Love Island has been hit with a raft of official complaints over 'alleged bullying' in the villa. The hit ITV2 dating show returned to screens earlier this month for the second-ever winter series.
New host Maya Jama, who replaced Laura Whitmore after she announced her exit at the end of the summer series in August 2022, kicked off proceedings with the first coupling as ten new islanders made their way to the brand-new villa, set to be worth a whopping £1.2m in South Africa.
And after just a few short weeks the drama has well and truly begun with tensions continuing to rise in the villa with new bombshells constantly being thrown into the mix.
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But ahead of a fresh dumping from the villa, it has been revealed that Love Island has been hitby nearly 200 complaints after fans accused the other Islanders of bulling Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown.
Ofcom released its latest audience reports on Wednesday (February 1) which confirmed that 197 people flocked to to complain to the broadcasting watching about scenes from the show which aired in the last week. Ofcom also confirmed that the majority of complaints were related to 'alleged bullying and discriminatory treatment of Zara'.
Viewers were left seething last week when Zara, who has just ended her love triangle with Tom Clare and fellow Islander Olivia Hawksin during Sunday night's episode, was left in tears after semi-professional footballer Tom made an awkward decision during a game of truth and dare.
In the game, which saw the questions/dares unlocked by the islanders popping balloons, actress and ring girl Olivia was dared to kiss the two Islanders that she thinks are most attracted to her. First, Olivia picked Tom, who she previously shared a connection with, followed by then-newcome Spencer Wilks.
Spencer then had to kiss the three women he found sexiest in the villa, and he chooses hair-stylist Tanyel Revan, 26, Lana and Olivia. Tom, 23, is then dared to name the three Islanders that would make up his perfect partner and he chooses Olivia for face, 25-year-old Zara for body and Lana for personality.
The Manchester Evening News has contacted ITV for comment.
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