LOVE Island's Amy Hart has been forced to leave Brighton Pride after a family emergency.

The former air hostess from Worthing had been spotted at the event on Saturday in a rainbow mini dress.

But shortly after arriving at the LGBTQ+ festival Amy had to make a very swift exit.

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She took to Instagram to break the news, writing: "Had to leave Pride early due to a family emergency. Have a good one everyone," followed up by a series of kisses.

An hour later, Amy cropped up again on the site as she shared a video message from her car.

Explaining what happened, Amy said to the camera: "Right everyone, so I had to leave pride because we thought my granddad sadly wouldn't make it.

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"But he's serving comebacks like Take That and is now sitting up eating ice cream."

She then told her fans she was on her way back to Brighton where she hoped to meet some of them there.

Amy has been making the most of her new found fame since quitting the villa early.

This week she and a friend were treated to VIP experience at Goodwood Races.