{"id":33418,"date":"2023-05-31T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1838588"},"modified":"2023-06-01T01:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:52:12","slug":"love-islands-george-fensom-addresses-unearthed-homophobic-tweets","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/love-islands-george-fensom-addresses-unearthed-homophobic-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island\u2019s George Fensom addresses unearthed homophobic tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The 24-year-old has branded past tweets of his as &#8220;really unfortunate&#8221;. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 31 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>ITV2\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-summer-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island season 10<\/a> is yet to land on our screens and it seems as though the series is already setting social media alight over one of the recently-announced <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-summer-2023-cast-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">new islanders<\/a> entering the villa this summer.<\/p>\n<p>24-year-old <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-george-fensom\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">George Fensom<\/a> is part of the line-up of 10 singletons entering the Love Island villa this year but has been accused of using homophobic slurs in a series of resurfaced tweets.<\/p>\n<p>A previously released <a href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ebskeeley\/video\/7178310575355694342?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7184453085745956358&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a> (that was created in December 2022) has also been unearthed and displays his ex-girlfriend sharing a series of photographs together that she captioned with her thoughts about Fensom\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, she states that he \u201cconstantly lied to others and made empty promises\u201d, as well as branding him a \u201ccheat\u201d and \u201cnarcissist\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press about his response to any of the negative backlash that the TikTok videos may have created, he said: \u201cI feel like, in this scenario, I just want to be as respectful as I can towards her, you know, because I appreciate that she isn\u2019t in in the public eye as I am in this scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s really unfortunate, actually quite upsetting on my behalf, that a picture has been painted about me in that light. I\u2019m looking forward now to sort of moving forward with things and going into the villa, just providing sort of a new wave of energy and people can see that, actually, that isn\u2019t the George that we\u2019ve just been painted a picture of and he isn\u2019t that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_x_xxmsonormal&quot;\">He added: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward now to going into the villa, you know, to prove that, actually, the things that have been wrote about me aren\u2019t true and people can see a different light to me, essentially.\u201d<\/p> <p>As for whether there will be any further exes or friends making videos about him, Fensom said: \u201cNo, no, no. I\u2019m confident that, you know, everything else will be smooth sailing from here and there will be nothing else to report, hopefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fensom was also questioned about a series of tweets that have been unearthed that show him using homophobic slurs from the now-deactivated @_Georgeefensom account.<\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement of Fensom joining the villa, an anonymous Twitter account called Exposing George Fensom has written multiple tweets about Fensom and his alleged past conduct.<\/p>\n<p>They have accused him of \u201cwriting homophobic and misogynistic tweets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to those claims, Fensom told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press: \u201cIn regards to the accounts, it\u2019s really unfortunate that\u2019s been brought up because, you know, that isn\u2019t the person that I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">George is ready to impress with his &#8216;charm, personality, good looks, quick wit and tanned ankles!&#8217; \ud83d\ude18 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/2DW0xxuB8b&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/2DW0xxuB8b<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1663484959179395078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>\u201cActually, looking back on those tweets, I was really naive and really young to think that that was the right thing to say. It\u2019s obviously not the right thing to say on my behalf, and it\u2019s one of them situations that it doesn\u2019t show the man that I am today at all, in any way, shape, or form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_x_xxmsonormal&quot;\">He continued: \u201cAs I say, you know, I can\u2019t even remember off the top of my head when it was, 14\/15. Even so, we are talking near enough 10 years ago. So much learning gets done every day around these subject areas and we are still, as humans, continuing to learn now of what is right and what is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his reaction to some people saying that he \u201cshould\u2019ve known better and perhaps shouldn\u2019t be in the Love Island villa\u201d, Fensom said: \u201cIn regards to people who may be saying that I\u2019m not right for the villa, if that\u2019s came out, then all I would say is everyone\u2019s got mistakes, everyone\u2019s made mistakes. Everyone\u2019s said things that they regret.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference in the way that I\u2019ll defend myself is the way that I\u2019m owning that and I\u2019m admitting that that was the wrong thing to say. And, actually, if I could turn back time then I wouldn\u2019t have said the things that I\u2019ve said, so that\u2019s all I can defend myself and say in this scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_x_xxmsonormal&quot;\">When also asked whether, in light of these social media posts coming out, it would affect the way Fensom acts or behaves in the villa, he said: \u201cNo, actually. I\u2019ve thought about this, and it\u2019s the opposite. I\u2019m glad that I\u2019ve actually got the opportunity to speak to you guys now about it, because, actually, it gives me the opportunity to be able to sort of defend myself and actually explain what the situation is and how it all came about, rather than sort of me being in there and saying, \u2018You don\u2019t know what\u2019s right from wrong,\u2019 which would be completely understandable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cBut what happens now is it gives me the opportunity to actually explain the situation, defend myself and hopefully you guys can understand from me, what I\u2019m speaking about right now\u2026 isn\u2019t the right picture to paint of George. And yeah, hopefully we can just move forward in the villa and I\u2019ll be acting as I do now.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6328200156112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><strong>Love Island starts on ITV2 on Monday 5th June 2023 at 9pm. 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