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Victoria Johns

Love Island star blasted for 'sick' trophy hunt pics as he poses with dead deer and gun

Love Island star Ollie Williams has been blasted for posting a trophy hunt shot in which he poses with dead deer and a gun.

The 26-year-old, who appeared on the sixth series of the ITV2 show, makes no bones about his love of the 'sport', describing himself as a "professional hunter".

But fans were appalled when he posted a photo of himself with a huge rifle, sporting hunting gear crouched next to three dead Chinese Water Deer - the blood still on their fur.

Captioning the photo, he wrote: "A fantastic morning with @paulchilderley on the Chinese Water Deer

"They are prolific breeders with a hell of an appetite for seedling crops!

"5/6 for the Grand Slam, Sika to go!"

Replying to the post, one follower simply said: "Disgusting" while another shared a crying emoji.

Love Island star Ollie Williams has been blasted for posting a trophy hunt shot (Instagram)
Many of his followers are appalled by the shots (Instagram)

Meanwhile, a third wrote: "Bet you're well proud".

Ollie quit the Cape Town villa in 2020 after only three days on Love Island.

He left the show amid mounting pressure on ITV bosses to remove him from the programme after pictures of him posing with dead animals came to light.

The snaps infuriated fans of the show, who launched a petition on Change.org demanding ITV remove Ollie.

The Love Island star was forced to deny claims he was a trophy hunting enthusiast, despite the vile photos - claiming he is actually passionate about nature.

He describes himself as a 'professional hunter' (Instagram)
Ollie was on Love Island in 2020 (ITV)

However, Ollie is now posting trophy photos proudly - upsetting many of his followers.

During his final scenes on the ITV2 show, the Islander publicly declared his love for his ex when he quit the villa in record time amid the alleged trophy hunting scandal.

The Cornish aristocrat was one of the original singletons taking part in the first ever winter edition of the show.

After being initially coupled up with Paige Turley, who went on to win with Finnley Tapp, Ollie walked out of the villa before even getting a suntan.

At the time he said his 'heart had been elsewhere' and he quickly reunited with ex Laura when he returned home.

He quit the show after three days (ITV)

At the end of last year, Ollie was was rushed to hospital after falling from a balcony.

The reality star was treated in intensive care after breaking multiple bones, including his pelvis.

Sharing news of his dramatic week on Instagram, he said he'd only just felt secure enough to post about the incident.

The aristocrat went onto explain he'd been told he would be facing 'tough rehab ahead', but was staying hopeful that he'd make a full recovery.

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