The inquest into the tragic death of Love Island‘s Mike Thalassitis has been delayed until two days after the 2019 series gets underway.
The reality TV star, 26, died from suspected suicide earlier this year and his inquest was set for May 29.
But according to a report in The Sun, the date has been pushed back to June 5.
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A spokesperson for North London Coroner’s Court confirmed that a senior coroner is unavailable this week, resulting in the postponement.
ED! has contacted North London Coroner’s Court for further comment.
Mike was found dead in a park on March 15 near his family home in Edmonton, north London.
At the time, he was believed to have been grieving the loss of his beloved nan as he prepared to launch a new cafe business with a pal.
Mike became the second Love Island star to die within a space of 12 months, following the death of series two hopeful Sophie Gradon on June 20, 2018.
In April this year, an inquest ruled that Sophie took her own life by hanging after drinking alcohol and taking cocaine.
Love Island has come under fire after the deaths, with some calling for the popular show to be axed.
Host Caroline Flack came out to defend the programme earlier this week.
The TV presenter, who previously said she would definitely have liked to go on the show herself, hit out at the criticism and called it “dangerous” in a conversation with Cosmopolitan magazine.
She told the publication: “It’s dangerous and I’m really, really angry. It’s not just that you’re blaming a TV show, you’re blaming people and their jobs.”
“In life, we all have a duty of care to look out for each other, but I don’t think it’s fair to point fingers of blame.”
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She continued: “This is a much bigger issue than just a reality TV show, and when something this bad happens… when something this horrible and sad occurs, it’s so dangerous to point fingers within hours and minutes of it happening. None of us know what’s going through someone’s mind and we can’t sit there and speculate.”
The line-up for the new series was revealed on Monday (May 27), with a scientist, surfer, boxer and firefighter among the hopefuls.
– The new series of Love Island launches on June 3 at 9pm on ITV2
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