Shaughna Phillips hints she WASN’T single during Love Island 2020

Love Island 2020 star Shaughna Phillips has baffled her Instagram fans by posting a snap cosying up to a hunky man, claiming she is ‘starting 2021 with the same people she started 2020 with’.

The 25-year-old, who was on Winter Love Island last January, was supposedly looking for romance on the ITV2 dating show, famously pairing up with co-star Callum Jones only to be dumped by him after returning from Casa Amor.

Yet in her most recent social media post, she is seen on a sun lounger, cuddling up to a shirtless hunk, whose face has been covered up.

Who is THAT? Love Island 2020 star Shaughna Phillips has baffled her Instagram fans by posting a snap cosying up to a hunky man, claiming she is ‘starting 2021 with the same people she started 2020 with’

She captions the snap: ‘Starting 2021 with the same people I started 2020 with, and feeling very lucky ❤️’

Many were left wondering who the faceless man was, taking to the comments to press her on the matter.

Some were baffled, wondering how she could still be romancing the same man a year ago if she had taken part on Love Island – a series for singletons. She also took part in Celebs Go Dating over the subsequent summer. 

‘Did I just read her confirm that she was in a relationship whilst on love Island and cgd? No hate im just shocked!’ one person remarked.

Drama: The 25-year-old, who was on Winter Love Island last January, was supposedly looking for romance on the ITV2 dating show, famously pairing up with co-star Callum Jones only to be dumped by him after returning from Casa Amor

Drama: The 25-year-old, who was on Winter Love Island last January, was supposedly looking for romance on the ITV2 dating show, famously pairing up with co-star Callum Jones only to be dumped by him after returning from Casa Amor

Huh? Yet in her most recent social media post, she is seen on a sun lounger, cuddling up to a shirtless hunk, whose face has been covered up and  captions the snap: - 'Starting 2021 with the same people I started 2020 with, and feeling very lucky ❤️'

Huh? Yet in her most recent social media post, she is seen on a sun lounger, cuddling up to a shirtless hunk, whose face has been covered up and  captions the snap: – ‘Starting 2021 with the same people I started 2020 with, and feeling very lucky ❤️’

Another posted: ‘So you were the Game Player all along! Shame!’ 

Further exchanges seemed to hint that Shaughna was indeed pulling the wool over the nation’s eyes when she took part on the show, with the blonde actually replying to certain remarks.

In a now-deleted exchange, someone asked: ‘Confused how she can have a boyfriend of two years what with Celebs Go Dating and Love Island.’

To which Shaughna replied: ‘It’s television!’

Was she/wasn't she? Some were baffled, wondering how she could still be romancing the same man a year ago if she had taken part on Love Island - a series for singletons

Was she/wasn’t she? Some were baffled, wondering how she could still be romancing the same man a year ago if she had taken part on Love Island – a series for singletons

Oh! 'If you had the ability to potentially change your mum's/parents' life, would you? For me, personally, being able to help my mum in anything she financially would need outweighed ANY other scenario,' Shaughna had replied to one comment, now-deleted

Oh! ‘If you had the ability to potentially change your mum’s/parents’ life, would you? For me, personally, being able to help my mum in anything she financially would need outweighed ANY other scenario,’ Shaughna had replied to one comment, now-deleted

Another asked: ‘Surely if you’re in a relationship you wouldn’t be going on dating programmes?’

To which Shaughna had replied: ‘If you had the ability to potentially change your mum’s/parents’ life, would you? For me, personally, being able to help my mum in anything she financially would need outweighed ANY other scenario.

‘That’s the relationship that means everything to me, and I would do anything to give her the life she deserves. We may not agree, but I hope you understand my decisions.’

This follower – who went on to share the grabs on Twitter – went on to rant: ‘Can’t believe Shaughna was in a secret relationship throughout her whole time on Love Island.

In a now-deleted exchange, someone asked: 'Confused how she can have a boyfriend of two years what with Celebs Go Dating and Love Island.' To which Shaughna replied: 'It's television!'

In a now-deleted exchange, someone asked: ‘Confused how she can have a boyfriend of two years what with Celebs Go Dating and Love Island.’ To which Shaughna replied: ‘It’s television!’

Single or not? She also took part in Celebs Go Dating over the subsequent summer [pictured with Pete Wicks]

Single or not? She also took part in Celebs Go Dating over the subsequent summer [pictured with Pete Wicks]

‘I know it’s all reality TV and it’s all fake but like… She got the whole country to hate Callum which probably did have an impact on him whilst she had a boyfriend of two years when on the show????

‘I dont know why I care so much about this but it feels like I’ve been lied to!’ 

Several commenters speculated she was with Chris Hughes in the snap – the two having taken part in The Real Full Monty On Ice last month.

One, however, posted: ‘Not Chris Hughes, she said starting 2021 with someone she started 2020 with, potentially meaning another love islander from the January 2020 series…’

Another posted: ‘So u started 2020 with him hes from love island then spill the tea?’

MailOnline has approached Shaughna’s reps for comment.