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Megan McKenna first appeared on our screens in 2009 and shot to fame in popular TV shows, such as TOWIE, Ex On The Beach and Celebrity Big Brother. During that time Megan's love life has been quite the rollercoaster ride, with a string of high-profile relationships. The 31 year old famously had an on-off relationship with Pete Wicks, which played out over several episodes of TOWIE before they finally called it quits in 2017.

Trigger warning: suicideThe mental wellbeing of Love Island contestants has increasingly taken center stage in as more and more Islanders have been subjected to trolling and criticism during and after the show has aired.Questions about whether the show bosses were doing enough to prepare and protect their came under fire after former Love Island and Celebs Go Dating contestant Mike Thalassitis took his own life in 2019.Thalassitis is the second former Love Island contestant to die by suicide after appearing on the show. Sophie Gradon died in June 2018 and , who hosted the show, took her own life in 2020.

Laura Whitmore has been burning bridges all over ITV as she leaves her job as presenter of Love Island, slamming producers on her way out the door.Last week, she claimed she wasn’t allowed to check in on the wellbeing of contestants on the dating show or speak up if she thought something was wrong.It’s left viewers calling the star “bitter” and wondering if she’s about to get her husband Iain Stirling – who does the voiceover – kicked out, too.“I hate having anything I’m not allowed to say. I couldn’t ask Love Islanders if they were OK,” said Laura, 37, who was brought in to host the reality series in 2020, to replace original host Caroline Flack, who was suspended in 2019, and then tragically died the following February.“It is hard.

The eighth series of Love Island, the UK’s hit dating reality show, has confounded critics who thought it would lose its appeal with the introduction of more robust guidelines to preserve contestants’ mental health.

K.J. Yossman The 2022 cast of “Love Island” will be given extended duty of care protocols and offered inclusion training, ITV and Lifted Entertainment confirmed today.The eighth season of ‘Love Island’ is set to air this summer (pictured above: season 7 contestants).The inclusion training, which will be delivered by Black Collective of Media in Sport’s Leon Mann, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Hayley Bennett, disability specialist Shani Dhanda and broadcaster Sean Fletcher, will cover language around “disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviours and microaggressions,” according to ITV.It will be offered to participants before they enter the villa.Meanwhile welfare measures will be in place “before, during and after filming,” ITV confirmed.

Contestants on this year’s Love Island will take part in inclusion training and hear from former Islanders before appearing on the show as producer, ITV Studios’ Lifted Entertainment, boosts its duty of care protocols for season eight.

When somebody dies in 2022, the chances are they are also leaving behind an online legacy. This includes celebrities such as Tom Parker, Mike Thalassitis and Caroline Flack, who still have live Instagram accounts. Nearly 80 percent of people living in the UK have social media and their accounts will likely outlive them.

Tributes have been pouring in for Love Island star Mike Thalassitis, who passed away three years ago at the age of 26. Mike, who first rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, took his own life in March 2019, with many of his friends and co-stars leaving touching messages for the star on the anniversary of his death. Marcel Somervile, who appeared alongside Mike on Love Island, posted a pair of the pair together to Instagram with the caption: “Always Remembered My Brother! “It’s not a coincidence me and @jonny_mitchell1991 always catch up around this time.

Montana Brown has shared her sadness at the death of her late friend Mike Thalassitis on the third anniversary of his tragic death at the age of 26. Montana, now 26, and Mike grew close after their time together in the 2017 series of Love Island and were in constant contact before Mike took his own life in 2019, 18 months after rising to fame on the ITV2 series.

A contestant at the centre of a Love Island emotional abuse row has apologised for her foul-mouthed tirade on the reality TV show.

Former Love Islander Zara Holland has said that she finds it hard to watch the show after the death of Sophie Gradon in 2018. Sophie had been fighting anxiety and depression when she took her own life just two years after appearing on the show.

Love Island bosses have been warned the show could be axed if they fail to care for the show's cast by broadcast watchdog Ofcom.The hit ITV2 show has put in place a lengthy new duty of care programme after the tragic suicides of two former contestants, Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis, and former host Caroline Flack.

Shannon Singh’s shock dumping has left Love Island viewers utterly outraged, but ex star Amy Hart has come to the rescue with her invaluable insider knowledge of the hugely-popular dating show. The 26 year old pointed out that fans may be able to rest easy another twist is on the cards if they monitor Shannon, 22, on her social media.

Love Island fans have been left fearing that the upcoming series of the popular dating show will not feature Casa Amor. Featured halfway through the past series, Casa Amor proved to be the ultimate test of love and betrayal in which couples are tested on their loyalty to one another.

Bosses at Love Island have issued an advanced stern warning to viewers ahead of the new series launch on June 28th. Fans are undoubtedly excited about the launch of the hotly anticipated dating show after it was cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Love Island is set to return to our screens in the coming days after almost two years without the beloved reality show, but Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis’ mothers have come out to call for boycotts of the show.

Montana Brown has revealed the heartbreaking final text message her pal Mike Thalassitis sent before his tragic and untimely death.The 26 year old was found dead in Essex in March 2019, with an inquest later ruling his death as suicide, with cocaine and alcohol found in his body. His Love Island co-star Montana, 25, has now told how one of Mike's friends announced he had received a final text from the reality star just hours before his death.

Walking into the famous Love Island villa four years ago, there was something a little different about Montana Brown. Her natural beauty, effortless style and empathy for others was a refreshing addition to ITV’s most popular reality dating show.

Mike Thalassitis’ parents have broken their silence on the Love Island star’s tragic death, nearly two years on from his passing. Love Island star Mike was was 26 when he tragically took his own life in March 2019.

Love Island is set to make a return this summer with changes to its audition process. ITV bosses will ensure that 2021 hopefuls will undergo a number of psychological tests before appearing on the show.

Montana Brown has paid a touching tribute to her friend and Love Island co-star Mike Thalassitis on his birthday, nearly two years after his death.The reality star, who recently opened up on having Botox for excessive sweating, took to her Instagram stories to repost one of Mike's last Instagram photos.The snap sees the late TV personality wearing a plain light grey T-shirt with a matching hat and a pair of black trousers underneath as he looks at the camera.

It has been one year since Love Island star Mike Thalassitis died by suicide and those closest to him are paying tribute to their late friend.

Reality stars including Montana Brown and Mario Falcone have shared emotional tributes for Mike Thalaissitis a year after his tragic death. One year ago on the 15 March 2019 Mike was just 26 when he was found in a woodland near his essex home by a jogger.

Love Island will return to screens later this year, after viewers called for it to be axed following the death of Caroline Flack.The former host of the hit ITV2 dating show was found dead in her London flat on Saturday afternoon at the age of 40. Her death has since been ruled as suicide by hanging, making her the third star from the show to take their own life after the tragic passings of Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis.

Every year there have been calls for ITV hottest show, Love Island to be cancelled.

ITV are facing calls to cancel Love Island after its former host Caroline Flack has died by suspected suicide.The 40 year old was found dead at her East London home on Saturday, her family have confirmed in a statement. Caroline's death comes less than two years after the suicide of Love Island contestant Sophie Gradon and 11 months after the suicide of Mike Thalassitis.

Sunday would have been the day former Love Island contestant Mike Thalassitis celebrated his 27th birthday.

Love Island stars Montana Brown and Georgia Harrison have shared emotional tributes to the late Mike Thalassitis on the first birthday after his death. Montana, 24, and Georgia, 25, posted old photos of them with Mike, who tragically took his own life last year.

Love Island's Montana Brown and model boyfriend Elliott Reeder have reportedly split after nearly two years together. Montana, 24, and Elliott went public with their relationship in February 2018 after meeting just two months before.

Love Island contestants on the upcoming winter series of the show have gone through the “strictest” psych tests yet to “make sure they can cope” with fame. According to reports, show producers didn’t have the final say on this year’s lineup, and instead experts made the decision after hopefuls underwent medical checks.The news comes after concerns about the mental wellbeing of contestants on the show, following the tragic suicides of former contestants Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon.