Is Love Island Is Promoting Harmful Tanning Culture?

Dr. Ahmed doesn’t mince her words: “There is no such thing as a safe tan. As a dermatologist who treats skin cancer daily, I think showing pro-tanning behavior in the media is highly dangerous,” she warns. Dr. Ahmed adds that it’s up to broadcasters to be more responsible in the images that are being portrayed. But of course, a golden tan seems to be part of the Love Island look, be it from the bottle or, sadly, tanning beds. As you might expect, some former Islanders have admitted to using tanning beds before entering the villa, aiming to appear tanned from day one. In 2022, UK season seven star Liberty Poole said that she’d used tanning beds beforehand, but after finding a “weird mole” that appeared on her stomach when she returned home, she shared that she had given up tanning beds for good.