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The very recent episode of Love Island UK that dropped on June 9, 2025, saw Sophie Lee pair up with Harry Cooksley.
This happened during the blind pairing, which was announced by host Maya Jama. She picked Harry based on his age. He is 30 and she is 29, and thus, they felt like they might be more compatible with each other.
After the initial coupling was done on Love Island UK, the duo sat down to talk and bond. During this time, Sophie laid out her expectations for her match and how she is trying to move forward in a relationship. She also revealed being in a fire accident during her early twenties that has left burn marks on her face and other areas.
However, Love Island UK fans felt like Harry was just not that into her. Even when he was talking to the cameras, he claimed that Sophie was "too much" for him. This landed him on the receiving end of fans' criticism as they were awed by Sophie and her journey and felt like Harry should step up his game.
At the same time, they wanted Sophie to be careful and wait a minute before getting too "vulnerable" with someone because the other one might not have an emotional bandwidth of understanding her the way, just like it happened in Harry's case. Voicing their opinion on X, one of them wrote,
"Sophie is being too vulnerable with the wrong guy as don’t think Harry is into her"
"Sophie is going to be BROKEN someone protect her from these men," said a fan.
"sophie is a burn survivor so I better not see anyone speaking on her looks," read a tweet.
"yeah guys i really like sophie. she’s mature and very real. my client!" said a fan.
"Sophie seems too developed as a person for this TV show," expressed a fan.
"harry saying sophie is maybe a bit much for him yeah we could tell by your one word responses the whole time can’t handle a smart woman," a fan expressed their frustration towards Harry.
"Sophie is lovely but I think she's being too serious, this is a fun dating show. She needs to let loose a bit if she can. But I understand that could be hard considering her past," a Love Island UK fan advised Sophie.
"I really like Sophie butttt people on this show don’t want to get married girl," read a tweet.
Love Island UK - What happened to Sophie?
Talking to Harry after they had paired up on Love Island UK, Sophie revealed her past. She revealed that when she was 22, she was caught up in a fire accident, but ended up making her "the woman" she is right now.
Sophie explained that the whole thing made her learn more about life and "interactions of people and how to be better."
Talking about her mental health journey, she said that she started doing inner work because to date other people, one needs to be in a good place with oneself.
Right after that, Harry sat down for a Love Island UK confessional, and even though he was appreciative of Sophie's maturity, it felt to fans that he was not ready to be in a relationship with her.
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Love Island UK season 12 drops on ITV at 9 PM. Later, the episodes are available to stream online via ITVX. For US viewers, they will be able to watch the new season on Hulu as it drops on the platform from June 12, 2025.
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