Love Island’s Maura Higgins warned by show bosses over homophobic slur

A video emerged online

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by Alex Ross |
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She only entered the Love Island villa on last night's (Wednesday 12th June) show, but already Irish beauty Maura Higgins has been warned by the show's bosses after an inappropriate video emerged of her online.

In an old video published by Mail Online, Maura yells a quote from comedy movie The Hangover whilst on a trip to Dubai. In the video, Maura shouts, "Paging Dr F-----".

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After the video surfaced just hours before Maura's first scenes aired, a Love Island spokesperson told the publication, "We do not tolerate any offensive language in the villa.

"We speak to all of the islanders to remind them of what we condone to be acceptable behaviour during their time on the show."

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Love Island rules - SLIDER RADIO

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Swipe through to see all of the Love Island rules....

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No getting drunk

According to 2017 contestant Kem Cetinay, contestants are allowed one small glass of wine or beer a night with dinner.Being drunk's an absolute no-no, so sex while intoxicated is obviously against the rules too.

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No masturbating

No solo sex acts are allowed in the villa, though obviously allowed to get jiggy with their partner.

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No nudity

Contestants cannot be naked in front of other islanders, since the villa is technically a public space.

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No books, phones or magazines

The islanders are given snazzy phones from their sponsor, Samsung (what else would they get their texts on?); but anyone sneaking their own mobile phone into the villa would risk being removed.Same goes for books and magazines, too.

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No inappropriate language or behaviour

This could cover homophobic, racist or aggressive language and is quite the broad rule. Inappropriate behaviour is again at producers' discretion, and would include violence and sexual harassment.

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No discriminating against staff

Any Islanders who are rude to crew could run the risk of being booted off the show, and contestants must NOT take their mic packs off unless instructed to.

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Follow the rule book

Simple. Contestants must obey the rule book they're provided with; which includes information on safe sex, consent and how to know if you're following the guidelines.

Maura instantly made an impact when she arrived alongside fellow bombshell Elma Pazar on last night's episode, choosing three boys to go on a date.

After royally peeing off Molly-Mae Hague by choosing Tommy Fury to cook her a starter, viewers loved the drama when she flirted her way through the date with the boxer, asking him, "Do you want me."

Clearly turning Tommy's head, viewers can't wait to see what impact she has on both Danny Williams and Michael Griffiths. 👀

Find out everything you need to know about Love Island 2019 right here.

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