Love Island UK stars spark misogyny debate after ‘double standards’ row erupts in villa
The Love Island villa turned into a full-on pressure cooker on Thursday night after a challenge spiralled into chaos, leaving the boys and girls firmly at odds and viewers split right down the middle.
In the first proper game of the series, titled It’s Not That Deep, Islanders flew down a mini slide before being hit with a juicy ‘secret’ about someone of the opposite sex. Their job was to then guess who it belonged to before launching a cocktail straight into their face.
What started as harmless fun quickly turned messy as most of the revelations centred on sex, relationships - from ‘keeping a list’ of past partners, to whether body counts should be shared at all.
For the girls, the secrets they had to guess included “This boy’s nightmare partner is someone who loves attention”, “This boy has slept with 11 girls but can only recall 3 of their names,” and “This boy’s friends would describe him as having a wandering eye”.
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When it was revealed that Lorenzo was the boy who is unable to recall he names of most of the women he’s slept with, Jasmine kicked off.
“Lorenzo, what’s so jarring is that’s not even high and you can’t remember?” she argued.
“Yeah, when I sleep around, I like to sleep top ten, right? Ten out of ten,” he said.
Meanwhile the boys had to guess secrets like: “This girl once said I love you followed by her ex’s name to her boyfriend at the time,” “This girl thinks it’s fine to hide how many people she’s slept with from her partner,” and “This girl has been told that her red flag is leading guys on.”
The boys and girls ended up clashing hard over what some saw as double standards, with some of the guys claiming ‘hypocrisy’ among the women. Several of the guys accused the girls of overreacting to their answers.
By the time everyone went back to the villa, the vibe had completely shifted and there was a very obvious divide forming.
When the girls eventually confronted the boys, Ope didn’t hold back, saying: “I feel like there’s some things that people said that don’t align with what we thought you aligned with.”
Meanwhile, Aidan was left baffled by comments from Ope’s friends describing him as having a ‘wandering eye’, branding the claim ‘quite mad’ as tensions continued to simmer well after the challenge ended.
Jasmine and Aidan clashed, and during the exchange she said: “You’re all moping around in here like actual children is too much. You lot want to get p***ed off about one comment.”
Some viewers have claimed on social media that there was ‘misogyny’ in the villa. Priya admitted she has a list of names of the people she’s slept with in her phone, and the men thought this was odd.
“It actually crazy,” one fan reacted on social media.
“Tonight’s episode proved why none of these boys are worthy of these women,” another viewer declared.
However not everyone was on the same page.
One viewer argued: “The only thing that was hypocritical was the way everyone was completely okay with Simba having a wondering eye but got mad at Ope for saying the same thing.”
However another fan argued: “I don’t get it, having a list it implies that without the list they wouldn’t remember the names which is exactly what they call disrespectful.”
Tyla has contacted ITV for comment.
Some of the most memorable Love Island UK feuds
Kady McDermott and Malia Arkian - season two
While Malia takes the crown for the shortest stint on Love Island, it’s certainly one to remember.
In 2016, she entered the villa on day seven and took Scott Thomas on a date. However, the move didn’t sit well with Kady McDermott, who was coupled up with him.
The pair came to blows when Malia accused Kady of spilling a drink on her, leading to an explosive altercation, which resulted in Malia’s swift removal just hours after she arrived.
Maura Higgins and Tom Walker - season five
Maura had her sights set on bombshell Tom when he rocked up to the villa two weeks into the 2019 series.
However, it was quickly derailed after she selected him to spend a night in the Hideaway, as he blew his chances before they even got there.
Maura overheard Tom telling the boys, ‘it'll be interesting to see if she is all mouth or not’, and the comment went down exactly as you’d expect.
Amid a whole bunch of (understandable) f-bombs, she revoked her invite and the pair never really recovered from it.
Jonny Mitchell and Theo Campbell - season three
Perhaps one of the show’s most iconic clashes, Jonny and Theo butted heads back in 2017 over a love triangle with Tyla Carr.
It came to a head during a tense recoupling when new boy Theo decided to pick Tyla, who was happily coupled up with Jonny.
The shock move resulted in Jonny calling Theo a ‘gigantic b*****d’ before they squared up to each other. Theo hilariously also branded his rival a ‘tuna melt’.
While the two eventually made up, Theo couldn’t help but throw one last dig when Tyla was in tears as Jonny was dumped, saying: “I think if Tyla really liked him she should go as well really.”
Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames - season five
Not long after Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend, he confessed to fellow islander Curtis Pritchard that his head had been turned by bombshell India Reynolds.
Anna soon found out and confronted Jordan in an explosive row, shouting: “What kind of guy asks a girl to be their girlfriend and two days later they crack on with another f***ing girl.”
She immediately called time on their relationship and the pair were soon dumped by the public.
Amy Hart and Curtis Pritchard - season five
The pair were initially considered one of the strongest couples of the 2019 series (which seems to have been full of drama); however, that all came crashing down after the infamous Casa Amor.
Even though Curtis came back to the villa alone, he admitted that his head had been turned by Jourdan Riane and couldn’t promise Amy that it wouldn’t happen again.
She called him a ‘compulsive liar’ and was left heartbroken, eventually deciding to leave the villa to protect her mental health.
Topics: Love Island, Reality TV, Sex and Relationships
Greg Harris