Love Island's Ella Thomas 'splits from Charlton Athletic footballer boyfriend Lloyd Jones after a year of dating'

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By HANNAH MCDONALD, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

Published: 09:50 GMT, 4 February 2026 | Updated: 10:05 GMT, 4 February 2026

Love Island's Ella Thomas has reportedly split from her Charlton Athletic footballer boyfriend Lloyd Jones after a year of dating.

The reality star, 25, and League One player, 30, went Instagram official with their relationship last year. 

But it appears they have now gone their separate ways, with both Ella and Lloyd deleting all pictures of each other from their Instagram pages. 

The pair have also unfollowed each other on the social media app. 

It has also been reported by The Sun that her Love Island ex Tyrique Hyde jumped on the opportunity to get in touch with Ella after the split.

He is said to have got his friend PK Humble to call Ella while on a live stream and fans were left shocked when she answered - however it was apparently an awkward exchange as Ella questioned why a friend of his was calling her. 

Love Island's Ella Thomas has reportedly split from her Charlton Athletic footballer boyfriend Lloyd Jones after a year of dating

The reality star and League One player went Instagram official with their relationship last year - but seem to have gone their separate ways 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Ella for comment.  

Lloyd was the first one to go public with their romance on May 4 last year, as he uploaded a sweet photo of Ella proudly supporting him when he accepted his club's Player of the Season award.

Ella later returned the favour by sharing a carousel of love-up snaps with her new man during a romantic evening together.

In the snaps, the reality star sizzled in a black plunging halter neck dress as she joined her dapper beau in the car.

The pair then put on a cosy display as they posed for a selfie at what appeared to be an awards night ceremony. 

This was followed by a snap of herself in the mirror of an elevator as they headed to the glitzy event.

Ella captioned the snaps: 'Recently,' with a black heart emoji.

It came after her ex Tyrique, whom she met on Love Island, appeared to take a cryptic swipe at her now-former relationship.  

The pair appear to have broken up, with both Ella and Lloyd deleting all pictures of each other from their Instagram pages

It has also been reported by The Sun that her Love Island ex Tyrique Hyde jumped on the opportunity to get in touch with Ella after the split (Tyrique and Ella seen in 2023)

Following Lloyd's post, Tyrique took to his own Instagram Stories, sharing a throwback photo of himself in the confessional on Love Island

In the shot, he's seen beaming at the camera - but the subtitle underneath reads: 'Nah, I'm very sad, trust me.'

The timing didn't go unnoticed by fans, with many believing it was a subtle dig or reaction to Ella's new relationship reveal.

Ella and Tyrique met during the tenth series of the dating show and was heavily tested with some dramatic ups and downs.

They blissfully exited the villa together, with their relationship appearing to be stronger than ever. 

Shortly after leaving the villa, the couple announced they'd split in November 2023, before trying to give it another go.

A source told the Daily Mail: 'Ella and Tyrique have decided it's time to go their separate ways.

'They have such love for each other, but they often struggle to get along and as viewers saw in the villa, they're always arguing.'

Ella and Tyrique came third during their summer series of Love Island, losing out on the top two positions to runners-up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki and winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root.

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