Love Island viewers have compared Tom Clare to last year's winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu after a drama-filled episode saw Tom go after multiple girls.

Tom and Zara called time on their romance in the villa after Tom said that Olivia had the best face during a game of truth or dare.

At the start of Sunday's episode, Zara burst into tears because of the incident. Tom was later confronted by the girls and told Tom to have a chat with Zara because she was upset. Tom defended himself and said he was just playing the game he was told to.

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"The initial attraction was there between me and Zara but how long will that last? Will it work on the outside? I don't want drama, I want to come home to someone bigging me up," Tom said in a confessional, explaining the incident was a "wake-up call" to him.

Later, Tom was seen flirting heavily with Ellie who gave him quite a few compliments. Then, Tom and Zara finally had that chat. Tom said he thought he'd be in trouble no matter what he said, while Zara said after his response, there was "no coming back."

"We'll both never change for anyone, that's just how we are," Tom explained as they both mutually agreed to end their romance. Then, Tom took Olivia to the terrace to discuss their feelings.

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They both agreed that they've had mutual attraction to one another and Olivia told Tom she'd regret it if they didn't give each other "another chance." However, she told Tom she wanted a lot of effort from him in order for him to woo her.

Olivia told the girls the exact same thing and it looked as if Tom and Olivia were set to give each other a go. However, Tom then shocked viewers during his talk with Ellie just upstairs from the girls.

Tom flirtingly asked Ellie to wear a "sexy little gym outfit" to which Ellie replied: "I will. Only for you, though."

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The two then leaned in for a kiss, shocking viewers. "Oh man, you're trouble," Tom laughed as the two agreed to keep the kiss a secret. Viewers all agreed that Tom's actions echoed that of last year's winner Ekin-Su, who kissed bombshell Jay Younger behind the back of her partner Davide Sanclimenti.

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