Love Island contestant Sherif Lanre leaves contest after 'breaking villa rules'
Love Island contestant Sherif Lanre has left the villa after 'breaking the rules', ITV has said.
The 20-year-old said he exercised "poor judgement" on the ITV reality show and in a mutual decision with the show's producers, it was agreed he would leave the villa.
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Lanre said in a statement: "In a case of poor judgment, I broke the villa rules and as a result agreed with the producers that it was best for me to leave the villa.
"I regret that I didn't conduct myself in the right way and, as a 20-year-old guy, it's something I know I will take on board and learn from.
"I really enjoyed my time in the villa and look forward to catching up with everyone on the outside."
Love Island said in a statement: "After breaking the villa rules Sherif had conversations with the producers and it was mutually agreed that he would leave the Love Island villa."
ITV has not yet said what rules were broken which lead to his exit.
The chef and semi-professional rugby player entered the villa on the first day and was paired with pharmacist Anna Vakili.
Andrea Leadsom admitted she was a fan of the reality show as she launched her Tory leadership campaign.
She said the contest, which sees singletons head to a villa in Spain and partner up in a bid to find to love, was "really entertaining."
The former cabinet minister said the ITV show was a "great programme" and she had enjoyed an episode in which the contestants were given dolls.
"I watched a clip of the one where they were talking about Brexit, and whether that meant you couldn't go on holiday any more in Europe, which I was slightly taken aback by," she said.
"But actually, the one I really enjoyed was where they had those dolls that were supposed to be their babies, and I thought that was quite amusing - they were all caring for a doll.
"Great programme, really entertaining."
The reality TV show has put under the spotlight in recent months, following the deaths of two former contestants, Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis.
After the deaths, Love Island said it was reviewing its aftercare and would offer "bespoke training" to all contestants after they leave the show.
The show said it will now offer support to all Love Island contestants rather than just those who ask for it.
Love Island will offer contestants a minimum of eight therapy sessions, including enhanced psychological support and training on social media and financial management.
Love Island continues on ITV2 tonight.