Supplier: ITV
The ITV2 relationship sequence, which aired its most up-to-date season final summer time with Millie Courtroom and Liam Reardon profitable the £50,000 prize cash, has lengthy acquired criticism over its lack of LGBTQ+ illustration.
Nevertheless, TV insiders declare bosses are hoping to make a change this yr and are encouraging those that don't establish as both male or feminine to use.
A supply instructed The Solar: ‘Producers are below extra stress than ever to make this sequence as woke as doable after it has beforehand come below criticism for its lack of range.
‘The transfer might make the essential guidelines of the present difficult, as every coupling ceremony separates girls and boys, however they're eager to have a non-binary contestant this yr. It’s all about inclusivity and breaking down boundaries.’
In response to the claims, a Love Island spokesperson instructed : ‘The one stipulations are that candidates are over 18, single and searching for love.’
Final yr, an ITV boss addressed the continuing range problem and mentioned that together with homosexual islanders might current ‘logistical difficulties’.
Talking to RadioTimes.com in June, Amada Stavri mentioned: ‘By way of homosexual Islanders, I feel the primary problem is relating to the format of Love Island.
‘There’s a form of logistical issue, as a result of though Islanders don’t should be 100% straight, the format should form of give [the] Islanders an equal alternative when coupling up.
‘With our relationship exhibits, resembling The Cabins, there may be rather more sexual range. The codecs don’t have as a lot restrictions as Love Island. So we’re very form of conscious of that throughout our programming on ITV and relationship sequence. However that’s the problem with Love Island.’
Love Island has welcomed LGBTQ+ contestants previously.
Katie Salmon was the primary bisexual contestant to seem on the present and had a relationship with fellow islander, Sophie Graydon, in 2016.
Megan Barton Hanson, who appeared on the present in 2018, got here out as bisexual after leaving the well-known villa.
Love Island is predicted to return to ITV2 this summer time however a brand new sequence is but to be confirmed.
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