Love Island star Priya Jaswal has disclosed that numerous scenes from the series will never see the light of day due to her bad habit.
The series 13 bombshell made her entrance into the villa alongside Kavan Murphy and found herself caught up in a succession of doomed romantic pairings. Throughout her final days in the villa she was strengthening her friendship couple with Aidan Murphy, and the pair now appear to be flourishing in the real world.
Confession on Podcast
The duo recently featured on podcast Punchin' and were challenged to confess something that home viewers would be completely oblivious to. Priya's revelation was certainly surprising, as she confessed to repeatedly flouting a rather significant show rule, reports OK!.
"I said the c-word a lot and got told off for is," she said. "Yeah, I was getting pulled up to the Beach Hut to be like 'You need to not say this, you need to not say that'. Just like, not being media trained I guess."
Producer Meetings
"Just a few words were, like the c-word for example, borderline that can't get aired." Aidan then interjected, adding: "I didn't think they could actually air that on TV. I didn't think you could say the c-word."
"So I did that a lot and got told off for it," Priya went on. "That's not really that interesting though."
A 2021 report from broadcasting watchdog Ofcom classified various profanities, with the c-word deemed "highly offensive" and therefore "requiring clear and strong contextual justification" if broadcast. That same year, former Islander Tyler Cruickshank revealed the contestants were warned the c-word was strictly forbidden.
Other Islanders in Trouble
Priya wasn't the sole Islander who found herself in trouble with producers this series. Lorenzo Alessi, who was eventually crowned the series winner, also faced being summoned for discussions over his relaxed approach.
Eliminated Islander Ope Sowande, who survived barely a fortnight on the programme, disclosed that Lorenzo had become fed up with being called for conversations and flatly declined them.
He recalled: "It was the end of the night, I think... who just came in, I can't remember. One of the girls was like 'Lorenzo do you wanna go chat?' and he was like 'I'm just all chatted out'. And then someone else came and said 'Lorenzo, you wanna go chat?' and he goes 'Ugh'.
"He's like 'I don't want to chat anymore'. It's late, and it's the end of the evening but they need people to chat still. He was just 'I'm all chatted out, I'm not speaking anymore'. He got called straight to the Beach Hut."
All episodes of Love Island series 13 are now streaming on ITVX.
