Love Island fans slam Harrison's ‘scripted' apology as he reunites with Lauren on Aftersun after quitting villa

Scottish Sun

3 days ago

His behaviour came under fire from Women's Aid
SORRY SIGHT Love Island fans slam Harrison's 'scripted' apology as he reunites with Lauren on Aftersun after quitting villa
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LOVE Island fans have slammed Harrison Solomon's apology on spin-off show Aftersun after he reunited with Lauren Wood.
Harrison quit the villa on Friday in shock scenes just 24 hours after Lauren was dumped from the show.
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Harrison stunned his fellow Islanders when he quit the villa
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He and Lauren were reunited on spin-off show Aftersun
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Maya Jama grilled Harrison on his time in the villa
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It followed his love triangle with her and Toni Laites, which drew criticism from charity Women's Aid.
Aftersun host Maya Jama grilled Harrison over his behaviour in the villa last night after viewers watched him swap between the two girls with little consideration for their feelings.
He even pleaded with Toni to pick him in a recoupling hours after having sex with Lauren.
When Toni did choose him, Lauren was left in floods of tears and felt humiliated.
While Toni begged him to stop messing with her feelings by continuing to flirt with Lauren.
Speaking tonight, Harrison said he felt the point that his romancing of both girls went too far was after he'd slept with Lauren.
"I think maybe when we did bits," he said. "Probably took it a little bit too far talking to Toni after that.
"I obviously regret that massively and I apologise to both the girls but, yeah, it wasn't good for me."
He then said if he had his time again he would have had up front conversations with Toni and Lauren earlier to save them getting upset.
It followed his return to social media earlier in the day in which he said: "Back on home turf and carrying every lesson with me. What a whirlwind, confusing, raw, beautiful in parts, and deeply humbling. I entered with the intention not to hurt anyone.
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"Truthfully, although I didn't manage that, I leave with a heart more open, and a soul willing to learn. Life isn't always easy, it's felt, it's flawed, it's full of growth. Thank you to those who saw the good in me even when I struggled to see it myself. This is just the beginning,"
But viewers weren't buying his latest apology, with one writing on X: "Harrison has CLEARLY wrote a speech and memorised it this is not genuine."
Another said: "Harrison has gotten away with what he's done way too easily."
A third posted: "Harrison's not sorry for sh*t."
A fourth said: "Is anyone buying this with Harrison?"
"Im glad no one clapped at Harrison's poor excuse of an apology."
Prior to his villa exit, Women's Aid responded to the difficult scenes in the villa, criticising the ITV reality show for perpetuating misogyny and sexism.
Jessye Werner, Communications Manager at the charity, acknowledged the efforts production companies have made to highlight toxic behaviours but stressed that more progress is necessary.
She told The Tab: "Despite these positive steps, we still see unhealthy patterns of behaviour on these shows, showing just how steeped in misogyny and sexism our society still is.
'Women are often lied to, slut-shamed and manipulated, as well as laughed at behind their backs. Misogyny and sexism lay the foundation for the tolerance of abuse and violence – it reinforces a culture that excuses and trivialises violence against women and girls.
'More must be done to educate contestants on sexism and misogyny, and it is a great credit to viewers who take to social media, continuing to call out these behaviours as soon as they see them.'
Before entering the villa, ITV's Duty of Care protocol outlines training for Islanders in language, behaviour and understanding mutual respect in relationships.
Programme contributors will be offered a full package of measures to ensure they are supported prior to, during and after the filming period on the show.
A welfare team solely dedicated to the Islanders both during the show and after.
Love Island airs on ITV2 and ITVX.