Love Island fans divided over 'sneaky' Mike Boateng

Lots of viewers don't trust the former police officer

Author: Alex RossPublished 20th Jan 2020

We are now one week into the brand new Winter edition of Love Island, and finally some drama is hitting the South African villa. After Ollie Williams quit the show, Eve Gale become the first Islander to be dumped, and now new girl Rebecca Gormley is set to arrive as the third bombshell.

However, as a number of Islanders are having their heads turned by new arrivals, Mike Boateng and Leanne Amaning seem VERY strong, with the couple pairing up on Day One.

Despite Mike giving us all the feels in his recoupling speech, and melting Leanne's heart, viewers are divided over the former policeman, after he interfered in the drama between new boy Connagh Howard, Sophie Piper and Connor Durman.

After almost 'telling off' Welsh hunk Connagh for 'stealing' Sophie from original Connor, Sophie was quick to defend the model, before fans took to Twitter to admit they can't 'trust' Mike.

One user wrote, 'I want to like Leanne and Mike so badly but tbh I just don't trust him I dunno there is something about him #LoveIsland', with another writing, 'something just does not feel right about Mike, think he might ruin (me and) Leanne in a couple of weeks 💔 #LoveIsland'. sic

Another wrote, 'Connagh didn’t even do anything sneaky. He has no loyalties to Connor or any of those guys lol Mike loves being the voice of reason #loveisland'. sic

However, other viewers are loving Mike, with many gushing over how cute he is with Leanne.

One added, 'I love mike and Leanne man, fam, they’re winning this', with another writing, 'Congratulations Mike and Leanne on winning 2020 Love island winter 🎈'. sic

Follow this year's Love Island cast on social media:

Leanne Amaning

Age: 22
Hometown: London
Occupation: Customer Service Advisor
Instagram: leanneamaning
Twitter: leanneamaning

Siânnise Fudge

Age: 25
Hometown: Bristol
Occupation: Beauty Consultant
Instagram: siannisefudge
Twitter: Not Known

Eve and Jess Gale

Age: 20
Hometown: London
Occupation: Students and VIP Hostesses
Instagram: evegale jessicarosegale
Twitter: evegale jessicarosegale

Shaughna Phillips

Age: 25
Hometown: London
Occupation: Democratic Services Officer
Instagram: shaughnaphillips
Twitter: @Shaughna_P

Sophie Piper

Age: 21
Hometown: Essex
Occupation: Medical PA
Instagram: sophpiper_
Twitter: Not Known

Paige Turley

Age: 22
Hometown: West Lothian
Occupation: Singer
Instagram: turley_paige
Twitter: Not Known

Mike Boateng

Age: 24
Hometown: London
Occupation: Police Officer
Instagram: michaelboateng01
Twitter: Not Known

Connor Durman

Age: 25
Hometown: Brighton
Occupation: Coffee Bean Salesman
Instagram: connordurman
Twitter: ConnorDurman

Callum Jones

Age: 23
Hometown: Manchester
Occupation: Scaffolder
Instagram: _callum_jones
Twitter: Not Known

Nas Majeed

Age: 23
Hometown: London
Occupation: Sports Science Graduate and Builder
Instagram: Not Known
Twitter: Not Known

Ollie Williams

Age: 23
Hometown: Cornwall
Occupation: Heir to the Lanhydrock Estate/Land Owner
Instagram: olliesjwilliams
Twitter: olliesjwilliams

Connagh Howard

Age: 27
Hometown: Cardiff
Occupation: Model
Instagram: connagh92
Twitter: N/A

Finlay Tapp

Age: 20
Hometown: Milton Keynes
Occupation: Part-Time Footballer and Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: finn_tapp
Twitter: N/A

Rebecca Gormley

Age: 21
Hometown: Newcastle
Occupation: Part-time Model and Carer
Instagram: rebeccagormleyx
Twitter: N/A

Luke Mabbott

Age: 24
Hometown: Redcar
Occupation: Heating Engineer
Instagram: lukemabbott
Twitter: N/A

Luke Trotman

Age: 22
Hometown: Luton
Occupation: Semi-pro Footballer and Student
Instagram: luketroytrotman
Twitter: N/A

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Instagram: wallacewilson1
Twitter: N/A

Demi Jones

Age: 21
Hometown: Portsmouth
Occupation: Style Advisor
Instagram: demijones1
Twitter: N/A


Twitter: N/A

Alexi Eraclides

Age: 23
From: Essex
Occupation: Butler in the Buff
Instagram: alexieraclides

Biggs Chris

Age: 27
From: Glasgow
Occupation: Car Body Repair Specialist
Instagram: biggschrisx

Ched Uzor

Age: 23
From: Suffolk
Occupation: Scaffolder
Instagram: ched.uzor

George Day

Age: 27
From: Southampton
Occupation: Estate Agent
Instagram: N/A

Eva Zapico

Age: 21
From: Bromley
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: evazapico

Jade Affleck

Age: 25
From: Yarm
Occupation: Sales Professional
Instagram: jadeaffleck

Jamie McCann

Age: 24
From: North Ayrshire
Occupation: Eyelash Technician
Instagram: jamielouux

Josh Kempton

Age: 21
From: Surrey
Occupation: Model
Instagram: joshuakempton

Jordan Waobikeze

Age: 24
From: London
Occupation: Administrator
Instagram: jordanwaobikeze

Molly Smith

Age: 25
From: Manchester
Occupation: Model
Instagram: mollysmith19

Priscilla Anyabu

Age: 25
From: Battersea
Occupation: Model and Operations Manager
Instagram: priscillaanyabu_

Natalia Zoppa

Age: 20
From: Manchester
Occupation: Student and Club Promoter
Instagram: nataliazoppa

Jamie Clayton

Age: 28
From: Edinburgh
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
Instagram: jamieclayton9
Twitter: N/A

Despite Mike getting involved in the drama, the 24-year-old did later apologise to Connagh for interfering with the situation. after Rochelle Humes' sister Sophie called him out for his behaviour.

Meanwhile, in other Love Island news, new bombshell Rebecca Gormley will enter the villa on tonight's show (Monday 20th January), and it looks like she has her eyes on a number of the boys.

Speaking before entering the show, the former Miss Newcastle winner said she is prepared to go 'as far as I need to go' to get what she wants.

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