Whilst it was revealed this week that a number of former Love Islanders had received a payout from the government to promote the NHS' Test and Trace programme, others have been criticised for giving a poor example to their followers by sharing pictures and videos that don’t respect the social distancing rules.
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This weekend, Jack Fincham shared a series of clips of himself and a group of pals at a dinner and DJ event in Kent. Whilst the event’s organisers had insisted on Facebook prior to the event that they would be ‘adhering to COVID-19 guidelines’, Jack’s footage shows huge crowds dancing together under the marquee.
In one selfie from the event, Jack is also seen leaning in for a smooch with a mystery brunette who doesn’t seem to be his new girlfriend Connie O’Hara. Jack was also previously slammed for kissing a 17-year-old girl whilst on a night out in Tenerife - just a week before he took his relationship with Connie public.
Meanwhile, The Swan West Malling, who hosted the boozy bank holiday event, have received a flood of negative comments on their Facebook page as people were outraged by the apparent lack of social distancing at the event. Many pointed out the unfairness that weddings and funerals are still limited to only 30 guests whilst 100s were at the party.
One wrote: 'Hosting an illegal party for a Z list celeb then removing videos to hide the backlash. As a wedding venue that has no doubt had postpone their couples big day, this is a shameful and irresponsible thing to do.' Another described the event as 'a massive kick in the teeth to all us in the hospitality/wedding sector'.
