Ollie Williams, a contestant for the controversial Love Island, has revealed that he is considering becoming a Reform UK councillor in a strange new profession.
A scandal hit Love Island star has made the surprise announcement he is running to be a councillor for Reform UK. Ollie Williams, 29, appeared on the sixth season on the hit ITV dating show back in 2020, where he racked up thousands of Ofcom complaints.
He has since removed any unfavorable remarks and has announced that he is running for a position on Cornwall Council. The TV personality claimed as he announced his party affiliation, that “freedom of speech has been eroded for far too long.”
Ollie congratulated me on announcing that the Reform Party will run for mayor of Los Angeles and Lanreath in May. It’s time to act because our freedom of speech and society have been severely compromised.
I’m making my first political leap by putting my first foot forward because I’m not ready to stand by and wait for someone else to solve the situation while it all burns.
If you’ve followed me so far, the ex-TV star continued, “I hope you’ll trust my judgment when I say I believe this is the best course of action for the protection of your free way of life.”
“If you support Reform and our beliefs, please ensure you cast your ballots or apply for a postal or proxy vote, and … Vote for the UK Reform movement.
At the May 1 local election, Ollie hopes to win a seat in the rural areas of Lostwithiel and Lanreath. This year, all 87 of Cornwall Council’s seats will be up for election.
Ollie describes himself as a “countryside steward and farmer” who will “focus on community led projects,” and his campaign poster was unveiled alongside the announcement.
He sat on a muddy track wearing a pair of wellies as he claims the “mission to fix broken Britain starts local”. Ollie had a very short stint on Love Island five years ago as he left after just three days.
He decided to quit the show after admitted he still had feelings for someone else. Ollie was coupled up with Paige Turley at the time, who later went on to win the series with Finn Tapp.
It is not the first time Ollie has sparked controversy, as he was heavily criticised for posing with animals he had killed. Ofcom received 231 complaints after the pictures began being spotted online.
More than 38, 000 people signed a petition to have him leave the show when it was announced.
Amid the backlash, Ollie insisted he left the show due to personal issues instead. In his first statement since quitting, Ollie said: “I have to be honest with myself, and everyone, that I do still love someone else… I have to follow my heart in this scenario and it would be wrong for me to ignore these feelings.
This is Love Island, and it’s all about finding love, the saying goes. It wouldn’t be fair to them if I carried anything on with Paige or any other girl who might enter the villa.
Ollie, who is the son and heir of Andrew Williams, Viscount Clifden, the Lord of the Manor of the Lanhydrock Estate, in Cornwall, brushed off any criticism as he posed with dead animals again.
Ollie continued to hunt after the scandal, posting a photo of himself killing deer while visiting Cornwall on Instagram. He defended his actions in the caption, “Huntering is Conservation.”
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Source: Mirror
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