LOVE Island hunk Finn Tapp wrecked his chances of a reunion with Paige Turley after his secret fling with MAFS star Tamara Joy – and now insiders have lifted the lid on the shock fling.
The Sun recently revealed that Paige and Finn were working their way towards getting back together after rediscovering their spark while filming Celebrity Ex on the Beach.
But as we exclusively told our readers, Finn ruined things when he slept with MAFS star Tamara Joy, who also stars in the MTV series.
And their shock tryst happened the night before the show’s star-studded launch.
Now a source close to the situation tells us how it unfolded.
They revealed: The fling came out of nowhere on a boozy night out with some of the cast the night before the show launched. It left everyone shocked.”
And the insider adds that Finn is furious at himself for messing things up with Paige, who he won Love Island with in 2020.
The pal revealed: “Finn’s devastated that he’s ruined things with Paige for a one-night stand.”
As for Paige, we revealed how she is completely blindsided by the shocking betrayal – especially as she was pals with Tamara.
It turns out Paige found out about the one-night stand very quickly, before the launch bash the following night.
“Paige felt really uncomfortable seeing Tamara at the party – she feels betrayed,” a source told The Sun at the time.
That same night, Finn was also seen cosied up with Playboy model Ashley Resch on the dancefloor – just a stone’s throw from where his ex was dancing with friends.
Love Island exes Paige and Finn broke up in April 2023 after three years together.
Tamara first entered the spotlight on Married At First Sight Australia in 2019.
Her husband Dan Webb had an affair with married contestant Jessika Power, sending shockwaves through the experiment.
The following year Tamara upped sticks and relocated to the UK.
In Celebrity Ex on the Beach, which is currently playing out on screens, viewers have seen the pair break down in tears as Finn vowed to win Paige back.
In a tearful reunion, the former flames were seen in the opening episode having a heart-to-heart as they discussed their past.
Desperate to fight for their love, a distressed Finn begged: “We need to get back to where we were.”
Paige and Finn's Love Island romance
PAIGE and Finn met on the winter series of the ITV2 dating show in 2020.
As soon as they returned to the UK, Finn moved in with Paige’s parents as lockdown hit.
When restrictions lifted they moved into a swanky apartment in Manchester together.
In a grand gesture to declare his love, Finn had Paige’s name inked on his arm above a previous butterfly tattoo in August 2021.
Three years after meeting on the show, Paige and Finn went their separate ways in April 2023.
The couple started filming Celeb Ex on the Beach in September 2023.
Last month, they were seen together again at the MTV show’s launch party.
Before their split, Finn told The Sun about his plans to marry Paige.
He said: “Paige is deffo the one, I’m deffo going to be the one to pop the question.
“I’ve got a plan, I’m not putting a timescale on it, it’s when the time is right, but within the next two years or so.
“Paige and I have always spoken about an abroad wedding, we might do two weddings, a close intermediate wedding with family and then a big party here with everyone.”
