Love Island’s Coco Lodge has claimed she was forced by bosses to wear a bikini on the show despite feeling ‘humiliated.’
The ITV bombshell, 28, told MailOnline that she told producers she felt “uncomfortable” in the swimwear they had chosen for her entrance scene.
Coco told the publication that Islanders have to take photos in three options so bosses can decide their entrance look.
She said: “I wanted to wear this orange swimsuit I had, which was flattering for my body. They decided I should wear a bikini though so I was going back and forth with them because I didn’t feel comfortable.”
However, ITV bosses told her they didn’t want anyone in swimsuits and they wanted them all in bikinis instead.
“They forced me to wear a bikini and when I got there, one of the other girls was in a swimsuit so I thought… you told me I wasn’t allowed and I really didn’t feel comfortable walking in wearing a bikini,” the TV star claimed.
Coco was aware there were going to be slow-mo cameras which put her on edge even more.
She added: “I’m sorry, we don’t all have perfect bodies. I wanted to feel really great just for that moment walking in. You put a lot of pressure on yourself and they forced me to wear a bikini… I was humiliated.”
The brunette bombshell also revealed that producers encouraged her to pursue a romantic connection with Andrew Le Page, despite him being coupled up with Tasha Ghouri.
Coco was initially attracted to Davide Sanclimenti but was told by bosses to turn her attention to Andrew instead.
The singleton said it was hinted for her to not go for Davide and that she should “explore” Andrew.
‘Casa Amor is essentially a massive game to stay in and you don’t want to go home, you want to stay in bed with someone.
Coco revealed she was under a lot of “pressure” on the show and had producers hyping her up to be this “bad b****”, however, how she was really feeling was quite the opposite.
She explained: “The producers hyped me up to be this ‘bad b****’ and said on the outside world everyone was on my side so I genuinely thought I was loved by the public but in reality, everyone already saw me as a villain so they were trying to feed into that narrative.”
