Former Love Islander Eyal Booker has spoken out to stand up for the show over the issues of diversity and support for contestants that have made headlines in recent weeks.
The reality star, who appeared in last year's Love Island alongside Dani Dyer, Jack Fincham, Megan Barton Hanson and Dr Alex George, told Sky News he could not fault producers for the care he received both before and after his time in the villa.
It comes after the series, which started its fifth season on Monday, promised to increase the level of support following the suicides of two former contestants.
The dating show, which sees young singles partnering up while spending the summer living in a villa in Majorca, has also faced criticism about diversity, or lack of it, when it comes to casting people of different body sizes and races.
Speaking about support and aftercare, Booker said: "I don't have a bad word to say because I have been supported before the process, during the process and after the process up until now, and I will continue to be supported.
"I think that as a show progresses, as it grows, as it builds, [the producers] start to put more in place because you realise that it's needed. I can't fault it for my own experience."
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