Helped stop the trolls’

Love Island twins Eve and Jessica Gale fill us in on life after the villa

They strutted into the villa just a few days into the series as the first-ever twins in Love Island history, and they most definitely made an instant impact – both for the guys on the show and for us watching at home. So it was heartbreaking to see them split up so early when Eve Gale was booted out in the first island dumping.

But she watched on proudly as her sister, Jess, met and fell for Ched Uzor, with the couple eventually coming in fourth place. And now they’re back together they’re planning on taking the world by storm.

We catch up with the 20 year olds to chat about career plans, working out, love and why trolls won’t get them down…

Hey guys! How are you both feeling now the show is over?

I feel like it’s nice to get back into reality. Towards the end I was missing Eve so much, it feels good to get out and see everyone. But it’s been so busy, everything has changed a lot.

Have you watched it back yet, Jess?

I haven’t actually had time to watch all of it but I’ve seen a couple. The snog, marry, pie episode, because I know that went down quite badly. I also watched one Casa Amor episode because I wanted to see how the boys were behaving.

Is it strange seeing yourself on TV?

It’s really weird. You remember the exact conversation that you were having but you remember it differently to what you’re watching. And obviously, they can’t show it all – there’s a lot you don’t see.

How much did you guys miss each other?

I was really sad, but also busy so that was good. It meant I couldn’t dwell on it too much.Then when

Jess came out it just clicked back into normal, like we’d never actually been apart.

I missed her so much in the villa, and I knew it would be hard for her going on the outside and being by herself.

Have you guys ever been apart for that long before?

No, I think the longest was five days when I went on a uni geography trip to Spain.

And even then we were on FaceTime or texting the entire time.

Did you find it hard, Eve?

Yeah, I did, I found it really overwhelming. I was first out so everyone was quite focused on me. I felt like I needed to be positive but it was a really stressful time. I came out to a lot of hate, which I definitely struggled with.

Was that a shock?

I realised how nasty people can be. I’ve always heard of trolling but I never realised the extent of it. Then, after the news about Caroline Flack’s death, I suddenly got loads of apology messages online. I think when a tragedy happens some people do feel to blame and I got a lot of people asking if I was OK and saying sorry for their messages. It takes a tragedy for people to be kind. It’s a shame they can’t be kind regardless.

Are you able to rise above the trolls now?

I never reply to them because I feel like they get a kick out of it. Even if I’m crying over their insult, I’ll pretend I haven’t seen it.

The thing is, you get some trolling messages but you get so much more that’s all about the love and that’s so nice.

Do you guys have twinsense?

I wouldn’t say so, I think it’s more of an empathy thing. If I see Jess is upset then I will feel really upset, too.

Nothing telepathic but we’re really on the same wavelength.

What was it like watching Jess getting to know Ched?

I was really happy for her. I always thought she’d find someone at the Casa Amor stage so it was nice to watch. If Jess is happy that’s all that matters to me, I’m never going to judge her decisions.

Jess, how is it going with you and Ched?

Really good.

It is very different out of the villa. In the villa you’re together every day, and at the beginning when we came out we spent a lot of time together, but now we’ve had a few days apart so he could go and see his family. We’re not actually in a relationship, but we’re exclusive so we’re taking each day as it comes. It’s really relaxed.

And have you had the chance to all go out together?

Yeah, Jess doesn’t mind me coming along. Obviously, when they want time alone

I’ll leave them to it, but I get on with

Ched as a friend.

And it’s important now we’re out of the villa for me to get to know Ched around his friends and my family, rather than just in the Love Island setting.

Eve, have you met anyone since the villa?

No, I haven’t, it’s not top of my priorities right now. I just want to focus on myself – I don’t have time for that!

So what’s the plan now?

Me and Eve are focusing on establishing ourselves. Love Island has been an amazing platform and now, moving forwards, we’re really into fashion.

Do you both feel body confident?

No, I would say that’s a misconception that we come across as very confident but, like everyone else, we have insecurities about our bodies and our faces.

I don’t think anyone is 100% body confident.You can sit there and rip yourselves apart or you can be positive with how you are. It’s all about self love and we try and adopt that mindset. We work hard in the gym and if we go out we wear what we want and what we feel nice in.

It’s great when you head out in the same outfits…

We unintentionally coordinate all the time, it just happens. We have such similar tastes in clothes that it’s hard not to dress similar.

Are you party girls?

We love going out, but not just for the sake of it. When you go out too much it stops being fun.

But we love getting up on the dancefloor, especially if it’s hip-hop and R&B.

Eve is a massive fan of Sean Paul so she was sad she missed him in the villa.

I was gutted!