Love Island Australia Executive Producer has confirmed that the Islanders have limited access to alcohol while they are in the show’s Spanish villa.
The show’s EP Alex Mavroidakis told Herald Sun are limited to only one alcoholic drink per day.
“They (Islanders) get one drink a day and that is so they make good decisions because we are not one of those ‘get them hammered’ type of shows” he told the publication.
Mavroidakis added, “We want them to look amazing and we want them to make smart decisions, so you will never see a drunk person on Love Island.”
The producer said that the decision to make Love Island almost alcohol-free has numerous benefits for the show.
“We shoot an episode a day and we cut an episode a day, it is a daily cycle for us and in order for that to happen they can’t be hung over, they can’t make stupid decisions, they can’t have physical fights, they can’t scream and shout at each other,” Mavroidakis said of the Channel 9 dating show.
“Our show is about love and LOLs. We want people to laugh and enjoy the romance and look at lots of hot people: that is Love Island.”
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Years ago, it was clear that the participants on many reality shows were quite obviously belligerently drunk – think late-night kebabs and toilet hugging on Geordie Shore, or the red wine fight between Martha and Cyrell at the infamous MAFS dinner party.
However, rules started to tighten up around alcohol restrictions in 2017 after Bachelor in Paradise America contestants Corrine Olympios and DeMario Jackson were allegedly involved in a sexual encounter on set that halted production. Corinne later issued a statement on the matter.
“I am a victim and have spent the last week trying to make sense of what happened on June 4. Although I have little memory of that night, something bad obviously took place, which I understand is why production on the show has now been suspended and a producer on the show has filed a complaint against the production.”
After the incident, the franchise introduced a two drink per hour limit.
