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Dani Dyer on Mike Thalassitis’ death: ‘It’s sad that it ended that way’

The Love Island winner has insisted that she got plenty of support after leaving the show

Love Island winner Dani Dyer has insisted that she got plenty of support after leaving the show, as she addressed former contestant Mike Thalassitis’ death.

Mike, who appeared on the show in 2017, sadly took his own life earlier this month – and following his death, Love Island bosses came under fire for not offering enough support for contestants after the show.

During her appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, which airs on Saturday night, Dani said Mike’s death was “absolutely devastating for everyone”.

She went on to explain: “It is tough going from literally being no one to then all of a sudden overnight coming out and being someone, it is difficult, you go from one extreme to the other and it’s sad that it ended that way.”

“Personally, for me, I’ve always had a relationship with the producers, they’ve always been a phone call away,” she said.

“And I know from the other Islanders because we have had struggles, we’ve had moments where we’re like ‘I’m struggling, this is really tough now’.”

When asked if she was given access to help if needed after Love Island, Dani confirmed: “Yes I have had that, I have 100% had that fully. Before you go in Love Island you do have all that, you do go through tests, you go through loads and loads of tests.”

“You have an STI test. All the other proper serious tests, all that is done and afterwards. Even when I came out of Love Island, I’ve got (the show psychologist’s) number and she said ‘Please ring me whenever’ so I did feel like I had that.”

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However, Dani confessed one of the hardest things to deal with after Love Island is the negative comments on social media.

She said: “People can be so unkind, things that I would never dream of saying to people, they really hurt so much. There could be a thousand nice comments and then someone says something really mean and it does hurt. It is so tough, it really is and you’re walking around and everyone knows who you are a little bit and you get a bit of anxiety.”

“But we all try and keep together and I’ve always had a really good friendship with the producers, I think the best thing is to always be open and to talk about how you are feeling,” she added.

The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday, March 30, at 9.45pm on ITV.

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