Molly-Mae's cute gesture to try and cheer up the firefighter, some fans are convinced that she is trying to split up all of the other couples so that she and Tommy can win the £50k prize.

Fans pointed out several instances where they believed she had tried to place doubts in the minds of the islanders and the public, including when she expressed her doubt over Belle and Anton's relationship, shared her doubts about Michael and Joanna and told the girls that Anton had handed his number to a shopkeeper.

Love Island's Michael Griffiths cries after Joanna Chimonides is dumped from the villa

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