Love Island inundated with complaints about Gemma and Davide age gap kiss

ITV2 obtained greater than 200 complaints about Love Island in its first week of broadcast.

A complete of 167 considerations have been raised concerning the episode which aired on June 7 and the age hole between Gemma Owen, 19, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27.

The present in query was the one that includes a kiss between the pair.

A complete of 93 complaints have been made concerning the June 12 broadcast and most of those associated to the ages of islanders.

Love Island has seen bumper viewing figures because it returned for its eighth collection final Monday.

The viewers for the launch was 5.0 million viewers throughout all gadgets (together with catch up throughout TV, cell, PC and pill) up on final 12 months by +0.2m, making it the very best launch since 2019.

Gemma - daughter of soccer legend Michael Owen - joined the present as a part of the primary 10 contestants, however quickly Davide - who hails from Italy however lives in Manchester - triggered fairly a stir when he entered as a bombshell.

He appeared eager to get to know all the ladies - however it was Gemma who caught his eye and shortly they shared a kiss.

Gemma had first been partnered with Liam Llewellyn however Davide swooped in and stole the worldwide dressage rider from the Welsh Masters pupil, and Liam was left single. After two failed dates, he stop the present - deciding it wasn't for him.

In the meantime, Davide then moved on to Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, while Gemma coupled up with Brighton fish vendor, Luca Bish.

Nevertheless, there was drama throughout final night time's episode, when Gemma unintentionally known as Luca by her ex Jacques O'Neill's identify, with the rugby participant having entered the villa only a day or so earlier than.

There was an almighty row between them as Gemma fumed to Luca over his "overreaction" of what she had mentioned. He was understandably not comfortable that she had used the incorrect identify - particularly when he was being affectionate together with her.

Final night time additionally noticed Scots hunk Jay Youthful enter the villa as one in all two new bombshells.

Throughout a chat earlier than they coupled up with totally different companions, Davide and Gemma mentioned their age hole.

"How are you feeling concerning the truth I am a lot older than you?" Davide requested, "I imply you aren't bothered by that?"

Gemma added: "It isn't a difficulty for me in any respect. I really feel like if it was, I would not have needed to get to know you within the first place. And as I've mentioned, I have been chatting with guys and seeing guys who're a lot older than me.

"It isn't one thing that I am not used to otherwise you're the one one or something like that. It's totally regular for me, so for me it is not a difficulty however I really feel like for you, is it a difficulty?" to which Davide disagreed, saying he was superb with it.

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