Love Island Gossip Column: Ollie’s exit was STAGED?!! And are the Islanders allowed to wank?

Welcome to The Tab’s daily Love Island 2020 gossip round-up, bringing you the pettiest drama and the least believable tabloid exclusives from around the web today.

Viewers are convinced Ollie’s exit was staged

Eagle-eyed fans are totally losing their shit over Ollie’s exit scene, mainly because he left the villa without his shoes or a top on, which you obviously wouldn’t do if you were about to head off to a hotel.

Sad news guys, the leaving-the-villa scene is shot multiple times because duh. If you want to know everything that happens when an Islander gets dumped from the villa you could read this handy-dandy article.

Ian Stirling has revealed all the juicy details about the villa

The 31-year-old comedian has recently given an interview in VICE, where he’s revealed his job is basically a bit of a doss, starting work well after 12 pm.

Aside from admitting he doesn’t even bother to read the character bios the show provides him with, let alone the tabloid coverage, he’s also answered the all-important question of whether the cast is allowed to masturbate.

“I imagine they’re asked to follow the normal masturbation rules,” he said. “Not in front of people? Not in communal places?”

Ian says the cast are allowed to “eat together” but they don’t film it because it would be “a nightmare” and that the cast now has a bit of professional help with their appearance in the evenings.

“There’s also more professional support with hair and beauty now,” he told VICE. “If you jump on ITVHub and watch the early series, by the end they all look quite scruffy – now they don’t.”

Other tidbits include who Ian’s favourite Islander is (Shaughna), that he thought Amy leaving the villa last year was more convincing than a Hollywood movie, and that he thinks the influx of Instagram influencers hasn’t ruined the show.

Someone who knew Finn in primary school has told us what he was like

A shy Bournemouth student who didn’t want to be named has told The Tab the new bombshell Finn was a bit of a ladies’ man in the playground.

“He’s from a village called Deanshanger,” she said. “Everyone is probably in meltdown cos everyone in the village knows everyone.”

She told The Tab: “There’s a whole family of Tapps and they were all super blonde.

“Finn used to be super blonde and every girl was in love with him. The boys loved him too to be fair because he was really sporty.

“He was really lovely from memory, they all were.”

Olivia Attwood reckons Ollie faked his reason for leaving the villa

The cycle of ex-Islanders roasting new ones is a cruel and vicious one. This time it’s Olivia Attwood’s turn. After a fan accused her of faking her relationship she clapped back to say she walked briskly out of the villa and didn’t run (meow).

She also said: “If you believe that is the real reason [Ollie] left the villa then you probably believe in Father Christmas too.”

You really have to hand it to The Sun though, who managed to eke it out into a full story.

People are comparing Connor to Joe from You

Netflix juggernaut You is responsible for a lot of things, namely that anyone seen to be exhibiting controlling behaviour on a reality TV show will now invariably be compared to a serial killer. Yikes.

Anyway, Connor was in the firing line last night for his little tiff with Sophie and subsequent chat with the boys. Here are some of those memes because they really speak for themselves:

 

 

We spoke to Shaughna’s old employers and they gave us all the tea

In a rare occasion where we get to write the phrase “told The Tab” in a Gossip Column, Lambeth Council’s Deputy Leader Claire Holland emailed in to TELL THE TAB Shaughna was “a delight to work with.”

Claire said Shaughna was “the Democratic support officer at my Cabinet Member briefings in my role as lead on Environment & Clean Air,” adding: “Not only is she a great colleague but she has a good heart.

“She’s bright and wants to make a difference. And I am sure she will.”

Awh.

We found out what the twins were really like at uni

God the exclusive content just doesn’t stop today! (!!) This week the savvy journalists at The King’s and UCL Tabs chatted to people who knew what Eve and Jess were like at uni, and the results might surprise you.

Despite being cast as this series pantomime villains, Jess and Eve have been described as “super lovely and down to earth.” Her pals added: “I don’t think the show will convey how much of a sweetheart Eve is.”

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The UCL Tab discovered Jess “wasn’t really into student life,” and was a frequent face at Mayfair clubs like Mahiki. Eve, on the other hand, was more into classic student nights out, like The Vault (King’s SU Bar) and Dover Castle (a cheap pub in London Bridge near campus).

Sherif is FUCKED OFF that his exit story was cut from last year’s show

Do you remember the day Sherif was kicked off Love Island last year and everyone lost their fucking minds? The PR team for the show were so silent on the issue we all went to weird places thinking he’d taken a big smelly poo in the pool.

By contrast, Ollie’s exit has been clearly telegraphed at every point, which has Sherif seeing red and he’s not the only one.

Suggesting that he could have at least been given the chance to make a story up, he sarcastically tweeted: “My turtle unexpectedly came out of hibernation and I needed to go home to care for him.”

And that, my friends, is probably the last you’ll ever hear of Sherif.

The villa has been put under quarantine because everyone keeps vomming ew

In some holy-shit-is-this-serious news, the Love Island crew have been hit with norovirus and is now under quarantine, according to The Sun.

The producers are said to be on “high alert” for the bug, which can be spread through kissing, which would be a very scary prospect if this bunch weren’t so unwilling to do anything that might balls up their shot at a PLT endorsement. The crew have actually been banned from even holding hands.

The bug has reportedly already hit the hairstylists, who are now forced to stay “within seconds of a toilet” because of stomach cramps.

An insider said: “If the virus reaches the contestants then it could bring the show to a halt for three or four days.

“Nobody is going to watch them throwing up or having the shits.”

I mean idk who this insider is but who are they to say what I will and won’t want to watch.

Finn didn’t tell his football club he was going on Love Island

The Mirror‘s out here breaking the good stories, namely that Finn didn’t even tell his football club he’d be going on Love Island.

“He’s left a hole on our team sheet,” said snitch from within the club. “Though, we have a hole in our defence most weeks.”

Football chat lads – we love to see it.

Ollie’s sister is begging people to stop sending him death threats after the whole animal shooting thing

Tabloids will certainly be upset about Ollie’s departure, which will probably deal a serious blow to the number of stories they were planning this month, but he’s gone now and soon he’ll have to face the music that no one’s very keen on him.

Speaking on her Instagram story, Ollie’s sister weighed in to say: “I’m honestly shocked I have to write this but anyone watching that show knows the effects online abuse can have on individuals but not just them, their families too.

“The amount of vile threats/comments I alone have received is not ok.”

Someone has come up with a guide to telling the twins apart

Do me a favour and don’t dignify Capital FM with a click to their article, in which the second way to tell apart the twins is WHO THEY ARE COUPLED UP WITH. Jesus Wept.

To save time, this is what they came up with:

1. Jess has one blue eye and one green eye, Eve does not.
2. Eve is coupled up with Callum, Jess is coupled up with Mike.
3. Jess has shorter hair.

Ollie’s home is under 24-hour security because animal activists are after him

According to The Daily Mail, animal rights activists have been leaving threats on the Williams’ answering machine, and Ollie’s parents are now getting Devon Police involved.

A source said: “There has been a threat. It was in the form of a message left on an answer machine on the estate. The Police have been informed and are investigating who is behind it.”

Local security has the house under a 24-hour watch, and even takes pictures of the licence plates of any visiting cars.

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