Love Island's Mitch Taylor addresses claims of fake messages after Grace Jackson backlash

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Mitch Taylor, a former Love Island contestant, has responded to criticism following his post of alleged "fake" messages from All Stars finalist Grace Jackson.Grace, who was the runner-up on the ITV2 show alongside Luca Bish, faced accusations that she had vowed to do "whatever it takes to win" before entering the South African villa.

The claim, which Grace denied, came to light when Olivia Hawkins revealed it during an episode where several evicted ex-contestants returned to the villa, reports the Mirror.

Olivia claimed: "So I've seen text messages of Grace just saying to someone that she will do whatever it takes to win the show this time."She added that the messages were "from someone back home".Grace refuted the allegations, stating: "That is absolutely not true.

I do not care about winning the show."When Olivia insisted she had seen the screenshots, Grace challenged her to produce the supposed "receipts," suggesting: "I would love to see them."She maintained that the messages must have been "forged".During the live final, host Maya Jama asked Olivia if she had the 'receipts', to which Olivia replied: "I've seen them.