Love Island fans brand bosses 'mean' after shock U-turn over Harriett's exit

LOVE Island fans have furiously criticized show bosses, calling them “mean”.

Last night’s edition of ITV2’s long-running dating show took a shock turn when Harriett Blackmore and Ronnie Vint were dumped.

Harriett Blackmore and Ronnie Vint have been dumped from Love IslandCredits: ITV2

The duo received the fewest public votesCredit: ITV2

Jess White was tasked with revealing the newsCredit: ITV2

It was after Harriett, 24, was involved in a violent clash with Jess White, 25.

Jess admitted she “couldn’t get over” the fact that Ronnie previously had feelings for her.

This led to Harriett furiously rushing to the other side of the Love Island villa as she struggled to communicate.

But it didn’t take long before it was revealed that the couple had received the fewest votes from the public.

The islanders were all gathered around the fire pit as they read the producers’ text instructions.

Presenter Maya Jama was absent because it was Jess who received the dramatic text.

The Stockport store manager was given the responsibility by producers to reveal that Harriett and Vinnie had been dumped.

Reading the instructions, the reality TV star couldn’t help but smile as she read the news to the rest of his co-stars.

Fans took to X – formerly known as Twitter – in droves to criticise producers for giving the text to Harriett’s biggest villa rival.

One fan angrily exclaimed: “THE PRODUCERS ARE BAD FOR FORCING JESS TO READ THIS TEXT ITV YOU’RE GOING TO FUN FOR WASHING HARRIET. »

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Another wrote, “Producers love to be messy so when Jess got a text I knew it was time for Harriett to come home,” alongside a sarcastic GIF of Reah Housewives of Orange County’s Vicki Gunvalson shrugging.

“The producers had Jess read the text. Ronnie and Harriet’s dumping was EVIL and you can tell Jess was trying not to laugh,” a third user noted.

While a fourth commented: “I knew it was Harriet and Ronnie getting dumped as soon as they sent the message to Jess… of course the producers made her read it out loud lol.”

As a fifth posted: “It’s not Jess smiling after reading the text about Harriet and Ronnie being dumped from the island.”

And a sixth viewer added: “I knew the second Jess’s phone rang it was Ron and Harriet. Jess couldn’t be happier, I’m sure. »

Love Island’s biggest Ofcom complaints

Love Island has been hit by thousands of complaints over the years – here are the most groan-inducing moments

Dani’s tears: In 2018, Ofcom received 2,644 complaints when Dani Dyer burst into tears over Jack Fincham during Casa Amor. Viewers were left with the impression that the show had been manipulated to make it appear that Jack was going to cheat, when in fact he wasn’t. And poor Dani didn’t learn the truth until days later.

Maura’s fury: Even if she then conquered the public, Maura Higgins got off to a bad start to 2019. After arriving like a bomb, she rushed towards Tommy Fury – who was in a relationship with Molly-Mae Hague – and tried to kissing on horseback. him on a daybed. 709 people accused his actions of “sexual harassment”.

Faye explodes: The 2021 series Love Island remains the series with the most complaints to date. 4,330 complaints were lodged with Ofcom after Faye Winter received a postcard from Casa Amor, which appeared to show her partner Teddy Soares kissing a bombshell. But no less than 24,763 complaints poured in when Faye came face to face with Teddy. Faye’s shocking outburst even sparked a response from male domestic violence charity the ManKind Initiative, which branded it “unacceptable”.

Bish bash: The following year, the fallout from Movie Night led to 3,617 complaints to Ofcom. Fans of the show were horrified by Luca Bish’s violent reaction when Gemma Owen was shown talking to the famous Billy Brown.

Muggy Mitch: Nearly 1,000 Ofcom complaints poured in last year during Love Island’s final week. Viewers were left unimpressed by Mitchel Taylor’s treatment of Abi Moores and felt he was “targeting” her. Fans even urged Love Island bosses to check on Abi’s “mental health and wellbeing”.

Jess once had a fight with Harriett over RonnieCredits: ITV2

Viewers thought she was smiling after receiving a text from producersCredits: ITV2