Love Island's Laura Anderson slammed after she backs Meg in clash with new bombshell
LOVE Island alumni Laura Anderson has come under fire from fans for backing Megan Moore amid her fallout with bombshell Malisha Jordan.
Scots-born Laura, who starred in Love Island in 2018, has thrown her weight behind Meg for branding Malisha"disrespectful".
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Meg lost her cool with Malisha after she took Dejon Noel Williams on a date before asking if he'd like to go for a chat in The Hideaway.
Malisha, meanwhile, hit back and told Meg - who is coupled up with fitness coach Dejon - to "grow up".
The bombshell called her "an idiot" and pointed out that Meg had only known Dejon for a matter of days.
But despite the majority of the population siding with Malisha, with some fans even threatening to complain to Ofcom about Meg's reaction, Laura is backing the other horse.
Commenting on Love Island's official Instagram account, 36-year-old Laura wrote: "#TeamMegs."
Slamming mum-of-one Laura, one viewer of the ITV2
Another added: "Wrong team darling."
A third wrote: "I can't believe you."
And someone else remarked: "That says a lot about you."
But another Love Island fan told they "100 per cent" agreed with her.
Love Island fans slam Meg for 'trying to be iconic' as she furiously confronts rival and villa descends into chaos
Meg and Malisha's row has been escalating over the past few days.
It began when Malisha entered the villa on Friday night and took Dejon on a date - all under the watchful eyes of Meg.
She and the rest of the Love Island OG girls were watching on a big screen in the villa garden.
At the time, Meg even branded Malisha a "b****" despite not having met her in person yet.
A feud then exploded between the girls on Sunday night after Malisha had returned to the villa with Dejon and asked if he'd like to chat in The Hideaway.
The row left Malisha in tears and, as a result, has caused a divide in the villa.
Alima Gagigo was quick to comfort her before confronting Meg and the other girls about their treatment of Malisha.
Storming outside, she urged them all to be kind.
Shakira Khan and Toni Laites have also thrown their support behind the newbie, insisting that Malisha's actions were not "disrespectful".
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