Love Island’s Shaq reveals secret training ALL islanders must complete
LOVE Island star Shaq Muhammed has revealed all islanders have had to undergo secret training before doing the show.
The airport security officer, 24, said he isn’t worried about being ‘cancelled’ in the villa, thanks to some serious prep.
This year the contestants have all received guidance and training around mutually respectful behaviour in relationships.
They have also all had video training and guidance covering inclusive language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and microaggressions.
Speaking from South Africa, Shaq explained: “My personality and the way I have been raised – I have respect for other people, whether its women, or people from different backgrounds , or different ethnicities.
“Also the training that ITV have done for us is really important and is really beneficial for not just myself, but all the other islanders as well. There is nothing I am particularly worried about saying or doing. I know how to carry myself and how to act.”
Shaq isn’t entirely sure how his parents will react to some things they will watch though – as he admits they have rarely seen him with a girl.
And he says it might make an impact on how racy things get in the villa.
“I think my parents are going to be surprised by everything, they have never seen me flirt with a girl,” he shared.
“I feel like anything I do they are going to be shocked, they don’t know that side of me.
“I am just going to bear in mind that my parents are watching and the rest of the family, so I am just going to go in there have fun and see what happens.”
The new islanders are set to enter the Love Island villa in South Africa on January 16 as new host Maya Jama takes over from Laura Whitmore, who announced she was stepping down in August.
The upcoming series is the show’s first winter series since before the coronavirus pandemic.