Love Island bosses respond to fan backlash after they called for Ofcom to step in over Faye’s ‘horrendous’ behaviour towards Teddy
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Love Island bosses have responded to viewer complaints for allowing contestant Faye Winter’s ‘verbal abuse’ amid a row with show partner Teddy Soares to play out on screen.
Show fans called out Faye for her ‘horrendous’ treatment of Teddy on Friday night’s episode, that resulted in the couple ending their romance, and pleaded with producers to send her home.
Faye, 26, was seen screaming at Teddy, 26, after hidden clips were aired to the villa that revealed the ‘sexual attraction’ comments Teddy made to former islander Clarisse Juliette.
Hot water: Love Island bosses have responded to complaints for allowing contestant Faye Winter’s ‘verbal abuse’ amid a row with show partner Teddy Soares to play out on screen
Faye sat down with Teddy for one final showdown in which she told him: ‘It’s so done it’s unreal.’
Fans voiced their ‘disappointment’ as Faye screamed and vented her fury at Teddy, with one writing: ‘Faye is such a loud, angry and aggressive woman, and she brings very bad energy to the villa. She can go,’ while many others called for the UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom to take action.
In response on Saturday, a series spokesperson said in a statement to the Mirror: ‘Welfare and duty of care towards our contributors is always our primary concern, and we take the emotional well-being of all the Islanders extremely seriously.
Ouch! Show fans called out Faye, 26, for her treatment of Teddy, 26, on Friday night’s show, that resulted in the couple ending their romance
‘We have dedicated welfare producers and psychological support on hand at all times who monitor and regularly speak to all of the Islanders in private and off camera, especially if someone appears to be upset.
‘All the Islanders are therefore fully supported by the professionals on-site and by their friends in the villa.’
They concluded: ‘Islanders can always reach out and talk to someone if they feel the need.’
Love Island 2021: Faye directed a number of expletives towards Teddy amid their expletive row on Friday night’s episode
Fans voiced their ‘disappointment’ as Faye screamed and vented her fury at Teddy on Friday night.
‘Faye is such a loud, angry and aggressive woman, and she brings very bad energy to the villa. She can go,’ one posted on Twitter.
‘Sorry but if Faye from Love Island was a man she’d be kicked out [of] the villa for verbal abuse. Like, why is she there still?’ another asked.
Online: Viewers complained to Ofcom for allowing her ‘verbal abuse’ to play out. After hidden clips were aired to the villa that revealed the ‘sexual attraction’ comments Teddy made to former islander Clarisse Juliette, Faye sat down with Teddy for one final showdown
One described Faye’s treatment of Teddy as ‘terrifying’ and questioned why producers allowed her antics to play out on screen.
‘Faye’s behaviour was terrifying and I’m not surprised the girls didn’t call her out on it. They were scared of her. Why did the producers allow this to continue?’ they said.
Others shared screenshots of their complaints made to the UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom after watching the ‘horrendous’ scenes, and said ‘mental health needs to be taken seriously’.
Shocked: ‘Faye’s behaviour was terrifying and I’m not surprised the girls didn’t call her out on it. They were scared of her. Why did the producers allow this to continue?’ one posted. Pictured: Teddy
‘The amount of patience this man has’ However some viewers took a lighter stance on the matter, praising Teddy for having ‘patience’ over a situation he ‘didn’t deserve’
However some viewers took a lighter stance on the matter, praising Teddy for having ‘patience’ over a situation he ‘didn’t deserve’.
During Friday’s episode, a heated Faye ended her romance with Teddy after the ‘sexual attraction’ comments he made to former islander Clarisse were shown on screen during the Movie Challenge.
‘Regardless of what was shown or said, I know my worth and this is done,’ she told the senior financial consultant, adding: ‘I’m glad that screen came out tonight, it tells me a lot about you.’
Heated: During Friday’s episode, a heated Faye ended her romance with Teddy after the ‘sexual attraction’ comments he made to former islander Clarisse were shown on screen during the Movie Challenge
Trying to reason with Faye, Teddy said: ‘If you don’t want to believe that I give a s**t about you… I’m less p**sed off about what you saw, and I’m more p**sed off about the way that you’ve reacted.’
But Faye still refused to budge, and walked away from the conversation, adding: ‘I’m done with this conversation. If you wanna speak about my reaction based on your actions, you can f**k off. My reaction was only based on your f**king actions, so f**k off.’
Their sit-down chat came at the end of the episode, after Teddy had tried numerous times to talk to Faye, who first signalled to Teddy that she was upset straight after the challenge when she flipped him the bird.
‘Do you know how childish that is?’ Teddy told Faye, to which she fired back: ‘Do I look like I give a f**k?’
Teddy told Faye: ‘If you don’t want to believe that I give a s**t about you… I’m less p**sed off about what you saw, and I’m more p**sed off about the way that you’ve reacted’
Teddy then tried to approach Faye while she was standing in the kitchen with other islanders, asking her: ‘Why am I getting a middle finger?’
‘Why are you talking to me?’ retorted Faye, adding: ‘I don’t want to speak to you because I’m being an adult and I don’t want to have a conversation right now.’
Approaching Faye for a second time minutes later, Teddy asked: ‘Are you done shouting?’ but Faye made it apparent she was still not ready to hear him out, saying: ‘If I was you I’d just keep walking Teddy, I have f**k all to say to you.’
Tense: Teddy asked: ‘Are you done shouting?’ but Faye made it apparent she was still not ready to hear him out, saying: ‘If I was you I’d just keep walking Teddy’
Faye also butted heads with hairdresser Dale Mehmet, 24, during Friday’s episode.
Sitting down for a chat with the Glaswegian, she said: ‘Did Teddy come back once and say he was sexually attracted to someone? No.’
Fighting Teddy’s corner, Dale asked Faye: ‘Do you remember every conversation you had with Sam and me?’
The conversation quickly turned sour with Faye storming off and shouting back at Dale: ‘Don’t f**king come at me.’
She was also quick to shut down Matthew Macnabb, 26, as he protested against her fiery behaviour, telling him: ‘Keep your mouth shut like you normally do.’
Drama: Faye also vented her frustration at fellow islanders Matthew Macnabb and Dale Mehmet during the drama-filled episode
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