Love Island contestant Sherif Lanre has responded to his "upsetting" exclusion from the Aftersun Reunion show this weekend.

Sherif left the ITV2 show early in its run after breaking villa rules and ITV confirmed earlier this week that there were "no plans" for Sherif to appear on the reunion show, stressing once again that his exit was a "mutual decision" following false claims he was "banned" from taking part in the programme.

"Sherif left this series of Love Island by mutual agreement after breaking the rules and there are no plans for him to appear at this weekend's Aftersun Reunion," an ITV spokesperson told Digital Spy.

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However, Sherif has now hit out at ITV's decision, calling the whole situation "upsetting".

"They are saying that because my contract has ended I am not required to go," Sherif told The Sun Online.

"But I want to go so I don't see how 'not required' means that I am banned. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye when I had to leave and I was looking forward to seeing the friends I made in the villa.

"The reunion would have been my one chance to see some of them this summer. Several of them have said they would see me there. The situation is upsetting."

Speaking after his exit from the villa, Sherif explained that he agreed to leave the show after he broke the rules "in a case of poor judgement".

"I regret that I didn't conduct myself in the right way and, as a 20-year-old guy, it's something I know I will take on board and learn from. I really enjoyed my time in the villa and look forward to catching up with everyone on the outside," he added in a statement.

While ITV didn't divulge any details about what led to his departure, Sherif later shared that he was removed from the villa after he accidentally kicked Molly-Mae Hague in the groin and jokingly called it a "c**t punt".

Love Island aired on ITV2, and you can catch up on the show via ITV Hub. Love Island: Aftersun Reunion airs on ITV2 on Sunday, August 4 at 9pm.

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