Love Island star Francesca Allen has slammed the villa's girls for making her feel like an outsider during her time in the show.

In an explosive new interview, Francesca, 23, accused the cast of giving her a frosty welcome, leaving her out and making horrible comments behind her back

She singled out the girls in particular for criticism, admitting she felt uncomfortable after she entered as a bombshell with Chris Taylor.

Speaking to Mail Online , she said: "I struggled quite a lot when I first went in there, I didn’t have the warmest of welcomes..."

When asked if she felt like an "outsider", she added: "I did a little, it was a shame it took them a little while to warm to me, I’m not a horrible person...

"I am too laid back as a person, I should have voiced it to the girls that I’m feeling left out and things like that...

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"When I didn’t, I sort of stayed quiet, I had Joanna and Belle, they are lovely."

Francesca added she was very disappointed in Maura for "making comments" behind her back.

She said: "Maura, she said: 'Someone told me she was kind of making comments behind my back but I hadn’t seen that to my face...

"I don’t really know what they were, but yeah, I thought we were [friends]."

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The Essex clothing store manager added that fellow new girls India and Harley got a better reception.

She explained: "As soon as India and Harley came in, I just wanted them to not feel as I felt, it was a different vibe for them than when I came in, a different situation.

"The girls were a bit more welcoming than they were to me, they were excited Ovie was going to have two girls who liked him...

"I’m glad they got it, having my one wasn’t the best… you don’t want that."

Francesca was booted out on Sunday along with fellow single Michael Griffiths, who she had coupled up with after he wasn't picked by Amber.

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