Love Island’s strictest rules – sex acts, banned items and ‘inappropriate’ thong bikini

Love Island stars are bound by a lot of strict rules during their time in the villa.

And if they’re caught breaking them, they could be booted from the ITV dating show. Fans who watched the earlier series will remember the debauchery that went on.

Couples were even shown romping in bed, and the scenes were much more explicit back then. But now, producers have reigned in their contestants by placing bans on certain acts and items they don’t want to see.

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No smoking

In early seasons, Islanders were allowed to puff away in the villa – there was even a smoking area that was aired on TV. But in 2019, ITV decided to cut smoking scenes from the show.

The decision sparked a lot of complaints at the time from fans who enjoyed hearing Islanders gossip away from their co-stars. These days, the singletons need to go to a designated smoking area away from the villa.

They can’t smoke with their pals, either, because they’re told to puff on their own. ITV have also confirmed that the same rules apply to vaping.

Drugs & alcohol

It may not come as a surprise, but illegal drugs and steroids aren’t permitted in the villa at any time. It was reported in 2019 that castmates are drug tested before entering the villa. and that prescription medication is allowed if it’s been approved by producers.

Love Island stars can’t get too boozy either, because there are also restrictions in place for how much they can drink. Past Islanders have said that you’re allowed two drinks every day.

AJ Bunker said there’s a long wait between drinks, so every sip counts. She told CapitalFM: “It is a two-drink limit. And usually, you get your first drink and then you have to wait around three hours until the second one.

“It is quite a long wait until you get your second drink, so you’re savouring each sip. You definitely can’t get drunk in there.”

A Love Island spokesperson has said: “We provide our islanders with all of the necessary precautionary measures and all alcohol consumption is strictly monitored by our production team.”

Nudity

Contestants cannot be naked unless they are using the shower as the cameras are always rolling. And seeing as the villa is a public space, it would be considered public indecency.

Some contestants, such as 2018 stars Rosie Williams and Megan Barton Hanson, toed the line. They ditched their tops for a racy photoshoot to make Adam Collard jealous.

Bombshel Summer Botwe also braved it. She put on a topless display in front of the boys back in 2022.

Clothing

All Stars twins Jess and Eve Gale famously told Daily Star that they were banned from wearing certain types of bikinis back in 2020. The pair owned some racy bikinis but couldn’t strut around in them as they were too skimpy.

Eve said: “I had that thong bikini that I wasn’t allowed to wear and you weren’t allowed to wear that Ann Summers one,” as she looked at her sister. I had a bikini and it was the real thong one like the Oh Polly ones, it wasn’t nude, but it was thong.”

Jess added: “I was wearing an Ann Summers one and because it’s a family TV show they were like this is inappropriate.” Eve then interjected: “Yeah, I had to change it to a tiny bit thicker.”

In general, contestants can’t wear branded clothes unless they’ve been provided with brand sponsors – the show’s current sponsor is eBay. According to the Mirror, the rules state: “You shall not wear anything which is branded or have visible logos such as clothing, accessories or footwear (except as directed by us).

“If asked to do so by us, you shall immediately remove or change any item of clothing, accessory or footwear and our decision in this regard shall be final.”

Sex and masturbation

Whilst it’s fine to bonk your fellow Islanders, you can’t masturbate in the villa. Any solo sex acts could get you removed.

However, if stars are missing some of their favourite intimate activities, a drawer full of sex toys, lubrication and saucy outfits are provided. They might come in handy in the Hideaway.

ITV bosses provide their own brand of readily available condoms to ensure their contestants are practicing safe sex. A reported 200 packets of contraceptive aids are placed in the villa at the start of the series.

Phones

Islanders must hand in their phones before cracking on in the villa. You’re not supposed to have any contact with the outside world during your series.

However, castmates are given special phones so that they can take photos and receive the infamous text messages detailing challenges and other announcements. So when you hear “I’ve got a text!”, you can rest assured an Islander hasn’t been texting all of their mates.

Banned topics

When bombshells arrive in the villa, they’re not allowed to reveal what’s been happening in the news. Current Islanders can’t ask them about current events and how the public perceives them.

Islanders used to get one day off from filming every week – believed to be Saturday – where the cast would go to leave the villa and let their hair down at the beach or somewhere else.

But they can’t talk about what’s going on with the show as they want those conversations to be aired to the public. Villa alum Kem Cetinay told This Morning: “They give you one day off.

“You get one day off per week. What happens is, it gives them a day to clean the villa, and you take your mics off, and normally we go to the beach. So what happens is, when you take your mic off, you are not allowed to talk about anything to do with the show, you have to talk about home life.

“You are being watched by the producers, because they don’t want you to talk about what is going on. They are quite careful about what you talk about, because they want to keep it so everyone at home can see it.

Bullying, violence and inappropriate language

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Again, it might go without saying, but any unacceptable behaviour will get you into trouble. No inappropriate language, bullying, physical violence or other offensive behaviour is permitted in the villa.

Former Islander Theo Campbell told the Mirror that fighting, being sexually forceful and using racial slurs could see you kicked out of the show. He said: “I was quite naughty on there but I wasn’t even close to being kicked out.”

Fans will remember Sherif Lanre being axed in 2018 after he accidentally kicked Molly-Mae in the groin and joked about it using the c-word. He was told he had to pack his bags and leave the villa without informing his fellow contestants.

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