I WROTE this time last year about my Love Island addiction and having promised myself not to get hooked again, inevitably I have been glued.

The ITV2 reality show, hosted by Caroline Flack, has been enjoying record ratings with nearly four million viewers turning in for the drama every night.

For the uninitiated, the show is all about a group of people coupling up in a bid to get votes to stay on an island, with the chance of winning £50,000.

As you can imagine, as the show is now more popular than ever, the spotlight on it has grown - coming under fire for a number of reasons this year including the diversity and intelligence of the cast, and for one contestant's manipulative behaviour.

I have always defended the show, arguing everyone knows exactly what it is. This includes the contestants entering to win the prize.

But even I struggled to defend the latest twist, which was a step too far for me.

Ofcom received more than 600 complaints over Sunday night's episode that included a scene in which Dani Dyer was distraught after being shown a clip of boyfriend Jack Flincham, reacting to his ex-girlfriend's arrival in the villa.

Although her boyfriend had in fact stayed faithful for days, producers chose not to show her that, and instead caused unnecessary upset with a short ambiguous clip.

Many will be quick to dismiss Dani's heartbroken reaction as 'just part of the show', but it was clearly genuine. Many rushed to social media to criticise the 'evil' producers - pointing out the show had put entertainment before the contestants' mental health.

That issue has been of particular concern following the sad death of former Love Island contestant Sophie Gradon last month, who had previously spoken out of the mental health problems she had due to being in reality television, and online trolls afterwards.

Given that, I was surprised the producers would want to put a 22-year-old woman through emotional distress. It felt like something from that classic film the Truman Show, designed to boost ratings. It is easy to forget these contestants are real people, with real emotions, and not the producers play thing. I will carry on watching - but I just hope the producers learn lessons from this particular episode.