Jacques O’Neill’s family have addressed the ongoing criticism the Love Island contestant is facing for his behaviour to fellow islander Paige Thorne, revealing that he was diagnosed with ADHD as a child.
Explosive arguments between Paige and Jacques followed, with them both in tears, and in last night’s episode,Paige continued: ‘I’d love to just fall back into the playful banter that we have, but respectfully honey, you’ve f***ed it,’ after Jacques tried to excuse his Casa Amor antics as ‘testing’ his feelings for Paige.
However, Jacques’ family have now jumped in and addressed the backlash, as they’ve been tasked with taking over his social media accounts while he’s in the villa.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatSharing a screenshot of what ADHD is, explaining: ‘Sometimes, people living with ADHD may behave in ways that come off as rude or disrespectful,’ Jacques’ brother penned: ‘Jacques was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 9 years old.
‘By no means is this a get out clause for his actions but it is to show that he can fundamentally struggle with his emotions at times.‘He is an amazing person who I’m proud to call my friend/little brother. ‘All the hate thrown towards Jacques doesn’t go to him directly….It comes to his loved ones who have always supported him and not just whilst he is on Love Island.’The caption concluded: ‘Love Island, although real. Is still a show where the producers do have control and we see 45minutes out of the 1440 in 24hours. Please be kind.’Friends and fans shared their support in the comments, with ex-Islander Jake Cornish commenting: ‘Hope family and friends all ok.
This comes after Paige’s family took to the star’s Instagram page to share their thoughts on Jacques, writing: ‘So proud of how [Paige] handled that!’
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