LOVE Island has axed a fan favourite couple in a brutal dumping just days before the final - and they have already left the villa.
In scenes that will play out on Sunday's episode, one pair will get their marching orders in an emotional farewell before Monday's grand final.
The Sun understands that the couple were gutted to come so close to the end but to be sent packing before the last day.
An insider revealed: "Bosses often like to reserve one last twist before the final and, true to form, they saved one last brutal elimination for the last weekend of the series.
"There were lots of tears shed as the pair said goodbye to their fellow villa residents. Even though they will all be reunited again on Monday night for the final, they've all grown so close and noone wants to leave at this stage, especially so close to the end."
In the past, other couples have had to go home after getting pipped to a spot in the final.
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Will Young and Jessie Wynter narrowly missed out on the last day, as did Paige Thorne and Adam Collard.
Mitchel Taylor and Ella B also suffered the same fate in the most recent series.
At this stage, the remaining All Stars couples on the show are Georgia Harrison and Anton Danyluk, Molly Smith and Tom Clare, Georgia Steel and Toby Aromolaran, Callum Jones and Jess Gale, Arabella Chi and Adam Maxted and Sophie Piper and Joshua Ritchie.
Monday's final will not only see a winning couple crowned, but all the dumped All Stars will return to the villa for the swansong.
The Sun exclusively revealed that for the first time in Love Island's history, all 13 axed stars will join the remaining cast members for Monday's live episode.
The stars have this week flown back out to Cape Town where they'll join host Maya Jama to find out who will be named the All Stars champions.
Among those returning include Jake Cornish who quit the villa just days after the series launched.
The winners will take the baton from Jess Harding and Sammy Root, who won the last series.
Unfortunately, they split just three months after the final.
