Love Islander slammed for 'shaming' co-star in 'one of the most disgusting things said' on show
Love Island contestant Priya Jaswal has been accused of ‘job-shaming’ fellow co-star Elicia Bailey on last night’s show.
The 25-year-old, who works as a business development manager in Surrey, wasn’t pleased with Elicia calling her the ‘biggest game player’ on Aftersun.
“I don't care what Elicia says. I don't care. It's cringy,” Priya said of the 23-year-old from Rotherham.
“Go back to the National Rail. Elicia, you work for the National Rail, why are you f**king sitting in Aftersun? But just go back there and save your breath.”
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Viewers of the ITV show were fuming with the remark, as one person tweeted: “‘Go back to the national rail’ may seriously be one of the most disgusting things said on Love Island, get Priya off now.”
Priya slammed over her ‘job-shaming’ comments
“Nothing more disgusting than shaming honest work while playing games on TV. Eject her immediately,” a second wrote.
A third person said: “That comment definitely didn’t land well with a lot of viewers. Every job deserves respect.”
Others, meanwhile, thought people were overreacting to the comment, as one person wrote: “We’ve all said something s**t about someone who’s said something s**t about us, the world is too soft.”
Another added: “One of the most disgusting things said on Love Island?? I would argue some of the way these men talk about women is much worse.”
Aidan tells Priya she was ‘over the line’
Priya's partner Aidan later told her that he was unhappy with her comments, saying: “I think when we was in the den, some of the comments towards Elicia didn’t really stand by me, I’m not going to lie.
“I think some of the comments were, yeah, over the line a little bit and I remember you sort of going on the rant about Elicia and she’s done this and that.
“And it was just a few comments in there about her job and something to do with like a disease or something like that.”
Priya then interjected: “No I said ‘get well soon, jealousy is a disease’.”
Elicia addresses Priya’s comments
After the show aired, Elicia said on Love Island The Debrief podcast that she’s ‘really surprised by the bitter and jealous comments because her reacting the way she did seems quite bitter, about the fact that I called out what everyone else is thinking’.
Speaking to hosts and former islanders Toni Laites, Shakira Khan and Yasmin Pettet, she added: “The thing that we clashed with in the villa is any opinion that anybody had that could affect the way that she was viewed or that she didn't necessarily agree with - that was it.
“Like, she shut it straight down. I think that's where, as well, like, the game player card would probably be her.”
Elicia said she appreciated Aidan coming to her defence and added: “That was so nice from Aidan, like I actually will give him that.
“That's really lovely of him because not once did I feel like, when I was in there, he had my back, as such. There were times where I was upset about certain reactions and things that were said, and it was really nice to see that he had my back last night.”
LADbible Group has contacted ITV and Priya Jaswal for comment.
Some of the most memorable Love Island UK feuds
Kady McDermott and Malia Arkian - season two
While Malia takes the crown for the shortest stint on Love Island, it’s certainly one to remember.
In 2016, she entered the villa on day seven and took Scott Thomas on a date. However, the move didn’t sit well with Kady McDermott, who was coupled up with him.
The pair came to blows when Malia accused Kady of spilling a drink on her, leading to an explosive altercation, which resulted in Malia’s swift removal just hours after she arrived.
Maura Higgins and Tom Walker - season five
Maura had her sights set on bombshell Tom when he rocked up to the villa two weeks into the 2019 series.
However, it was quickly derailed after she selected him to spend a night in the Hideaway, as he blew his chances before they even got there.
Maura overheard Tom telling the boys, ‘it'll be interesting to see if she is all mouth or not’, and the comment went down exactly as you’d expect.
Amid a whole bunch of (understandable) f-bombs, she revoked her invite and the pair never really recovered from it.
Jonny Mitchell and Theo Campbell - season three
Perhaps one of the show’s most iconic clashes, Jonny and Theo butted heads back in 2017 over a love triangle with Tyla Carr.
It came to a head during a tense recoupling when new boy Theo decided to pick Tyla, who was happily coupled up with Jonny.
The shock move resulted in Jonny calling Theo a ‘gigantic b*****d’ before they squared up to each other. Theo hilariously also branded his rival a ‘tuna melt’.
While the two eventually made up, Theo couldn’t help but throw one last dig when Tyla was in tears as Jonny was dumped, saying: “I think if Tyla really liked him she should go as well really.”
Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames - season five
Not long after Jordan asked Anna to be his girlfriend, he confessed to fellow islander Curtis Pritchard that his head had been turned by bombshell India Reynolds.
Anna soon found out and confronted Jordan in an explosive row, shouting: “What kind of guy asks a girl to be their girlfriend and two days later they crack on with another f***ing girl.”
She immediately called time on their relationship and the pair were soon dumped by the public.
Amy Hart and Curtis Pritchard - season five
The pair were initially considered one of the strongest couples of the 2019 series (which seems to have been full of drama); however, that all came crashing down after the infamous Casa Amor.
Even though Curtis came back to the villa alone, he admitted that his head had been turned by Jourdan Riane and couldn’t promise Amy that it wouldn’t happen again.
She called him a ‘compulsive liar’ and was left heartbroken, eventually deciding to leave the villa to protect her mental health.
Topics: Love Island, TV
Anish Vij