Love Island: why fans are defending Hugo following last night’s episode

He was left in tears

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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Last night's Love Island was pretty explosive.

It all kicked off when the Islanders played a game around who knew their couples best but when Hugo Hammond revealed that his turn off is people being fake ("personality and looks" were his exact words) it didn't go down well with some of the Islanders.

He later went on to say that his type is "leggy blonde not fake", and it appeared that the atmosphere in the villa took a turn.

Sharon Gaffka even said Hugo's opinion was, "ignorant as f--k".

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sharon was not impressed with hugo ©itv

Later, after Hugo discovered he had upset some of the girls he apologised to Sharon but she claimed that he's fake because he had coupled up with "the two girls that look fake".

(Just as a reminder during the first coupling he picked Faye Winter but she recoupled with Brad McClelland, Hugo then paired up with Sharon and later on he recoupled with Chloe Burrows)

Sharon then said, "I get it if you're not into fake stuff or girls that look really fake, that's fine but for me, you don't know the reasons why we've had stuff done. I think that's really unfair.

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hugo apologised to the girls ©itv

"I wouldn't ever turn around to a guy and say I wouldn't date you because of your height, or your race".

Hugo then broke down in tears and after the boys comforted him, he apologised to Faye (who also appeared offended at his comment) and she revealed why his opinion hurt her feelings.

"For me the word fake it doesn't really brush well with me.," she said.

"My mum and dad didn't watch me cry every single day from the age of thirteen to eighteen because I was under developed, to then at eighteen buy their daughter a boob job for her eighteenth birthday because I was so upset about it for such a long time."

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faye opened up about her childhood insecurities ©itv

Hugo apologised again by saying, "I can't comprehend how tough that must have been so again for that, I'm so sorry for using a word that hurts you and makes you think of negative times.

"I am really sorry for that."

The ladies appeared to forgive him but Love Island viewers didn't take their feud lightly.

One person tweeted, "Kaz and Rachel have to sit there and listen to these boys all say their type is 'blonde' 🙄 over and over and Sharon and Faye take Hugo not liking filler as an absolute injustice 😭 huh?! #LoveIsland".

Another commented, "What does Faye and Sharon’s low self esteem have to do with Hugo no offence? #LoveIsland".

A third wrote, "Sharon and Faye scolded Hugo for having a preference, compared his comment to racism and ranted about how their struggles growing up led them to getting surgery, completely forgetting that he was born with a disability. Come on, read the room #LoveIsland".

To be fair, Hugo was literally airing his opinion and it didn't appear that he was throwing shade at the girls in the villa. In fact, he pointed out that he didn't like a fake personality OR a fake look.

And as one viewer wrote a lot of the boys have said their type is "a petite blonde" which instantly rules out Sharon, Kaz Kamwi and Rachel Finni but none of them appeared to be offended at their preference.

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Leanne Amaning

After failing to find love in the villa (she famously got the 'ick' whilst with Mike Boateng), Leanne's time on the island was cut relatively short in a cruel dumping.

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Leanne Amaning

Fast forward a year and Leanne has admitted that she was at her 'happiest' before going into the villa. In a Instagram Q&A in 2020, Leanne told fans that appearing on Love Island has taken a toll on her mental health, '[it affected it] more than I thought, more than I could imagine.'

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Siânnise Fudge

After a few failed romances, Bristol babe Siânnise Fudge found her Aladdin in the villa in the shape of boyfriend Luke Trotman.

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Siânnise Fudge

A big believer in fairytale endings, Siânnise and Luke have since moved into together, survived a global pandemic, are parents to puppy Nala and even founded their own fashion business @conqrstore.

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Eve and Jess Gale

A Love Island first, identical twins Eve and Jess caused fireworks when they walked into the villa. Although Eve's journey was cut short, Jess managed to make her way to the final and finished in fourth place with now ex-boyfriend Ched Evans.

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Eve and Jess Gale

Since the show ended, the pair still do everything together, from travelling the world to posing together in sexy shoots. They're still very much joined at the hip.

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Shaughna Phillips

Leaving with her head high after the whole Callum/Molly Casa Amor drams, Shaughna is still one of the stand out stars of the winter series in South Africa, and has since gone on to star on Celebs Go Virtual Dating.

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Shaughna Phillips

Always keeping it real, Shaughna bravely opened up about suffering from an eating disorder and the results of liposuction surgery on her legs.She's full of LOLs of Twitter and is still the Shaughna we all fell in love with. Has she found love yet? Not yet, but only time will tell...

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Sophie Piper

Will we ever forget Sophie's infectious laugh and infamous put downs in awkward situation? The beauty, who is the sister of pop star and TV presenter Rochelle Humes, became the seventh Islander to be dumped from the villa halfway through the series.

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Sophie Piper

Since the show, Sophie has racked up 800k Instagram followers. She has continued to work as a model and influencer for the likes of Pretty Little Thing, Boux Avenue and JD Sports.

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Paige Turley

The winner takes it all! Scottish babe and aspiring singer Paige walked away the winner of Love Island 2020. She well and truly found her prince!

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Paige Turley

Despite enduring a hard period over lockdown they're still madly in love a year later. Aww! And despite EVERYONE wanting another Love Island wedding, the pair recently admitted that they want to do things in their 'own time'.

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Mike Boateng

Hunky police officer Mike Boateng left the Love Island villa with a smile as he confessed his love for Priscilla Anyabu, but it took a while for him to find his princess.

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Love Island 2020 where are they now

The pair instantly made things official when they left the villa. They're still very much together and now live together in London.

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Connor Durman

Jet-setter Connor went into Love Island to settle down, but after a six-month-long romance with Sophie Piper he is now single again.

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Connor Durman

However, he's still got a smile on his face (how could he not) as his coffee business is booming - even through lockdown - and his Instagram following is bigger than ever. That's what we like to see!

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Callum Jones

Scaffolder Callum become a little bit of a Love Island villian when he dramatically dumped Shaughna and chose to return from Casa Amor with Molly Smith.

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Callum Jones and Molly Smith

However, it looks like his risky move was worth it as the Manchester duo survived the lockdown and have moved in together - he even spoke to exclusively to us about marriage and babies. Adorable. Talk about proving everyone wrong!

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Nas Majeed

After a few pies and a brief snog with Demi Jones, Nas got his Love Island wish granted when he walked in Casa Amor and met Eva Zapico.

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Nas Majeed

Even though they left very soon after they returned to the main villa, Nas and Eva are still stronger than ever and are another couple to survive any sort of Love Island curse. They even sassily hit back at split rumours in the funniest way last year.

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Ollie Williams

Oh Ollie! His time on Love Island was very brief and surrounded in controversy. From those pictures of him hunting to rumours that he was only on the show for exposure as he left after three days after realising he was still in love with his ex-girlfriend Laura.

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Ollie Williams

Since reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Laura soon after the show, Ollie has enjoyed the quiet life. It's not known if Ollie is still loved up with Laura, they last posted a Insta snap together in September 2020. Hmmmm.

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Finley Tapp

Oh Finley! As well as bagging true love in the form of girlfriend Paige Turley and WINNING the show, the whole nation fell a little bit in love with this cheeky chap.

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Finley Tapp

After spending a whole year together, Finn recently revealed to heat that his relationship with Paige went from strength to strength during lockdown because 'he was already used to the intensity of spending every minute with Paige. When you put it like that!

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Connagh Howard

Connagh, 27, dumped from the Love Island villa. The hunk, 27, bid a sad farewell to South Africa on Friday's show after just a few weeks despite sharing a kiss with Rebecca Gormley days earlier, who chose Luke Trotman over him.

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Connagh Howard

The model's career as a model and person trainer has rocketed since appearing on the show as he has used the exposure to his advantage. He's also gained a HUGE following on Tik Tok AND found love with girlfriend Beth Dunlavey.

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Rebecca Gormley

The Geordie babe was a little bit picky in the Love Island villa, but finally found her man, fellow Islander Chris Biggs, after leaving the show.

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Rebecca

The pair are still loved up and Rebecca has gushed that he's just 'an amazing man'. However, the past year hasn't been completely plain sailing, as she recently underwent surgery after damaging her right arm in a horror fall back in January.

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Luke Mabbott

Justin Bieber lookalike Luke managed to reach the final of the show with Demi Jones, and although we all thought they were the real deal, the pair parted ways at the start of lockdownafter living apart for months.

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Luke Mabbott

Despite being locked down, Luke soon moved on with another Islander, Lucie Donlan, and have been together for just over a year. Luke recently revealed a huge tattoo tribute to his girlfriend after almost a year of dating and the pair have just adopted an adorable rescue dog called Bunny.

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Luke Trotman

Student Luke walked out of Love Island hand in hand with girlfriend Siânnise and start their fairytale together.

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Luke Trotman

Since leaving the show, Luke decided to head back to university to finish his Banking, Finance, and Management degree. We love a guy who thinks beyond the PAs and hashtag ads.

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Demi Jones

Even though she was super unlucky in love in the villa, Demi's infectious personality has made her a stand out star in her own right.

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Demi Jones

Since the show, she's landed deals with Missguided and is a brand ambassador @tatti_lashes. However, in May 2021, Demi revealed to the world that she has thyroid cancer and announced that she will have to undergo surgery. Ever the optimist though, Demi has been updating fans of her surgery progress, admitting that she's a 'tough cookie'. She sure is!

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Wallace Wilson

Scottish personal trainer Wallace entered Love Island towards the end, but he still made an impression, although not quite enough to leave with a lady on his arm.

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Wallace Wilson

Outside the villa, Wallace in focusing on his personal training back home, is he still on the lookout for love? Who knows, he likes to play it coy.

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Ched Uzor

Beefcake Ched left the villa arm in arm with Jess Gale, and things were going swimmingly until the coronavirus pandemic hit and they wenttheir separate ways in an 'impossible situation'.

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Ched Uzor

Since the split, Ched and Jess haven't reconciled and it looks like he's currently still single.

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However, on the other side of the argument, the girls are entitled to their opinion and as Faye explained she has sensitive history with the word 'fake'.

Some Love Island fans defended Faye and Sharon with one tweeting, "Hugo didn’t do anything wrong but I can understand where Sharon and Faye were coming from #LoveIsland".

Another argued, "Like the way Hugo was going on about 'fakeness' made it seem like he was p-ssed at Sharon and Faye for ditching him for other guys after he went after them. Like I understand he didn’t mean it like that but it’s understandable that Sharon and Faye were p-ssed tbh🤷🏾‍♀️ #LoveIsland".

And Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo said, "Two things can be true and that... Get your work done bbz, everyone has a right to look however they want. Hugo didn’t use his words properly.

"Sharon and Faye’s points are valid and ultimately not actually about him reeeally. Patriarchal society 🤝 women’s insecurities #LoveIsland".

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