Former βLove Islandβ contestant Camilla Thurlow has hit back at Piers Morganβs jibes about the show, after he branded its participants βthickβ.
Camilla made headlines when she entered the βLove Islandβ villa last year, having previously worked in bomb disposal, and has since gone on to use her platform to speak out about a variety of issues, namely the refugee crisis.
Since the showβs rise to prominence in recent years, former βBritainβs Got Talentβ judge and breakfast TV presenter Piers has been heavily critical of both βLove Islandβ and its contestants, famously giving Jonny Mitchell a Maths quiz during his interview on βGood Morning Britainβ last year and expressing his disdain when itβs mentioned in news segments.
On Monday, he posted a tweet saying he refused to watch the show because he is βnot interested in thick peopleβ, which prompted a response from former Islander Camilla.
She wrote: βIn my opinion, categorising people who youβve (apparently) never watched as thick demonstrates an incredibly restricted understanding of intelligence, and the idea that your interpretation is the only one that matters - slight superiority complex perhaps?β
He then hit back: βSlight? No, I have a MASSIVE superiority complex over those Love Island halfwits.β
After leaving βLove Islandβ last year, Camilla joined the cast of HuffPost UKβs βNew Activistsβ, in which she discussed her trip to a refugee camp in Calais to help those in need, and met with Lord Dubs to talk about the High Court ruling on resettling more unaccompanied child refugees in the UK.
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