Love Island star Connor Durman accused of racism after telling his ex ‘you dating black boys makes me feel sick’
LOVE Island hunk Connor Durman sent a string of racist messages to an ex-girlfriend saying her sleeping with black men “makes me sick”.
The coffee bean salesman, 25, fired off the offensive WhatsApp texts to Stevie-Leigh Pich after she told him she had slept with someone after they had broken up.
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Connor was coupled up with Rochelle Humes' little sister Sophie Piper, who is mixed race, before being evicted on Monday's episode.
In texts seen by The Sun he brands Stevie having sex with black men as “rank” and “grim” and labels the make-up artist, 22, a “slut” and a “slag” for sleeping with them.
A friend of Stevie said: “It’s disgusting that he can send messages like that given who he's paired up with on the show.
“He kept telling Stevie that it made him sick that she’d seen the guy and was really nasty.
“I hope Sophie will think twice when she finds out what he’s been saying. It’s vile language to use.”
Another message in their heated exchange revealed to The Sun by pals, says: “It makes me sick mate I can’t move on”.
On Sunday night's show the Islanders had to pick between dumping Connor or Sophie after they were revealed to be the couple with the fewest public votes.
Stevie was in a relationship for more than three years with Connor and they lived together in Sydney.
Another text shown to The Sun discussing last year’s contestant Ovie Soko, 28, led to him to tell Stevie that her "liking black boys" was "such a put off".
He then tells Stevie it’s “just rank” that she thought he was the best looking competitor on last summer’s show.
He then goes on to call her a slut and a slag telling her: “You’ve been a slut, I can tell” and “Go bang so[me] black boy”.
Since appearing on the show the former roofer has been branded controlling by fans for his behaviour towards Rochelle Humes' sister.
He kicked off at her for teasing him about sleeping with over 100 people and then threw a hissy fit when she celebrated new boys coming into the villa.
Commenting on his behaviour on the show Women At Wish said: “Gaslighting is where a partner does and says things to make the other person think they are becoming mentally unwell.
“This behaviour is a red light, a warning that worse might come. Jealousy so early on might lead to coercive controlling behaviour or domestic abuse.
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“Women should be wary of starting, or continuing, a relationship after seeing this kind of behaviour.
“Very soon there might be controls over who she sees, whether she can go out and what she can do, even with girlfriends.”
A Love Island spokeswoman declined to comment.
