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Love Island’s Most Controversial Contestants and Moments Through the Years


Discover Love Island's most shocking controversies and contestants, from Zara Holland's Miss GB title loss to explosive villa scandals

Nearly a decade later, Love Island USA season 7 contestant Yulissa Escobar was forced to leave the show after podcast clips of her using racial slurs circulated online. Johnny MiddlebrooksRobert Voets / ©CBS / Courtesy Everett CollectionMiddlebrooks caused some controversy after he kissed Schell multiple times despite being in a relationship with Cely Vazquez. “As Love Island approachers our screens tonight (with lack of diversity might I add once again) — I invite you to take a deep breath and [think about] what the show actually entails,” Andersson wrote via Instagram in June 2021.

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