Ofcom reveals the most complained-about TV moments of 2025

by · Mail Online

Ofcom have unveiled 2025's most complained-about TV moments - and it's bad news for ITV.

Viewers contact the telly watchdog when they have concerns or issues with programming and content.

With Ofcom having revealed this year's 10 most flagged moments, a whopping seven took place on ITV shows.

The top three all concerned Love Island - with a running theme being alleged bullying toward contestant Shakira Khan.

Shakira, 23, was an original islander who went on to reach the final alongside Harry Cooksley, placing as runners-up. 

Leading the pack with 3,547 complaints is ITV2's Love Island episode from July 24, with alleged bullying of Shakira being the reason.

Several complaints concerned alleged bullying towards Love Island's Shakira Khan, who was runner-up in the most recent series
Elsewhere, Celebrity Big Brother viewers issued complaints over Mickey Rourke's language to co-star Jojo Siwa 
The Hollywood actor was thrown out of the ITV house after exploding into a foul-mouthed rant amid an altercation with Love Island's Chris Hughes and bringing Ella Rae Wise to tears with inappropriate sexual language

In second place is Love Island's July 22 episode, which overall attracted 2,509 complaints.

As well as alleged bullying towards Shakira, this also concerned the return of dumped islander Megan Forte Clarke.

The July 23 episode took third place, with 2,002 complaints relating to the same concerns mentioned previously.

Taking fourth is Channel 5's June 10 episode of Vanessa Feltz's self-titled show, with 1,866 complaints.

Following in fifth is GB News' Headliners on January 22, which received a total of 1,391 complaints.

Continuing on, Sky News' June 7 edition of Today with Samantha Washington placed sixth, accruing 1,302 complaints.

Up next was another episode of Love Island - July 25 - with alleged bullying of Shakira once again, as well as concerns of how Blu Chegini spoke to Toni Laites.

Shakira and Harry took 26.2 per cent of the vote, but placed second in the final as Toni and Cach received 33.5 per cent of the votes from the viewing public

It attracted a total of 1,296 complaints. 

At number eight was a Love Island: All Stars episode from February 12, winding up with 1,240 complaints - due to alleged bullying behaviour.

Placing ninth is the April 9 episode of Celebrity Big Brother, which got 1,008 complaints due to comments made by Mickey Rourke to Jojo Siwa.

Rounding out the list is the BRIT Awards on March 1, with 938 complaints related to Sabrina Carpenter’s opening dance routine and Charli XCX’s outfit. 

It comes as Ofcom received more than 300 Ofcom complaints after Emmerdale aired harrowing murder and sex slavery scenes.

An ongoing county lines storyline involves April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) being manipulated by drug dealers Celia (Jaye Griffiths) and Ray (Joe Absolom).

In particular, it has seen long-standing character April forced into drug dealing and child prostitution.

The episode aired on December 4 saw the regulator receive 297 complaints from disgusted Emmerdale viewers. 

This followed a further 59 complaints being submitted following the instalment aired just two days earlier.

A spokesperson for Ofcom said: 'The majority of complaints related to the Celia/Ray storyline appearing pre-watershed.'