Love Island deny Jordan was ‘forced’ to flirt with India by bosses as Anna is ‘too unpopular’

24 July 2019, 07:45 | Updated: 24 July 2019, 07:48

By Alice Dear

Love Island has responded to claims that producers encouraged Jordan to spark a romance with India.

Last night’s Love island saw explosive scenes between Anna and Jordan, only days after they became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Making a dramatic U-turn, Jordan revealed to Curtis that he has eyes for India, before pulling her for a chat to make his feelings clear.

However, thanks to Maura, Anna found out about Jordan’s plans and the pair found themselves in a heated row over their relationship.

Now, it has been claimed the Love Island producers “forced” Jordan to flirt with India, as Anna is “too unpopular”.

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A source told The Sun: “Jordan was pushed into saying he likes India in order to cause drama after producers told him he doesn’t have a chance of winning with Anna

“Now that Michael Griffiths has left and the ongoing ­tension between him and ex Amber Gill is over, they needed something explosive to happen for the final week.”

They continued: “Anna is a fierce character and they knew she wasn’t going to just let it go quietly if Jordan started growing close to India, especially as they’ve only just become ­girlfriend and boyfriend.

“The move by producers has clearly worked but it proves this entire series is completely contrived.”

A spokesperson for ITV has denied the claims, telling Heart: “The opinions they have and the relationships formed are completely within the control of the Islanders ­themselves.”

Anna and Jordan’s relationship has been left hanging in the balance after last night’s scenes, but fans do not believe Anna will give her boyfriend another chance.

This bombshell comes a week before the Love Island 2019 final, potentially ruining the couple’s chance of making it to the final.

Watch Love Island tonight on ITV2 at 9PM for the latest.