Despite a lot of ITV viewers taking to social media to call out Elma's actions, her pal Francesca Allen, who appeared on Love Island in 2015, spoke out to defend her.
On Wednesday, the friends and family running Elma's social media account also spoke out as they found the hateful comments 'tough'.
Francesca shared a picture of Elma and Sammy on her Instagram story and penned: 'A reminder that this is a glimpse into a 24 hour day and this is a TV show'; pictured Elma and Francesca in 2019.
She's the kindest, loyalist person I know, the labels being given is not who she is', she then insisted 'the level of hate has gone too far'] On Thursday's show Elma and Ekin-Su attempt to reconcile before Curtis then overhears Elma talking badly about him yet again.
The drama first kicked-off after Ekin-Su Cülcüloğluhas kissed Elma's partner Sammy Root during the steamy heart rate challenge last week before another row exploded following the snog, marry, pie challenge.
