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Love Island star Dami Hope denies ‘bullying’ Tasha Ghouri in the villa-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Tasha was upset after the incident.
Dami insists he didn’t ‘bully’ Tasha (Picture: ITV)
Love Island star Dami Hope has addressed accusations he and Luca Bish ‘bullied’ Tasha Ghouri during the ITV2 show.
Tasha, who came in fourth place in this year’s series with partner Andrew Le Page, has since said she was ‘ready to walk out’ after the controversial comments.
Fans accused Dami, 26, and the fishmonger of bullying the model during the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge, sparking 1,500 Ofcom complaints.
During the game, Tasha, 23, was left in tears by the reasons Luca and Dami gave for pieing her in the face, with the bulk of complaints to the regulator understood to be concerning ‘misogynistic behaviour.’
The boys did apologise to Tasha shortly afterwards, but it appears the damage had already been done.
However, Dami had said he ‘genuinely don’t feel like I was bullying, and I have taken accountability for it.’
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the senior microbiologist added: ‘I do know there was a point where our jokes…We were holding onto past things [and] kept bringing it up. There was a point where it was boring.
The challenge led to some controversial comment (Credits: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
‘And as soon as the ‘Snog, Marry, Pie’ thing happened, I was genuinely apologetic and I did apologise to Tasha and I feel like my actions since my apology have been concrete and straight to the point.
‘I’ve actually been so supportive and I’ve been there for her, and we’re actually like the best of friends now. Moving forward, I have taken accountability for it, and we’re all in a better place.’
Dami spoke about the incident to Cosmo (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Tasha said she nearly ‘walked out’ (Picture: Instagram)
Ahead of the 2022 series of Love Island, ITV published its extended duty of care protocols, explaining that ‘extensive welfare measures remain in place to provide support to programme participants before, during and after filming.’
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‘Ahead of this series, contributors on the show will be offered video training and guidance covering inclusive language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviours and microaggressions,’ the broadcaster said.
The welfare services offered to the contestants includes ‘comprehensive psychological support’, training on ‘handling potential negativity’ on social media and a ‘proactive aftercare package’.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to reps for Tasha Ghouri and Dami Hope for comment.
Love Island is available to stream on ITV Hub.
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