Love Island’s Siânnise Fudge and Luke Trotman hold up a Black Lives Matter placard as they stand through their car’s sunroof at peaceful protest
Siânnise Fudge and Luke Trotman attended a peaceful protest following the senseless murder of George Floyd in London on Sunday afternoon.
In a photo shared to their Instagram accounts, the Love Island couple, aged 25 and 23, held up a placard which read ‘Black Lives Matter’ as they threw support behind the powerful movement against racism.
The reality stars beamed as they stand through their car’s sunroof and urged their followers to ‘make a stand for what is right’.
Black Lives Matter: Siânnise Fudge, 25, and Luke Trotman, 23, attended a peaceful protest following the senseless murder of George Floyd in London on Sunday afternoon
Siânnise captioned the photo: ‘We must all continue to stand together for what we believe in and what is right.
‘Keep using your voices, together we can make a change. We are the UK and we will not be silenced. We can and will change the world – Black lives matter.’ [sic]
The duo coordinated in black ensembles, with the former beauty advisor opting for a T-shirt and padded jacket, while the semi-professional footballer donned a hooded jumper.
Troubling: George, 46, an African-American man, died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Important cause: His death has sparked days of demonstrations across the world over police brutality against black people (protester pictured in the English capital on Sunday)
The couple were also among the 25 million who took part in Blackout Tuesday for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the senseless death of George.
George, 46, an African-American man, died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His death has sparked days of demonstrations across the world over police brutality against black people.
The Minneapolis policeman accused of killing Floyd, Derek Chauvin, was taken into custody Friday and charged with third-degree murder, officials said.
Black Lives Matter, which was first founded in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman and was nationally recognized for its involvement in the Ferguson protests in 2014 has been galvanized once more following the death of Floyd.
Siânnise and Luke, who finished as runners up on the 2020 series, recently moved into a swanky new development in South West London.
Next step: The Love Island couple, who finished as runners up on the 2020 winter series, recently moved into a swanky new development in South West London
The couple of four months both shared romantic snaps of themselves standing on their balcony, with the brunette beauty admitting the move had left her feeling ‘overwhelmed’.
She wrote: ‘We did it! ✨ Today myself & @luketroytrotman moved into our apartment and we love it.
‘I feel so overwhelmed, this is something I have always wanted and it reminds me of how far we have both come.
‘I’m excited for our next chapter in London and going on lots of adventures with my best friend, I love you ❤️’.