Love Island hunky Casey O'Gorman has received support from his close friend and former Islander Joe Garrett.
The 26-year-old recruitment consultant has been having a tough time in the villa recently.
Lana Jenkins picked to couple up with Casey during the latest recoupling but she later admitted that she still had feelings for Ron Hall.
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As Lana cooled off her budding romance with Casey, she told him that she makes an "excellent wingwoman".
Her comments left Casey reeling and things turned even worse when he spotted Lana and Ron kissing the same night she ended things with him.
Love island 2017 star Joe appeared on a Reddit chat with 2022 winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu on Tuesday (February 6) and the pair opened up about their thoughts on the 2023 series.
Joe explained: "So Casey is a close friend of mine. I've known him a while now and he's the absolute boy, genuinely a lovely boy.
"Clearly he's been raised super well and a super respectful guy as well.
"And the person he is inside the villa right now is the exact same person me and all his other friends know.
He continued: "So it's nice to see him truly be himself and also be committed as well."
Things maybe on the up for Casey as new bombshell Claudia Fogarty picks him to go on a date during Wednesday's (February 6) episode.
Following Claudia’s entrance, in W6-year-old recruitment consultant Casey admits: “Oh my God, my heart’s going crazy. She’s my type to a T.”
However, it isn’t just Casey who appears to have been flustered by Claudia’s arrival following the notorious heart rate challenge in Tuesday’s show.
The results of the challenge, which sees all the islanders perform sultry routines while dressed in revealing outfits in an attempt to raise the heart rates of the opposite sex, are set to be revealed in Wednesday’s show.
The results of one of the boy’s reaction to Claudia’s arrival and performance comes as a shock as he is coupled up with another girl.
Claudia responds to the news, saying: “Sorry… I’m very flattered.”
Later in the episode, Claudia receives a text inviting her to choose two boys to take on a date.
Love Island continues on ITV2 and ITVX nightly at 9pm
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