I don’t watch Love Island. I’m not the target demographic anyway, but this article is amusing, not lease because in the past, producers have trawled for victims for a show and stumbled upon this place. Like these folk, I have refused.
He knew he wouldn’t have any control over the editing process, and so he “ummed and ahhed” about whether to go on the ITV2 reality dating show, before having a long conversation with his mother. In the end he decided: “I don’t want to be that guy who goes on Love Island and promotes tooth-whitening products and does club appearances for the rest of my life.”
The producers are looking for entertainment and they will twist things to get the story they want – and that includes selective editing. I was approached for a Brexit reality show. I’m not sure if it happened or not, however, you can imagine how they would have spun that. Do I really want my life and reputation ruined for the sake of TV ratings and fifteen minutes of fame? Nah. I was also approached once to discuss banning the veil, again, I promptly declined. I can see how it would have been spun to make me look like some foaming at the mouth Islamophobic (there is no such thing as Islamophobia) bigot, which I am not.
So, yes, I understand why these people are sensible enough to keep well out of it.
While forms were being fired off by fans, a team of producers were trawling Instagram and nightclubs across the country for potential cast members.
I don’t do Instagram. My social media presence is extremely limited and I contribute very little – there is enough for business purposes and that’s it. So probably not enough to attract their attention. It’s this place that does that. But I always bear in mind that any approach is not for my benefit. It never is.