Love Island has been flooded with 3,617 Ofcom complaints in just one week following the explosive fall out from Mad Movies and claims of misogyny.
The ITV2 show has been condemned by Women’s Aid over the ‘controlling behaviour’ exhibited in recent scenes on the popular dating series after the contestants were shown footage of each other’s Casa Amor antics.
Over the course of the past seven days, Luca Bish has been seen blowing up at partner Gemma Owen while accusing her of ‘flirting’ with Billy Brown despite her insisting she wasn’t ‘entertaining’ the bombshell’s advances.
Elsewhere, Davide Sanclimenti repeatedly branded Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu a ‘liar’ during explosive arguments, despite himself straying and kissing Coco Lodge in Casa Amor.
An astonishing 2,481 viewers contacted the television watchdog on Sunday over the misogynistic behaviour by some of the male contestants.
During the episode, Luca was unconvinced Gemma wasn’t flirting with Billy in the clips, and he fumed to the boys: ‘I don’t even want to talk to her tonight. Made me look like an absolute f*****g w****r I ain’t going f*****g near that bird.’
Following the shocking scenes, Luca’s family insisted they do not condone his behaviour and said he would be ’embarrassed and deeply apologetic’ watching it back.
A further 427 people reached out to Ofcom following Sunday’s episode of Aftersun to hit out at the comments made about Ekin-Su and the treatment of Jacques O’Neill, who quit the villa, during his interview with Laura Whitmore.
During his chat with Laura, Jacques was asked about his decision to leave the show, on top of being quizzed about his ex-girlfriend Gemma Owen also being on the series.
On Monday, the regulator received 413 complaints relating to alleged bullying and misogynistic behaviour from some of the male contestants.
The episode in question saw Luca pick Tasha Ghouri as the islander riding on the back of her partner’s coat tails and using Andrew Le Page to get further in the contest.
Most complained about Love Island moments
- Faye Winter was subjected to 24,763 Ofcom complaints in 2021 after her blazing row with Teddy Soares
- The show also received 5,000 of complaints after Faye was misled over Teddy’s behaviour in Casa Amor.
- In 2018, 2,644 viewers complained to Ofcom after Dani Dyer was left crying in the Beach Hut because she thought her partner Jack Fincham was going to cheat on her.
This caused major tension within the group, with Andrew eventually confronting the boys after hearing them bitching about him.
Prior to that, 167 complaints were lodged following last Friday’s episode, with viewers taking issue with footage of Ekin-Su and George during Casa Amor.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
What is Ofcom and what does it cover?
Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.
The watchdog makes sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV and radio.
Ofcom deals with most content on television, radio and video-on-demand services, including the BBC. However, if your complaint is about something you saw or heard in a BBC programme, you may need to complain to the BBC first.
Its rules for television and radio programmes are set out in the Broadcasting Code.
The rules in the Broadcasting Code also apply to the BBC iPlayer.
This Broadcasting Code is the rule book that broadcasters have to follow and it covers a number of areas, including; protecting the under-18s, protecting audiences from harmful and/or offensive material and ensuring that news, in whatever form, is reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality.
Audiences can complain to Ofcom if they believe a breach of the Broadcasting Code has been made.
Every time Ofcom receives a complaint from a viewer or listener, they assess it to see if it needs further investigation.
If Ofcom decide to investigate, they will include the case in a list of new investigations, published in the Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin.
An investigation is a formal process which can take some time depending on the complexity of the issues involved.
Ofcom can also launch investigations in the absence of a complaint from a viewer or listener.
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