Love Island viewers threaten Ofcom complaints over Iain Stirling's 'Nigerian prince' joke
ok.co.ukLove Island viewers have been left “disappointed” by Iain Stirling’s ‘unfunny’ and ‘inappropriate’ joke about a Nigerian Prince.
Fans of the ITV2 dating show even suggested that Ofcom could become involved after the “below the belt” gag on Tuesday night’s episode.
Iain, 35, who provides a jokey voiceover for Love Island, appeared to make reference to fraud in his “Nigerian Prince” quip.
His comment came during a chat between Islanders Mal Nichol and Sammy Root - who were discussing bee stings. Providing the voiceover for the scene, Iain said: “Mal wants to know if Sammy has ever been stung. “Well, there was that one time he gave his bank account details to a Nigerian Prince who claimed to have won the lottery.” Fuming fans took to Twitter after the joke to air their disappointment.
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