Penny4mythoughts

Sometimes I’m here sometimes I’m not.

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Me to Melanie after she said with a straight face she didn’t know which one was Corbin and which one was Cecred.

[Raf Thompson @RafThompson]

I’ve worked on #LoveIsland UK since Series 5, producing Series 5-10, before moving on to Love Island USA and Love Island Australia. I’m incredibly proud to have been part of a show that has become embedded in British culture. The twists, drama, and unforgettable cast members have created some of the best reality television of the last decade.

But if we’re being honest, one issue has persisted for years: casting.

Time and time again, Love Island UK has failed to truly reflect the diversity of modern Britain. Representation matters, and no group has been more consistently let down than Black women. Ironically, Black women have been some of the show’s most loyal supporters, driving conversations online, creating viral moments, and helping keep the show culturally relevant.

Yet year after year, we continue to cast Black women alongside men who openly or implicitly don’t date Black women. The result is a cycle that viewers have watched repeatedly: rejection, exclusion, and disappointment. For young Black girls watching at home, that’s a damaging message. For audiences generally, it’s become predictable and exhausting.

When I left after Series 10, things were improving. Contestants like Tyrique, Ella, Catherine, Whitney & previous series with Dami, Indiyah, Kai, Sanam, Kaz, Samira, Yewande and others helped create some of the show’s most memorable storylines.

However, working on Love Island USA showed me how powerful genuine representation can be. Seeing contestants from different racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds authentically connect created richer stories, stronger characters, and ultimately a bigger audience.

My role on Love Island was in edit producing, not casting despite my vast experience in casting on other shows I raised concerns about casting throughout my time on the show.

If Love Island UK wants to reverse its ratings decline, it needs to listen to viewers. Audiences are asking for fresher casting, more authentic representation, and a creative reset. If those changes don’t happen, I genuinely worry about the long-term future of a show that so many of us care deeply about.

For the culture.

[K E M P I R E 🐘 @TheKempire]

MID-West thinks he is so much better than Kyle. They are actually the same person. West's abusive behavior is just more calculated and stealth. #summerhouse

[Lazzyyyyyy @em_Lazzy]

For you information: the ONLY difference between you & the people of Gaza is geographic luck. Nothing else...

[Penny4mythoughts @LeeAnneGold]

@gainafrancois14 @nia_lee7 They really just left Angelista out there with no options.

[KEZNAMDI @keznamdi]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮’s Coastline 🎥 🇯🇲 President of 𝗝𝗮𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗠, 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿

#colonialbondage

[. @HeyNakala]

God keep our Caribbean islands safe during this hurricane season. Cover us and may no wave, depression, storm or any category of hurricane touch our shores, Amen.

[Suppressed Voices @supressedvoic]

She's absolutely right

[Kelly McIntosh @KellyKatharin]

Kingston needs to be greened.

Plant trees... not palm trees though. Do living roofs and walls. Too much radiant heat making people hot & sick in Kingston. Gotta make this happen via policy. New developments must be compelled to include trees. Kingston is a pizza oven.

[Boogie @nnboogie]

Not enough people are celebrating that Bunny Shaw just received the biggest contract for female football players in the UK. Best striker in the league.

Manchester City decided to spend the money and I am happy if she is happy. Congrats Bunny!!!💰💰💰🤑

[Prin 🖤✨ @prxxna]

Jackie’s response also makes no fucking sense. . If you wanted people to boycott juvia’s place because the owner disrespected you then why are you supporting Patrick ta who didn’t pay black & trans creators he worked with and is a Zionist and is actively disrespecting a bw? 🫩

[lulu ⋆˚꩜｡ | CV REMAKE 🇶🇦🇴🇲 @p1astr1es]

the reason why Palestine is barely being seen anymore is because that there’s only a small amount of journalists left in Palestine. Please continue to spread awareness about what’s happening around the world at the moment. A lot of countries are suffering. Don’t stop talking.

[The Tropixs @Tropixsofficial]

Veteran broadcaster Fae Ellington has criticized sexually explicit dancehall tracks using the “Hill and Gully Ride” melody, saying the viral riddim crosses a line because of the song’s deep place in Jamaican folk culture.

Do you agree with Fae Ellington, or is this just dancehall doing what dancehall always does?

[Big👁️👧🏾 @tarabeti]

Jamaican Kumina on the Hilly and Gully rhythm. She my favorite

[Drebae @Drebae_]

Are we ready to admit we shoulda kept cable instead of paying for 10 different streaming apps? 😭😭 It’s gotten OUTTA HAND

[Chezlie @Chezlie_s]

We can’t keep asking the world to respect Jamaican culture while we reduce it to dancehall and sports. Our culture is d spirituality of Kumina & Rastafarianism, Maroon traditions, folklore, Revival, Jonkonnu, Nine Night, Accompong Festivals, Nyabinghi gatherings, grand market nights.. JCDC FESTIVAL 😂… stop letting people reduce our culture, dem nuh know we like dat.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Zambia must decide by April 30 if it'll provide US businesses with preferential access to its minerals, or lose support for 1.3 million people who rely on funding from Washington for HIV treatment.

Al Jazeera’s @marthevdwolf explains.

[Jenni @hashjenni]

In case anyone isn’t aware, Trump is demanding Zambia to hand over its mineral rights by end of day tomorrow or the U.S. gov’t will cut off the country’s access to the AIDS medications that are literally keeping its citizens alive.

Just thought y’all should know.

[Misandry Olympian 🐝🤠 @Zoemkoena]

Women need to stop internalizing men's cheating. He cheats because he is a cheater. Nothing else. Has nothing to do with your looks, intelligence, personality, etc

[SAREL 🌼 @Sarel_x]

A few take aways from that light skinned roach cheating on Meg

1) men with no sexual discipline disgust me to my core.
2) cheating is not your shame to carry if you get cheated on.
3) some men get off on wasting your time. They will do everything “correct” introduce you to the family, buy a house with you, make future plans with you and yet have no real plan for your future together.
4) (imo) leaving will always be your best option. Especially if you have no kids together.