Love Island: All Stars' Curtis Pritchard insists he's 'excited' for a post-villa reunion with podcast host ex Amy Hart as he discusses THAT awkward break-up - and his 'non-existent' love life since last split

Love Island: All Stars' Curtis Pritchard has revealed he's 'excited' to reunite with ex-girlfriend Amy Hart once he leaves the villa. 

The couple famously went through a very awkward break-up during series 5 back in 2019, fuelled after Curtis admitted to having his head turned by model Jourdan Riane in Casa Amour, with Amy later questioning whether he really liked her at all.

However, six years on from the onscreen breakdown of their relationship, Curtis, 28, has reflected on that tense time for the former couple as he told how there was more to that Casa Amor situation that viewers didn't realise.

Speaking to press ahead of his stint in the South Africa villa, Curtis opened up about potentially coming back into contact with Amy, 32, seeing as she co-presents the Love Island: The Morning After podcast which regularly chats to dumped islanders.

Gushing about his ex, he said: 'Amy's awesome, I love Amy! She's smashing it. She's doing absolutely unbelievable, all the jobs that she's doing, she's got the podcast, this and that. She's got a kid now, she's she's rocking it. 

'So you know what? It would be a really cool reunion and we'll probably end up going out for food after and stuff. So I'm a bit excited for that.'

The dancer also defended his treatment of Amy when asked if he learned anything from the public break-up, as he insisted that he didn't properly get the chance to tell her how he was feeling at the time. 

Curtis famously left Amy reeling when she discovered that ahead of recoupling with her, he he'd shown an interest in pursuing Jourdan who he met in Casa Amor, with a devastated Amy informing him that she was gearing up to confess her love to him. 

Discussing the drama, Curtis explained: 'I think with that whole Amy situation is there's a Casa Amor bit that we're maybe all forgetting about where you're not able to talk to the other half there. So it changes the reality of things ever so slightly. 

'Because my one goal when that Casa Amor thing happened was I wanted to be able to talk to Amy and let her know how I'm feeling. You can't do that in that scenario, so there's not anything I can learn or change from that too much really.

'It's a bit of a tricky one there. So no, I feel like I'm normally, touch wood, most of the time very respectful. I try to be anyway.'

Curtis went on to say how much he's changed since he first set foot in the villa and how his different outlook on life will affect the way he approaches romance in his upcoming stint. 

He shared: 'I'm more mature, I'm older, I'm at different points in my life. I feel very just mentally driven, physically driven in life, and I just want to go in with open mindedness. I'm not trying to create any game plans, not trying to think of how I want this to go or think of previous times because they are different times in my life.

'Different times, different programme, different people. So I just want to go in this really open-minded and organic, that's the best way to hopefully create a real relationship out of this.'

And Curtis' desire to find love comes as he confessed that his dating life has been 'non-existent' as he opened up about his split from his last partner Sophie Sheridan.

He explained: 'I haven't been on that many dates to be fair. So I had a girlfriend just previously and it obviously didn't work out. 

'You know, love doesn't always doesn't always last and sometimes people, they they fall out of love so that that's what happened with that one and that's why I'm here now'.

Speaking of his ex, he continued: 'She absolutely unbelievable. And whoever she ends up with will be a very, very lucky person. 

'But sometimes people just fall out of love and it just wasn't meant to be, unfortunately. So I sort of felt ready from there really to experience life and then do things again.'

It comes after Curtis admitted his ex girlfriend Amy 'taught me a lesson' after their painful breakup during the 2019 series of Love Island.   

The professional dancer has admitted he will be returning to the show with a new perspective and is now in a different stage of life.

During his time in the villa, Curtis romanced former air stewardess Amy before dumping her to pursue his feelings for now ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins. 

In a viral clip which has haunted the star since his appearance on the show, Amy begged with Curtis: 'If someone likes you they want to have a cuddle in bed with you in the morning.' 

As he replied: 'I know and I also want to be the person that gets up and makes everyone a coffee so everyone is ready for the morning.' 

Amy was left brokenhearted and quit the show to escape watching Curtis and Maura as their relationship blossomed in the villa.

Speaking about the viral 'coffee clip' ahead of his All Star appearance, he admitted: 'It follows me everywhere! 

'In hindsight, if I do find a girl this time, I will perhaps cuddle her in bed rather than make coffee… so Amy taught me a lesson.'

Love Island: All Stars returns Monday 13th January at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.