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Ariana Madix, the host of Love Island USA, has a message for the show's fans: be nice to the contestants online. During the June 21 episode of Aftersun, Madix acknowledged the massive support the show has received, but also called out the hate some cast members have been receiving.
"Love Island has the best fans across the entire globe," Madix said. "Passionate — and I love that. There's such a great, amazing communal experience when it comes to watching the show, but I do want to say something to some of those people who are online. Don't be contacting people's families. Don't be doxing people. Don't be going on islanders' pages and saying rude things."
Madix reminded people that the cast has not seen the negativity yet because they don't have access to social media. "You still have time to delete all of that, because the islanders don't have their phones," she noted. "So we're giving you a chance. Because this is a fun, amazing, beautiful show, and we should be thanking each one of these islanders every single day for giving us themselves. Be nice. Please be nice, or I'll come find you."
Madix's remarks come less than a week after contestant Huda Mustafa's ex spoke out against the public outrage. Noah Sheline, with whom Huda shares a 4-year-old daughter, made a public statement addressing backlash toward her and her family after he began receiving hateful messages.
"At the end of the day, I hope everyone remembers we're human," he wrote in a lengthy post on his TikTok Story. "Her going on that show to find love, or whatever you think it was she's doing, remember she's still human, she has a daughter, and a life."
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New episodes of Love Island USA drop every day (except Wednesday) at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.