Love Island's Josh says he friend-zoned Danica because she gave him 'the ick'

Love Island bombshell Coco Lodge has spoken out about her disappointment with her promotional photos for the show as she hit back at producers for making her look like “something out of a horror film.” The 27 year old graphic designer, opened up about her experience in the Majorcan villa on Closer’s Love Island secrets as she explained how the Islanders were required to pose for a series of snaps that would promote their appearance on the ITV dating show. Yet rather than being happy with the image used to promote her debut, Coco described her own photo as “horrendous” and even went so far as to claim that she had been “done dirty” by show bosses as they chose one that she felt wasn’t flattering.

LOVE Island has been hit with more than 5,000 Ofcom complaints over just five days. The five days have seen some Snog, Marry, Pie cause a huge stir amongst fans, getting a huge number of complaints after it aired.

With things heating up in the Love Island villa between the couples, it's no surprise producers have measures in place to provide sexual safety for the Islanders. Former bombshell Charlie Radnedge, who departed the series earlier this month, took to TikTok to reveal Islanders get given personalised condoms.

Love Island's Summer Botwe and Josh Le Grove appear to have confirmed their romance after being spotted holding hands on a night out.  The former islanders had a connection in the Love Island villa after their previous couplings with Danica Taylor and Dami Hope came to an end. However, viewers weren't able to see a potential coupling between Summer and Josh, as Josh was eliminated from the villa after receiving the fewest votes from the public. Not long after Josh's exit, Summer was also eliminated after the guys chose to save Danica over her.

LOVE Island has been hit with a flurry of complaints following this year’s game of Snog, Marry, Pie. Over 1,500 viewers contacted Ofcom in light of the episode, with the majority of the upset over the boy’s misogynistic behaviour towards the girls in the aftermath of the game.

Love Island viewers have been left baffled after Gemma Owen and Luca Bish avoided being placed in the bottom three couples once again.On Tuesday nights show, fans discovered that Indiyah Reynolds, Dami Hope, Adam Collard, Paige Thorne, Danica Taylor and Jamie Allan are all at risk of being dumped from the island.However, despite fans feeling rather concerned about their union, Gemma and Luca have avoided the brutal dumping due to receiving a high number of public votes.READ NEXT: Love Island's Gemma Owen leaves fans aghast as she checks vagina before 'massage'But due to their rocky relationship over the last few days, some viewers have questioned whether former England footballer Michael Owen has paid producers to keep Gemma in the show until the very end.Taking to Twitter, fans aired their theories online.One person wrote: "Nah this is a fix... it's the producers keeping Gemma & Luca in not the publicAnother penned: "I don’t care Jamie and Danica deserve to be in the final not Gemma and Luca.

Love Island revealed the results of the public vote to the stunned Islanders on Tuesday's episode. During the latest instalment, Paige Thorne received a text asking all of the Islanders to gather at the fire pit. The contestants then discovered that the public had been voting for their favourite couple and that some Islanders were now at risk of leaving the Villa.

Love Island fans were left fuming after it was revealed that the results of Tuesday's dumping will be aired on Wednesday night. During the latest instalment, Paige Thorne received a text asking all of the Islanders to gather at the fire pit. The contestants then discovered that the public had been voting for their favourite couple and that some Islanders were now at risk of leaving the Villa.

Love Island contestant Luca Bish appears to storm off after a stern conversation with Gemma Owen in tonight's Love Island preview (Tuesday 26 July). The pair are seen exchanging some heated words by the campfire, along with the caption 'Luca and Gemma hit turbulence."

Former Love Island contestant Billy Brown has said it would be 'game over' for Luca Bish if he had the same amount of time with Gemma Owen on the show. Billy spilled all in an interview with Capital FM on Tuesday morning (July 26), just a week after he and Danica Taylor were dumped from the island.

The Love Island contestants entertained each other, and ITV viewers, by showcasing their hidden talents during Monday night's episode. From dancing and rapping to performing some surprising magic tricks, the Islanders each took their turn to show off their unique skills.

The final week of Love Island is now in full swing as one loved-up couple will soon be crowned the winner of series eight. After eight long weeks of romance, fallouts, friendships and bombshells, only six couples now remain in the running to bag the £50,000 cash prize.

Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls confessed the Tory leadership debate wasn't a match for Love Island. The former politician, 55, is an avid watcher of the ITV2 show and regularly gives his opinion on the previous night's events.Presenting Tuesday morning's instalment (July 26) of the ITV show, Ed and co-host Charlotte Hawkins began speaking about the Tory leadership debate that happened last night.READ MORE: GMB's Laura Tobin replaced on ITV show amid major cast shake-up leaving fans distractedCharlotte, 47, noted the Tory debate occurred at the same time as Love Island, with Ed revealing he couldn't choose between the two and watched Love Island on his phone.The broadcaster did inform Charlotte that there was "a moment" when he had to stop watching the debate because he couldn't believe what he was watching.He explained that he can now multitask when it comes to watching TV, telling Charlotte: "After all this training with his earpiece, I can now watch Love Island."The economist added: "Although there was a moment when they started playing the recorder and I had to stop watching the debate because it was just too distracting."Referring to the iconic talent show that took place during last night's episode, Ed cheekily swiped: "The talent show, there wasn't a lot of talent on the show...

LOVE Island fans watched through their fingers tonight when the cast performed for each other in the Hidden Talent challenge. The likes of Gemma Owen, Paige Thorne, Luca Bish and Tasha Ghouri braved the spotlight for the annual task.

Love Island fans were left confused on Monday's episode as the Islanders took part in the 2022 talent show. During the latest instalment, the contestants had to show off their impressive skills to the villa using whatever props or costumes they wanted.

THE Love Island bombshells have reunited outside the villa for a boozy night out at a swanky nightclub in London. After appearing on Aftersun on Sunday night alongside host Laura Whitmore, the group partied the night away on the dance floor.

LOVE Island fans have claimed producers helped Luca Bish survive on the show by changing the rules. The fishmonger - who is coupled up with Michael Owen's daughter Gemma - came under fire last week after he was accused of "bullying" some of the Islanders.

THE Love Island talent show will see Davide Sanclimenti turn into a sexy chef and Andrew Le Page show off his estate agent abilities. Tonight, viewers are set to be entertained by the long-awaited villa competition, where Islanders show off their secret talents.

In Lalalaletmeexplain's hit column, readers now get to feel like they're watching TV's Love Island with her. She uses her knowledge to analyse the episodes so we can learn from the cast's triumphs and mistakes. With over 200k Instagram followers, Lala is the anonymous voice helping womankind through every bump in the road.

Love Island favourite Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu talks baby plans in upcoming scenes of the ITV2 dating show.In scenes set to air tonight (July 25), the Turkish actress ponders about her future fresh from becoming official with Davide Sanclimenti.Stood on the terrace with Tasha Ghouri, the pair look out over the Villa as they daydream about what could be in store. READ MORE: Love Island fans all notice same thing as Davide asks Ekin-Su to become 'exclusive' Ekin-Su says of her and Davide: "This place is magical.

Former Love Islander Billy Brown, 23, appeared on last night's Love Island: Aftersun alongside Summer Botwe, 22, and Josh Samuel Le Grove, 22, for a debrief with TV host Laura Whitmore following his dramatic exit from the villa last week. Billy first appeared in Casa Amor and was brought back to the main villa by Tasha Ghouri, 23, with whom he had detected an initial vibe.