Summer Love Island fans slammed ITV for not doing background checks on Islanders, here’s why

Summer Love Island announced its cast of 10 sexy singletons this week. George Fensom, a 24-year-old Business Development Executive, is one of the OG boys heading into the villa next week to find love. The Bedford lad who calls himself ‘boyfriend-material’ has his past coming back to haunt him as he starts his love journey. Here’s what’s happening

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Summer Love Island’s George Fensom allegedly cheated on his ex-girlfriend

In a TikTok video that has resurfaced from last year, George’s ex-girlfriend Ebony Skeeley shared a string of pictures of them together with a comparison between their personalities. The TikTok video is titled:

when your parents raised you well >>> @George Fensom

The video, in a nutshell, calls out George for being a ‘cheat, narcissist, gold digger, controlling and gaslighter.’ Ebony also claims that he’s insecure and added:

he would also publicly scream in my face & then told his family i was “too anxious so had to leave” at events x

@ebskeeley
when your parents raised you well >>> @George Fensom
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The TikTok video is posted on Dec 18, 2022, and has caught Love Island fans’ attention. The video has triggered fans who demand that ITV should do thorough background checks before casting people. One angry fan commented on the video:

Sorry you had to go through this. I hope @Love Island see this so they know what type of person he really is.

Another two added:

love island needs to do their research before they scout people in so sorry this happened to you !

Love island need to wake up fr. I’m so so sorry you went through this and you don’t deserve this at all! Sending my love and take care of yourself 🤍

Meanwhile, a fourth said:

im so sorry he didn't deserve you hes my first vote out ❤

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Summer Love Island George Fensom branded ‘racist and homophobic’

While one would think cheating allegations would be the end of George’s trouble, there’s more. Apparently, George has also been accused of being racist and homophobic by an anonymous Twitter account.

A Twitter account has surfaced this week that goes by the name - Exposing George Fensom. The account claims that George is racist and surrounds himself with similar kinds of people. A pinned tweet reads:

George Fensom has recently been cast in Love Island this is extremely concerning considering the people he surrounds himself with are very well known racists in Bedford…

George Fensom has recently been cast in Love Island this is extremely concerning considering the people he surrounds himself with are very well known racists in Bedford…
George is pictured here posing front and centre with Dom Marino who was fired from red bull racing… pic.twitter.com/eitgqrwX2O
— Exposing George Fensom (@Georgeyboyyyy) May 30, 2023

George is pictured here posing front and centre with Dom Marino who was fired from red bull racing…

Accompanying the caption are three photos that serve as proof of the claims made by the account. It is also understood amidst the ongoing fire against George on social media, his management has deactivated his Twitter account.

if george was so innocent then why have his management deactivated his account? what else was he hiding? pic.twitter.com/tLjTDbbe3F
— Exposing George Fensom (@Georgeyboyyyy) May 31, 2023

Neither George, his management nor his family has made any comments on the issue. However, his friend Leigh commented on his ex-girlfriend Ebony’s video and wrote: