Love Island fans compare Tom's dramatic strop to ICONIC High School Musical ... trends now 'In his Troy Bolton era': Love Island fans compare Tom's dramatic strop to ICONIC High School Musical moment By Codie Bullen For Mailonline Published: 01:49 GMT, 1 February 2023 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 1 February 2023 Viewcomments Love Island fans compared Tom Clare's dramatic strop on Tuesday night's episode to an iconic High School Musical moment. The footballer, 23, rocked the villa when his secret kiss with Ellie started to become public knowledge among the islanders. And after facing backlash from the Olivia Hawkins, Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Shaq Muhammad, Tom made a dramatic exit from the villa garden. Drama: Love Island fans compared Tom Clare's dramatic strop on Tuesday night's episode to an iconic High School Musical moment Zara didn't seem so keen to let Tom off lightly after the situation, as she proceeded to reprimand him in front of the whole villa. She said: 'I was going to pull you for a chat Tom but I will do it in front of everyone.' A frustrated Tom replied: 'Go away Zara, I don't want to hear it,' but Zara cut him off and continued: 'I don't care. You're community penis, I think you're playing a game and I hope your parents are proud of you.' The comment left Tom utterly furious, as he dramatically ripped off his pink jacket and said: 'F *** this,' while the boys attempted to calm him down. He added: 'My family are always proud of me no matter what I do.' Cracking on! Ellie and Tom shared a steamy and unexpected kiss on Sunday night's episode of Love Island after he broke things off with Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown The comment left Tom utterly furious, as he dramatically ripped off his pink jacket and said: 'F *** this,' while the boys attempted to calm him down Fans compared the dramatic moment to Troy Bolton's iconic Bet On It scene in High School Musical 2. One wrote on Twitter: 'Why did Tom throw his jacket like Troy Bolton lol' Another added: 'LMAO love Zara for that but why is Tom having a high school musical Troy Bolton moment like storming off angry and taking off his jacket I'M CRYING' A third penned: 'Tom in his Troy Bolton era' Opinions: Fans compared the dramatic moment to Troy Bolton's iconic Bet On It scene in High School Musical 2 Tom struggled to manage the fallout from his kiss with Ellie, as Zara and Tanya took it upon themselves to tell Olivia before he had a chance to come clean. When Olivia got wind of his antics, she confronted him , asking: 'Do you have anything you want to tell me?', before adding: 'Nothing about the terrace today?' Appearing baffled, Tom asked: 'No, what?', prompting Olivia to clarify: 'Yeah, with Ellie, and buying time, Tom asked: 'The terrace today?', adding: 'Nothing on the terrace today.' Narrative: Tom, 23, shocked Olivia, 27 (pictured), as he attempted to cover his tracks when it came to kissing Ellie Unimpressed: Tom struggled to manage the fallout from his kiss with Ellie, as Zara and Tanya took it upon themselves to tell Olivia before he had a chance to come clean Olivia asked: 'No kiss?' Attempting to back out of the situation on a technicality, Tom said: 'Well we had a kiss the other day, not today.' Unimpressed, Olivia asked: 'Didn't fancy telling me that?' before slamming him for claiming the blonde beauty was 'just a friend'. Love Island continues on Monday on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm. LOVE ISLAND 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS Tanya Manhenga Name: Tanya Manhenga Age: 22 Location: Liverpool Occupation: Student and model Something not many people know about her: 'I have Vitiligo, which is a skin pigmentation, you may not even notice it.' 'It's on my lip and I have a stripe on my hair. Not many people know that but I think it's quite cute.' 'I don't care about covering it up all the time, I think it's a vibe.' Lana Jenkins Name: Lana Jenkins Age: 25 Location: Luton Occupation: Makeup artist Something not many people know about her: 'In my work as a makeup artist I've worked with lots of celebrities. 'Also, when I was 6-years-old I used to live in Spain and I was in an episode of Benidorm as an extra.' Tanyel Revan Name: Tanyel Revan Age: 26 Location: North London Occupation: Hair stylist Something not many people know about her: 'My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum - I don't like pretty boys, they give me the 'ick' because they always have a crap personality.' 'Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He's manly and he can dance.' 'If a man can dance I'm in love with him straight away.' Olivia Hawkins Name: Olivia Hawkins Age: 27 Location: Brighton Occupation: Ring girl and actress Something not many people know about her: 'I did a film with Jason Statham and had a nice 10-minute convo about life.' 'I've been a ring girl for KSI, I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I've also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.' Tom Clare Name: Tom Clare Age: 23 Location: Barnsley Occupation: Semi-Pro Footballer Something not many people know about him: I'm a High School Musical fan Aaron Waters Name: Aaron Waters Age: 25 Location: Melbourne Occupation: Model Something not many people know about him: He thinks his appearance on Love Island UK was 'diving timing' Ellie Spence Name: Ellie Spence Age: 25 Location: Norwich Occupation: Business Development Executive at a law firm Something not many people know about her: "When I was drunk I climbed over the gates of my friend's house, fell and almost lost my leg." Samie Elishi Name: Samie Elishi Age: 22 Location: London Occupation: Senior Estate Agent Coordinator Something not many people know about her: "I’m a really honest person and I have no filter. I won’t take rubbish from anyone, especially when it comes to guys!" Kai Fagan Name: Kai Fagan Age: 24 Location: Manchester Occupation: Science and PE teacher Something not many people know about him: 'I'm a Jamaican citizen. Because of that I played rugby 7s for Jamaica.' 'I play semi-professional rugby now for Burnage RFC.' 'I've technically got three different degrees and went to three different unis.' Ron Hall Name: Ron Hall Age: 25 Location: Essex Occupation: Financial advisor Something not many people know about him: 'On meeting me, you'd never know I am blind in one eye.' 'It was the result of a football injury when I was 8. I've got two different coloured eyes, one blue and one green.' Will Young Name: Will Young Age: 23 Location: Buckinghamshire Occupation: Farmer Something not many people know about him: 'Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.' 'A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating! 'It's a nice way to self reflect.' Shaq Muhammad Name: Shaq Muhammad Age: 24 Location: London Occupation: Airport security officer Something not many people know about him: 'I'm a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.' 'Every time I watch Dear John I cry. That's my favourite film. Any time I'm with someone and they say, 'Let's watch a romantic film', I'm like, 'How about Dear John, how does that sound?' Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown Name: Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown Age: 25 Location: London Occupation: Model and property developer Something not many people know about her: 'I've gone onto do lots of modelling and dancing for music videos for UK and global artists, I’ve worked with people like Hardy Caprio, Headie One, Aitch, Tione Wayne and more.' Jessie Wynter Name: Jessie Wynter Age: 26 Location: Sydney Occupation: Personal Trainer Something you may not know about her: She was on series two of Love Island Australia Spencer Wilks Name: Spencer Wilks Age: 24 Location: Bournemouth Occupation: E-Commerce Business Owner Something not many people know about him: He loves Justin Bieber Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility