A restaurateur has criticised some former Love Islanders and influencers for demanding free food in exchange for "exposure" after being inundated with requests from them on social media.
The owners of Viet Shack in Manchester shared a post on Instagram where they shamed "full and semi blue IG ticks, influencers, public figures and foodies", claiming they receive more than 50 message for freebies every week. In the post, the restaurant also asked its followers to consider the impact of the current financial situation on small businesses before demanding freebies.
The Vietnamese restaurant said a recent request was reportedly from a Love Islander who finished in "[a low scoring] place" on the hit ITV show. The message appears to show the person offering to post pictures of the restaurant on various social media accounts in exchange for a free meal.
