Love Island viewers left unconvinced by Harrison's emotional exit speech

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2 days ago

The Derby lad exited the villa in last night's tearful episode (July 18).
Harrison Solomon's departure from Love Island has prompted criticism from fans after his tearful speech in last night's episode. The 22-year-old footballer made the drawn out decision to leave the show of his own accord, without being dumped or voted out by the public.
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His unusual decision on July 18 came as the latest bombshell of the series, Angel, entered the villa after the recent challenge. The Islanders were tasked with ranking their favourite lads, with Ty being ranked first.
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Given that Ty was currently paired with Lauren, following a dramatic recoupling where Harrison persuaded Toni to take him back, this meant Lauren was dumped. She received a harsh text instructing her immediate departure.
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But she encouraged Harrison to accompany her in leaving, and even pledged to wait for him outside the villa, reports OK!.
Harrison then expressed to her that he didn't want to make any rash decisions and needed time to ponder over it.
He then spent most of the subsequent day in the villa before ultimately informing the rest of the group about his decision to leave.
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However, viewers were quick to express their dissatisfaction with the Islander's long and emotional exit speech, which consumed nearly 10 minutes of the episode.
Some questioned the authenticity of Harrison's speech while others accused the show of staging the entire scenario.
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Other fans thought it was unfair that Harrison's exit got so much screen time while other dumped Islanders were handed a swifter exit.
One individual took to social media to express their thoughts on the matter, stating: "This apology has producers written all over it. It's sounding like a GCSE exam answer, point evidence explanation."
Another person chimed in, commenting: "I hate how they made this episode all about Harrison leaving I feel like that part should of been 2 minutes MAXIMUM."
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A third person shared their annoyance, replying: "Bit peeved at so many previously islanders - who didn't even do half the things Harrison did - basically got the 'you're dumped, bye' treatment, whilst he gets THIS."
Echoing the sentiment, someone else remarked: "Did we really spend nine minutes on his exit ".
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Another viewer pointed out an interesting observation: "It's just wild that Harrison used Cach's advice and exact own words right back to Toni."
And one viewer speculated that the whole situation had been orchestrated as a PR stunt for Harrison.
They said: "PR at its finest... Harrison is a rebrand master lol, he came in, had his fun, did damage and gets to leave a noble man who learnt and did the right thing in the end and gave us years and vulnerability, genius."
Love Island continues on Sunday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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