“There’s a reason behind why it happened, what happened at Casa Amor,” Leah said. “There was quite an issue of trust. I think it was just a good thing for us [to split].”
Montel then took to TikTok in August 2023 to address rumours of him cheating on Leah. “I’ve seen my name circulating in the media a bit, a bit of bad press, a bit of rumours being spread. I thought I’d come here and address everything. First of all, they are just rumours,” he said. “I would never do that.”
He referenced a picture that was taken of him at an event with Tink and some other Islanders. “Obviously after what happened in Casa, the pictures came out and Leah wasn’t happy with the position of the pictures where people were posted,” he said. “Leah wasn’t happy with how people were positioned in the picture, she said it made her feel a type of way, she was unhappy, it made her feel stupid which I do understand.
“I get it. For me I was just out having a good time, we took a picture, I was with my boys and we were all just chilling and we moved on with the night. Anyone who was at the event can confirm nothing happened. I didn’t do anything, didn’t sleep with anyone, wasn’t DMing anyone. I just wanted to be with her at the time.”
Leah also opened up to OK! Magazine about why coupling up late on the show didn’t help their relationship either: “We were coupled up while on the show and it was quite a new couple as well, so it’s not like we had as much time as the other people in there. So we had always said the next step for us was seeing how things work in the real world.
“And coming out we went on one date but it’s just one of those, it hasn’t worked out.”
