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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Katie Fitzpatrick

Love Island producer confirms they're scrapping 'disgusting' part of the show - and reveals secret weekly ritual for the Islanders

With Love Island 2022 just days away executive producer Mike Spencer has lifted the lid on what to expect this year along with some show secrets. Fans of the ITV2 dating show can't help wonder about what they don't get to see on our screens as Islands soak up the sun on Mallorca.

And as they quizzed Mike on what goes on behind the scenes on the popular reality series, which launched back in 2015, they demanded that the food passing challenge is dropped. Last year the Spit the Roast task, which saw Islanders pass the contents of a Sunday roast to each other using their mouths, prompted a flood of complaints.

Roxygen1 asked: "Please can you stop making people spit food into each others mouths?" And Shambean2 asked: "Why the spitting food challenges I beg youse to stop, such a waste of food! I really think doing challenges with incentives or couple building activities would be so much better."

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