Fans watching the latest instalments of Love Island are becoming worried for Islander Harriett Blackmore as she has faced arguments from her fellow contestants that some viewers are interpreting as bullying.
Harriett, the 24 year old from Brighton, is caught up in a love triangle with Ronnie Vint and Jess White, and this has put her in the spotlight amongst the other girls.
Matters came to a head when Jess accused Harriett of enjoying the drama, saying: “You’re not batting it off, you’re enjoying the situation, you’re still entertaining it.” Viewers believe that Jess is being "nasty" to Harriett when she should really be focusing her anger on Ronnie. “These girls are borderline bullies towards harriet and i don’t even like her like that… and jess is a nasty hypocrite,” wrote one Love Island fan, while another commented: “I don’t like Harriett but the way the girls talk to her and about her is getting nasty.” Others agreed, with one viewer writing: “Jess is constantly acting like harriett is the problem when Ronnie is in fact the problem.” Another noticed that the treatment of Harriett was coming close to bullying. “Me to Mimii & Harriet about these girls bc none of them are s*** - these girls are bullies.” Fans have also been puzzled as to why Jess got so upset earlier in the week when Harriett talked to Ronnie.
He pulled Harriett away from the group following his recoupling speech where he revealed he was interested in getting to know both of them. “Everything I said was honest - it just came out wrong,” he told her. “I do think there is something there from when we’ve spoke.
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