Criminals and abusers caught trying to nab a place on Love Island

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By Liam

Criminals and abusers attempted to grab a spot on Love Island with show bosses weeding out criminals during extensive background checks.

By Rebecca Lawrence for Mailonline

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Convicted felons were caught trying to get a spot on Winter Love Island after show bosses implemented the government’s Restriction and Disclosure Service on their background checks.

All potential contestants go through a rigorous screening service before being accepted to the show, including STD testing and criminal background checks.

Show bosses also inspect islanders’ social media for problematic material and conduct physical and mental health assessments for islanders.

Submissions for this year’s series, which ended on Monday when Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were crowned winners, saw several previous offenders attempt to star in the show.

said a source Sun: “We’ve never had a #MeToo horror popup because we won’t move forward with a potential contestant if we find something disturbing about their history in that regard.”

Banned: Convicted felons were caught trying to get a spot on Winter Love Island after show bosses implemented the government’s Restriction and Disclosure Service on their background checks (Pictured: Love Island host Maya Jama )

The source continued: ‘We have increased all controls even further as part of a pledge to do more to protect our islanders.

“It also sets a clear standard that certain behaviors will not be accepted or ignored if they happen.”

ITV has been contacted for comment.

Ahead of the launch of the winter series, ITV shared its comprehensive package of welfare measures for contributors to the show to ensure stars receive full support before, during and after the filming period.

As part of extended measures to protect both islanders and their families from ‘the adverse effects of social media’, contestants were asked to stop their handles and accounts on their social media platforms during their time on the show. .

In addition, before entering the Village, the islanders received orientation and training on the behavior of mutual respect in relationships.

Participants were offered resource links to “read, before meeting your fellow islanders, to help them identify negative relationship behaviors and understand behavior patterns associated with controlling and coercive behavior.”

ITV added that stars continued to be offered video training and guidance covering inclusive language on disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and microaggressions.

The change in guidelines came after Love Island received more than 5,000 complaints from Ofcom during last year’s series, with viewers sharing their concerns about “misogynistic behavior and bullying”.

Shocking: Applications for this year's series, which ended on Monday when Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were crowned winners, saw several previous offenders try to apply.

Shocking: Applications for this year’s series, which ended on Monday when Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were crowned winners, saw several previous offenders try to apply.

Love Island duty of care protocols in full, prior to the 2023 series

The entire duty of care process is outlined below:

Pre Filming and Filming

– Registered mental health professional involved in the entire series, from pre-filming to aftercare.

– Comprehensive pre-filming medical and psychological evaluations, including evaluations by an independent doctor, a psychological consultant, and reports from each islander’s GP to verify medical history.

– Prospective islanders are required to confidentially disclose any medical history that is relevant to their inclusion in the Village and the production’s ability to provide them with a suitable environment.

– Managing cast expectations: detailed explanations, both verbally and in writing, of the implications, both positive and negative, of participating in the series are given to potential cast members throughout the casting process and reinforced in the contract to be clear.

– The cast are told that they should consider all the potential implications of participating in the show and work through this decision-making process in consultation with their family and those closest to them, to ensure they feel it is the right thing for them to do. they.

– The senior team on the ground have received mental health first aid training.

– A wellness team dedicated exclusively to the islanders both during the show and after.

Aftercare

– Personalized training on the management of social networks and advice on finances and adaptation to life at home.

– A minimum of eight therapy sessions will be offered to each islander when they return home.

– Proactive contact with Islanders for a period of 14 months after the end of the series in which they have appeared, with additional help in their case.

– We encourage Islanders to secure management to represent them after the show and manage them should they decide to participate in other TV shows, ad campaigns or other public appearance opportunities.

The Winter Love Island stars are expected to feel a major shock in their outreach after bosses banned cast families representing them while in the villa from social media.

Many are no doubt hoping to forge lucrative careers as influencers and win clothing brands, and will have to work fast to try and build their following online once their phones are returned.

Only 1.1 million people tuned in to see Kai and Sanam crowned the winners of Love Island in this series.

This was the lowest for a show finale since series two of the show, and a huge drop from last year’s 3 million.

Love Island was also beaten on the night by The Last Of Us final on Sky Atlantic with 1.2 million.

Low Ratings: Only 1.1 Million People Tuned In To Watch Kai And Sanam Crowned The Love Island Winners This Series

Low Ratings: Only 1.1 Million People Tuned In To Watch Kai And Sanam Crowned The Love Island Winners This Series

Despite the low viewership, it was revealed that Kai and Sanam won in a landslide, receiving a whopping 44 percent of the vote.

Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins got 30 percent of the vote, while Samie Elishi and Tom Clare got 24 percent.

Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad only got 2 percent of the final vote.

The winter series of Love Island drew around 1.2 million for the series opener, another drop from last year, which drew 2.4 million.

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