Love Island’s Harrison: ‘To The Women I’ve Hurt, I’m Obviously Sorry’

Love Island’s Harrison has responded to the backlash he received from Women’s Aid due to his behaviour in the villa.

The islander, who left the show after Lauren’s dumping last week, was criticised by the charity for his attitude towards Toni and Lauren.

Harrison has since said that he is sorry for his actions, but that the statement from Women’s Aid has been “hard to digest.”

“I would disagree with a lot of it in terms of my respect for women, I do respect women,” he told Mail Online.

“The worst has been from Women’s Aid. I know myself and the girls on the show too, Toni said she knows I’m not a bad person, just went about situations in the wrong way, but the Women’s Aid statement wasn’t nice…

“It’s not nice coming out of the villa to my mum upset by that so I would say that’s been the hardest.”

 

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He added: “To the women I have hurt, I am obviously sorry. I got it wrong and the back and forth between the two connections caused more harm than I ever intended.

“It wasn’t ever an ego thing. I am not proud of how I handled things and I’m not going to make excuses.

“I just want to own it. If people can give me the space to grow from it, I will do everything I can to be better and that’s the only thing I can do. “

Harrison finished by saying: “There is no handbook for how to be on a show like Love Island. It’s instincts and intentions. I got some of it right, but I know I got a lot of it wrong, and I know that now.”

 

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Lauren was reunited with Harrison on Aftersun, after they both left the villa. The 22 year old also posted on Instagram saying he never intended to hurt anyone on the show.

“Back on home turf and carrying every lesson with me,” he said. What a whirlwind, confusing, raw, beautiful in parts, and deeply humbling. I entered with the intention not to hurt anyone.

“Truthfully, although I didn’t manage that, I leave with a heart more open, and a soul willing to learn. Life isn’t always easy, it’s felt, it’s flawed, it’s full of growth. Thank you to those who saw the good in me even when I struggled to see it myself. This is just the beginning”

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