Shamed Love Island star Sherif Lanre has claimed, as a black male contestant, he was given less air time on the ITV2 show, and treated more harshly than his female co-stars, before being removed from it.
The 20-year-old was sent home from the reality series last week under mysterious circumstances, later revealing he had accidentally kicked fellow contestant Molly-Mae Hague in the groin and joking that it was a 'c*** punt' afterwards,
Appearing on The Victoria Derbyshire Show on Monday, he told the host: 'I'm not going to point fingers... but the airtime [black people received] was disproportionate to our value in the villa.
Shamed Love Island star Sherif Lanre has claimed, as a black male contestant, he was given less air time on the ITV2 show, and treated more harshly than his female co-stars.
'Statistically we get less air time. I know [the producers] have a duty to edit and give the viewers what they want. But I think the race thing is more to do with the people in charge finding people who want to be with people of colour.
'I'm not shocked in the slightest that ITV refuted it.'
It comes as the chef accused show bosses of 'double standards' after they allegedly let a fellow islander constantly use the N-word in front of him, without being reprimanded.
Speaking in an interview with The Sun following his villa exit, Sherif explained: 'There was one guy, who I will not name, who repeatedly used the N-word as he rapped in front of me.
'He said it two or three times and he was not pulled aside even though the code forbids racist language.'
He added that he felt the 'same rules' didn't apply to the rest of the contestants.
According to the publication, the song in question was Over My Dead Body by the rapper Drake, which features the offensive terminology on several occasions.
Not right: It comes as the chef accused show bosses of 'double standards' after they let a fellow islander constantly use the N-word in front of him, without being reprimanded
It is said that one islander flagged the situation at the time, but no further action was taken.
A source revealed to The Sun: 'Sherif was not particularly offended by it, as the person in question was just singing a song, but someone else clearly was.
'But Sherif was left feeling like there were double standards given his swift removal after his comments.
However, Love Island bosses are adamant that the N-word wasn't said in the house and that there is no evidence of the incident.
Shock: Sherif explained: 'There was one guy, who I will not name, who repeatedly used the N-word as he rapped in front of me'
Double standards: 'He said it two or three times and he was not pulled aside even though the code forbids racist language'
A show spokesperson told the publication: 'We monitor the islanders 24/7 and we have no recording of the use of this offensive language.
'And, at no point, does anyone use that offensive language in rap lyrics or any other time. We do have clear rules on the use of language in the villa.'
MailOnline have contacted representatives from Love Island for comment.
It comes as Sherif revealed the real reason he was axed to leave the villa amid a tidal wave of speculation.
Sherif explained he was booted from the Mallorcan villa after kicking Molly-Mae in a sensitive region.
The truth is out: Sherif explained he was booted from the Mallorcan villa after kicking Molly-Mae in a sensitive region, adding that she appeared to be in pain at first but soon laughed it off
He explained that the Instagrammer, 19, appeared to be in pain at first but soon laughed it off, with Sherif
