{"id":18918,"date":"2022-07-21T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1684200"},"modified":"2022-07-21T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:16:12","slug":"itv-defends-laura-whitmore-after-love-island-complaints-to-ofcom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/itv-defends-laura-whitmore-after-love-island-complaints-to-ofcom\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV defends Laura Whitmore after Love Island complaints to Ofcom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 21 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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ITV has issued a statement in support of Laura Whitmore after the\u00a0Love Island<\/a> host was the subject of several complaints to Ofcom.<\/p>\n

Some viewers were unhappy with comments Whitmore made about contestant Ekin-Su C\u00fclc\u00fclo\u011flu<\/a> on spin-off show Aftersun, as well as her interview with departed islander Jacques O\u2019Neill<\/a> \u2013 who chose to leave the series last week.<\/p>\n

The presenter was accused of \u201cs**t shaming\u201d by Ekin-Su\u2019s official social media account after she joked with panellists about whether the actress had been telling the truth about her rumoured fling with villa new boy George.<\/p>\n

The fact that the slut shaming is being passed off as banter and good television is very concerning at this rate #LoveIsland<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ekinsuofficial (@ekinsuofficial) July 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>