{"id":172561,"date":"2025-06-10T09:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172561\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:11:13","slug":"love-island-fans-threaten-to-drop-itv-show-as-favourite-islander-faces-dumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172561\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island fans threaten to &#8216;drop&#8217; ITV show as &#8216;favourite&#8217; islander faces dumping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Island viewers are concerned about a particular islander&#8217;s fate in tonight&#8217;s dumping<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Love Island fans have expressed their worries over the fate of a female contestant, speculating that she may be ousted from the villa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Maya Jama, the show&#8217;s presenter, dropped a shocker at the end of Monday&#8217;s premiere, hinting at an unexpected departure looming. Just as the couples had settled in, American newcomer Toni was introduced to the villa, causing a stir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Toni was tasked with stealing a man from one of the newly formed couples, leaving his current partner single. She selected Ben, putting Shakira in a precarious position and potentially facing elimination from the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But the drama didn&#8217;t end there, as Maya added another twist. She told Shakira that she had 24 hours to graft and get acquainted with the other lads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749546671_15_0_ITV.jpg\" alt=\"Shakira from Love Island \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Shakira has been tasked with stealing a guy from the other girls(Image: ITV)READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/love-island-star-sophie-lee-31822906\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Island star Sophie Lee had says &#8216;it made me&#8217; after nearly dying in horror accident six years ago<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/manchester-love-island-star-sophie-31822812\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Love Island star Sophie Lee supported by fans as she details freak accident<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In Tuesday night&#8217;s episode, Shakira will have the opportunity to choose a lad she wants to steal from another girl, securing her place in the villa. However, there&#8217;s a catch &#8211; the chosen lad must consent to the swap, or it won&#8217;t proceed, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/love-island-fans-already-know-35363410\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the Mirror.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Mirror.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If Shakira chooses a lad who doesn&#8217;t agree to the switch, he&#8217;ll remain with his current partner and Shakira will be shown the door. If Shakira successfully secures a swap, the girl currently paired with the lad she selects will be sent home instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Given that the dumping has likely already been filmed, viewers are convinced they&#8217;ve worked out who&#8217;s been given the boot, speculating it&#8217;s clear who Shakira will pick and who will be left single.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The general feeling among the audience is that Blu might be tempted by Shakira, putting Alima at risk of being voted off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749546672_115_0_ITV.jpg\" alt=\"Woman and Man together and smiling \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fans are concerned Alima (left) is heading home tonight (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;After seeing how Blu is, I&#8217;m scared Alima&#8217;s gonna be dumped,&#8221; wrote a worried viewer on X. The couple&#8217;s troubles began from day one in the villa, when Blu made a remark that didn&#8217;t sit well with Alima.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Upon his arrival, host Maya quizzed the newcomer about his feelings towards being chosen by Alima, based on a fake dating profile. Blu&#8217;s response was: &#8220;Every girl is beautiful here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Maya didn&#8217;t let this slide, quickly retorting: &#8220;Every girl is beautiful but Alima chose you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fans also took issue with his answer, as seen on social media where one commented: &#8220;He was weird for that,&#8221; and others labelled him &#8220;a walking red flag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On the other hand, some viewers have been hailing 23-year-old Alima as one of their favourite contestants so far. &#8220;Who&#8217;s your favourite islander so far and why is it Alima?,&#8221; shared one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Later in the episode, Alima confronted her partner about the the controversial statement, with Blu admitting that she just isn&#8217;t his preferred type.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Now, the audience is convinced Alima&#8217;s departure is inevitable. &#8220;It&#8217;s sad that Alima may get dumped tomorrow,&#8221; lamented an <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV<\/a> fan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749546673_281_0_Love-Island-TV-Show-Series-12-Episode-1-Mallorca-Spain-09-Jun-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Love Island 2025 cast \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Love Island returns tonight (Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An additional comment reads: &#8220;So Alima could potentially get dumped tomorrow??? Because she and Blu definitely do not have a connection and he might pick Shakira.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another viewer shared a tearful emoji, stating: &#8220;Alima is definitely getting dumped tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Viewers of the show have shown their support for the star, urging the producers to reconsider any plans to remove her from the programme first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Supporters shared messages such as &#8220;Producers are actually going to hell if Alima gets dumped&#8221; and &#8220;Alima better not get dumped I will drop this show so fast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A third chimed in, warning that if the Glasgow-based star leaves tonight &#8220;the show will lose some viewers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX tonight at 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love Island viewers are concerned about a particular islander&#8217;s fate in tonight&#8217;s dumping Love Island fans have expressed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[77,208,383,10219,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-172561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-itv","10":"tag-love-island","11":"tag-maya-jama","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114658298067394989","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}