Love Island star Sherif Lanre’s mother has spoken out following his decision to quit the show.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old chef said he agreed with the show bosses to leave the series after he broke villa rules.
Now, his mum Diana has said she’s spoken to her son but insists she doesn’t know the full story.
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She told the MailOnline: “I don’t know the real reason yet, but I’m determined to get to the bottom of it.
“I don’t know if he has actually done anything wrong yet. I need to look at his Love Island code of conduct and I need to speak to him properly to find out what really happened.
“But I’m his mum, I’m going to think it was a bit unfair. I think so. I’m going to defend my son.”
Diana said Sherif is a “lovely young man” who thought it was a “great opportunity” to go on Love Island.
Earlier today, Sherif said in a statement: “In a case of poor judgement, I broke the villa rules and as a result agreed with the producers that it was best for me to leave the villa.
“I regret that I didn’t conduct myself in the right way and, as a 20 year old guy, it’s something I know I will take on board and learn from.
“I really enjoyed my time in the villa and look forward to catching up with everyone on the outside.”
A Love Island spokesman said: “After breaking the villa rules Sherif had conversations with the producers and it was mutually agreed that he would leave the Love Island villa.”
ITV has not yet said which rules were broken which lead to him leaving.
Following his departure, fans were quick to express their shock.
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One person said: “Gonna miss my man Sherif, the only funny guy this year.”
Another wrote: “They need to release more information as to why Sherif got kicked out because this isn’t cutting it.”
A third added: “I really wanna know how Sherif broke the rules lol.”
Gonna miss my man Sherif, the only funny guy this year #LoveIsland
— – (@eoinsim1) 11 June 2019
They need to release more information as to why Sherif got kicked out because this isn’t cutting it. #LoveIsland
— (@MissNadine_xo) 11 June 2019
I really wanna know how Sherif broke the rules lol #loveisland
— wray’s niece (@miss87parker) 11 June 2019
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