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Love Island 2021: Danny Bibby apologises from inside villa for past use of N-word
Danny Bibby entered the villa as a bombshell (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Love Island star Danny Bibby has apologised from inside the villa for his past use of racist language.
In a historical Instagram post, Danny was seen to use the N-word.
He has since issued a statement saying: ‘I’d like to take the time to apologise to anyone that may have taken offence to my inappropriate remark.
‘I never meant anything malicious by this comment at all. I am not a racist person and it’s unacceptable language and ignorant. I meant no offence and feel like I have really learnt from my mistakes and will never use that word again.
‘I am a kind loving person and hopefully you get to see that in the show.’
New bombshell Danny came under fire after viewers flocked to his Instagram.
In a now-deleted post from November 2019, Danny responded to a friend, who was white, who commented on a picture of him in Dubai.
The original comment read: ‘Champ’, with Danny replying: ‘My n***a.’
Danny came under fire from fans of the show (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
When contacted by Metro.co.uk, ITV issued a statement from Danny’s father, who apologised for any offence caused and insisted that his son did not use the slur ‘maliciously’.
His dad Richard said: ‘Danny does not have a racist bone in his body and there were no racist intentions to this post. Although it was not done maliciously, it was a mistake.
‘I absolutely apologise on his behalf for the offence this wording may have caused. That would never have been his intention.’
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Danny entered the villa as a bombshell and invited Kaz Kamwi on a date in his first scenes.
In tonight’s episode, he will be seen grafting Sharon Gaffka, who’s currently in a friendship couple with Hugo Hammond.
Love Island returns tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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