Animal rights charity PETA has criticised an upcoming Love Island hopeful who will be entering the winter villa next week, as they claimed he “exploits” animals for his TikTok.
Will Young, from Buckinghamshire, has been confirmed as one of the new Islanders on the ITV reality show as the winter series kicks off on Monday, presented by new host Maya Jama.
The 23-year-old boasts 1.1million followers on his TikTok, who see him post clips from life on his farm,
Yet animal welfare organisation PETA re-shared a 2020 clip of Will, which he has since deleted from his TikTok account, which sees him dancing around a sheep giving birth before moving the newborn lamb to the music.
Re-sharing the clip to Instagram, the organisation wrote: “This farmer is a disgusting creep!
“He’s dancing over her body as she gives birth! Then he forces the second-old baby to ‘dance’ for clout on TikTok."
A representative of PETA has since said that the fifth generation farmer should be ashamed of posting TikTok dances with a seconds-old lamb for “social media click bait”.
PETA Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen told The Sun: "Women want a man who cares about animals, not someone who exploits them for their fleece, their flesh, or social media clickbait.
“Mr Young might want to consider that the cholesterol in meat and dairy can clog the arteries to all organs, not just the heart – and switch to a vegan diet if he wants to please his partner in the villa or later in his life."
Will's family farm is estimated to be worth around £1.6 million and has a cottage - called The Dairy - which can be rented out for £600 for three nights on Airbnb.
Will is one of the 10 singletons who will enter the plush new luxury £1.2million South African mansion next week.
ITV has announced its full line-up of new Islanders looking for love as the red-hot reality TV show heads to warmer climes for the first series of 2023.
Among those heading into the villa for a hot winter include a makeup artist, rising social media star and a rugby hunk as the new winter series starting on January 16.
Maya Jama takes the presenting role after Laura Whitmore stepped down last year, while her husband Iain Stirling, continues his comical narration – a role he has had since it began airing in 2015.
