Faye Winter has taken to social media, furiously hitting out at those who have criticised the cast of this year’s Love Island, branding the social media trolls ‘ vile ‘
A star who became the most complained about Love Island contestant has hit out at ‘vile’ trolls. Faye Winter, who found fame on the 2021 series of the ITV dating programme, has never shied away from talking about her experience on the show and how she turned things around after becoming the most complained about contestant.
But just days after the show came to an end on Monday, which saw Toni Laites and Cach Mercer crowned by host Maya Jama, winning an impressive £50,000 between them, Faye, 30, was quick to speak out on social media about the trolling that some of the Islanders have been receiving. It comes after reports of all the celebrities rumoured to be joining BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
Taking to Instagram in view of her 1.1 million followers, Faye said: “Love Island is over. The comments I’m seeing are vile. Let’s get something straight: These islanders don’t know you, and you don’t know them. Before you post that nasty comment, ask yourself, will it actually make your life any better? You tuned in. You watched the drama unfold. You got exactly what you begged for, for years people have been saying it boring.
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” But with drama comes real people, real feelings, and real consequences. The show’s over. The performing monkeys you were entertained by are out of the circus now. Let them rest. Let them decompress. Let them process the experience and do their eight sessions of therapy with someone who’s actually qualified.
“They don’t need Agatha from Accounts dishing out unsolicited opinions. If you liked them, support them. If you didn’t? Move on with your life. The cast, regardless, gave you the entertainment you begged for. Now give them what they deserve, a break”.
Faye later went on to share a screenshot taken from AI software ChatGPT, showing the denotation of the word ‘ show’. It said: “A performance or production created to entertain an audience. It can take many forms, including television programs, stage plays, concerts, reality TV, or online content. A show typically involves scripted or unscripted elements designed to evoke emotion, tell a story, or spark engagement”.
This year’s series of the programme has since become the most complained about series since the show launched in 2015. One scene, in particular, attracted over 9, 000 complaints to broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom. Islanders had been accused of bullying Shakira, leading to 9, 339 people lodging official complaints.
Across four episodes in July, a staggering 9, 339 complaints were made about the show, with the majority relating to “alleged bullying behaviour towards Shakira”. These included 2, 272 complaints made on July 22, around 1, 716 complaints made on July 23 and 958 complaints made on July 25 following the aftermath of the Grafties.
Meanwhile, a press officer for Ofcom told the Mirror that a further 56 complaints were received over “alleged bullying involving Toni and Shakira towards Emily”. Ofcom also received over 1,000 complaints about “misogynistic” behaviour last month. In the regulator’s weekly audience report, figures confirmed that more than half of the complaints were made about the show on July 18, which saw Harrison Solomon, 22, and Lauren Wood, 26, leave the Spanish villa together.
On 20 July, Ofcom said the “majority of complaints related to alleged misogynistic behaviour by Dejon”. Meanwhile, earlier in the week on 15 July, 107 complaints related to “alleged misogynistic behaviour by Harrison”.
In recent years, ITV has introduced extensive duty of care protocols for the Islanders, including training and information prior to entering the villa, and support once they head home.
Source: Mirror
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