In a jaw-dropping twist that has left Love Island fans reeling, finalists Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes have called it quits just weeks after leaving the villa, with Yasmin seemingly moving on with The Traitors breakout star Freddie Fraser. The drama unfolded at the glitzy National Television Awards at London’s O2 Arena, where the couple appeared together but parted ways in a scandal that has set tongues wagging.
Yasmin and Jamie, once the golden couple of Love Island, arrived at the star-studded event looking like they were still riding the high of their villa romance. However, the night took a dramatic turn when Yasmin was spotted cozying up to Freddie Fraser, the charming Traitors star who recently split from his university sweetheart in July. Witnesses reported seeing Yasmin holding hands with Freddie, whispering, “We need to go somewhere private, no one can see,” as she pulled him away from the crowd.
Meanwhile, Jamie was left searching for his disappearing partner. In exclusive footage obtained by The Sun, a frustrated Jamie can be heard telling friends that Yasmin had “f**ked off,” hinting that their relationship was already on shaky ground. “They barely spent any time together at the party,” a source revealed to The Sun’s Felicity Cross. “Unlike other Love Island couples like Harry and Shakira or Cach and Toni, who were inseparable, Yasmin and Jamie were worlds apart.”
The split is a bitter blow for Love Island fans who believed Yasmin and Jamie were the real deal. Their chemistry in the villa, with Yasmin’s sultry “black cat” energy perfectly complementing Jamie’s “golden retriever” charm, had viewers rooting for them. However, cracks in their relationship were already apparent. Just hours before the awards, Yasmin posed solo on the red carpet, gushing about their relationship: “We’re really good. Coming to an event like this together is incredible.” Her words now seem like a cruel irony.
Freddie, who shot to fame on The Traitors earlier this year, made no secret of his admiration for Yasmin. On the red carpet, he enthused, “I love Love Island, and this season was incredible. I’m a big fan of Shakira, Toni, and Yasmin—I’ll be waiting to snap a photo with them!” Little did fans know that his admiration for Yasmin would spark a scandal that would overshadow the event.
Yasmin, who entered the Love Island villa as a bombshell and quickly became a fan favorite, recently signed with a modeling agency and opened up about her relationship with Jamie. In a candid interview last month, she revealed the heartbreaking reason they had yet to be intimate. “I’ve just come out of the villa and had the news of my cat,” she explained. “I’ve needed time to process my emotions, so Jamie and I haven’t been intimate yet.” Yasmin also shocked viewers during the show by admitting she had only slept with two men and had never had an orgasm, a confession that made her vulnerability all the more endearing to fans.
Yasmin’s magnetic presence on Love Island won over the nation, with fans obsessed with her close bond with fellow islanders Toni and Shakira. Her bold personality and emotional honesty made her one of the most talked-about stars of the season. Yet, her decision to ditch Jamie for Freddie has left fans divided—some are heartbroken over the end of her villa romance, while others are intrigued by her chemistry with the Traitors star.
As the dust settles on this explosive breakup, all eyes are on Yasmin and Freddie. Will this be a fleeting fling or the start of a new power couple? And where does this leave Jamie, who was one of the last to leave the party, still searching for answers? One thing’s for sure: this Love Island scandal is far from over, and fans will be glued to their screens for the next chapter.