Love Island contestants Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Olivia Hawkins have been well and truly rumbled.
Since their entrance to this winter's series, filmed in South Africa, a fan theory said that both Zara and Olivia knew each other before joining the cast, and that has now been officially proven thanks to the resurfacing of Dapz's music video for 2020 track 'Take You Away'.
In the video itself, the pair attend a pool party in the Hollywood Hills, with Olivia visible in a red bikini and white shirt combo, while the red-dressed Zara dances around the rapper.
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Word of their co-starring roles soon spread across social media, with one person tweeting next to a clip: "Ok so I guess it's just a coincidence that Zara and Olivia were in the same music video? @LoveIsland producers... with all the girls in London you picked friends?"
"Olivia and Zara did in fact know each other before the villa explains soo much," wrote someone else. "Zara and Olivia in the same music video."
This comes after the show's first dumped Islander, David Salako, weighed in on their rumoured acquaintance over on TikTok.
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Addressing a fan question, the star said: "Yeah, this was something that was discussed in the villa. So they told everyone... I think Zara told everyone that she knew Liv, and Liv confirmed."
Despite having previously met, it looks like Olivia and Zara won't be the fastest of friends this series, as the two recently butted heads during a game of Never Have I Ever over Tom Clare.
Love Island airs nightly on ITV2, and is available via catch up on ITVX and BritBox.
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