Overview
- On August 8, Cooksley posted a viral TikTok vlog documenting his 3 a.m. journey home from Majorca and his first day back.
- He stopped at an Aldi supermarket to pick up essentials, saying he aimed to prove doubters wrong about life after the villa.
- During the vlog he visited his mother and shared "some of the tea on the Island" about his villa experiences.
- In his first post-show interview on Lorraine, he admitted he handled the love triangle with Shakira Khan and Helena Ford "in the wrong way" and said he and Helena are now friends.
- Shakira described watching their on-screen relationship unravel as "heartbreaking" and reflected on its emotional impact.