Real reason behind Joe Garrett and Lucie Donlan’s split revealed as he enters Love Island All Stars as a bombshell
ALL the details of Joe Garrett and Lucie Donlan’s relationship and split ahead of his appearance on Love Island All Stars tonight.
Joe, 26, and Lucie, 25, started dating after coupling up on Love Island. It turned into a serious relationship after the pair both left the villa.
However, they eventually called it quits and Joe, now single, is entering Love Island All Stars tonight as a bombshell.
He has dating history with both Georgia Harrison and Molly Smith – he’s snogged them both – so his appearance in the villa will definitely stir up some drama.
Joe is no doubt looking to do better this time around, as he left Casa Amor quite early during his last stint on Love Island.
How did Joe and Lucie meet?
Joe and Lucie met during the 2019 season of Love Island.
Lucie was the third girl to go into the villa and initially stood forward for Michael Griffiths, but when Joe Garrett walked in, she ditched him for the delivery man.
Later, Anton Danyluk, who was coupled up with Amy Hart, revealed to Lucie he fancied her more. However, Lucie did not feel the same way.
Then, when Tommy Fury had to pick a girl to couple up with, he decided to steal Lucie from Joe, leaving the floppy-haired hunk in turmoil.
Lucie was embroiled in a love triangle after her date with Tommy, leaving Joe emotional.
Lucie later admitted to liking Tommy – but his head was turned when Molly-Mae Hague invited him on a date.
Lucie struggled to make her mind up between her two admirers, but when forced to make her decision about whom to couple up with, she went for Joe instead of Tommy.
Unfortunately, Joe was then sent packing from the villa, but Lucie left shortly after. The pair reunited away from the show and continued dating in real-life.
Joe and Lucie pretended to split up in 2019
It seemed that the media attention was too much for Joe and Lucie, as they were plagued with split rumours shortly after leaving the villa.
However, it turned out to be a tactic the couple employed to keep away from prying eyes.
In September 2019, Lucie spoke exclusively to The Sun where she insisted that they were still an item and had just been keeping their relationship secret.
The blonde bombshell said: “We’re still going strong.
“What we were doing is telling everyone we were friends because we wanted to keep the pressure off.
“We wanted to get to know each other and didn’t want everyone else knowing.
“So we got together seriously… and it shows that it’s real.”
They called it quits for real a few months later
Unfortunately, the couple’s second bout of split rumours turned out to be true. The pair were very busy with their respective work commitments and had started to grow apart.
Joe and Lucie’s split was announced in December 2019.
A source told The Sun: “Joe and Lucie have decided to end things between them.
“They’ve been so busy with work lately that it’s made it difficult for them to find time to see each other. They just grew apart.”
A Timeline of Joe and Lucie's Relationship
Joe and Lucie dated after coupling up on Love Island
- They met in Casa Amor in 2019.
- Joe left the villa before Lucie, but they reunited afterward.
- They continued dating, but spread fake ‘split rumours’ to ‘keep the pressure off.’
- In September Lucie exclusively confirmed to The Sun that they were together and getting ‘serious.’
- However, the pair officially called it quits in December.
Following her split with Joe, Lucie has gone on to have a serious relationship with fellow islander Luke Mabbott.
Lucie and Luke got together in 2020 and have travelled the world together.
The couple got engaged at the end of 2021 while watching the Northern Lights in Finland. Now the couple live together in Cornwall.
