Izaak and Ella are the first contestants to leave Heartbreak Island. Photo / Supplied
Izaak and Ella are the first contestants to leave Heartbreak Island. Photo / Supplied
The lowest scoring duo on Heartbreak Island have been told to leave the show after a ruthless round of elimination.
The controversial show, which began on TVNZ 2 on Monday, sees 16 singletons looking for love while living together in Fijian bures. The last couple standing wins $100,000 and acar.
The elimination came after the show's first couples challenge that saw Ella and Izaak with the least amount of points.
They could have been saved by other contestants in a move called "ditch and switch", but no one chose to do so.
Ella and Izaak have to leave the island. Photo / Supplied
"It's a big heartbreak that's for sure, but it ain't called Heartbreak Island for nothing," said Izaak when hosts Matilda Rice and Mark Dye told him he was eliminated.
"Heartbreak Island has broken my heart, I certainly wanted to stick around for a bit longer," he said.
Ella was the lowest scoring female from Monday's first episode, one that was criticised for naming and shaming contestants who weren't as popular as others.
The episode caused so much outcry, TVNZ was forced to defend the episode as "reflecting the realities of dating in a Tinder age".