Love Island winner ‘dropped from huge show’ after ‘drug-driving arrest’
Posted by  badge Boss on Sep 16, 2023 - 09:05AM
Love Island winner Jack Fincham is reportedly no longer taking part in Ex On The Beach (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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This comes after the 32-year-old was and having false number plates.

The dad-of-one is also said to have been held on suspicion of driving without insurance and careless driving.

Jack was travelling at ‘high speed’ when he was stopped by police near his home in Kent.

According to , he was released under investigation until November 26.

The outlet adds that a source close to Jack insisted he was using private plates, not false ones, and that the TV personality denied using drugs.

Jack was allegedly in Gran Canaria for the MTV show (Picture: Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock)

It is claimed the situation has affected his career as he was ‘sent home’ from Gran Canaria. Jack, who won Love Island in 2018 with Dani Dyer, was on the Spanish island filming for the MTV show which involves reuniting former flames in a luxury villa.

‘Jack had turned up to filming all ready to take part in the show – but then the news broke about his arrest,’ a source told the publication.

After production held a ‘series of crisis meetings behind the scenes,’ it was decided that he should not take part.

The source added: ‘Producers are likely to be fuming about how it’s all turned out.’

Jack’s solicitor Conor Johnstone said on Thursday that his client ‘feels as though he’s been targeted by police’.

Conor said in a statement: ‘Mr Fincham has not been charged with drug driving and denies any drug consumption whatsoever.

Jack and Dani won the show in 2018 (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

‘There is no evidence at this stage that Mr Fincham drove whilst over the legal limit and we are hopeful that his blood results will prove the same.’

Conor, from Maj Law firm, added: ‘Mr Fincham has not been charged with drug driving and denies any drug consumption whatsoever.

‘There is no evidence at this stage that Mr Fincham drove whilst over the legal limit and we are hopeful that his blood results will prove the same.

‘Mr Fincham does feel as though he has become a target of Kent Police in recent months and is considering lodging a complaint against the force.’

Jack has taken part in other reality shows since his Love Island success including Celebs Go Dating and Crystal Maze (Picture: PA)

It comes after a similar incident in 2021 when Jack was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving offences and later pleaded not guilty at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court in Kent.

His lawyer, who also represented him in those matters, said that days before the trial in December, the prosecution dropped the case citing insufficient evidence.

In a statement on Thursday, Kent Police said: ‘On Saturday 26 August 2023, officers arrested a 31-year-old man from Swanley on suspicion of drug driving, careless driving, driving without insurance and driving while displaying false number plates, on the A2 near Dartford.

‘He has since been bailed until 26 November 2023.’

Metro.co.uk contacted Jack Fincham’s representatives.