Love Island's Sherif is not happy with show bosses
Sherif Lanre was removed from the Love Island villa last week for, 'breaking the rules.'
He says it's because he accidentally kicked Molly-Mae in the groin area during a play fight and referred to it as a, 'c*** punt.'
The reality star has been accusing the show of double standards.
Sherif appeared on the Victoria Derbyshire Show today for his first TV appearance since his sudden exit.
He said, 'I'm not going to point fingers... but the airtime [black people received] was disproportionate to our value in the villa.'
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'Statistically we get less air time. I know [the producers] have a duty to edit and give the viewers what they want.'
'But I think the race thing is more to do with the people in charge finding people who want to be with people of colour.'
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ITV however, denied any racial prejudice towards the islander.
To this, Sherif said, 'I'm not shocked in the slightest. There's less of a rope for men than women.'
'I mean, my bum was slapped in there. I don't mind it, but if a guy did that to a girl then people would have had more of a problem.'
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Sherif opened up about what went on behind closed doors in an interview with The Sun over the weekend.
He mentioned that a particular islander in the villa constantly used the 'n' word around him.
However, nothing was said about this.
'There was one guy, who I will not name, who repeatedly used the N-word as he rapped in front of me.'
'He said it two or three times and he was not pulled aside even though the code forbids racist language.'
According to the publication, it's believed the fellow islander was singing Drake's Over My Dead Body.
A spokesperson told The Sun, 'We monitor the islanders 24/7 and we have no recording of the use of this offensive language.'
'And, at no point, does anyone use that offensive language in rap lyrics or any other time.'
'We do have clear rules on the use of language in the villa.'
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Meanwhile, a big recoupling took place on last night's episode of Love Island.
Love Island returns tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media Two.
