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Love Island in race row as fans slam show twist after seeing new villa couples together
LOVE Island fans have called out the new series after the original couples were paired up by a public vote before launch night.
The outcome of the public's matchmaking was revealed by host Maya Jama as the new series kicked off, but it sparked concern among fans on Twitter.
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As the line-up was revealed viewers reacted in their droves on Twitter.
One tweeted: "Soooo the public decided let's put the 4 white people together, two black together, two mixed race together and then the Asian and French together..... I don't know why I'm surprised."
Another wrote: "Lol the British public does not like race mixing, they colour matched the couples."
A third asked: "Why’s Love Island matched the couples by race then?"
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While another viewer said: "The public are so predictable, they'll always couple people based on race."
ITV last week revealed the full list of Majorca's starting cast, and among the hopefuls ready to crack on with romance are a soap star's daughter, a semi-pro footballer and a model who starred in a Burna Boy video.
After getting the power to vote ahead of the launch, the public put together Jess Harding and George Fensom, Molly Marsh and Mitchel Taylor, Catherine Agbaje and Andre Furtado, Ruchee Gurung and Mehdi Edno, and Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde.
At the end of the launch episode sparks failed to fly between Ruchee and Mehdi, and Jess and George.
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And both women stepped away from their partners when host Maya asked if anybody wanted to swap out of their couple.
In the midst of a raunchy villa game, Maya dramatically entered to offer the girls the "ultimate dare" by allowing them to confess if they were not convinced about their partner.
Jess took the leap as she "didn't feel there was a connection", while Ruchee stepped forward as she did not feel attracted to Mehdi.
To further raise tensions, Maya announced a new bombshell would be joining the couples and introduced personal trainer and basketball player Zachariah Noble, 25, from south-east London.
Love Island airs at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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