LOVE Island star Rosie Seabrook said she “regrets” not dating Keanan Brand after Casey O’Gorman brutally dumped her.
The pair split just a week after leaving the villa – with Rosie slamming Casey for ignoring her after they returned to the UK.
Rosie said she has her eyes set on another Islander after being dumped by Casey
The Buckinghamshire beauty hinted at a new romance with Keanan Brand
Rosie, 24, has since revealed that she has slid into bombshell Keanan’s, 24, DMs and the pair have exchanged flirty messages.
She hinted at the new romance after fans asked her if she wished she had coupled up with the rugby player instead of Casey, 26.
“Yes I do regret not giving Keanan a chance, I do regret it very much,” Rosie said on her YouTube channel.
“I found him attractive from the first day I met him. We actually met before we went into the villa.
“We did some filming for Aftersun and we did actually meet before about two or three times. I really did fancy him, I found him very attractive.
“Obviously bombshell and bombshell going in together you’re not going to get to know each other.
“So when we went into the villa, we kind of went separate ways in terms of romantically – he was getting to know the girls, I was getting to know the boys and we built a really solid friendship.
“He was probably the closest person to me in the villa.”
The Buckinghamshire beauty continued: “We had this amazing foundation and when I did speak to him, we were speaking about the boy or the girl that we were getting to know. So we never really got to know each other on that level.
“If there was any time we were spending together then we got separated so we didn’t actually spend that much time getting to know each other in that way.”
Rosie said she had reservations about coupling up with Keanan because she had just got out of a love triangle between herself, Casey and Claudia.
She went on: “Keanan actually got the go-ahead by the producers to get to know me however I didn’t get that go-ahead.
“So when the whole terrace conversation came up, I obviously knew he found me attractive and I found him attractive but I really wasn’t expecting it at that time. I was shocked, I also knew we weren’t really allowed to get to know each other. I was shocked that he said it and then got the giggles.
She continued: “Keanan left the next day, so it was s*** timing to be honest.”
But new love could be on the horizon as Rosie confirmed that she and Keanan are now in regular contact.
“But saying that I wish I did now because I do really regret it and maybe or maybe I haven’t slid into his DMs,” Rosie added.
She laughed: “I’ve got his number and I don’t even have to slide into the DMs but yes we have spoken and that’s all I’m going to say on that.”
Rosie and Casey became the first coupled up casualty of the latest series of Love Island.
Those close to Casey, 26, said he boasted he was single at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
A source said: “Casey said he was not officially in a couple with Rosie and that he was single.
“It was clear he was ready to go out on the pull and enjoy the attention that comes after being on a show like Love Island.
“There doesn’t appear to be a deep connection between Casey and Rosie and although they were a couple when they were in the villa – being on the outside has made them realise they’re not right for each other.
“Being on Love Island and being in the villa is like a bubble and once the islanders come out often their situations and relationships completely change.”
Rosie hit out at Casey for failing to reach out to her after the show.
She said: “Coming back to the UK we barely spoke if I’m honest. We were both with friends and family. That’s fine but for me, I think I did reach out and I didn’t really hear anything back.”
She added: “And I felt there was not any effort made. I think the doubts that I had in the villa became very apparent when we left Love Island and I feel it just confirmed what I was thinking.”
