Amy Hart urges trolls not to send 'death threats' to new Love Island cast

Amy received online abuse in 2019

Author: Alex RossPublished 7th Jan 2020

She was one of the main Islanders on the 2019 series of Love Island, before making the brave decision to quit the villa after getting her heart broken by Curtis Pritchard, and now Amy Hart has sent out a plea to fans of the show.

After receiving a tonne of shocking online abuse throughout last year's show, Amy has taken to Instagram to urge online trolls not to send 'death threats' or any abusive messaged to the new Love Island cast, which was unveiled on Monday 6th January.

Taking to her Instagram Stories, Amy wrote, 'Love Island starts this weekend. We all get invested, I’ve been guilty in the past, and form opinions of people we don’t actually know.

'We see 45 minutes of a story about people living in a villa. Please before you jump on a bandwagon and tweet something nasty about one of the islanders, remember, they won’t see it. Their mum, dad, nan, grandad, brothers, sisters and friends will.

'Think how you'd feel if you read something about someone in your life. Before you send a death threat in to someone’s DMs, think how their best friend, sibling or whoever is running their account will feel reading that.'

Amy then offered her support to the families and friends of the new Islanders, adding, 'To all of the friends and family, if you need anything, and I mean anything, please contact me. My parents are more than happy to speak to any families of islanders and I'm sure hannah with the fringe can give advice to any account runners.

'Enjoy the series everyone and play nice.'

Check out the official 2020 Winter Love Island cast:

Leanne Amaning

Age: 22
Hometown: London
Occupation: Customer Service Advisor

Siânnise Fudge

Age: 25
Hometown: Bristol
Occupation: Beauty Consultant

Eve and Jess Gale

Age: 20
Hometown: London
Occupation: Students and VIP Hostesses

Shaughna Phillips

Age: 25
Hometown: London
Occupation: Democratic Services Officer

Sophie Piper

Age: 21
Hometown: Essex
Occupation: Medical PA

Paige Turley

Age: 22
Hometown: West Lothian
Occupation: Singer

Mike Boateng

Age: 24
Hometown: London
Occupation: Police Officer

Connor Durman

Age: 25
Hometown: Brighton
Occupation: Coffee Bean Salesman

Callum Jones

Age: 23
Hometown: Manchester
Occupation: Scaffolder

Nas Majeed

Age: 23
Hometown: London
Occupation: Sports Science Graduate and Builder

Ollie Williams

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

Finlay Tapp

Age: 20
Hometown: Milton Keynes
Occupation: Part-Time Footballer and Recruitment Consultant

Connagh Howard

Age: 27
Hometown: Cardiff
Occupation: Model

Rebecca Gormley

Age: 21
Hometown: Newcastle
Occupation: Part-time Model and Carer

Luke Mabbott

Age: 24
Hometown: Redcar
Occupation: Heating Engineer

Luke Trotman

Age: 22
Hometown: Luton
Occupation: Semi-pro Footballer and Student

Wallace Wilson

Age: 24
Hometown: Inverness
Occupation: Personal Trainer

Demi Jones

Age: 21
Hometown: Portsmouth
Occupation: Style Advisor

Jade Affleck

Age: 25
From: Yarm
Occupation: Sales Professional

Biggs Chris

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

Jamie McCann

Age: 24
From: North Ayrshire
Occupation: Eyelash Technician

Eva Zapico

Age: 21
From: Bromley
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

Alexi Eraclides

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

Ched Uzor

Age: 23
From: Suffolk
Occupation: Scaffolder

Josh Kempton

Age: 21
From: Surrey
Occupation: Model

Molly Smith

Age: 25
From: Manchester
Occupation: Model

Natalia Zoppa

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

Jordan Waobikeze

Age: 24
From: London
Occupation: Administrator

Priscilla Anyabu

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

George Day

Age: 27
From: Southampton
Occupation: Estate Agent

Jamie Clayton

Age: 28
From: Edinburgh
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

Amy isn't the only former Islander to send advice to this year's participants. Molly-Mae Hague's sister Zoe also sent out a warning for Islanders' family members not to search for their loved-ones online.

She wrote online, 'All I can say is every time you go to search your loved ones names on twitter, join a love island 'banter' group on Facebook or search for articles about them, please think twice as it is possibly the worst thing to do.' sic

Winter Love Island hits our TV screens on Sunday 12th January.

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