Stormzy had to get involved, didn’t he?
The grime artist tried his damnedest to avoid falling into the Love Island addiction that’s sweeping the nation but Stormzy is only human and, like so many others, he’s been bitten by the bug.
lol I've tried to resist but fucking hell love island is the best bit of TV I've watched in years this shit is incredible 🤦🏿♂️
— Stormzy (@stormzy) June 29, 2017
Stormzy now finds himself nestling in each night to watch the latest goings-on in the most talked about villa since an unlikely 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich handed Tony Barton’s side the European Cup in 1982.
And while most of us are separated from the cast-members by a television screen and a sense of reality, Stormzy was thrown right into the mix during the most recent episode of so many viewers’ guilty pleasure.
The below tweet, in which the Big for your Boots rapper offered up his opinion that Chris was out of Olivia’s league, was read out on Monday’s show and it went down like a lead balloon.
Chris you're too good for her mate
— Stormzy (@stormzy) July 12, 2017
Chris saw the funny side of the social media post, while Olivia took it to heart and made no secret of the fact that she was not best pleased.
“Wind your neck in, it’s a fucking tweet!” Chris said to a furious Olivia.
Sorry, @Stormzy1… think we've just lost you a fan 😳 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/V7GSaDRcZX
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) July 17, 2017
“Prior to that being read out, she’d lost her head that I laughed at a tweet,” Chris added. “I have every right to be annoyed at that.”
As was to be expected, Stormzy was delighted to learn that he’d stirred the shit.
Omdzzzz 😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/yHPrqnKzZx
— Stormzy (@stormzy) July 17, 2017
I just stepped off the plane fill me in what happenedddd 😂😂😂 #LoveIsland
— Stormzy (@stormzy) July 17, 2017
And the audience reaction may well have been better than the episode itself.
https://twitter.com/DomBellamy_/status/887048566258245632
https://twitter.com/JenniferRDxo/status/887046612832399361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyedge.ie%2Fstormzy-love-island-3501553-Jul2017%2F
To be fair I'd be pissed off if @Stormzy1 hated me 😐😂 @LoveIsland #loveisland
— Jamie Jewitt (@JamieLukeJewitt) July 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/m1ndspeak5truth/status/887046628531732480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyedge.ie%2Fstormzy-love-island-3501553-Jul2017%2F
https://twitter.com/DaniEmilyx/status/887048065189892097
17th July 2017 – The day a Stormzy tweet saved Chris from Olivia 🙌🏼🙌🏼 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/j4TvD7dWCT
— TV Geek Online 📺 (@TVGeekOnline) July 17, 2017
Olivia's gonna have a mental breakdown every time a Stormzy tune comes on 😤 #loveisland
— Jake. (@jakesims) July 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/arahatum/status/887046792340283392
