sh☆z

shaznay ☆ award-winning filmmaker | many words in @refinery29 | music | virgo ☼ leo ☽ sag ↑ | 🇯🇲

[sh☆z @certishaz]

nhc it was a pleasure 🫶🏾🇯🇲

[Tiyan @jhd1_art]

Indomie meets art ( first attempt)

[sh☆z @certishaz]

im gonna be so back #atsomepoint

[🥷🏼 @killeures]

He moves like a dictator bro. It’s not even funny anymore

[𐙚 bambi @bbambied]

when i open ig and its somebody birthday

[sh☆z @certishaz]

thinking about how many hours of my life i’ve spent watching love island

[sh☆z @certishaz]

watching love island uk after watching us

[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.

[sh☆z @certishaz]

li usa ep 1 ate so bad compared to uk ep 1

[sh☆z @certishaz]

i wanna be inevitable

[Amelie Magazine @vickyslyth_]

I saw a post on the TL saying that people are not truly alt anymore a lot of genz-ers were complaining, but this is true. The problem is that many young people larp. They try to pretend they were from the time these subcultures were born, but they simply lack this:

[sh☆z @certishaz]

@hklivingg

[sh☆z @certishaz]

maybe everything is about to change

[ʎɐɹʇ𖤐��.⋆ @traydominic]

#25 🥳

[sh☆z @certishaz]

i haven’t found a good strip lash in so long

[misteriosa mujer @sistin4s]

me and the feelings i have for somebody that ill never be with

[sh☆z @certishaz]

i think the spell is dissolving im so happy

[mimi @lightnds]

that one evil situationship that’s also a monitoring spirit

[sh☆z @certishaz]

everyday partiful