Official TV watchdog Ofcom has received more than 500 complaints about Love Island, many about the same incidents. Most of the complaints are from viewers upset at how islanders Ron Hall and Tom Clare have been treated by co-stars.
524 viewers complained to the watchdog about the ITV2 dating show last week, 300 of them about alleged "bullying" of Ron by his castmates. A spokesperson for Ofcom said this week that 302 complaints made following last Sunday and Monday's episodes "related to the alleged bullying of Ron by other contestants.
They also confirmed that an additional 71 complaints following last Thursday's episode (March 2) related "to the treatment of Tom by other contestants," reports the Star.