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Since it returned to screens in 2015, ITV's Love Island has captivated viewers across the nation.

The popular reality show which gives fans the chance to see if ordinary people can potentially find love while essentially on holiday has keep fans hooked on a nightly basis.

But as avid Love Island fanatics know, a lot more goes on behind the scenes that isn't always show in the main programme.

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This is also the case for conversations that are had between the islanders and some discussions that are strictly forbidden.

So if you ever wondered why the islanders only talk about love and relationships on the show, Daily Star can reveal which conversations are never on the cards.

Offensive slurs are banned

It is against the Love Island rules to be racist, sexist or homophobic.

This means islanders must ensure they keep their language clean while appearing on the dating show or they may be removed from the island for good.

In 2019, former contestant Sherif Lanre was forced to make an early exit after he said he gave his co-star Molly-Mae Hague a "c**t punt" during a play fight.

Reports later claimed that he used the word "rape" in a serious conversation with one of the boys and also referred to Amber Gill as a "lighty" which also lead producers to give him a warning.

Speaking openly about being pulled off the programme abruptly, Sharif told Victoria Derbyshire on her show: "I feel that the people in charge of the show have an unconscious bias around the regulations for boys and girls, and maybe different races."

The outside world

Viewers may notice that there is little discussion regarding news and affairs that is currently taking place in the 'real world.'

Producers want the islanders to keep this type of a chat to a minimum so they can talk about more pressing matters such as finding the love of their lives while on the programme.

However islanders can converse about what they plan to do together once they leave the villa.

They can also discuss what they do outside of the show too for example they can talk about their occupation and hobbies- but even this is limited too.

Isolation period

Before entering the villa of love, islanders are placed on a media lockdown and will be accompanied by a chaperone.

But while on the programme, islanders can not discuss what took place while in hiding.

Former contestant Chris Williamson, who appeared on the show in 2015, told the BBC the week before the series starts all contestants are on "media lockdown".

He explained: "That means they won't have their phone, they'll be with a chaperone who's a runner or researcher from ITV – and they won't be let out of that person's sight.

"That's the one thing all of the cast have in common – but that can't be aired because it's not a part of the show and the audience would get bored."

Brands

Although this year's islanders are wearing some of the latest fashion pieces curtsey of eBay, they are not allowed to discuss any brands while appearing on their series.

This includes no discussion on who they are wearing and any brands they may want to work with in the future.

The reason for the limitation on this is because it may look as though the islanders are subtly endorsing or advertising the brand.

Once the show comes to an end, the contestants will be faced with a variety of brands knocking at their doors but until then, the discussion is a no go area.

Producers suggest the topic

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As there are no distractions from the outside world and no books to read, if the conversations do run dry, producers are on hand to suggest a topic of conversation to discuss.

And sometimes the producer may ask contestants to revisit a conversation they just had.

Tyla Carr, who appeared on series 3 previously told Daily Star: “What viewers don’t see is there is always a producer on site.

"They don’t live in the villa with us but someone generally comes in every hour to have a chat.

"They would often tannoy an announcement asking for someone to come to the sofa to have a chat with one of the producers.

"Basically, if you’ve had three separate conversations with someone they may ask you to have the conversation again all in one go to make it better viewing."

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