THE LOVE Island Villa is already in chaos after exes Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville clashed just minutes into the show.
The drama began when host Maya Jama led the Islanders in an ice-breaker game where the girls were given red flags to hand to a boy of their choosing.
Gabby, 32, targeted Marcel, 39, because their villa relationship ended in tatters when he cheated on her during a romantic holiday in Mexico.
A villa source said: “No one was surprised when Gabby gave her red flag to Marcel and he took it with good grace, saying he took it 'with pleasure'.
“But when they try and talk through the situation it gets heated and even Maya branded it ‘spicy’.
“Maya told them they needed to talk it out after the game.
“The islanders were all on eggshells around Gabby and Marcel because everyone knows how badly it ended.
“Any efforts to play nice and put on a game face almost immediately fell by the wayside - it was crazy how quickly the atmosphere turned.”
Before entering the All Stars villa, Gabby told The Sun she and Marcel hadn’t spoken since their break-up in 2018.
The Blazin Squad star cheated on Gabby with a holidaymaker while she slept on holiday, and then arranged to meet the other woman again when Gabby went to gym.
He is also heading into the dating show fresh from another split, as his marriage broke down last year.
Gabby told us: "I haven’t seen him for six years, so I don’t know how I’m going to feel when I see him.
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"It was a big betrayal of trust. Even though I’m over it now, it was something that happened."
Gabby insisted there are "no hard feelings" on her part and is hoping that she and Marcel can build a friendship in the villa.
She continued: "I’d actually like to have a conversation with him and put it behind us and have some sort of friendship.
"We did go out with each other for a year and we know each other well and we had an experience with each other last time.
"So there’s no reason we shouldn’t take the positives from it and hopefully be mates of some sort."
Bosses, meanwhile, have defended the decision to put Marcel back in the villa even though he is still married.
It was revealed in February that Marcel had walked out on Rebecca Vieira after she was accused of cheating on him with a US pop star.
Days later, Rebecca admitted to the allegations and issued a grovelling apology.
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Love Island executive producer Mike Spencer has now urged fans to "give the guy a break" and insisted Marcel is a single man.
When questioned about Marcel's marital status, Mike replied: "He had a wife! Marcel is single. He's ready to mingle.
"Give the guy a break. He's had a tough time."
He continued: "Well, I don't know much about his life. But I think he's a really good guy.
"He's so sweet and he's looking for love. So we are the home of love.
"We create proper relationships. So why not come and give it a go?"
The Sun also asked Mike if Rebecca will be entering the villa to confront her estranged husband, but he replied: "No, she's not."
