TYRIQUE Hyde has revealed he turned down Love Island USA because of his blossoming relationship with Samie Elishi.
The pair and it looks like it’s going in the right direction, so much so that he turned down the opportunity to head back onto the franchise he shot to fame on.
Tyrique Hyde has revealed he turned down Love Island USA because he’s dating Samie Elishi Credit: Instagram/ @tyriquehyde
He made the revelation on his live stream with Omar Nyame
The content creator, 27, made the revelation during his live stream on Wednesday night, while speaking to Omar Nyame.
He expressed: “You know man turned down this Summer for my relationship.”
Tyrique went on to hit out at haters who think he’s only with Samie for PR purposes.
He appeared on the ITV show for series 10 in 2023 and made it all the way to the final in third place with now-ex .
The footballer made a return to the franchise for the second season of last year, again making it to the final with Justine Ndiba.
Despite not appearing on the US instalment this year, fans will still get plenty of Tyrique commentary on the UK version.
He live streams him watching the show every night on his streaming channel and invites former show stars to react to it with him.
He’s also been , alongside Shakira Khan, Toni Laites, Yasmin Pettet, and Joe Baggs.
Fans will see their debuts on the after show when the first episode lands on on Sunday after the main programme.
about bagging the role, Tyrique expressed: “Being a part of the Aftersun panel three years after coming off the show is a moment in my career I’m proud of.
Fans will still get their Tyrique fix on Love Island as he’s one of the hosts of Aftersun Credit: itv
He and Samie began dating in March Credit: Instagram
“Hard work pays off! Bout to step into my presenting bag, BRB, link me live on Sunday nights.
“Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here. (Feels even better when you did it by being unapologetically yourself. Year of the real.)”
Samie won All Stars earlier this year with Ciaran Davies, but after they split weeks after leaving the villa, she soon got with Tyrique.
Streamer Tyrique was accused of breaking the couple up after relentlessly swooning over Samie online, but he denied that played a part in the split.
Things between the pair certainly moved fast, to over the Easter weekend.
They revealed they when Tyrique asked Samie to be his girlfriend.
star asked Tyrique: “So how did you ask her [Samie] out for real?”
Tyrique replied: “In Morocco.”
Dami continued: “How did you do it? Was it your birthday [Samie’s] or your birthday [Tyrique’s].”
Samie then chimed in: “No we actually went out for your birthday. Ty’s birthday was actually a few days after that day.”
Dami added: “Oh wow so your birthday present was actually her.” Looking smitten, Tyrique could be seen nodding as he said: “Best gift ever.”
She explained: “He said ‘I want you to be my girlfriend’ and I was like ‘Is that you asking me?’ and he said ‘Yes.’”
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