Love Island’s Harry reveals why he has no plans to go “exclusive” with Shakira

Love Island star Harry Cooksley has explained why he and Shakira Khan have no plans to go “exclusive” now that the show’s finished.

Harry had a rollercoaster journey in the villa, having spent most of his time coupled up with Helena Ford, only to break it off and rekindle with Shakira in the final weeks. When the duo left the villa they were the only couple who didn’t make things exclusive, with Shakira saying they were in “no rush”.

Having returned to the reality, Harry has been busy addressing everything that happened in the villa, as well as claims he was dating Montana Brown’s friend before the villa. And he’s divulged more about the current status of his relationship with Shakira.

On the Not My Bagg podcast, host Joe Baggs asks Harry what his current label is with Shakira and if they were now exclusive. Harry responded: “No, we haven’t [labelled ourselves exclusive], I think that’s just a villa thing. If I’m honest with you.”

“I’m not here for like, ‘Oh, we’re exclusive’, or making a big thing out of being exclusive. The thing for us would be boyfriend and girlfriend.”

He continued: “Obviously we’re not there yet. But it’s never going to be, ‘do you want to be exclusive with me?'”

Harry added that he “only has eyes for her”, and has “no interest” in getting to know anyone else.

Joe then asked Harry his thoughts about couples like Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes, who put the “exclusive” label on their relationship in the final days of the show even though it was clear that no more bombshells would enter.

Harry responded: “I’m not too sure. I think we could have easily done that as well. But like I said, I think the exclusive thing is more for the show, like, if bombshells are coming in, you say: ‘I’m exclusive’.”

Harry then jokingly admitted that the exclusive label “didn’t really apply to [him]”, poking fun at his own antics in the villa.

It seems fans are liking this new side to Harry describing him as a “changed man”. One person commented: “I disliked him in love island but I am warming to him now and I agree with what he said all this exclusive nonsense…”