AXED Love Island hunk Kyle Ashman took part in “misogynistic” videos with a pal where they secretly filmed women.
The lad was struck from the dating show line-up earlier this week after it was revealed that he had been held and questioned by police over a machete attack at a wake.
Now it has been revealed that he had a joint TikTok and YouTube page with a friend called Fin Musker.
Whilst the joint pages have been wiped of content, a source has told The Sun that the videos involved them “picking up girls and filming them without knowledge”.
The source added that the videos “displayed misogynistic behaviour towards women”.
Some content still online shows Fin and Kyle out on the town, kissing women and speaking to them in bars.
When approached about the videos, Kyle did not wish to comment.
It raises further question marks about ITV’s vetting process for its reality shows.
Earlier this week Kyle was sent packing from Majorca after The Sun alerted show bosses that he had been arrested on suspicion of a machete attack and was only cleared by police last month – meaning he would’ve been in discussion with authorities whilst auditioning for Love Island.
ITV chiefs sent him home from Majorca, plunging the show into chaos ahead of Monday’s launch.
A source said: “All of the online content had been cleared so may not have come up on surface level checks, but for this kind of show far deeper trawls should be in place.
“ITV has steered clear of OnlyFans stars in the past and Kyle’s link to one – particularly taking part in joint content of a misogynistic nature – is surely not in keeping with Love Island being a family show.”
ITV declined to comment.
Ashman, 23, was one of two quizzed over a brutal machete attack at a wake in Stafford in February but was released with no further action.
Sources said the channel was unaware of the incident and he was not flagged as part of contestant checks.
The victim, 38, nearly lost his arm. He was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment and kept in for around two weeks.
Another mourner was glassed, one struck with a metal pole, and two people run over by a car during the 15 minutes of terror at a social club.
Ashman, who lives in the town, was one of two men to be nicked on suspicion of affray then bailed.
Police confirmed that after the matter had been investigated the pair were released with no further action only last month.
Speaking after he was axed from the show, he said: “I’m not a bad guy, honestly. I’m a normal guy from a normal place. An opportunity arose to find love and I grabbed it with both hands, and it’s been taken away from me.
“I’ve seen the support pages and, who knows, maybe I’ll get the chance to go on Casa Amor or as a bombshell, go back in and show you who I really am. Show you I’m not a bad guy. We’ll see.”
Troubled history of telly hit
By Jonathan Kanengoni
LOVE Island has been hit by a string of controversies since it first aired in 2015.
Malia Arkian lasted just three hours before she was marched out by security in its second year after pushing co-contestant Kady McDermott for spilling wine on her.
Sherif Lanre was booted off after nine days in 2019.
He had made a vile joke after accidentally kicking fan fave Molly-Mae Hague in the crotch during a play fight.
In the same year Women’s Aid complained of contestant Joe Garratt’s “abusive” behaviour towards on-screen partner Lucie Donlan.
She broke down in tears after he told her to stay away from the other lads.
Ollie Williams left after three days in 2020 when he realised he still had feelings for his ex.
But his exit came amid mounting pressure on bosses to remove him after pictures of him allegedly trophy hunting came to light.
Salesman Haris Namani was dumped in 2023 after The Sun revealed footage of him in a street brawl.
The show has also been accused of failing to look after islanders’ mental health when filming stops.
Sophie Gradon took her own life, aged 32, two years after she appeared on Love Island 2016.
And Mike Thalassitis’s suicide in 2019, at 26, prompted calls for better after-care by reality shows.
In 2022, watchdog Ofcom received 3,600 complaints in a week over alleged misogynistic behaviour by some of the male contestants.
And this year it received thousands of complaints about All Stars contestant Elma Pazar’s bullying of Ekin- Su Culculoglu during a row.
