Love Island's Montana Brown calls out the show over very important issue
She thinks producers should be more inclusive in their casting
Montana Brown
Author: Carl SmithPublished 7th Mar 2019 Last updated 9th Mar 2019
Love Island 2017 star Montana Brown has called out the show over its lack of 'body diversity'; suggesting producers have a duty to be more inclusive in their casting in a heated debate on Good Morning Britain earlier today (7th March).
With this summer's series already making headlines as Vicky Pattison's boyfriend Ercan Ramadan and Instagram star Braelin Kail Peery are rumoured to have been approached to join the cast, Montana joined an important debate around body image on Good Morning Britain.
Montana Brown
Discussing the argument that Barbie dolls are an 'unrealistic portrayal of women,' host Susanna Reid pointed out "a lot of people thought that about Love Island." She explained, "Actually, young girls watching Love Island realistically only saw one type of body looking fabulous in a bikini."
Montana responded, "I would completely agree with that. We should definitely be seeing more of a body diversity on Love Island."
When Ben Shepherd asked Montana if she was 'compounding the problem' by appearing on the show, the star was quick to defend herself. "Is that my fault they didn’t cast a broad range of women? Probably not," she said. "You don’t know who else is being cast or going on the programme."
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Love Island's Montana Brown calls out the show over very important issue
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The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016.
Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter 💙👶🏼sic
In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together!
Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season 2.
After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the famous villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York.
The couple are now planning their wedding, with parts being shown on their very own TV show.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from 2017's Love Island.
Despite all of the drama, Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2017.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day.
Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. They announced in May 2019 that they're expecting their first baby together! Congratulations!
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And after she had her heartbroken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.
After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?!
Swipe through to see which Love Island couples are still together...
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016.
Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter 💙👶🏼sic
In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together!
Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season 2.
After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the famous villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York.
The couple are now planning their wedding, with parts being shown on their very own TV show.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from 2017's Love Island.
Despite all of the drama, Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2017.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day.
Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. They announced in May 2019 that they're expecting their first baby together! Congratulations!
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And after she had her heartbroken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.
After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?!
This all comes after ITV2 controller Paul Mortimer defended the show over claims producers only cast 'sexy people.' Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival last year, he explained, "We’re a sexy channel. We cast sexy people.
"I think on the body image thing, we cast very attractive people. It’s a sexy show, it is entertainment on ITV2 and in the same way Hollywood casts a certain type to get bums on seats in theatres or other shows, the Strictly dancers or whatever.
"Also, for us, it’s a very aspirational programme for our audience. It’s the perfect holiday they can only aspire towards, it comes along at a time when people are readying for holiday, a week in Magaluf or whatever, and we’re showing them the best example of what they could have."
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