Love Island's Coco breaks down over show editing and 'unflattering photos'

Love Island is a fan favourite when it comes on ITV each summer and has helped many contestants launch successful careers when they leave the villa. Many by default become social media influencers after racking up millions of followers in the time they’re in the villa. Others go back to their day jobs after their Mallorcan journey as bombshell Coco Lodge did when she was dumped earlier this series.

The family of Love Island star Paige Thorne have addressed Coco Lodge's comments about her alledgedly being “unkind” and the “least welcoming” of this year's contestants. Coco, 27, claimed in an Instagram Live this week that Paige, 24, “had a problem with her” in the villa and allegedly made a cruel joke about her being a “four out of 10”.The family member currently controlling Paige’s social media page, was quick to respond to Coco’s account as they said in a statement there are “two sides” to every story.They wrote in a post: “Told myself I wouldn't say anything but here I am lol...

Fans of Love Island are convinced that ITV has inadvertently revealed the winners of the show, days before the final is set to air on Monday 1 August.Three of the five couples went on dates on Thursday night's episode of the show, and ITV2 went all out with the budget, sending Paige Thorne, 24, and Adam Collard, 26, on a boat trip and Dami Hope, 26, and Indiyah Polack, 23, on a street fiesta with an intimate dinner. It was the date of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and 'Italian Stallion' Davide Sanclimenti, 28, that got people talking though, as it looks like the producers really pushed the boat out for the on-off couple.

Love Island might be known for its romance and drama, but the hit ITV2 show isn’t complete without its challenges, which have turned out to be equally sweet but savage. And one challenge that goes down a treat with viewers every year is the baby challenge, which sees the Islanders take care of a baby doll for a day to find out how they’d cope as parents in the real world. Throughout the years, the iconic baby challenge has brought some memorable moments throughout the years including Chris Hughes’ unbreakable bond with ‘son’ Cash Hughes and this year’s Davide Sanclimenti ingenious idea to give his baby Irene a makeover.

Jay Younger has addressed rumours his pals Jacques O'Neill and Antigoni Buxton are romantically involved following their time on the hit ITV dating show Love Island. Fans of the programme have been begging the pair to get together since they returned to the UK and the couple sparked rumours that they may have actually become an item after being spotted arm-in-arm on a night out in Manchester on Wednesday 28 July.

Love Island stars Antigoni Buxton and Jacques O’Neill have fuelled romance rumours after they were spotted attending a party together in Manchester on Wednesday night.The former contestants were pictured accompanying each other at the Mars The Label Party at Rosso Restaurant and looked a stylish pair as they posed arm-in-arm for the cameras. Antigoni, 26, showed off her stunning figure at the event as she wore a pink printed plunging bralet with long sleeves and a matching ruched mini skirt, which she paired with Perspex heels.

Fans of Love Island were left distracted on Thursday night's episode of the show, after noticing an unfortunate "stain" on Paige Thorne's dress. The 23 year old paramedic from Swansea was going on a date with her partner Adam Collard, 26, and she could be seen rushing upstairs to get ready, donning a light blue bodycon dress and blowdrying her hair.

Love Island's Dami Hope left viewers baffled with his comment about Paige Thorne while almost in front of his partner Indiyah Polack on Thursday night. During the latest episode, Paige got a text revealing that she and Adam Collard would be going on a romantic boat date.

Love Island star Billy Brown has made a startling admission, as he revealed he hooked up with one of this year’s bombshells before he arrived in the villa. The dumped Islander revealed his unusual connection to Lacey Edwards while chatting to Bobby Norris and guest host Summer Monteys-Fullam on this week’s edition of FUBAR Radio's Access All Areas, which is due to be released later tonight.

Love Island fans were left in tears on Thursday's episode as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti emotionally declared their love for each other during a romantic date. During the latest episode, the couple, who went exclusive on Sunday, were whisked off on a stunning nighttime date in a colosseum-style setting, complete with a surprise guest singer - Alfie Boe.

Boots is this year’s Love Island beauty room stockist and therefore has some pretty good intel on the products currently flying off the shelves as a result of the ITV2 show – but can you guess what the number one beauty top-seller is at the moment? Give up? It’s 17. Créme Lip, just £2 here.The lipstick has seen a whopping +125% surge in sales since being stocked in the villa, largely thanks to the likes of Paige Thorne and Gemma Owen wearing it.Though we haven’t been informed of the exact shades the girls wear from the ten available to buy, we’d hazard a guess that Paige uses the flattering pink Dust Rose while Gemma goes for something a bit more neutral like Pale Nude.

Adam Collard's former Love Island co-star Niall Aslam has claimed that his bad behaviour on his original series was set up by the show's producers.The 26 year old is currently enjoying his second stint in the ITV2 dating show's villa, quickly making his romance with Paige Thorne, 23, exclusive. But viewers have been left surprised at the contrast between his time on the 2018 series and the one he's currently starring on, with the former sparking charity Women's Aid to issue a statement over his treatment of Kendall Rae Knight and Rosie Williams. Many fans of the show have taken to Twitter to praise the Islander's "reformed" behaviour.

Fans of ITV Love Island say Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu's, 27, is looking for a record deal after she wowed viewers and fellow islanders with her singing vocals on last night's show. She treated housemates to a rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, adding in a little popstar flair, as part of the baby challenge.

This year’s Love Islanders are heading out on their final dates, where Adam Collard will open up to Paige Thorne about his excitement about her meeting his family. Each season of Love Island sees its final few couples treated to a romantic date outside of the villa – and the show’s producers pull out all the stops. From dinners on yachts and La La Land-esque set-ups, they go above and beyond for the contestants.Tonight will see fan-favourites Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti enjoy a romantic candlelit meal in a Roman-looking amphitheatre, while they’re serenaded by world renowned singer, Alfie Boe.

The sister of Love Island star Luca Bish has said she is compiling a “shady list” of names the contestant should avoid when he comes out of the villa, leading fans to question if Gemma Owen’s mum will appear on it. Luca’s sister Claudia has been controlling his Instagram account since he’s been away and told followers her list plans on the platform as the show hits its final week.

There’s less than a week to go until the Love Island villa shuts its doors for another season - whatever will we watch next?! This year saw a brand new bunch of sexy singletons accept the challenge of finding love and as always, it’s been a bumpy road. For the past two months, love guru Lalalaletmeexplain has been shining a light on the best and worst behaviour witnessed amongst the romance seekers. From Luca’s possessive attitude to Jacques’ dirty name-calling, the Islanders have displayed some of the biggest red flags ever! Here, Lalalaletmeexplain hand-picks the stand-out warning signs we should look out for in our own love lives….

It’s hard to believe but Love Island 2022 is almost over and there’s just less than a week until this year’s series’ winners are announced. Each year the villa sees plenty of highs and lows as contestants put themselves out there on their quest to find true love.

Love Island is almost at an end for 2022 and in the final days before this year’s winners are announced, there have been plenty of much awaited moments including a memorable talent show that caused plenty of laughs. On Wednesday night the baby challenge episode finally aired and it came with plenty of memorable moments including doting dad Davide giving his daughter a rather interesting makeover.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV is planning an editorial review of its hugely popular show “Love Island,” after it drew a large number of complaints from members of the public to media regulator Ofcom.In the last two weeks alone, the show has attracted 5,623 complaints to Ofcom, mainly related to alleged bullying and misogynistic behavior from some of the male contestants.In response to a question from Variety, during an earnings call following ITV posting half yearly revenues of $2 billion, Kevin Lygo, managing director, ITV Studios, said: “We continually assess the program as it’s going on, because it’s one of these odd, every night live shows. But when the series comes to an end, on Monday, we will always sit down and review what we think about it, what the reaction’s been, how well it’s done.” “It’s the best one we’ve had in many years.

It’s hard to believe that this year’s Love Island is almost over and soon the fashion inspo that the villa’s girls have been providing will say goodbye for another year.The girls have been showing viewers how flawless they are for some weeks now - including how they managed to stay hairless for all these weeks. Previously, former Love Island contestant Amy Hart explained that razors were banned in the villa. She explained: “Razors are classed as ‘weapons’, you weren’t allowed them in your bag.

Love Island fans have been left concerned over contestant Indiyah Polack, following Paige Thorne’s awkward reaction to her revealing she and Dami Hope had exchanged the L-word with each other. Indiyah, 23, informed the ladies of the big update in her romance with Dami, 26, as they all enjoyed a VIP brunch on Wednesday night’s episode.The Islanders were unaware that the couple had said the L-word to each other offscreen, as Indiyah explained: “Literally you guys don't know but like two days ago he may or may not have dropped the L-bomb." News of this left Dami’s best friend in the villa, Paige, 24, keen to no more, as as she asked eagerly before the rest of the girls: "Spill the beans, who said it first and what was the situation?" "Well we were in the kitchen and he was like 'I do love you' and I was like 'I do love you too,’” Indiyah replied, as Paige placed her hand over her heart and asserted: "I'm so happy for you guys." Her reaction has triggered fans to feel uneasy about the situation as many have claimed that Paige fancies Dami.

Profits at ITV fell slightly in the first half of this year as the network gears up for the ITVX rollout, while total group revenue hit £1.9B ($2.3B), ITV Studios’ scripted hours almost doubled in the line with the five-year masterplan and the production arm was making more shows for streamers than ever.

Love Island's Paige Thorne left viewers baffled on Wednesday night's episode over her unusual choice of name for her villa baby with Adam Collard. During the latest episode, the contestants were tasked with looking after fake babies for the day, where they had to name, dress, feed, comfort and play with the dolls.

Love Island fans were in tears as Andrew Le Page was seen speaking to his and Tasha Ghouri's 'baby' about mum's "superpower". The remaining Islanders were given the challenge of looking after a baby doll on Wednesday 27 July night's episode, which saw the couples try and care for their crying babies while testing out their parenting skills on the show. Mid-way through the episode, the girls left the villa for a well-deserved lunch, leaving the boys back in the villa to care for their newborns.

Love Island fans were once again treated to some unexpected scenes as the highly anticipated baby challenge kicked off on Wednesday 27 July's episode of the ITV dating show. Hot on the heels of another dumping, the annual challenge made its return for 2022, as it once again tasked the remaining couples to try their hand at parenting by taking care of a realistic baby doll for the day.

Love Island star Dami Hope left viewers at home in stitches during Wednesday 27 July night’s episode of the popular ITV dating show as he made some interesting name suggestions during the baby challenge. The highly anticipated challenge, that came hot on the heels of another dumping, saw the remaining couples tasked with taking care of a fake baby for the day as they road tested their aptitude as potential parents.

Love Island revealed the couple with the lowest votes on Wednesday's episode. During Tuesday's instalment, Paige Thorne received a text asking all of the Islanders to gather at the fire pit.The contestants then discovered that the public had been voting for their favourite couple and that some Islanders were now at risk of leaving the Villa.

Love Island looks set for more drama on Wednesday night as Davide Sanclimenti makes a remark about Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu as the villa is tasked with looking after babies for the day. In the upcoming episode, the contestants are left shocked to discover crying babies in the ITV2 villa where they have to name, dress, feed, comfort and play with the dolls. And in a first look teaser, it sees Davide and Ekin-Su discuss parenthood with the latter left stunned with her boyfriend's comments.

Love Island bombshell Coco Lodge has spoken out about her disappointment with her promotional photos for the show as she hit back at producers for making her look like “something out of a horror film.” The 27 year old graphic designer, opened up about her experience in the Majorcan villa on Closer’s Love Island secrets as she explained how the Islanders were required to pose for a series of snaps that would promote their appearance on the ITV dating show. Yet rather than being happy with the image used to promote her debut, Coco described her own photo as “horrendous” and even went so far as to claim that she had been “done dirty” by show bosses as they chose one that she felt wasn’t flattering.

It appears as though Jacques O'Neill has shut the door firmly closed on any possible reconnection with Paige Thorne after seeing her move on with Adam Collard on the hit ITV dating programme Love Island. Following his early exit from the show, Jacques kept all of his photos with Paige up on his Instagram page, which boasts 1million followers.

Megan Barton-Hanson has spoken out in defence of the Love Island boys’ treatment of Tasha Ghouri, despite the show receiving 1,509 new Ofcom complaints over their "misogynistic behaviour". Megan, who appeared on the ITV2 reality series in 2018, weighed in on the complaints sent in from viewers as she supported Luca Bish specifically, after he believed Tasha was playing Andrew Le Page. The other boys have shared similar opinions, influencing their behaviour towards Tasha in the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge and on Movie Night last week – which led Ofcom complaints to tally up to over 4,000 altogether.

Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, the show's first ever deaf contestant, couldn't hear a thing until she was five years old and she had a carer in school. The 23 year old dancer from Yorkshire wears a cochlear implant every day, and she's been open about her hearing disability, which she calls her "superpower", from day one on the show.

CASA Amor stunner Jazmine Nichol has found love just one week after leaving the villa. The Love Island star – who struggled to get air time on the show – is now dating Too Hot To Handle winner Harry Johnson.

Love Island fans pointed out a rather disgusting detail as Davide Sanclimenti was cooking for the rest of the Islanders on Tuesday night’s episode.The Italian contestant was whipping up a tasty meal following the villa’s talent show and had proceeded to chop ham on a chopping board for his famous carbonara dish — when viewers noticed something moving across it. Whilst distracted by his most recent bust-up with partner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu after the talent show, Davide, 27, failed to spot an ant making a run for it across the chopping board.

Love Island fans have pointed out just how devoted Andrew Le Page is to his girlfriend Tasha Ghouri after seeing the loved-up pair in a recent photo. Andrew, 27, and Tasha, 23, have been an official couple for a little while now, after hitting a few bumps in the villa, and recently spoke of their plans to move in together after the show.