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Gemma Jones

ITV's most complained about Love Island moments as Adam Collard returns to villa

Love Island is watched by millions for its high level of drama as heads are turned and bombshells are dumped.

But with drama comes controversy which then leads to Ofcom being bombarded with complaints about the hit ITV2 dating show. Following Adam Collard's return to the Love Island villa perhaps we can expect more complaints to be made to Ofcom.

His original stint in the villa, in 2018, saw him being accused of gaslighting his love interest at the time - Rosie Williams. This time round he is already upsetting the islanders coming in between the already established couples - and he claimed that he hadn't even started yet.

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Experts at Affise have compiled a list of the most complained about Love Island moments - from islanders in tears to contestants being mislead.

2021: Faye’s outburst at Teddy on Love Island – 24,763 complaints

Love Island broke Ofcom complaints record over Faye's sweary tirade at Teddy (ITV)

In 2021, complaints flooded Ofcom after Faye screamed at Teddy when he returned from Casa Amor and the villa were allowed to watch clips back on Movie Night. Ofcom confirmed it had received 24,763 complaints.

During the episode, Faye was seen shouting and swearing at Teddy after she saw a clip of him telling Clarisse he was sexually attracted to her. Following the episode many avid viewers rushed to Twitter to express how uncomfortable the scene was to watch and questioned whether Faye should still be allowed to take part in the show.

A men’s domestic abuse charity released a statement calling her behaviour “unacceptable”. Despite the behaviour from her, Faye and Teddy are still a couple in the real world a year later.

2021: Faye being mislead over Teddy’s Casa Amor behaviour on Love Island – 5,000 complaints

Last years series of Love Island broke records in the complaints department. Ofcom received 5,000 complaints because of how Faye was mislead over Teddy’s behaviour in Casa Amor.

Viewers were left furious after the main villa was sent a postcard, on which was a picture of Teddy kissing another girl. The picture was in fact taken during a challenge, but Faye saw it and decided she wanted to find someone else, then moved on with contestant Sam.

4,330 of the complaints were from people who said the postcard was “misleading and caused unnecessary distress”. More than 600 complaints were also made two days later, after the recoupling episode, as Teddy was left single on the island.

2018: Dani Dyer crying over fears of Jack cheating - 2,644 complaints

Viewers accused the show of 'emotional cruelty' to Dani Dyer (ITV)

A total of 2,644 viewers made complaints to Ofcom after an episode aired contestant Dani Dyer crying because she thought her other half Jack Fincham was going to cheat on her. Viewers believed the producers of the show allowed Dani to believe Jack was going to cheat on her for the purposes of making the show more entertaining and dramatic.

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