Overview
- Former contestants Robyn and Ope told Closer Online and posted footage on social media on Friday that producers normally permit two small glasses of wine per night but that contestants often received only one.
- Ope described the allowance as "not a lot" yet enough to make people "a bit buzzy," and Robyn said fellow islanders followed Aidan’s red‑wine choice because it seemed to have the strongest effect.
- The accounts were carried by regional and tabloid outlets and quoted directly from the eliminated Islanders’ comments rather than from production or broadcaster statements.
- Social‑media reactions reproduced in coverage were split, with some viewers saying contestants should get more alcohol and others calling for tighter limits or a ban.
- Reporters placed the revelation in the wider context of Love Island’s long‑running on‑site rules restricting alcohol and timekeeping, and coverage left open whether producers will respond to the disclosures.