Michael Griffiths, 27, was left with egg on his face following Monday’s Love Island final, as his former flame Amber Gill, 21, was crowned winner along with her new partner Greg O’Shea, 24.
Posting his reaction to the result on Instagram Stories, the former fireman insisted he ‘did not expect’ Amber to be crowned champion, before cheekily claiming the victory was for ‘ratings.’
Fans were quick to jump on Amber’s victory with a barrage of savage memes as they joked Michael ‘blew his share of the £50,000’ when he savagely dumped Amber earlier in the series.
Surprise: Love Island’s Michael Griffiths, 27, was left stunned following Monday’s final, as his ex Amber Gill got the last laugh following their brutal split and was crowned series winner
Michael, who came under fire from fans for his manipulative ‘gaslighting’ behaviour inside the villa, was speechless when he saw Amber was the winner, saying to the camera: ‘Oh s***, oh s*** I did not expect that.’
Continuing his frenzy, he gasped in shock and screamed: ‘Wow.’
The reality TV star appeared to throw shade former flame’s victory, blurting out the word ‘ratings’ before the clip ended.
Michael spent the evening viewing the episode at Boxpark Wembley where a large screen was erected to show the final.
Champions: Monday’s showstopping final saw host Caroline Flack announce that Greg and Amber had secured the most votes from the public
Shocked: As he filmed his reaction to Amber’s victory, Michael was left speechless after brutally dumping her earlier in the series
Big night: Michael also appeared to throw shade at Amber, repeatedly saying the word ‘ratings,’ as he watched the final with fans at Boxpark in Wembley
While the hunk was somewhat gracious in seeing his ex win, Twitter was quick to flood the feed with a barrage of hilarious memes, as they poked fun at Michael’s reaction to Amber’s loss.
One fan tweeted: ‘Remember when Michael literally had the £50k in his hands but decided to throw it out the window bc someone said he was whipped on Twitter lmaaaaaoooo.’
Another added: ‘Michael in bed tonight after seeing Amber win #loveisland knowing it could’ve been him if he hadn’t been such a chaldish t**t.’
A third posted: ‘Michael really blew a 50k lead and a shot at his true happiness you love to see it.’
Hilarious: Fans took to Twitter for a barrage of memes as they poked fun at Michael and saying he blew his share of the prize money after he dumped Amber
Quids in! Amber and Greg were the surprise winner for many fans, and the Irish hunk opted to split the £50,000 prize money with the Newcastle beauty
The final show saw host Caroline Flack announce Amber and Greg as the winners, she asked the beautician and the rugby hunk to choose an envelope each – one containing the £50k prize fund, the other containing nothing.
Greg selected the winning envelope, and after a moment of brief tension announced he’d be splitting it with Amber.
Prior to this, Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins were axed first from the final, coming in fourth place.
They were followed swiftly by Ovie Soko and India Reynolds who placed third.
Runners up: Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury placed second
In their chat with Caroline – which took place before they were announced as winners – Greg and Amber gushed over one another, admitting they felt shocked to have gotten so far in the process.
Amber said: ‘I don’t know how we’ve done it. It’s wild. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotion. Absolutely mad. I had that period of time that was just awful and I thought it was over for [me] then. Then [Greg] came in.’
Of her previous dramas with ex-Islander Michael, who ditched Amber for Joanna, Amber went on: ‘I was definitely prepared to stay with Michael. We had a great friendship. But I knew when I looked him up and down that he was going to ruin my life.
Third: Ovie and India came in at third place during the tense live finale
Fouth: Maura and Curtis came in fourth in the final of the summer show
‘It was horrible [when Michael paired up with Joanna]. I had a sneaky feeling but I was hoping that he wouldn’t do it. [Greg] is just lovely. He’s got nice energy. I like being around him all the time.’
Greg said of Amber: ‘I knew she was the one because she was funny and because of her confidence. My parents raised me to have good morals and good principals. It’s nice to treat women with respect.’
Amber said she would never have given Michael another chance after Greg’s arrival. She shared: ‘I’m not the type of person to go back to someone. I had an instant click [with Greg] and I wanted a fresh start. I had to work to build it with Michael. I didn’t want to go back there! I literally lost all hope [until Greg came in].’
Following being dumped from the villa, Michael exclusively told MailOnline, that he had left the island at the ‘perfect’ time because he was able to make amends for ‘hurting’ Amber.
Love Island: Following being dumped from the villa, Michael exclusively told MailOnline, that he had left the island at the ‘perfect’ time because he was able to make amends for ‘hurting’ Amber
He said: ‘Me and Amber spoke and I knew I was directing my frustration at her and when it was happening I was always thinking to myself, “why am I doing this?” because I’m literally just hurting a friend.’
The Liverpool born star claimed his romance with the beauty therapist stirred up old hurt from past relationships.
However, Michael enthused he was glad they were able to ‘clear’ the air between them and part ways as friends.
He added: ‘Amber was reminding me of past relationships and stuff like that and I did speak to her about it and it was something that I didn’t really want to put myself through again.
‘Amber knew I was directing my frustration at her… Speaking about it was pretty nice to be honest and we’ve left things on a really high note and we are actually friends.’
Michael managed to patch things up with his ex Amber in the five extra days he stayed in the Mallorcan villa after his partner Joanna was dumped from the island.
Although the tattooed hunk admitted he was ‘tempted’ to leave with Joanna, he claimed he was glad he didn’t because he isn’t a ‘quitter’.
On the mend: Just before his exit Michael pulled Amber aside for a chat, where he insisted he wants her ‘to be happy’ and does think her relationship with Greg could work
