Love Island could see ITV pulled off air, warns Ofcom boss
Rod McPhee
Updated: 0:29, 13 Jul 2021
TELLY channels face being taken off air if Love Island and similar shows fail to look after contestants, TV watchdog Ofcom says.
The news came just two weeks into the new series of the controversial ITV2 dating contest.
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TV channels could be axed if Love Island fails to look after contestants, Ofcom has warnedCredit: Rex
Stars of previous series who found themselves in the limelight later took their own lives, raising questions over how much help they received in dealing with their sudden fame.
Adam Baxter, director of broadcasting standards for the telly watchdog, told the Radio Times: “We have the power in the most serious of cases to fine broadcasters or take away their licence to broadcast.”