Overview
- Days into the new series, viewers posted on the Love Island UK subreddit that kissing noises in early episodes are unbearably loud and 'gross'.
- The scenes in question came during a 'phone roulette' task that asked contestants to kiss fellow Islanders, and several viewers blamed post-production audio for amplifying the sounds.
- Multiple users said they have misophonia and must mute the show when kissing begins, and some said they would pay for a broadcast or app feature that reduces or removes the noises.
- The Reddit thread was reported by OK! Magazine, Daily Star and Bristol Live on Wednesday, which helped spread the complaints into mainstream coverage.
- As of the reports, ITV and the show's production team have not issued a response, and the issue follows other format changes introduced in series 13.