ROGUE Love Island hunk Harry Cooksley has been labelled a “serial sh**ger” by an ex who claims he was involved with TWELVE girls in the run-up to the show.
The gold dealer and semi-pro footballer, 30, had the quickest Hideaway sleepover ever after he spent the night with air hostess Helena Ford just 56 hours into the ITV2 series — even though they were not coupled up.
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Ahead of Monday night’s final, in which Harry is set to feature, one stunning ex told The Sun on Sunday she was “not shocked” by his daring move.
The woman, who did not want to be named, added that she has been contacted by “about 12 women” over social media who, like her, thought they were in a relationship with Harry at different times over the past year.
She also revealed that his most recent former flame, Emma Munro — who sensationally joined the villa as a bombshell four weeks into the series — still has her clothes in his wardrobe at home despite their break-up and him bringing other girls back there.
‘Badly treated’
The ex, a model in her 20s, said: “I am actually distraught about it all. I have been really struggling to get through this.
“I thought we were serious and now I cannot get over how much he can do this to girls and get away with it.
He is a serial sh**ger and the way he has treated me and others is disgusting
The ex
“The amount of women he has hurt is unbelievable.
“We have all linked up over social media and there are just more and more coming forward to say how badly they’ve been treated.
“A few of us were led to believe we were in exclusive relationships with him.
“Others he was just dating or hooking up with casually. It’s disgusting.”
She added: “I am really worried about the women currently on the show.
Love Island star Harry's shock comment to Shakira revealed - just hours after going exclusive with Helena
“He is a serial sh**ger and the way he has treated me and others is disgusting.
“I just really hope he doesn’t get the platform to be on Love Island until the final.
“He doesn’t deserve it.”
When it was revealed in June that Harry was going to be in the villa, some women took to social media to express their shock.
One, Emilia Clark, said: “He liked me on [dating app] Hinge two weeks ago.”
Another with the name fitbritbill said: “Harry took my sister-in-law out for a date about eight weeks ago and couldn’t pay for it.
“Let’s hope they don’t charge for drinks in the villa — haha.”
One more, under the name Lcy_brooks, wrote: “Do we know who has access to Harry’s online banking so he can pay my friend back for the drinks he owes her from their date.”
“Daisyflolamb” added: “That’s funny because he was also exclusively dating my friend for the past seven months. Someone give Harry a calculator cos the math ain’t mathing???”
Another alleged he had split with their pal days before Love Island started, claiming it was because he was going to Bali.
They said: “Don’t forget they broke up on Wednesday & he told her he was going to BALI.”
One of Emma Munro’s friends claimed that her clothes are still hanging in the wardrobe at his home.
They said: “Her whole side of the wardrobe is still full, yet he has girls in her bed.”
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She also flagged this to the ex-girlfriend, who told us.
Meanwhile, on the show, viewers first saw Harry get close to model Shakira Khan, 22, as they cuddled and kissed on camera.
But then, within 24 hours, he disappeared into the Hideaway with blonde air hostess Helena, 29.
The Hideaway lets couples share a bed, with no one else in the same room, unlike in the rest of the villa.
Afterwards, the pair insisted they had shared just a “PG kiss” and a cuddle.
Even then, Harry was still telling others that he felt something for Shakira and that he thought she had “more substance” than Helena, who he had just coupled up with.
He also flirted heavily with the villa’s new arrival, Angel Swift, telling her: “I’m very attracted to you.”
Eventually, all the girls turned on Harry, accusing him of messing with Helena’s feelings after he dumped her.
But he did not appear put off as this week he re-coupled with Shakira.
And the pair have now been shown sharing a bed, kissing and cuddling together.
On Tuesday’s show, Harry apologised to Helena’s parents on the segment where contestants’ families are briefly brought into the villa to see their loved ones.
Can that be seen as progress?
It might be the best we can hope for.
CAPRICE: ‘BLAME GUYS’
LOVE Island bombshell Caprice Alexandra has revealed she is pleased that domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has condemned the behaviour of male contestants in the villa.
The 26-year-old nursery owner, from Romford, East London, only lasted two days on the show after she was dumped by Dejon Noel-Williams, who decided to stick with Meg Moore.
Caprice, who has watched the rest of the series at home, told The Sun on Sunday she is happy Women’s Aid has criticised the show for perpetuating misogyny and sexism.
She said: “I think guys don’t realise the impact they have. It is really good that Women’s Aid is coming out and talking about it.
“I think some of the ways that the guys have been speaking towards some of the girls are just not on.
“They have all taken accountability for it now, I think, but it has taken this to do it.
“I hope it opens the eyes of guys on the outside who realise that if they were being recorded they would be in s**t, too.”
