Love Island viewers poke fun at Liam’s pronunciation of ‘Essex Education’
The Welsh 22-year-old emphasised the ‘sex’ lingering in the middle of the hashtag
Your support helps us to tell the story
This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.
The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.
Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.
Liam Llewellyn spent most of his third day in the Love Island villa in his doldrums.
Newly single after Davide Sanclimenti invited Gemma Owen to couple up on Tuesday (7 June), Liam was feeling mopey until he received two texts in the final minutes of Wednesday’s (8 June) episode.
The first text informed him that the public had voted for him to go on a date with Afia Tonkmor, one of the new bombshells whose arrival has been teased. The second text informed him that the public had voted for him to also go on a date with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, the second bombshell being introduced.
Because Ekin-Su comes from Essex, the text message was hashtagged #essexeducation. Liam, however, read the text aloud as: “Es-Sex-Education.”
Detail-obsessed Love Island viewers immediately began posting to Twitter about the “adorable” blunder.
“The way Liam said ES SEX EDUCATION. I’m crying,” wrote one viewer.
“He is the true definition of bless your cotton socks,” wrote another.
Liam had no way of knowing Ekin-Su was from Essex, information that would have made the hashtag a little easier to pronounce.
“We must protect Liam at all costs," wrote another viewer.
“‘Ex sex education’ is the funniest thing that’s been said in love island so far,” wrote another.
Earlier this week, fans appreciated Liam’s confession that, for most of his life, he thought Elton John was two people: “Elt and John.”
His last minute mispronunciation was the highlight of an episode that was light on intrigue, save for a confrontation between Luca and Andrew.
“If you were my mate outside I’d be absolutely fuming,” Luca said after Andrew seemingly attempted to cause a rift between Luca and Tasha.
Love Island airs every night except Saturdays on ITV2.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments