Love Island complaints will not be investigated by Ofcom, the UK media watchdog has confirmed.
Over 2,600 complaints were received by the watchdog in relation to the show’s treatment of contestant Dani Dyer last month.
The scenes in question depicted Dani viewing deliberately misleading footage of boyfriend Jack Fincham when his ex-girlfriend Ellie was sent into Casa Amor.
The programme broadcast scenes of Dani’s extremely emotive reaction where she said: “It always happens to me, as soon as I’m happy with someone, something happens to me, it’s like I’m not allowed to be happy.”
Ofcom has said that they understood the scenes were “distressing” for some viewers, but that they would not be investigating the complaints.
A spokesperson said:
“We carefully considered viewers’ concerns about the wellbeing of a female contestant on this established reality programme.
“While we understand her distress made for upsetting viewing, we consider that viewers are likely to expect emotionally charged scenes that have been engineered to test contestants’ relationships.”
The media watchdog also said they would not be investigating complaints around Adam Collard’s behaviour in the Love Island villa.
Adam was seen smirking and laughing while Rosie argued with him after he dumped her for Zara.
Domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid later issued a warning about Adam’s behaviour saying that he was “gaslighting” Rosie.
Ofcom said that they understood the scenes made “uncomfortable” viewing for some people, but they had chosen not to pursue the complaints.
A spokesperson said:
“While we appreciate this made for uncomfortable viewing for some people, we consider that viewers are likely to expect emotionally charged, confrontational scenes involving couples breaking up.
“Other contestants also expressed general disapproval in response to the male contestant’s behaviour.”
