welp

[welp @disturbedforri]

Dylan’s brother looks like a huge douche nugget #LoveIslandUSA

[welp @disturbedforri]

Melanie is a real ass friend though. #LoveIslandUSA

[welp @disturbedforri]

I can’t bear the secondhand embarrassment I get from watching Aniya boohoo sob and scream over this man #LoveIslandUSA

[Vannah🎀 @psavannahhh]

CARL TEARING UP SEEING ANIYA BREAK DOWN AND TALK DOWN ON HERSELF💔💔💔💔

[Dylan Ali @dylanali_]

Love island is teetering into some whole other shit that honestly won’t end well if production doesn’t dial it back and I’m saying this as an extremely sexually positive person btw

[Bobby @BobbyKingDeal]

nobody: ….

Kenzie:

[ℳ 🦌 @milieledger]

Congratulations to Bryce for being the first man to be added #LoveIslandUSA

[Big Bev ♎️ @BevTheYapper]

In all seriousness though, Love Island USA needs to take a break after this season and go back to the drawing board. They have really lost the plot of the show. Challenges don’t have winners, there are no dates, bombshells suck at their job. Everything just freaky

[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.

[yagi @yducknow]

"You should allow yourself to meet new people on your days off."

me on my day off:

[Mariella ! @pfaffphobic]

I didn’t see a single “it’s gonna be May” meme this year which is personally a massive relief, but culturally a signifier of something much darker.

[penthouse papi @clockitCAM]

#VANDERPUMPVILLA: people who shouldn’t come back for the next season.

— marciano
— hannah
— dominick
— chef anthony

[DRUSKI @druski]

How Conservative Women in America act 😂🇺🇸

[Pejuola 🗣️ @Pejuola_a]

Please don’t take it personally when people who talk to people for a living don’t want to talk when they get off of work. Please

[𝒵𝒾𝓀✯ @_Gottalovezik]

Congratulations on working 40 hours! You are now free to dissociate for 2 days

[D𝕒𝕖B𝕒𝕖 🌺 @usermilfmoon]

Give it a week, Harrison will ghost Belle & DM Sher saying “it should’ve been you” #LoveIslandAllStars

[𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚏 @nnennasworld]

When Belle told Carrington to not interrupt her and he said “oh I’m sorry I’m doing what you do” he ate her the fuck up 😭

#LoveIslandAllStars

[JUSTIN BIEBER STAN @iconicwarren]

The only brand deal Belle will be getting after this season

#LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars

[SAREL 🌼 @Sarel_x]

“Empowering women of all ages” is institutionally and generationally insane!! LMFAO this is why she’s fucking bonkers! #Loveisland #LoveislandUK #loveislandallstars