The thought of not having our beloved Love Island to keep us warm on cold, lonely January nights may well fill us with dread but that could become a possibility as Love Island bosses put the villa into ‘quarantine’ amid an outbreak of norovirus.

It is reported that producers are now worried the bug could bring a ‘halt’ to the show if any of the contestants contract the super-bug that has struck down some of the TV crew.

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The show is now taking extra precautions to stop this from happening with crew given a medical pack each, and those affected with the bug, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, told to rest-up in their hotel rooms until they are fully recovered.


A Love Island insider has explained: “If the virus reaches the contestants then it could bring the show to a halt for three or four days”.

“Nobody is going to watch them throwing up or having the s****”.

Oh, I wouldn’t be so sure – the world is definitely bizarre enough.

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But we certainly wouldn’t want to watch an empty villa with tumbleweeds as our only form of entertainment.

“Everything is being done to quarantine the villa from the outside world so that bug doesn’t get in”, the source added.


It seems Love Island producers have had more than their fair share of obstacles to contend with in the first week of the winter series, since debuting in Cape Town as even the ‘locals’ attempted to intrude.

Just days before the show was due to air, they were concerned that baboons could break into the villa to hunt down food.

In a bid to prevent this from happening surveillance monitors were installed around the villa to keep watch for 24-hours a day.

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Aren’t there enough bloody cameras as it is?!

Producers may well have to consider inviting them in if the contestants do indeed go down with the bug – it could even be more entertaining.

“Obviously, the safety of the contestants is a top priority”, a source said.


“Nobody wants to risk baboons getting into the villa”.

God forbid, Ollie would have potentially ‘hunted’ them down!

Perhaps, he would even have ‘stuffed its head’ and took it home with him to sell on eBay.

Recent reports allege, Ollie has listed a ‘stuffed buffalo head’ on the marketplace platform for £8,000 – despite continuing to deny claims of trophy hunting.

Apparently, Ollie had bought the stuffed buffalo mount at an auction for just £648.70 and had now listed the ‘taxidermy cape buffalo shoulder mount’ for sale as ‘used’ on a ‘buy it now’ listing.

The item has been listed for sale since August and according to reports was offered with courier delivery from Egham, Surrey, where Ollie studied criminology at Royal Holloway University.


“Ollie had gone to Holts auctioneers in Norfolk in June and spotted this cape buffalo shoulder mount. He thought it would be an investment and hoped he’d be able to sell it and make a profit, but nobody ever bought it”, a source told The Sun.

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The shoulder mount has since been pulled from eBay.

Since his exit from the Love Island villa, Ollie has released a statement regarding the recent accusations surrounding his ‘big game’ hunting saying:

“Having left the Love Island house I have become aware of the press stories circulating in the UK. I would like to make a number of comments on the various claims and accusations. ‘I had no knowledge of the stories until I had left the Love Island villa and all cast members are unaware of any news stories while they are on the programme”.

“I did not shoot any of the animals shown in the photographs nor have I ever shot as a trophy hunter”.


“I did volunteer to take part in the conservation and anti-poaching programme in Mozambique, a part of which involves old or sick animals being culled. I was there as an observer”.

Ollie went on to explain that his business, Cornish Sporting Agency was set up in 2017 and has “never traded”.

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Ollie finalised his statement in saying he would not be commenting on the subject any further.

Armed guards are also reported to be patrolling the Love Island compound throughout the series to ensure that no outsiders will be able to break into the set to eliminate any risk of potential kidnappings.

Wowza – they really aren’t taking any chances this year!

Couldn’t have one baboon out and a family moving in…