Love Island gay contestants present ‘logistical difficulties’ says boss

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This year's series is said to be the most diverse yet, with contestants of ‘all shapes and sizes’.

2021’s rumoured diverse line-up but says having gay contestants leads to ‘logistical difficulties’.hosting. It has been off-air for more than a year with the last series cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.In April, it was also reported that producers had begun

ITV commissioner Amada Stavri has now addressed whether the upcoming series will feature queer contestants., Stavri said: ‘In terms of gay Islanders, I think the main challenge is regarding the format of Love Island. ‘There’s a sort of logistical difficulty, because although Islanders don’t have to be 100% straight, the format must sort of give [the] Islanders an equal choice when coupling up.‘With our dating shows, such as The Cabins, there is much more sexual diversity. The formats don’t have as much restrictions as Love Island. So we’re very sort of mindful of that across our programming on ITV and dating series. But that’s the difficulty with Love Island.

Speculation about the search for this year’s contestants ramped up when Just had an advert for @LoveIsland on @Tinder – does this mean they are finally having gay contestants?!’ asked one. Meanwhile, another voiced their confusion: ‘Hey @Tinder I keep getting one person tweeted: ‘Love Island ads for me to apply. I’m gay, I can’t go on this show, it’s for straight people. Can you not pls.’

 

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