Love Island's Charlie Frederick addresses Danny and Arabella kiss

Twitter has been awash with theories claiming that Danny Williams and Arabella Chi know each other on the outside world, owing to their shared link to Charlie Frederik.

And after the pair shared their first kiss on Tuesday's episode of Love Island, former Islander Charlie took to Twitter to clear up the rumours. 

Charlie, 28, appeared on the ITV2 series in 2018, and went on to date current contestants Lucie Donlan and Arabella. 

Connections: Twitter has been awash with theories claiming that Danny Williams and Arabella Chi know each other on the outside world, owing to their shared link to Charlie Frederik

Connections: Twitter has been awash with theories claiming that Danny Williams and Arabella Chi know each other on the outside world, owing to their shared link to Charlie Frederik

The blond hunk also knows Danny from a photoshoot, with pictures of the pair together quickly circulating online. 

However, Charlie insisted that they only know each other in a professional capacity, tweeting on Wednesday: 'Let’s just clarify Danny is not my best mate. 

'I’ve shot with him once. For like an hour, he owes me nothing. It’s Love Island you gotta do.' 

Former flame: Charlie, 28, appeared on the ITV2 series in 2018, and went on to date current contestants Lucie Donlan and Arabella Chi (pictured)

Former flame: Charlie, 28, appeared on the ITV2 series in 2018, and went on to date current contestants Lucie Donlan and Arabella Chi (pictured) 

Model moment: The blond hunk also knows Danny from a photoshoot, with pictures of the pair together quickly circulating online

Model moment: The blond hunk also knows Danny from a photoshoot, with pictures of the pair together quickly circulating online

Not friends: However, Charlie insisted that he and Danny only know each other in a professional capacity and the pair aren't close friends

Not friends: However, Charlie insisted that he and Danny only know each other in a professional capacity and the pair aren't close friends 

However, that didn't stop fans being whipped up into a frenzy by the trio's connection, taking to Twitter to express their confusion. 

They shared: 'So arabellas ex is Charlie who is Danny’s best friend who’s also Lucies ex and Danny and arabella both model for Asos and your trying to tell me they don’t all know each other already or at least heard of each other?? #lovelsland'

'Wait but wasn’t last years Charlie best mates with Danny. Arabella is Charlie’s ex. Danny is getting to know Arabella... #LoveIsland'; 'So Danny and Charlie are good friends. Arabella is supposedly Charlie’s ex and now Danny has coupled up with Arabella?? My head is spinning' 

'Wait so Danny’s meant to be like mates w that Charlie guy that was on Love Island last year, who was with Arabella before she went in the villa but now her and Danny are together? Yhyh makes sense g'; 

Three's company: However, that didn't stop fans being whipped up into a frenzy by the trio's connection, taking to Twitter to express their confusion

Three's company: However, that didn't stop fans being whipped up into a frenzy by the trio's connection, taking to Twitter to express their confusion

'Danny +Charlie =besties,Arabella= Charlie’s Ex = Danny & Arabella already knowing each other = there being a ‘real connection’ ‘already’ #loveisland'; 'This is a fix! Charlie & Danny are best mates. How can Arabella hook up with her man's bestie, yet pretend they are strangers? We already know the connection! #fraud #loveisland';

'Did you know Arabella and Danny knew eachother as arabella’s ex is Danny’s

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