Love Island Season 9 aired a new episode on Tuesday, featuring the second recoupling round of the season. Fans predicted that Haris Namani would be dumped from the villa this time.
The latest episode ended on a cliffhanger with six islanders (three men and three women) in the dumping zone, including Haris. Fans claimed that he would be the one leaving the villa during the eliminations, which will air on Wednesday.
According to viewers, the reason behind the England native’s exit is said to be a video of him fighting on the streets that have now gone viral online.
In Episode 9, the islanders in the elimination zone included Haris, Tom Clare, Kai Fagan, Anna-May Robey, Tanya Mahenga, and Tanyel Raven.
Fans predict Haris Namani’s elimination
The latest episode of Love Island UK 2023 didn’t reveal the islanders who got eliminated. The revelation will be held in the next installment. The decision falls into the hands of new bombshells, Aaron Waters and Jessie Wynter.
Fans predicted that Haris would be eliminated in the upcoming episode after his street fight video went viral. Take a look at their reactions:
In the viral video, Haris Namani punches a man who then falls to the floor. Fans mentioned on Twitter that the clip was over a year old.
It is unclear, however, whether the production took action to remove the Love Island contestant from the show based on the video or Jessie simply didn’t pick Haris during the elimination round, resulting in his exit.
To note, Haris is not just a TV salesman but also a boxer.
The official synopsis of Love Island Season 9 Episode 9 reads:
"The temperature's rising as Love Island continues. With a huge prize up for grabs for the winning couple, the question is - who's in danger of being dumped from the villa?"
The results will be announced in the upcoming episode.
Haris earlier had a fight with Shaq on Love Island
Days before Haris’ street fighting clip surfaced, the 21-year-old grabbed fans’ attention after his brawl with co-star Shaq Muhammad.
Last week, Haris and Shaq got involved in a heated argument after the latter accused him of “sh*t stir[ring].”
The incident took place when the TV salesman kept asking David (now eliminated) about his kiss with Shaq’s partner Tanya on Love Island. David told him that he was not comfortable talking about it in front of Shaq, but Haris didn’t stop asking.
Shaq then intervened by saying that Tanya “snogged” the bombshell and further stated:
“You’re [pointing at Haris] so annoying bro. You do this all the time bro, like relax.”
Haris got triggered and asked Shaq to shut up, which led to a brawl between the two islanders. Things escalated after Shaq said:
“You do this all the time, bro. You just try and f***ing sh*t stir. You sh*t stir all the time.”
Haris and Shaq started yelling at each other so loudly that the girls from the balcony rushed to watch the drama. The men had to separate the two islanders to stop the fight. Haris later approached Shaq and the two made amends.
On Love Island, Haris was paired up with Olivia Hawkins after her partner Tom Clare was stolen by bombshell Zara. Olivia still wanted to be with Tom. If Haris gets eliminated in the next episode, viewers might see a change in relationship dynamics.
Meanwhile, the islanders who are in the safe zone include Zara Denis, Olivia Hawkins, Aaron Waters, Jessie Wynter, Lana Jenkins, Will Young, Shaq Muhammad, and Ron Hall.
Love Island season 9 will air its next episode on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 9:00 pm GMT (4:00 pm ET) on ITV.