Ofcom has received 3,617 complaints about Love Island in one week after viewers accused the show of endorsing bullying tactics and nasty behaviour towards certain members of the cast. The complaints came amid the fallout from Movie Night, during which contestants on the ITV dating show viewed footage of their partners being tempted by newcomers or being unfaithful.
Luca Bish grew angry at his partner Gemma Owen and accused her of flirting with newcomer Billy Brown despite her insisting otherwise, while there was a heated argument between Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculoglu over footage of her in Casa Amor.
A total of 2,481 complaints were made about an episode on Sunday relating to alleged misogynistic behaviour by some of the male contestants. An additional 427 complaints were made about spin-off show Aftersun, which aired straight after the main programme, with the majority relating to comments made about Ekin-Su and the treatment of ex-islander Jacques O’Neill during his interview with host Laura Whitmore.
