Overview
- ITV confirmed producers removed Gabriel Garland from the Majorca villa and that he will not return after information about his past came to light during the Casa Amor sequence.
- Garland said in an Instagram video on Friday that a judge found no wrongdoing by him and that he does not have a criminal record, and he thanked supporters for their messages.
- News outlets reported that Garland was named in court documents tied to a 2019 stabbing conviction of Vitor Mazzer, with the reporting largely tracing to tabloid-sourced filings rather than a conviction of Garland himself.
- Producers aired Garland's arrival but then heavily edited or cut his subsequent scenes, and ITV has not disclosed the specific material that prompted his removal, raising questions about how background checks were handled.
- The exit comes at a sensitive moment for the series after a wave of viewer complaints and regulatory attention earlier in June, and it may increase scrutiny of Love Island's contestant vetting and duty-of-care procedures.