Love Island: When did Adam Collard and Zara McDermott break up?-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

Zara’s ex-boyfriend is back in the villa to shake things up (Picture: Jeff Spicer/WireImage)

Love Island dropped the bombshell of all bombshells this weekend when it was revealed that Adam Collard would be returning to the villa – dun, dun, duuun!

We last saw Adam on our screens for years ago in the 2018 series, during which he certainly ruffled feathers to say the least, to a point where Women’s Aid have issued a warning to ITV upon his return.

The season 4 icon is firmly etched into the Love Island history books thanks to his wandering eye, but that hasn’t stopped him from coming back for more – which absolutely no one saw coming – including his ex.

Ada, famously dated Zara McDermott after meeting on the ITV2 dating show, and she was shocked to the core to learn that he’s back for round two.

How long were Adam Collard and Zara McDermott together?

Zara was shocked to see her ex back on her TV screen (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Adam and Zara got together in the villa and their relationship lasted for a while on the outside too, as they stayed together for eight months after the show finished.

The couple even moved in together in Essex before going their separate ways.

Now, the former government advisor is dating Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, whom she got with in May 2019.

Boyfriend Sam filmed Zara’s hilarious reaction to seeing Adam back in the Love Island villa for the first time, as she let out an audible scream in disbelief.

Zara and Adam got on like a house on fire in the villa (Picture: Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock)

He shared the clip to his Instagram Story, teasing his girlfriend whose jaw dropped in shock.

‘Who’s this guy? Who’s this absolute animal?’ Sam asked in the video. ‘It’s your ex-boyfriend!’

When did Adam Collard and Zara McDermott break up?

Zara and Adam split in February 2019.

Announcing their break up in a statement, Zara said: ‘I am heartbroken to announce that Adam and I have parted ways. I love him very much and will always have a special place in my heart for him and our time spent together.

‘I have tried so hard to be the best person I can possibly be and to make it work. Sometimes in life, you just aren’t enough for someone; no matter what you do for them or how much you try to be.’

Following their split, she shared a reflective social media post in which she referenced their ‘toxic’ relationship.

The couple called it quits after eight months (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)

Looking back on her year, she wrote at the time: ‘At the start of the year I finally walked away from a toxic relationship that was more damaging than I knew. It stripped me of all my confidence going through this in the public eye.’

She continued: ‘I almost gave up this whole life and I wanted to go back and work in Government, and I wanted things to go back to how they were before Love Island. However, I decided not to.’

Zara went on to describe a holiday she went on with friends, who helped her to ‘get myself feeling good again.’

In June of that year, she confirmed her romance with Sam and said the couple had been ‘inseparable’ since the day they met.

They split briefly in 2020 but soon reunited and all is rosy again.

Who has Adam Collard dated since?

Adam dated influencer Sarah Godfrey shortly after his split from Zara (Picture: Instagram/Sarah Godfrey)

Personal trainer Adam, 26, seems to still be on the look out for love, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy on the dating scene following his split from Zara.

Adam – who previously said he saw himself marrying Zara – began dating influencer Sarah Godfrey shortly after the break up, going public with their relationship in September 2019.

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They called it quits in January 2020, with the PT saying at the time that they were ‘still on good terms.’

A few months later, Adam was spotted kissing Towie star Demi Sims on a night out.

Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.

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