Love Island Australia 2022‘s premiere saw early favourite Claudia Bonifazio sent home, and fans were seriously peeved that this year’s potential “it girl” was booted on day one.

During the October 31 premiere, single girlie Holly Oakes Ferguson was given the power to steal one of the male contestants.

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Love Island Australia 2022‘s premiere saw early favourite Claudia Bonifazio sent home. Source: Instagram.

“At the end of the day, I could play it safe, or I could follow my heart, which is what I’m here to do,” Holly said.

She then chose Claudia’s partner (and mullet extraordinaire) Jordan Dowsett, to couple up with.

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As the only remaining single, Claudia was then told to leave the villa straight away and OUCH!

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During the October 31 premiere, single girlie Holly Oakes Ferguson was given the power to steal one of the male contestants to couple up with her. Source: Instagram.

Fans (who had quickly taken a liking to the Sicilian beauty) quickly took to Twitter to warn producers this was NOT a good move.

While some were upset that producers killed off the chance for a spicy love triangle, others just wanted to see more of Claudia, who they reckoned was the “hottest b*tch in the villa”.

Is it really a “plot twist” if we’ve barely seen the plot yet?!

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