The contestants heading into the villa for the new series of Love Island have been told to 'pause' their social media accounts before filming starts, to try and combat online bullying that has tarnished the ITV show in the past.
It is customary for Love Island stars to hand over control of their Instagram and Twitter to friends or family when they jet off to do the show, but this has often led to the people left looking after the accounts having to deal with some horrendous messages as viewers give extreme reactions to what they see on screen.
This year, the sister of finalist Luca Bish, revealed that death threats had been sent to his account, while in 2019, the family of eventual winner, Amber Gill, also received some vile messages from viewers, left unimpressed by her actions in the early days of that series. Adam Collard's family also took aim at trolls over comments made about him when he went into the villa for a second time in the summer.
