Furious Love Island fans brand Islander ‘a red flag’ and slam him as ‘fake’
LOVE Island fans have expressed outrage after one of the villa’s early favorites appears to be doing the dirty.
Mehdi Edno, who is coupled up with Whitney Adebayo, has been branded a “red flag” after he is set to chat up Leah Taylor in tonight’s episode.
ITV teased the juicy bits from the upcoming installment, including the moment Medhi had a deep and meaningful with Leah.
As they cosied up together, Medhi said: “I wanted to let you know that I would like to get to know you more.”
Surprised by his bold confession, Leah replied: “Oh really? I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t expect that.”
“I think, you know, you’re a smart girl,” he continued, “you are articulated.
“I’ve been confused for the past days, I’m not going to lie to you.”
“Right, ok,” Leah mused.
“I think there are other qualities to you, but I’ll keep them to myself for now,” he grinned.
“Ok, I like that! You have to leave something a little bit hidden, don’t you?” she said.
“Of course,” he agreed, “yeah, you’ll sleep on the mystery and discover later.”
Leah did question his feelings for Whitney and said: “I didn’t think it was on that level. I thought things were going well with you and Whitney…you’ve kissed?”
But it seems that Mehdi’s head is very much turned.
“What a plot twist!! I knew Medhi was faking it. Poor Whit,” one fan wrote.
“Why do I feel that Mehdi is just the biggest red flag in the villa? Please remember my word, he is so fake, I can’t stand him,” another commented.
“Medhi is a walking talking red flag,” a third chimed.
This is the second time his behaviour has been called out by fans.
Earlier this week he was slammed for his behaviour towards Whitney as the pair had a tense chat.
Some viewers claim to have spotted manipulative and controlling behaviours, highlighting the way he reacted to Whitney’s mannerisms after yesterday’s surprise recoupling.
He called her “disrespectful” for giggling during his speech. Whitney apologised and insisted it was just a result of her nerves.
One fan made their feelings known about his change of behaviour in an online forum.
They said: “Mehdi knew from the jump that Whitney was silly. He would always say he liked how ‘fiery’ she was, how she’s funny etc. Now all of the sudden, there’s this switch. Everything she does is problem.
“During the recoupling, Whitney was giggling because she was shy. It’s basically her way of blushing!! He even knows it takes her a while for her to open up like this, so why is he acting so…stern?
“All these comments about her being ‘loud’ when you liked that she was fiery before? Even the whole Jess situation making it seem like she was the aggressor.
“He’s controlling and quite frankly, he’s giving me ….the narc word. And I know people are afraid of that word but this switch is SCARY.”
Another fan agreed, writing: “I was liking Mehdi in the beginning, but he is screaming red flags now.”