19 July 2023 , 12:20
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Love Island has been rocked with further bullying claims as Ofcom reported it has received several complaints over the treatment of Scott from the other Islanders.
The regulatory body confirmed to the Mirror it had received 80 complaints related to alleged bullying towards Scott from the other islanders. ITV viewers were unhappy with the scenes that aired on July, 11.
In the first recoupling since Casa Amor and Move Night, tensions ran high but the attention was soon on Scott when the Islanders took part in a challenge later on in the episode.
The challenge required each couple to take part in three rounds, the first was themed around throwing shade on their opponents as they revealed their true feelings towards the couple of their choice whilst presenting them with an umbrella.
Scott wasn't impressed with the comments made in the challenge and said: "Scott isn’t best pleased with the comments made in the challenge as he says: “I’ve been called a game player the whole time I’ve been in the Villa. Now it’s coming out again…”
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Love Island viewers complained to Ofcom (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)“Maybe there’s some truth to it…” Whitney quipped with the rest of the Islanders treatment towards Scott leading to viewers hitting out at the ITV show.
One fan tweeted: "#loveisland so we are all Scott stans. That poor man, where's the producer step in on this insanity of bullying???" And another said: "The bullying makes everyone else so unlikable, even Whitney has been getting on my nerves with her treatment to Scott."
"It’s like there one rule for Scott and one rule for everyone else. Why isn’t he allowed to get to know anyone without everyone throwing shade? It’s unnecessary at this point and borderline bullying #loveisland," a third questioned.
Another said: "I hope they have the proper support for Scott in that Villa because he is very much on his own, at this point they are all just bullying him because they all think he is so unpopular. We really need a tweet challenge. A few smug smiles would be gone then. #LoveIsland."
This isn't the first time Love Island viewers have made their feelings clear on the treatment of Scott in the villa. Last week, Ofcom revealed they had received close to 1,000 complaints in response to the Move Night episode.
A spokesperson confirmed the majority of the complaints related to alleged bullying towards Scott from the other Islanders.