“The producers of Love Island think this slim woman counts as their new token “plus size” contestant? Are they drunk?”

Jameela isn’t the first celeb to take issue with the lack of body diversity in this year’s line-up; reality star Lucy ‘Meck’ Mecklenburgh was one of the first critics, taking to Instagram to share her comments:

‘Sorry to 2 b negative as so many are super excited about Love Island. 

Just to be clear I’m not body shaming them for being this size/shape but why not mix it up a bit!! but y are all the girls size 6-8 & all the guys have a six pack?’ 

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Villa alumni Alexandra Cane also took to social media to comment on the show’s recently unveiled line-up, posting:

‘Where the curvy girls at?’

Where the curvy girls at? 🤔🙏🏼 https://t.co/pMjKwfPD6a

— Alexandra Cane (@alexandracane) May 27, 2019

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Former Love Islander Malin Andersson also hit out at the show for an apparent lack of different body types among the new Casa Amor contestants. She wrote:

‘And I thought they would have some diversity. Meh.’

In a tongue in cheek follow up, she later wrote: ‘Here’s a teeny bit of diversity for ya. Love me x’ which accompanied a photo of her posing in a skimpy neon bikini.

But now, show host Caroline Flack has defend the show, hitting out at Jameela by questioning if she’d ‘even watched’ the programme.

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Cazza said:

“She’s always criticised the show.

I wonder if she’s actually watched it, because it isn’t about what you see on face value.”

“I’m a massive fan of Jameela and what she stands for,” she added.

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“Of course, people will look at things on face value and judge them, but the show is so much more than that, it really is”.

Speaking to The Sun , the show’s boss Richard Cowles said: “We try and be as representative and diverse as possible but first and foremost it’s an entertainment show.

“It’s about people wanting to watch and them reacting and falling in love with another. Yes, we want to be as representative as possible but we also want them to be attracted to one another

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He continued: “I’m not saying everyone that’s in there is how you’re supposed to look…

“What we’re saying is they are a group of people we want to watch for eight weeks and we want to watch them fall in love.