Axed Love Island star Jazmine Nichol has thrown her support behind Luca Bish after the fishmonger received a backlash from fans.
Luca sparked outrage from viewers for the way he treated his villa beau Gemma Owen during the show’s explosive Movie Night episodes on Sunday and Monday (July 18).
The fishmonger raged at Michael Owen’s daughter as he felt she had entertained Billy Brown’s advances and flirted with him, but she insisted she had done nothing wrong.
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Luca’s family later took to Instagram on his account to say they didn’t condone his behaviour towards Gemma and apologised to the public in a statement.
They told fans that Luca will be “embarrassed and deeply apologetic” when he watched the scenes back on TV.
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His sister Claudia, who has been handling her brother’s socials, said she had been physically sick from crying after the constant barrage of hate and death threats he had been receiving.
However, Luca has now received support from fellow islander Jazmine Nichol, who was booted from the island after the Casa Amor episodes.
In a private message to Luca’s family, she told them how sorry she was that they were receiving such a “barrage of hate” and that her experience with Luca was “nothing but great”.
She told them Luca was the only person who stopped her from quitting the show, and that the show is edited for entertainment purposes and that it doesn’t always reflect the islanders’ true characters.
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Jazmine said: “I am so sorry you and the family are having to go through all of this barrage of hate at the moment. My experience with Luca was nothing but great. No one knows what a crazy intense experience it is in there and every emotion is intensified x100. I know I behaved in ways I wouldn’t normally in the villa.
“At my lowest Luca was the only person who stopped me running for the hills (literally). I can only speak for myself but I will never have a bad word to say about him and will always be the winner in my eyes! People need to remember the show is edited for entertainment purposes and doesn’t always reflect people’s true character.”
Luca’s family shared the message on Instagram with their reply where they said almost every dumped islander had supported Luca.
They wrote: “Nearly everyone that has left the villa have messaged almost straight away to tell us how Luca has been such a lovely, genuine friend to them during their time. People that spend 24 hours with him (as opposed to an opinion based on a condensed episode) are the opinions we take most comfort in.
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They added : “His behaviour on Sunday’s ep was very out of character for Luca. Flowers grow through dirt, and I just know he will grow positively from this experience.”
It comes as domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid spoke to ITV about “misogynistic and controlling behaviour” on the show.
The charity said they had been forced to take action as they were being tagged in floods of social media posts about the series.
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An ITV spokesperson replied: “We cannot stress highly enough how seriously we treat the emotional well-being of all of our islanders.
“Welfare is always our greatest concern, and we have dedicated welfare producers and psychological support on hand at all times, who monitor and regularly speak to all of the islanders in private and off-camera.
“Ahead of this series, contributors on the show were offered video training and guidance covering inclusive language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviours and microaggressions.
“We are always looking at how we expand and evolve on this training to ensure that all of our islanders feel they are part of a safe and inclusive environment.”
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