Love Island will always be a 'straight series' despite clamour to include gay contestants

Love Island will always be a 'straight series' despite pressure from viewers to include gay contestants. Producers insist that the popular dating show 'is not a same sex production' but admit they're open to introducing Love Island's first 'throuple', given three-way relationships are 'trendy' among celebrities. Love Island will always be a 'straight series' despite pressure from viewers to include gay contestants Love Island only cast straight Islanders despite 2019 winner Amber Gill now being in a same sex relationship with Arsenal footballer Jen Beattie Megan Barton-Hanson has dated women since rising to fame on Love Island in 2018 including former TOWIE star Demi Sims 'It's a tricky one, I obviously work for Lifted and we make Love Island and there are other productions at ITV that cover more same sex relationships, but we will continue making this brilliant show and focus on that and the people really enjoy it still and love it.' TV bosses admit they would allow their cast to explore a three-way romance after Una Healy and David Haye flirted with the idea of being in a 'throuple' alongside model Sian Osborne MailOnline spoke to Love Island executive producer Mike Spencer who insisted that the show does cast a range of body types This year's cast features Asian contestant, Ruchee Gurung, 24, who was born in Hong Kong and lived in Nepal until the age of eight when she moved to London. This year's cast features Asian contestant, Ruchee Gurung, who was born in Hong Kong and lived in Nepal until the age of eight when she moved to London During last year's series, contestant Luca Bish, who was coupled up with Michael Owen's daughter Gemma, was accused by charities Women's Aid and Refuge of 'toxic masculinity' The exec has asked viewers to think twice before making judgements about the contestants, who are establishing new relationships for the first time on camera and are bound to make mistakes along the way.