Ronnie Vint breaks silence on rumours he’s split from his Love Island girlfriend Harriett Blackmore
RONNIE Vint has addressed rumours that he and girlfriend Harriett Blackmore have split.
It comes after fans spotted footballer Ronnie, 28, had deleted photos of Harriett, 25, from Instagram on Sunday - sparking fears they had separated.
But Ronnie has now taken to his Instagram story to deny that they're on the rocks and said posts about the break-up are fake.
The Love Island star shared a screengrab from an Instagram page that claimed he and Harriett had split.
The post appeared to show Ronnie commenting: "Yeah it's true. Will explain my side of things later," along with the caption: "Ronnie Vint is sharing his side of that story with what happened with Harriett."
But Ronnie has insisted that is simply a cruel hoax by a social media user.
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He wrote: "This is clearly a set up. Edited because we are sweet and I haven't commented a thing. Thank you."
Yesterday Ronnie and Harriett posted a since-deleted story around the same time, saying "LOOOOL", with a black background.
One fan wrote on Reddit: "Harriet and Ronnie broke up??
"Ronnie posted this on his IG story and deleted the movie premiere photo with Harriett."
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Another added: "This is not the first time he has done cryptic stories and archive and unarchived posts with her.
"Why make it obvious on socials? Just fight in private.
"I highly think their relationship will end on very bad terms with how clear it gets that it’s so unhealthy."
A third shared: "Both wiped each other from their IG. How people do that so quick is beyond me."
However, the photos in question are now back and restored on Instagram.
Since the speculation online, Harriett has posted Instagram snaps of the pair enjoying a sunny holiday in Dubai, and captioned them: "Dreamiest week".
It comes as the villa duo's plans to move in together were recently revealed.
Harriett opened up to , saying: "In June. Everything’s happening at once.
"We're moving up towards London, which is exciting.
"It's really close to Matilda [Draper], so we'll be spending a lot of time with her and going back and forth."
Last summer, the pair had originally split just weeks after previously leaving the villa.
However, viewers watched as Harriet and Ronnie rekindled their connection on Love Island: All Stars.
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Although Ronnie was an original All Stars islander, his then-ex entered as a bombshell on Day 11.
Having reunited, the pair fell short of winning after being "dumped" on Day 34 of 36.
