It’s been almost a week since Movie Night caused utter carnage in Love Island villa when Faye Winter raged at her partner Teddy Soares after watching a clip of him admitting he was “sexually attracted” to Casa Amor bombshell Clarisse Juliette and while they have cleared the air and resumed their romance, the fallout on the outside world continues.
In explosive scenes, Faye branded Teddy a “liar” and a “two-faced pr*ck” and shouted at him in front of the rest of the villa before he broke down in tears. She later apologised and told him, “There’s no excuse for the way I spoke to you or how I raised my voice and no one should have someone speak to them like that.”
But despite her apology and their reconciliation, almost 25,000 complained to broadcast watchdog Ofcom about the scenes – the highest number of complaints ever submitted about the ITV2 show – and now Teddy’s loved ones have spoken out about the matter.
While the 26 year old is in the villa, his account is being run by his family who were asked how they felt about the argument with Faye while taking part in an Instagram Q&A. They responded, “We have to bear in mind, we’re not shown the entirety of every situation.
“Yes we don’t agree with how Faye reacted but if her apology was genuine then we see potential growth. We are happy Teddy conducted himself as a true gentleman should.”
And when another fan brought up the record-breaking number of complaints received about the heated interaction, Teddy’s family said, “We respect it. It’s good to see that the country has a great moral compass.”
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1 of 11Faye Winter and Teddy Soares feud
Following the Mad Movies challenge that showed Teddy talking to Casa Amor bombshell Clarisse Juliette, Faye Winter was left furious. For the majority of the following episode, that was an hour-long, Faye was shouting at Teddy, Matthew MacNabb and even Dale Mehmet. As a result of the showdown, Ofcom received a record number of 24,763 complaints from viewers.
2 of 11Love Island 2021 postcard
Love Island bosses brought the postcard challenge back during the 2021 series and it caused quite the stir in the villa. It left Millie Court in the dark about Liam Reardon's antics and Faye Winter thought Teddy Soares had kissed another girl however it was part of a game.Teddy returned (with Faye's teddy bear in hand) and was left single in the villa and Casa Amor bombshell Lillie Haynes returned and exposed Liam, which left Millie devastated.
3 of 11Love Island's lie detector test
In 2019 it also came to light that the infamous lie detector test had been axed. Ofcom investigated reality TV rules following the tragic death of Steve Dymond following his appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
4 of 11Laura Anderson and Paul Knops in the final
Love Island 2018 already had a few controversial moments but it was the final episode that drew in some complaints. After Laura Anderson and Paul Knops came runners up on the show, viewers took to Ofcom and complained because they were not in an official relationship. In third place was Megan Barton Hanson and Wes Nelson and in fourth place was Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley - both couples were in an exclusive relationship.
5 of 11Paige Turley and Finn Tapp's headline challenge
After the Mean Tweet challenge appeared to be scrapped during the 2020 series, the News Splash didn't go down well with viewers.Paige Turley was left furious when one of the headlines said, 'Casa Amor causes Callum, Finn and Nas' head to turn on tonight's Love Island'.Finn protested his innocence but Paige was annoyed and so were fans who branded the headline as "fake news".
6 of 11Love Island axe smoking area
Remember the early days of Love Island where the majority of the Islanders would gossip over the smoking area? Well following a lot of complaints, in 2018 the producers took action and removed the smoking area from inside the villa.
7 of 11Casa Amor in 2019
They say Casa Amor is one of the hardest tests and the 2019 series proved it because it received over 300 complaints. Poor Amy Hart was left devastated when Curtis Pritchard admitted his head turned towards Jourdan Riane. Meanwhile, Amber Gill was left single when Michael Griffiths savagely dumped her for Joanna Chimonides.
8 of 11Georgia Steel and Jack Fowler's kiss
During the 2018 series, Love Island received 655 complaints following Georgia Steel and Jack Fowler's kiss. While Georgia insisted that they both intentionally kissed on their date, Jack was sure that he went to kiss her cheek but she moved in for the lips. Luckily the truth came out during the reunion and Georgia FINALLY apologised.
9 of 11Tommy Fury and Maura Higgins
A lot of viewers felt uncomfortable when Maura Higgins tried to kiss Tommy Fury, despite his protests and Love Island received 709 complaints.
10 of 11Dani Dyer crying
Jack Fincham was floored when he saw his ex-girlfriend walk into Casa Amor but no one was more devastated than Dani Dyer who was left in a flood of tears. After the episode aired, Ofcom received 2,644 complaints about the show.
11 of 11Joe Garratt and Lucie Donlan's relationship
During the early stages of Love Island 2019, Ofcom received 600 complaints over Joe Garratt and Lucie Donlan's relationship. Viewers accused him of having a "controlling nature" when Lucie was left in tears and Women's Aid issued a statement about the show.
Another of Teddy’s followers asked if he was a “pushover” for forgiving Faye, to which his family replied, “You can’t knock a man down for fighting for what he loves.
“Teddy was trying to understand what Faye’s reason was for being triggered. He felt he stayed true to himself at Casa Amor and he wanted Faye to understand that. Teddy is not here for drama, he’s here for love.
They added that they “would accept and support anyone that makes him happy” when the subject of Teddy introducing Faye to his family was mentioned.
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In other Love Island news, 2017 Islander Sam Gowland has revealed the secret evidence that shows Jake Cornish could be “playing up to the cameras” after his partner Liberty Poole shared her concerns he wasn’t as genuine as she first thought.
He tweeted, “So a little TV knowledge for you here… when filming you’re strictly not allowed to talk about 'being on camera' or anything related to being on TV.
“So for Love Island to actually air Liberty saying that, Jake must have been playing up to the camera for some time, believe me.”
Many Love Island viewers agreed with Sam, with one saying, “Liberty is waking up! Jake has been playing up to the cameras from day one. This man is not who you think he is. #loveisland.”