TV watchdog receives most complaints EVER after Faye’s explosive rant

Love Island fans have made 1,600 complaints in the week since Faye Winter's cruel rant that mocked her fellow islanders. Figures released by the regulator yesterday (25 August) showed that in the week since the episode broadcast on 17 August, over 1,600 complaints were made "related to the behaviour of a contestant".

ITV boss, Kevin Lygo, has defended the number of Love Island complaints from the 2021 series. The hit ITV2 dating show ended on Monday, where Millie Court and Liam Reardon were crowned the winners, and during the latest season it received nearly 25,000 Ofcom complaints following Faye Winter and Teddy Soares' explosive row.

Manori Ravindran International EditorITV managing director Kevin Lygo used questionable phrasing to defend the duty of care standards applied to the channel’s juggernaut show “Love Island,” which has lost two former contestants and its host Caroline Flack to suicide.In a discussion of the 25,000 complaints lodged against an episode of the most recent season, which saw contestant Faye Winter verbally abuse her partner Teddy Soares, Lygo said the channel’s duty of care overall was the “gold

Love Island has provided us with an incredible eight weeks of entertainment this summer, coming back with a bang after coronavirus put the show to a halt in 2020.The finale is upon us, with the seventh series coming to an end tonight [Monday, August 23] and fans eagerly await the results of the public vote.The ITV2 dating reality show's final four couples are Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran, Liam Reardon and Millie Court, Faye Winter and Teddy Soares, and Kaz Kamwi and Tyler Cruikshank.

Love Island viewers flocked to Ofcom to complain on Tuesday night as Faye Winter started yet another row in the villa.The 26 year old sparked over 24,000 complaints to the broadcasting watchdog earlier this series when she let rip at partner Teddy Soares and their fellow Islander Jake Cornish following a challenge which saw clips from the series aired in the villa.

Priya Gopaldas has been branded "sneaky" after appearing to potentially cause trouble between Faye Winter and the rest of the Islanders.The 23 year old medical student and her partner Brett, 27, were left standing with Faye, 26, and Teddy Soares, also 26, Jake Cornish, 24, and Liberty Poole, 21, as well as Mary Bedford, 22, and Aaron Simpson, 24, as they awaited the results on who would be dumped from the villa.

Ofcom has received nearly 25,000 Ofcom complaints following Faye Winter and Teddy Soares' explosive row - a record-breaking number for Love Island.The two Islanders were caught in a feud last week after scenes from their time apart in Casa Amor aired during a brutal movie night challenge, which resulted in fans complaining to Ofcom over Faye's behaviour.

Love Island has been hit with a record-breaking number of Ofcom complaints after one particular explosive scene. The broadcasting regulator received a total of 24,763 complaints after a recent episode which involved a sweary and dramatic argument between Faye Winter and Teddy Soares.

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Love Island fans are calling for Teddy Soares and Casa Amor beauty Mary Bedford to get together after Teddy's split from Faye Winter. Teddy and Faye came to blows after Love Island producers put on a revealing movie night for the contestants last week and her behaviour towards Teddy during the explosive bust-up led to Ofcom complaints.