Fans of the show Love Island were left fuming after the comedian Iain Stirling made an inappropriate “Nigerian Prince” joke. The 35-year-old does the voiceover for the ITV 2 show and viewers are familiar with his playful quips.
Fans claim that they would contact Ofcom after he made a joke about a Nigerian prince, seemingly referring to fraud that they deemed “inappropriate.”
The quip came during a conversation taking place between Mal Nichol and Sammy Root when she questioned him about whether he had ever been stung by a bee. Iain then began to narrate the scene, saying:
“Mal wants to know if Sammy has ever been stung. Well, there was that one time he gave his bank account details to a Nigerian Prince who claimed to have won the lottery.”
Fans quickly took to social media to give their opinion on the remark with one writing: “The hell was that Nigerian Prince comment on Love Island???? It wasn't funny,” while another added: “Disappointed in the Nigerian Prince 'joke' by #IainStirling tonight not funny #LoveIsland.”
A third person questioned how an inappropriate joke such as that was allowed. “Omg ofcom hello??! What was that comment about a Nigerian prince winning the lottery.”