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LOVE Island bombshell Samie Elishi has made a surprise confession about her previous messages with Luca Bish.

The star walked into the South African abode in tonight’s episode and made it clear that she only had eyes for one boy.

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During the ITV2 dating show, Samie admitted she fancied Luca but was quick to spill on her previous interactions with the star.

In a telling conversation, Samie admitted that Luca had previously tried to reach out to her in September with a series of cheeky DMs.

Confessing she was still “heartbroken” at the time, Samie opted to ignore Luca’s messages as she wasn’t focused on trying to find a connection with somebody else.

Having ignored the DMs, Samie then admitted that Luca deleted all the messages in a bid to wipe any evidence that he had reached out to her.

During a later conversation, Samie and Luca chatted where the missing messages were brought up.

Interestingly, Luca appeared to suggest it was Samie who reached out first as they laughed about the situation.

Samie said to him: “Sorry for ignoring your message.”

Luca replied: “What message? I ignored your first one.”

As the pair giggled, Samie said there “was no first message”.

Samie’s entrance into the villa appeared to put Luca’s head into a spin as he contemplated if he wanted to get to know the bombshell or stick with his current partner, Grace Jackson.

Ahead of her entering the villa, Samie confessed she would be heading straight for Luca.

When asked who she hopes to strike up a romance with, she replied: “Luca,” adding, “I feel like he’s very much a bit of me looks wise and watching him on this series, I like that he’s in touch with his emotional side.”

She went on: “He’s been the voice of reason throughout the whole Villa, I’m always saying ‘thank god someone said that…finally!’.”

Samie was then asked about how she would feel to step on Grace Jackson‘s toes – who Luca is coupled up with currently.

“Him and Grace look like they’re going fine, but you can’t believe everything you see,” Samie replied.

“The game is the game, this is what happens.

“If he does have a good thing with Grace and stays with her, then he wasn’t for me,” she said.

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GARDAI have arrested three men after seizing 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis herb worth over a combined €12.8 million.

Cops from the Dublin Crime Response Team are conducting an intelligence-led operation in Mountmellick, Co Laois and a number of other locations this evening.

During the operation they took around 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis herb.

The estimated value of drugs seized is over €12.8 million.

Three men have been arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in the Eastern Region.

Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), said: “This intelligence-led operation conducted by the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) has taken down the main supply network for cocaine and crack cocaine into West Dublin.

“This operation targeting the sourcing, preparation and distribution of substantial quantities of these illicit drugs, stopped them from entering our communities and is another significant blow to an Organised Criminal Group.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

It comes after a major operation was carried out at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison following a weekend of mayhem in which an officer was sliced and another had a hot cup of tea thrown in his face.

The Irish Sun has learned that around 30 phones and 5,000 tablets were seized at the jail this week.

Officers also nabbed bags of crack cocaine, while weapons were also discovered.

TENSIONS HIGH

Sources have also told how there has been heightened tensions at the prison over the weekend.

The most high-profile incident, which was revealed by the Irish Sun, saw one officer sliced from his lip to his chin.

The lag who carried out the attack is a dangerous criminal with almost 80 convictions whose behaviour has been extremely volatile behind bars.

But there have also been at least two further attacks on staff in Mountjoy, with one officer injured when he had a hot cup of tea thrown in his face. Another was assaulted in the same part of the lock-up.

‘VIOLENT’ INCIDENTS

In the ‘D’ division, inmates have been smashing lights and swinging brushes at staff.

One source said: “Tensions at the prison have been high in recent days.

“There is clearly a lot of drugs in circulation and this is leading to incidents, often violent.

“And it is prison officers who are at risk here in these situations.

CONTRABAND ‘FLOWING’

“There was an operation in the prison on Monday to try and get on top of it. A large number of phones and drugs were seized.

“But it is clear that large amounts of contraband is flowing into this prison”.

It is suspected that much of the contraband is being delivered by drones in packages dubbed as ‘fireballs.’

This is where packages are set on fire and dropped on yard nets by drones to burn through into the grounds before they are collected by lags.

There were four drone drops in one day to Mountjoy recently.

The Irish Prison Service has been grappling with the issues of drone deliveries for a number of years.

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LOVE Island’s Ronnie has threatened to ‘pull away’ from Harriett after her awkward confession.

Harriett Blackmore made a shocking confession during tonight’s Love Island: All Stars, which in turn left her beau Ronnie Vint backtracking on their romance.

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Harriett Blackmore told Chuggs that she is very much open[/caption]

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Chuggs Wallis entered the villa tonight alongside Samie Elishi, with the hunky lad pulling Danielle, Tina and Harriett for chats.

When chatting to Harriett, who is currently coupled up with longtime on-and-off lover Ronnie, she made a stark confession to Chuggs.

Chatting to Chuggs, Harriett said how she is “really open”, leaving viewers at home gobsmacked.

This later got back to Casey Gorman via Chuggs, with Casey soon spilling the tea to Ronnie.

Ronnie didn’t seem to be bothered at first but as the conversation went on and Harriett said no one has walked in that she fancies, this bothers him.

Ronnie sees this as a confession that she is still waiting for someone to walk in who she fancies.

He then says to Casey it could make him “pull back” from Harriett, after having had time to mull things over.

Before Harriett’s confession about being “really open”, Ronnie had said that he was very much “in love”.

RONNIE’S SWEET CONFESSION

When new bombshell Samie Elishi spoke to the lads about who was closed off, Ronnie made the shocking admission.

When Samie asked to Ronnie if he was open to getting to know anyone new, he was quick to boast over how he was “in love” – implying that he was totally closed off with Harriett.

Harriett previously dated Ronnie Vint during her stint on the show last summer when they both appeared on Love Island for the very first time.

And ahead of her stint on All Stars as a bombshell last month, she revealed she was not looking for a second romance with her ex.

“[I want to] explore new connections… but I definitely need to have a conversation with Ronnie though, I think that’s important.

“I don’t know how I’m going to feel when I see him, I haven’t seen him in months, we last spoke in September.”

But despite her saying she wouldn’t go back to Ronnie, she did.

HARRIETT AND RONNIE’S GAMEPLAN UNVEILED?

When Harriett arrived in the villa as a bombshell, some fans had a theory that she and Ronnie never really ended their relationship.

Some fans have said they suspect that they are still together and appearing back on the show in order to rekindle, win and nab the £50,000 prize pot.

One person on X recently said: “No one can convince me that Ronnie and Harriet didn’t plan this ‘rekindling’ since last year.”

“Okay plot twist: what if Harriet and Ronnie never actually broke up and they both agreed to go on all Stars so they could win together?” asked a second.

A third person then penned: “Okay now I’m starting to think they aren’t actually broken up & they just said that to come back on the show & win.”

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PREMIER LEAGUE chiefs remain convinced they have “the best referees in the world” — and insist that other countries AGREE.

As officials in Spain discussed going on strike in protest at abuse from fans and clubs,  the Prem’s chief football officer claimed that top-flight whistlers are better than they have ever been.

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Chiefs reckon Premier League refs are the world’s best despite some high-profile errors[/caption]

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Michael Oliver’s red card for Myles Lewis-Skelly was later overturned[/caption]

Tony Scholes said: “One of our main targets is to have the best match officials in the world — and we do.

“We have ten officials on the Fifa list and two of them — Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor — are in the top ten in the world according to Fifa.

“Other leagues around the world look up to the officials and VAR process in this country as a model they would like  to follow.

“That’s the message we get from people around the world.”

But Oliver and Taylor have been at the centre of major controversies this season.

Oliver red-carded Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly for ‘serious foul play’ at Wolves last month but the player’s three-match ban was overturned on appeal.

He was also the VAR who advised ref David Coote to review an  injury-time incident when  West Ham beat Manchester United after being awarded a  late penalty  — that ultimately led to Old Trafford boss Erik ten Hag’s October sacking.

And Taylor giving Brighton a penalty against Arsenal last month when William Saliba ‘headed’ Joao Pedro led to Gunners fury.

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Yet that West Ham spot-kick is one of only FOUR mistakes after a VAR intervention so far this season — according to the Prem’s key match incident panel, which including ex-players, managers and referees.

The panel also highlighted another nine  incidents where the VAR should have intervened.

That figure is markedly down from the total of 20 cock-ups at the same point of last season and 25 at the corresponding time in 2022-23.

Scholes added: “Nobody under-estimates the gigantic impact of any single error.

“They can cost a club points, managers their jobs, players their place in the team and have a huge impact on a game of such high stakes

“But, while there were four incorrect interventions, that means 66  correct ones while the total errors are down.”

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FOOTIE love rat Kyle Walker’s wife is eyeing a £750,000 Celebrity Big Brother deal.

But Annie Kilner, 32, will only appear if ITV bosses promise rival Lauryn Goodman, 34, won’t also join the reality show.

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Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner is eyeing a £750,000 Celebrity Big Brother deal[/caption]

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Annie will only appear if ITV bosses promise rival Lauryn Goodman won’t also join the reality show[/caption]

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Kyle with Annie and three of their children, pictured in 2023[/caption]

A telly insider said Lauryn popping up to surprise Annie “would be carnage”.

Her appearance on the ITV show would give the mum-of-four the opportunity to speak out for the first time about her marriage woes with love cheat Kyle.

CBB bosses are keen to get a Wag on the show after the jungle success of Coleen Rooney in the latest series of I’m A Celebrity.

A telly insider said: “Annie finally wants to be the one who talks about her marriage. She’s fed up with everyone else having a say.

“It’s the first time she would have spoken on TV.

“It would also be a stipulation Lauryn wouldn’t be a surprise guest, as that would be carnage. Annie wants the opportunity to make her own money and wants the public to see her as a woman in her own right, not Kyle’s downtrodden wife.

“It could be the start of a new career for Annie and an exciting move. Producers dropped Lauryn for Annie, as they knew landing Annie would be a massive boost, as she has never publicly spoken about the dramas of her marriage to Kyle.

“They’re prepared to set a new precedent with fees, too, and have deep pockets. After seeing pal Coleen do so well in the jungle, it has given Annie the confidence to branch out herself.”

Influencer Lauryn, who has two children with love-cheat Kyle, 34, had hoped to sign up after meeting CBB bosses last month.

A production source said: “Lauryn really impressed casting agents but they see Annie as a completely untapped talent so are focusing their resources on her.”

Man City and England star Kyle is on loan with Italian giant AC Milan until the end of the season

At the weekend Annie and their four children joined him before his debut match.

The new series of Celebrity Big Brother, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, starts in the spring.

A spokesman for the show said yesterday: “All names are purely speculation at this stage.”

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PROUD Natasha Sokunbi hugs her miracle baby — born while she was “dead”.

Natasha’s heart stopped for 14 minutes after she collapsed in an A&E waiting room when 37 weeks pregnant.

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Proud Natasha Sokunbi, 30, hugs baby Beau, who was born while she was ‘dead’[/caption]

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Quick-thinking medics raced against time, with a 30-strong team performing an emergency Caesarean section while at the same time giving the mum air and performing chest compressions.

Natasha then had to be put into a coma and did not meet her new daughter until three days after the delivery drama.

Yesterday, she told The Sun: “My heart wasn’t beating when the doctors delivered Beau. I was basically dead when they pulled her out.

“The doctors and the medical teams were amazing. We can never fully put what they’ve done for us into words.”

Dr Andrew Bennett, one of the first medics on the scene, said: “As far as I’m aware, it’s pretty unheard of for both the mum and baby to survive in this situation.

“It is testament to the speed of the response of everyone on our clinical teams, who were incredible.

“There is only a matter of minutes after mum’s heart stops until baby’s stops too, but we were fortunate to deliver her in time and she still had a pulse.

“Staff literally ran from the other side of the hospital to come to her aid. It was nothing short of miraculous.”

Care support worker Natasha, 30, was around three weeks away from the due date for her second daughter when she called 111 for help with a chest infection.

They told her to go to casualty and after a 25-minute taxi ride, she arrived at Royal Stoke Hospital at around 8am on December 3.

She checked herself in at reception but went into cardiac arrest five minutes later.

She recalled: “The last thing I remember was walking through triage and I felt dizzy and collapsed.

“Then I was in and out of consciousness while they were doing CPR and the C-section.

“I was so confused and I was in a lot of pain — it felt like somebody stepping on my chest.

“After that my next memory was hearing my husband and my sister talking next to my bed and I was trying to wake up but I couldn’t because I had been put into a coma.

“My husband was telling me to, ‘Please wake up’. When I came round, I noticed I didn’t have a baby in my belly and that was so scary.

“They told me what had happened but I couldn’t believe it until my husband showed me a photo and told me it was a girl.

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“I felt so guilty because I had fallen straight on to my stomach and I thought I’d hurt the baby.”

Natasha added: “While I was in hospital I was terrified my heart was going to stop again. I couldn’t sleep for three days because I was afraid I wouldn’t wake up and I’d never see my children again.”

Both mother and baby Beau, now two months old, were home in Stafford in time for Christmas with husband Ayo, 29, and other daughter, Love, who is 16 months.

Natasha has had a defibrillator fitted to combat a genetic heart condition that she had been treated for in the past but had believed to be under control.

She added: “I knew getting pregnant was a risk but everything was fine in the checks with my cardiologist — the pregnancy was going really well.”

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Dr Bennett, 34, said: “Natasha is phenomenally lucky that she came to A&E. If it had happened anywhere else, the outcome would have been quite different.

“It was simultaneously one of the most terrible things to see happen to a person and one of the proudest moments of my career to see so many people work together that quickly and deliver outstanding care.

“This is said to be a once in a career event for an emergency doctor. My heart goes out to Natasha and her family and I was overjoyed to hear that they had been discharged and made it home in time for Christmas.”

Natasha, originally from the Welsh Valleys, went on: “I am taking it day by day and had to learn to walk again but we are both much better now.

“Being a mum of two is great and I’m regaining my strength and independence.

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Mum Natasha with her baby and a medic at the hospital[/caption]

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Brave Natasha shows her scars left behind after medic’s spent 14 minutes trying to resuscitate her[/caption]

“Now I’m much more appreciative of life and won’t take anything for granted ever again.” The life-saving procedure Natasha had is called a resuscitative hysterotomy.

Hospital crews typically use a mask to pump air into the patient’s lungs and a combination of chest compressions and zaps from a defibrillator for the CPR.

A study last year estimated that the chance of both mother and baby surviving the procedure could be as low as 4.5 per cent.

Dr Bennett was not involved with the study but told The Sun: “It seems as though the baby only tends to survive when the cardiac arrest happens in hospital — it makes a big difference.

“Anything that you do while CPR is going on becomes more difficult because of all the movement.

Natasha is phenomenally lucky that she came to A&E

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“The mother’s survival is the priority but being pregnant can make resuscitation more difficult so getting the baby out, if it is the right age, quite quickly becomes an equal factor.

“This is as urgent as a C-section can possibly be.

“And then you go from having one patient who needs resuscitation to possibly having two who need it at the same time, so you need a huge number of clinical teams.”

Dozens of staff from at least five departments were drafted in to pull it off, many of them just about to clock off after a night shift.

The heroic medics involved have since received the Chief Executive Award from University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust.

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The chances of both mother and baby surviving the procedure were staggeringly low[/caption]

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Both Natasha and Beau, now two months old, were able to go back to their home in Stafford in time for Christmas[/caption]

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Doctors say Natasha was ‘phenomenally lucky’ and the outcome could have been ‘very different’[/caption]

IT ALL kicked off in the Love Island villa tonight, with Luca Bish being at the centre of it once again.

Tonight’s explosive episode saw the arrival of TWO new bombshells and they didn’t waste anytime in spicing things up.

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Things got tense on Love Island All Stars tonight, during a game of spin the bottle.

Gathered around the firepit, the Islanders had to read out a card with either a truth or dare on it.

The game included kissing dares, and when this was revealed Luca asked Grace Jackson – who’s he’s coupled up with – who he “should kiss”.

Not missing a beat, she replied: “Catherine.”

Later Luca ended up with a card daring him to “snog the Islander, other than your partner who is your vibe”.

But instead of kissing Catherine, as Grace had asked, he went for new bombshell Samie Elishi.

This DID NOT go down well with Grace and she was left fuming after they locked lips.

Raging, the blonde beauty was soon heard whispering to Luca to “shut the f**k up”, and called him “disrespectful”.

However, her reaction annoyed Luca and he was seen storming off.

Earlier in the episode, it was revealed how Samie and Luca had been DM’ing one another outside of the villa.

It came up as they chatted after she arrived on the show as the latest bombshell.

Sami wasted no time in saying how she felt, and said to Luca: “I fancy you, I think you’re good looking.”

Luca then replied: “I think you’re good looking.”

“So you fancy me?” to which Luca adds: “Erm I think you’re good looking…,” Samie then questioned, before she added: “What, are you scared of the word fancy?”

MAKING A PLAY FOR LUCA

The Sun previously reported Samie’s pledge to steal Luca before she even stepped foot inside the South Africa compound.

The stunning brunette star shot to fame two years ago in 2023 when she starred in season nine as a bombshell.

Samie entered the villa on day 14 and placed third in the final on day 58 alongside then-boyfriend Tom Clare.

Revealing who she has set her sights on in the villa, Samie revealed Luca is a bit of her.

When asked who she hopes to strike up a romance with, she replied: “Luca,” adding, “I feel like he’s very much a bit of me looks wise and watching him on this series, I like that he’s in touch with his emotional side.”

She went on: “He’s been the voice of reason throughout the whole Villa, I’m always saying ‘thank god someone said that…finally!’.”

Samie was then asked about how she would feel to step on Grace Jackson‘s toes – who Luca is coupled up with currently.

“Him and Grace look like they’re going fine, but you can’t believe everything you see,” Samie replied.

“The game is the game, this is what happens.

“If he does have a good thing with Grace and stays with her, then he wasn’t for me,” she said.

Love Island: All Stars airs at 9pm on ITV2

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Samie admits she fancies Luca[/caption]

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Luca is coupled up with Grace Jackson – but Samie isn’t afraid of stepping on her toes[/caption]

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