Love Island viewers had a lot to complain about when PE teacher Omar Nyame joined the dating competition on Friday.

The most recent episode saw mental health nurse Mimii Ngulube receive a text about new bombshell Omar waiting to meet her for a date after she was left alone during the recoupling. She screamed out ‘thank you’ as she rushed to meet the newbie – who is a 25-year-old teacher from Croydon.

Love Island fans rage as teacher 'gets time off' for show but parents get fined

Although Mimii was excited about a new guy entering the villa, many at home were angry that a PE teacher was able to get time off from the show while they were fined for taking their children out of school for holidays.

One user said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Ermmmmmm hold on sunny Jim….. Teacher is having time off for a bit of Love Island but I’ve got an attendance officer patronising me because I’m not willing to pay an extra £2k on a holiday in the summer break. Make it make sense. Fine him and his parents.”

“So parents can’t take their kids on holiday during term but a teacher can go on Love Island,” one annoyed user posted while another fan commented: “PE TEACHER??? I hope he’s getting fined for going on holiday out of school term.”

One wrote: “Can’t take my Daughter on holiday without being fined BUT a PE teacher can go on Love Island.”

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Fans questioned how Omar got time off from his job ( 
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Someone was quick to defend the teacher and said Omar probably wasn’t currently a teacher. They said: “He’s probably qualified PE Teacher without a job teaching at this current time hence he’s on Love Island. You as a parent can do as you wish and receive the fine your child is not held hostage!!!”

Talking before entering the villa, Omar said: “I’m done with messing around and casually seeing girls, I want to find real love.

I’ve done the whole party thing and dated lots of people but now I’m ready to find the real deal.” He added of what makes him a catch: “I’m very confident in who I am and my looks.

I’d like to think the way I can speak to women helps me out because I’m not shy and afraid to say how I feel about them.”