Love Island medicine scandal: Actuality TV’s ex-Islander accused of smuggling narcotics onto set
Fan favorite actuality TV present Love Island has typically served as a stepping stone for fairly a number of contestants’ instantaneous fame. That’s to not say that the sequence’ journey hasn’t been mired by darkish scandals and unprecedented turns. Increasing the cursed historical past of the isle and a roster of controversial ex-Islanders, American stunt performer Steve-O, actual title Stephen Gilchrist Glover, was just lately accused of internally smuggling medicine into the villa.
The previous Love Island contestant appeared on the ITV actuality present in 2006 and dated X Issue alum Stacey Solomon after their paths crossed on the set of Channel 4’s winter sports activities competitors present The Soar in 2015.
Late actuality TV star uncovered Love Island co-star
Ex-Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan, who sadly handed away final month on the age of 46, dragged his fellow former Islander into the medicine scandal in his closing interview on the ‘Outlet Ten Discussions’ Podcast. Each Steve-O and Paul starred within the 2006 version of ITV’s Love Island.
Additionally learn | Love Island USA’s Hannah Smith slapped with terroristic threats legal fees following Atlanta arrest
On the time, it was believed that the Jackass star exited the present after simply two days as a result of an altercation together with his co-stars and present bosses, per Every day Mail. Nonetheless, the late Paul Danan has lifted the lid on what probably occurred behind the scenes.
“They [producers] did not search you or something like that as a result of we’re not silly. Nobody’s gonna carry nothing on there. However guess who f***ing did?,” he uncovered Steve-O’s alleged involvement within the scandal.
“They acquired Steve O from Jackass, and he principally swallowed a load of f***ing no matter, and he was like s****ing it out!,” Paul outed his former co-star making a DIY bong by slicing off an apple prime.
“So there we’re me and Steve-O simply smoking away this apple, and you’ll hear ‘Paul and Steve-O, are you able to come to the Seashore Hut proper now’. And so they know they can not use any of it clearly, and he acquired chucked out. They have been like, ‘you possibly can’t do this, man.’ You already know, in fact not!”
The late Hollyoaks star overtly struggled with substance abuse points all through his maturity, per The Mirror UK.
How Love Island officers defined Steve-O’s departure in 2006
Opposite to Danan’s latest revelation, the villa formally launched a press release on the time, saying, “Steve-O turned very emotional final night time and once more this morning, and was upsetting a few of the different celebrities. We subsequently agreed with him that he ought to go dwelling. He has been nice leisure since he arrived on Monday, and we thank him for his contribution.”
Steve-O battled with dependancy
Capturing to fame within the early 2000s, the Jackass alum finally turned “uncontrolled with medicine and alcohol,” reported the Every day Mail. He was finally even arrested a number of instances and “locked up in a psychiatric ward.”
Additionally learn | ‘Consumption may trigger demise’: FDA’s recall warning for six,300 Lay’s packets
In 2023, Steve-O overtly admitted on the ‘What’s Beneath: Masculinity’ podcast that he hit “all-time low” on the second Jackass film’s premiere in 2006. “We extra uncontrolled with medicine and alcohol and intercourse than may even be believed… I bear in mind going to that premiere and feeling like I used to be at my funeral. I used to be so mad at that purple carpet as a result of it felt prefer it was like the tip.”
He additionally shared that the “Jackass guys staged an intervention” and put him on an involuntary 72-hour psychiatric maintain. “I’ve been clear and sober ever since then,” he confessed.
Danan’s claims in opposition to Steve-O come to gentle simply days after 32-year-old Jack Fincham, was sentenced to 6 weeks in jail after his out-of-control canine bit a runner in 2022. The 2018 Love Island winner has additionally lengthy been battling a drug dependancy.
