Love Island viewers turn on show after male contestants ignore only black woman
Daily MailFor Samira Mighty, posing in a teeny bikini and waiting to be chosen by a handsome Love Island contestant last year was a painful experience. Former Love Island contestant Samira Mighty spoke on black contestant Yewande Biala not being chosen by any of the men on the show The intelligent scientist from Dublin was not chosen by any of the men, or initially even kissed during any of the 'challenges' Once again, the lighter-skinned inhabitants of the Spanish villa where the programme is filmed were seen coupling up first, while Yewande found herself left until last. Samira Mighty was a contestant on Love Island 2018 and the first black woman to star on the show since it began in 2015 In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday the former contestant said: 'I was obviously the token on the show, it was easy to work that out' Samira Mighty, a contestant last year and the first black woman to star on the show since it began in 2015, says the similarity with what happened to her is all too real. Pictured: Samira Mighty receives a text message announcing the dumping on Love Island This year, as well as Yewande, there is a black male contestant named Sharif Lanre, and mixed-race Michael Griffiths, as well as Anton Danyluk and Amber Gill, both of mixed heritage but caught up in accusations of prejudice themselves.