LOVE Island star Malin Andersson has called for the show to be AXED – eight years after hitting rock bottom on it.
Malin, 32, said it’s “shocking” the ITV2 staple is still on-air and accused it of fuelling eating disorders and glorifying toxic relationships.
Love Island star Malin Andersson has called for the show to be AXED[/caption]
She took to her Instagram Stories to share a powerful statement hours before the new series kicked off, nearly a decade after she appeared on it.
Malin wrote: “Love Island. It starts tonight.. I’m quite shocked this show is still on air to be honest.
“I was on it 8 years ago, and in that 8 years I’ve turned pain into purpose and used my platform for good.
“Within the 8 years that have passed I’ve had to hit rockbottom to find a strength I never knew I had – and awaken to the truth of who we are.
“However what young Malin didn’t know was, how
dangerous a show like this is – portraying toxicity as love, unrealistic body standards and women who maybe broken inside but wanting love for the wrong reasons – and thinking fame will save them.. and as for the men – similar things.
“We need a show on how to show the world what it looks like to HEAL WITHIN & find love for ourselves first, then finding it in someone else.
“We don’t need a show making women especially feel bad about themselves – or fuelling eating disorders. That’s outdated now. It’s not it.”
Malin found fame on the second series of Love Island in 2016, spending 24 days in the villa where she was partnered with Terry Walsh.
Though she’s synonymous with the show, Malin has made it known before she isn’t a fan.
She previously told Bobby Norris on Fubar Radio: “I’ve not watched it. I haven’t watched a single episode. I didn’t even watch my own series.
“From what I can see the format is the same and it’s like the luggage belt at the airport arrivals and they’re just spinning out the same characters. It’s the same old bag every time. It sounds really bad.”
She continued: “I think Love Island has had its day a long time ago. And I think for the younger generation, there could be more put out there. I think all we’re seeing now is a lot of dating shows.”
Mum Malin recalled her obsession in the villa with viewers’ perception of her appearance.
She likened the experience to Jim Carrey‘s classic film The Truman Show in which his character is the central figure in a reality construct he has no idea about.
“I remember being in the villa and I kept asking the producers ‘are there any bad comments about my weight?’” she said. “That’s all I cared about. ‘Are there any comments calling me fat?’ That’s all I remember asking them.
“They would say no to everything. You’re in the Truman show in there. It is literally like a bubble. No time, they tell you when to eat, when to sleep. It’s such a different false reality.”
- Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
She said it’s “shocking” the ITV2 staple is still on-air[/caption]
Malin accused it of fuelling eating disorders and glorifying toxic relationships[/caption]
Malin found fame on the second series of Love Island in 2016[/caption]
