Love Island in new fix row as viewers fume at show bosses, raging they ‘fully set up' villa girls after Grafties row

The Irish Sun

25-07-2025

LOVE Island fans are raging that producers have unfairly incriminated two Islanders to look like the 'mean girls' - Shakira and Toni.
Viewers have taken to social media to vent their anger over the supposed
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ITV2 viewers have insisted Shakira and Toni have been "set up" by producers
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Fans are fuming that Meg and Helena have been portrayed in a 'better light'
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Sofa detectives are saying The Grafties was
Fans are calling out ITV2 bosses for editing the footage 'in favour' of Meg and Helena - whose most catty moments were not shown.
The official Instagram account for the dating show wrote alongside the toe-curling clip: "Meg reacts to some past comments made from
Hyped up users commented on social media: 'Fully set Shakira and Toni up. There was so much they could have shown from Meg and Helena talking about them both."
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A second agreed: 'Do Helena and Meg have friends or family in production or something because it's 100% feeling like producers are trying to push for those two couples to be in the final. If either of them win this show it's so fixed because people have wanted them out for weeks now.'
'Funny how Meg and Helena's comments aren't shown… so one sided," noted a third.
'Whatever agenda producers have against Toni and Shakira, it's not going to work!" raged another.
"You 100% set Shakira and Toni up then. Why not show what Meg and Helena have been saying?!" inquired a fan.
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"Why are the producers doing this? Honestly! Can we make sure to make Toni and Shakira top two. After all it's public vote based. Unless they lie about that too," accused another.
One fan asked: "Why do they never play what Helena and Meg actually say?"
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"So glad people aren't falling for the producers cheap tricks to make Meg and Helena win," praised another.
This year's edition of the
ITV2
dating
show has seen a long-running divide between the girls in the villa.
For the most part it has mostly consisted of close pals Toni, Shakira and Yasmin against Meg, Helena, and Megan.
Whilst the feud has been clear to see and has been hinted at many times in the villa, it was only during
It came as
In the scenes, the group saw a video of Toni and Shakira expressing their disdain for Meg after a number of clashes with the star.
They also took issue with Helena and for her close bond with Meg.
As Meg pleaded that she was the same to the pair in front of their face, Toni insisted she was not as the divide was soon addressed.
Yasmin quickly jumped in to insist there had been a "divide" from the start as many of the Islanders appeared to nod in agreement.
Toni stated that the divide came from Meg, Helena and Dejon not being "warm and welcoming" and for going off on their own and leaving others out of their conversations - namely her, Shakira and Yasmin.
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Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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Toni and Shakira collected the award for Best Double Act - and fans aren't happy
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The group saw a video of Toni and Shakira expressing their disdain for Meg
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Viewers have previously branded Helena the "real villain" of the show
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Toni, Shakira, Meg and Helena clashed over their divide during The Grafties
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