Fans angry over Ellie's exit
Love Island fans have criticised show producers for ruining the current series and insisted the 'real winner' was robbed after Ellie Chadwick left the villa. ITV's reality dating programme marked the grand finale of its 13th series on Monday night (July 27). Maya Jama returned to present the live show as Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak were crowned winners, taking a share of the £50,000 prize.
However, some fans believe the only genuine challenger who might have caused an upset had already departed. Ellie Chadwick, nicknamed 'Queen of Scotland', opted to quit after Finley Maddock was eliminated by fellow Islanders.
'Producers screwed up big time'
One fan posted on Love Island's subreddit: 'The producers screwed up big time by giving the Islanders the power to vote out Finley, knowing that it would risk Ellie walking out.' They added: 'Ellie was tipped to win throughout the entire series. Yes, Finley was out of order with how he treated Elicia but people have selective memory in there. His conduct was nowhere near as appalling as Kavan's or Simba's in Casa, yet they are the ones who made it to the final. The recency bias is obvious. I think the programme went even further downhill with Ellie departing.'
Another fan said: 'I stopped watching when Ellie left. It was a huge error to let them vote Fin (and by default her) out.' A third responded: 'Whether the other couples that are in the final deserves it or not aside, I think major problem with dumping Ellie and Fin is it basically killed all the suspense of who is going to win.... Ellie is the only person in there that could rival Lorenzo popularity with the public.'
Some fans support Ellie's decision
Others, while disappointed, backed her choice. One stated: 'She left very popular with the Islanders and public - and didn't have to deal with all the drama of the last week. She won in my eyes!' Another said: 'Yes at least I'm glad she didn't have to go through watching Fin in the Grafties.' One person asserted: 'Ellie is fineeee the public loved her, she can do anything she wants with her platform and if Finley doesn't behave he is going to miss out, I hope he knows that!'
Love Island is streaming on ITVX.
