Bristol charity Women's Aid has issued a warning to ITV as former Islander Adam Collard returns to Love Island. It was announced at the end of Sunday's episode (July 10) by narrator Iain Sterling that the series four contestant would be returning to the villa, four years after he first stepped foot in it.
Broadcaster ITV has been criticised by some viewers for bringing Adam, 26 back on the show because, when he was on it back in 2018, many condemned his treatment of fellow contestant, Rosie Williams. At the time of his original appearance, Women's Aid warned that there were 'clear warning signs in Adam's behaviour' of 'emotional abuse'.
Teresa Parker, head of communications and media relations at Women's Aid, told the Metro in a new statement: "In the 2018 series of Love Island, we saw Rosie rightly call out Adam for his unacceptable behaviour, which included gaslighting and emotional abuse. We hope that ITV recognise how serious this issue is and that it must be learned from, considering they have asked Adam to return to the show.
