Love Island contestant from Wigan hit with more than 1,500 Ofcom complaints

Despite only entering the Love Island villa mere days ago, Wigan contestant Danny Bibby has caused quite the stir already.

The antics of Danny, a twenty-five-year old plumber and clothing brand owner from the Greater Manchester town, is already ruffling feathers among both the contestants on the ITV reality show and the viewers watching from home. 

And this week, Ofcom revealed it had been hit with more than 1,500 complaints regarding his behaviour in the villa.

The regulator confirmed that precisely 1,507 complaints were made in regards to the casting, after it was revealed Danny used a racial slur on social media in 2019.

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Viewers of the show have been calling for Danny to be axed after finding a racially-motivated comment on his Instagram, which has since been deleted.

The plumber quickly issued an apology on Friday, via ITV. His statement said: “I’d like to take the time to apologise to anyone that may have taken offence to my inappropriate remark.

“I never meant anything malicious by this comment at all. I am not a racist person and it’s unacceptable language and ignorant.

“I meant no offence and feel like I have really learnt from my mistakes and will never use that word again.

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“I am a kind loving person and hopefully you get to see that in the show.”

There were red flags surrounding Danny before he entered the Villa, however, when he gave his thoughts on the current dynamic among contestants, saying: “The guys need an alpha male and I feel like that’s me.”

Love Island airs tonight on ITV2 at 9pm.