After his love triangle saw him dramatically quit the villa, Harrison Solomon has now issued a response to Women's Aid. The charity criticised many of the men's behaviour in the 2025 Love Island villa - with the islander now describing their statement as 'not nice.'
Harrison - who shockingly left the villa to reunite with dumped islander Lauren Wood - gave himself far from an easy ride on the hit dating show. The 22 year old was accused of manipulating Toni Laites after sleeping with Casa Amor bombshell Lauren, before rekindling things with Toni - who was very much unaware that there had been more than some Handy Carroll's happening in the bedroom.
With Toni left blindsided and Lauren heartbroken, Harrison's treatment of both women amassed criticism on social media.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), one viewer wrote, 'Harrison is genuinely one of the most sickening men ever to be on Love Island. All he has done is make Toni and Lauren feel crazy, and he fully enjoys watching them mentally struggle.' Another added, 'How does Harrison have any girls interested in him? He repeats every bad behaviour he has done over and over again.'
It wasn't only viewers of the ITV dating show who had concerns. Following many of the men on the show demonstrating 'toxic' behaviour, charity Women's Aid released a statement reading:
'In recent years, Love Island and other forms of reality TV have been repeatedly called out by viewers for allowing in contestants that had a history of abusive, coercive and manipulative behaviour in previous relationships. As a result, production companies have been more careful when it comes to selecting contestants and calling out toxic behaviours when we see them.'
But while the charity did note that Love Island had taken some 'positive steps,' it condemned the 'unhealthy patterns of behaviour' we see every season.
'Women are often lied to, slut-shamed and manipulated, as well as laughed at behind their backs. Misogyny and sexism lay the foundation for the tolerance of abuse and violence - it reinforces a culture that excuses and trivialises violence against women and girls. More must be done to educate contestants on sexism and misogyny, and it is a great credit to viewers who take to social media, continuing to call out these behaviours as soon as they see them.'
It's not the first time Women's Aid have raised their concerns with the dating show. In 2019, they called out Joe Garratt's 'possessive behaviour' towards Lucie Donlan, before confirming they were 'in talks' with ITV following a run in between 2022's Luca Bish and Gemma Owens.
Upon leaving the villa and no doubt coming face to face with the barrage of opinions, Harrison has since opened up about the Women's Aid statement. However, his response wasn't quite so much of an apology. Instead, the islander - who hurt women in the villa with his indecisive actions - noted how the charity's response had left the women in his own life upset.
Saying he prides himself for 'standing up for women and being a protector,' Harrison responded, 'I have seen the backlash and it's hard to digest. I would disagree with a lot of it in terms of my respect for women, I do respect women.
'The worst has been from Women's Aid. I know myself and the girls on the show too. Toni said she knows I'm not a bad person, I just went about situations in the wrong way, but the Women's Aid statement wasn't nice... It's not nice coming out of the villa to my mum upset by that, so I would say that's been the hardest.'
Of course many fans have pointed out that, while Harrison may find the criticisms 'not nice,' his behaviour in the villa was certainly not nice either...
Apologising to both Toni and Lauren - who has stood by Harrison's side - he added, 'I got it wrong and the back and forth between the two connections caused more harm than I ever intended. It wasn't ever an ego thing. I am not proud of how I handled things and I'm not going to make excuses.
'I just want to own it. If people can give me the space to grow from it, I will do everything I can to be better, and that's the only thing I can do. There is no handbook for how to be on a show like Love Island. It's instincts and intentions. I got some of it right, but I know I got a lot of it wrong.'
Charlotte Roberts is a news and entertainment writer at Grazia UK. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment.