Love Island’s Ellie and Zara reunited yesterday and it was actually SO sweet

This is cute.

Turns out the friendships formed in the Love Island villa are actually stronger than they might appear on TV as seen by Ellie and Zara’s reunion yesterday evening.

Although Zara’s stint in the villa was short, it appears to have made a lasting impact on Ellie as the pair can be seen running from their cars and jumping into each other’s arms with excitement.

Heading for dinner in the swanky Nobu restaurant, Zara and Ellie were joined by their boyfriends (and Love Island flames) Adam Collard and Charlie Brake.

A post shared by Zara McDermott (@zara_mcdermott) on Jul 17, 2018 at 12:21pm PDT

Ellie and Charlie were the last couple to leave the Love Island villa having received fewer votes from the public, however, happy to leave, Ellie and Charlie believe that the best thing Love Island could have given them is each other, awww.

And it isn’t just Ellie and Zara that are making lasting friendships, both Adam and Charlie looked thrilled to see each other once more, as did Rosie and Niall earlier this month.

A post shared by Rosie Anna Williams (@rosieawilliams) on Jul 4, 2018 at 6:40am PDT

And tonight, we see Love Island return to our screens once again and there looks to be trouble in paradise for Dr Alex and Alexandra, Jack gets a cheeky kiss from new girl, Laura AND we wonder will this be the end of Georgia and Sam’s time in the villa? Hmmm.

All will be revealed when the show returns tonight at 9pm on 3e.