Adam Collard shares clip shooting a gun alongside caption 'Thank U, Next'

Adam Collard has come under fire for captioning a recent clip of himself firing a gun as 'Thank U, Next' after recently dumping his ex Zara McDermott by text.

The 23-year-old Love Island hunk later changed the caption to 'Man Things', after he was attacked by followers who slammed his 'harsh' comment.

Referencing his behaviour inside the villa which was picked up by Women's Aid, one fan commented that the 'indefensible' video was an 'escalation of the same behaviour'.

The impassioned Instagram user said: 'Thank u, next is universally associated with the break up of a relationship. to caption a picture of him shooting a gun with 'thank u next' ... is directly associating the break up with perhaps the most ubiquitous symbol of violence that we have.

'Never had any respect for Adam but this is a new and horrible low. Let's not forget that this is a guy whose behaviour caught the attention of Women's Aid and caused them to release a statement on domestic and emotional abuse. This is an escalation of that same behaviour. So think before you defend him. And Adam - don't defend yourself. This is indefensible'.

Another person told Adam that he needed to learn to 'respect women', writing: 'Bit of a harsh comment mate. Regardless of any issues behind closed doors... you need to learn respect for a woman'.

However some of Adam's loyal fans were quick to jump to his defence, with one saying: 'People break up all the time , yes they were a cute couple, but maybe just not compatible, so let him and her get on with there lives.'

'Why is it

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