Winter Love Island bosses are concerned for contestants’ safety and well-being

Winter Love Island is about to enter our lives yet again in a few days. While excitement and love are in the air, so are major safety measures and precautions.

Warning against negative patterns

Reportedly, Love Island bosses are going to strictly warn singletons this time about ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’ before they enter the villa. Show producers are keen on not repeating the ‘red flags’ complaints they received last year.

The Sun reported, Islanders will be offered ‘resourceful links’ to read through so the show has fewer complaints from viewers this year. Mental health experts Dr Matthew Gould and Dr Paul Litchfield have carefully reviewed the measures this season. Dr Gould said:

The enhanced safeguards introduced for Love Island 2023 demonstrate ITV’s commitment to evolve Duty of Care protocols to minimise harm, where possible.

Protection against crime

Apart from the mental health and well-being of the contestants, show bosses have also amped the security of the new villa amid the South African crime surge. The Sun confirmed that contestants were at risk of being kidnapped by organised gangs in South Africa who target wealthy visitors and extort money from them.

However, the producers have introduced enough security measures to keep the contestants and crew safe. An insider claimed:

The aim is to make Ludus as secure as possible, without terrifying the contestants. We want them to feel relaxed and feel comfortable during the show.

The beauty of Ludus as a choice is that it is a long way from the main road, so for anyone to reach the villa they would either be spotted or triggered alarms and be intercepted.

There is a hotline into the local police station and private armed response companies so if any threat is larger than expected, the heavy cavalry would be on their way in seconds.

All the production crew coming in and out of Ludus will have armed escorts. They will also be given security briefings on what dangers to look for and what to do in worst-case scenarios.

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