Love Island’s Anton Danyluk reveals he has received DEATH THREATS from trolls over Dubai trip

‘It’s horrible that this still happens after Caroline Flack’s suicide’: Love Island’s Anton Danyluk reveals he has received DEATH THREATS from trolls over his ‘working trip’ to Dubai

Love Island star Anton Danyluk has been hit with death threats from cruel trolls over his working trip to Dubai amid the COVID pandemic. 

The personal trainer, 25, who shot to fame on 2019’s fifth season, joined a legion of influencers in coming under fire for jetting to Dubai under the guise of ‘essential travel and business trips’ despite strict lockdown rules. 

Despite insisting he was working within the guidelines, the Scot admitted he was being severely trolled, which he confessed was alarming given Love Island host Caroline Flack’s tragic suicide in February last year. 

Shock: Love Island star Anton Danyluk has been hit with death threats from cruel trolls over his working trip to Dubai amid the COVID pandemic

Anton and his mother Sherie Ann spoke on their new podcast What’s the Crack?, a name making reference to the infamous reveal that Sherie Ann shaves Anton’s bottom – during which they weighed in on his trip. 

He has gone into length in details of the trip, claiming he initially jetted to the UAE to promote a hotel, before launch his own gym and fitness business  – something he himself admitted he ‘got a lot of stick for.’ 

On the trip, he said: ‘I came to Dubai in December when travel restrictions weren’t in place – it was a working trip to promote a hotel…

‘I got to know the owner, and then the opportunity rose to open a gym and fitness business in Dubai. I’ve got my working visa, so I’m not coming home.’

Tragic: Despite insisting he was working within the guidelines, the Scot admitted he was being severely trolled, which he confessed was alarming given Love Island host Caroline Flack's tragic suicide in February last year

Tragic: Despite insisting he was working within the guidelines, the Scot admitted he was being severely trolled, which he confessed was alarming given Love Island host Caroline Flack’s tragic suicide in February last year

‘I know people in the UK are getting annoyed because they see others saying they are working in Dubai when they aren’t, but I am starting my business.’

On the trolling he has received, he said: ‘It’s been awful – I’ve had death threats, people calling me – it’s horrible that this sort of thing still happens after the death of Caroline last year, but they still do it…

‘I’m a strong-minded person, but it does get to me some days. I hope my actions speak louder than words – I’ll keep my head down until I’m ready to show what I’m working on.’

Way back when: The personal trainer, 25, who shot to fame on 2019's fifth season, joined a legion of influencers in coming under fire for jetting to Dubai under the guise of 'essential travel and business trips' despite strict lockdown rules

Way back when: The personal trainer, 25, who shot to fame on 2019’s fifth season, joined a legion of influencers in coming under fire for jetting to Dubai under the guise of ‘essential travel and business trips’ despite strict lockdown rules

Caroline died of suicide on 15 February last year, when she took her own life at her London home while awaiting trial for assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

She hanged herself after hearing she would be prosecuted for assault, a coroner ruled in August after her mother confronted the police officer who pushed for her to be charged at her inquest and said, ‘you should be disgusted with yourself’. 

After facing cruelty from trolls when she was alive, she frequently urged: ‘In a world where you can be anything, be kind’, something often quoted to help quell the surge in online bullying.  

What’s the Crack? is a Podcast Radio original –with the first episode broadcast on Podcast Radio at 5pm on Wednesday, 3rd February and through the Podcast Radio. It launches on all major podcast services on Friday, 5th February. 

Pained: On the trolling he has received, he said: 'It's been awful – I've had death threats, people calling me – it's horrible that this sort of thing still happens after the death of Caroline last year, but they still do it'

Pained: On the trolling he has received, he said: ‘It’s been awful – I’ve had death threats, people calling me – it’s horrible that this sort of thing still happens after the death of Caroline last year, but they still do it’