LOVE Island fans have been left convinced that Jacques O’Neill is playing a “Spiel” with Paige Thorne after their heart to heart.

Viewers flooded social media to speculate that he was “playing a game” during the conversation as he got caught up in competing with Jay Younger.

Love Island ended with Jacques, 23, opening up to Paige, 24, about how he struggled to open up about his emotions.

Sitting on the stairs in the Majorcan villa, the Rugby player revealed that he was “afraid” to talk about how he felt to the paramedic.

Jacques admitted he felt “f**king angry” watching Paige in bed with Jay, 28, after they coupled up on Friday night.

“I so genuinely believe every word you tell me but I’ve just never felt like this in my life,” he told her. “But I can’t show emotion.”

“What do you think the worst is going to happen by showing emotion and showing that you care?” Paige then asked him.

“Like if anything Jacques that would only make us better.”

Jacques could be heard whispering “Danke” to Paige as the pair cuddled up together on the stairs before heading to bed.

But fans at home were not convinced by Jacques’ sweet admission, and hit back that they felt he was playing a “Spiel”.

“Convenient Jacques is laying it thick on Paige,” one kicked off on Twitter. “I sense some game playing strategies here.”

Ein anderer hat geklingelt: “Jacques came plan is not going the way he wants so now he cares,” as a third said: “Jacques is playing the game.”

“Jacques is using the ‘you changed me’ Linie, this game,” a fourth added, as a fifth concluded: “Jacques is such a game player.”

Es kommt danach Jacques’ mum hit out at cruel trolls targeting her family while he’s holed up in the villa.

The rugby player’s parent Janet took to her personal Instagram page to issue a passionate plea to deter keyboard warriors.

In a touching post, she uploaded a shot showing her posing by Jacques in his youth – writing an emotive caption.

“People sending nasty messages to me please can you stop,” sie hat geschrieben. “It does hurt. Vielen Dank.”

Her followers were quick to offer support, with one writing underneath: “Pay no attention. You’re amazing!”

Her comments come after axed Liebesinsel Star Remi suggested the sports ace was a “Bully” and made his time in the Mallorca compound “s**t.”

Der Reality-TV-Star – who was dumped alongside Afia Tonkmore in dieser Woche – said that the rows always went unaired by the ITV2 show.