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¥Senegalese¥ I’m just here to say anything and evaporate

[:] @blrdgr]

#msu {another year}

[krismadarame @krismadarame]

I’m intrigued.

[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.

[Olandria♡ @LashaeAsh]

Oh yeah! I’m apart of a MAC campaign🥹💕 @paintedbyesthr perfect timing if you ask me🥹🫶🏾

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

All because Donald Trump is a crybaby

[💬 @allthingsdante]

BIG W FOR COLORS 🔥

[:] @blrdgr]

I wish my dad could come get the snow off my car smh

[Yahya Abdul-Mateen 2 @yahya]

We got a show! Jan 27th, Ya Dig!

[Ichigo Niggasake @SomaKazima2]

None of this shit can hold a CANDLE

[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

I’m going to post this at least 5-7 times before it drops. I don’t want to hear no ‘I ain’t even know she was dropping’ on January 23rd

[★ yas ★ @yasminesummanx]

Her name is Galyn Susman and she was laid off by Disney two years ago because of budget cuts (even though Disney turned over $88b profits that year)

[:] @blrdgr]

Everything will come to light in time

[:] @blrdgr]

In life you just have to peep and move It forward

[Me @KirkWrites79]

I kinda love and just may do this next year.

[:] @blrdgr]

I have a stupid little crush I can’t shake

[Jorge @djodjeee_]

Man… Marvel what the fuck

[Angel Jones, PhD @AngelJonesPhD]

The NY Post knows that a visual like this can create a false and harmful narrative. They know people will see a picture of a Black man above a picture of the suspect and assume he’s the shooter. He’s NOT. Joseph Oduro was the instructor and he’s a survivor.

[throwbacks @solelynostalgia]

i’m sorry choreographed by WHO??!

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

And may this invasion result in even MORE sales! Keep doing your thing King!

[♕ @alovetrilogy]

The Recording Academy has uploaded Donna Summer’s full “She Works Hard for the Money” performance, which opened the most-watched GRAMMY ceremony in history.

Seven months later, the first-ever MTV VMAs premiered, where Donna scored a nomination for Best Female Video.

[first ethical space cowboy @cowboybecsbop]

You’re going to sit down and listen to the word of the lord