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an unserious exorbitant yapper ♎︎

[خ @mys4ria]

(ง'̀-'́)ง

[خ @mys4ria]

@itv You see this yeah 🥴

[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.

[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.

[i got blacker @battinsonhive]

#myclients idc

[vi ☆ fan @saycamore]

Well, let’s just say that the people who make documentaries debunking anti-MJ media will have a field day with this one. You could pause at every line and say "Hold on, that’s not what actually happened.”

I lost count of how many lies this contained.✌️#MJInnocent

[Taleen Family 🍉 @TaleenFamily]

My children are my whole world. When I see their hearts broken and can't find anyone to help them, I cry for them. As a mother of six, all I wish for is to see them safe, fed, and smiling again. Every bit of kindness gives them hope. ❤️

https://t.co/Uwi0wORDIb

[خ @mys4ria]

@hnnmhg Yeah I have a feeling that’s the case too.. LIUK’s reputation has been in the gutter since Mimii won like omg

[خ @mys4ria]

A Latino from this UK has no room to speak when it comes to “population” shush man 😭😭😭😭😭 from Manny as well don’t make me laugh

[chico🇲🇽 @RiicoBandzz]

your like 3% of the population? 2 is enough there should be way more asians if anything, guys let london delude you.

[Mohned H 🇵🇸 @mtaikenm3]

https://t.co/WTb5nA1kLD

[아옭!!!!!!!!! @iamspidermam]

이거고냥드랍들

[sam kyrusjoshi @tigerfeathers]

not arguing w a dude that has big brown eyes. whatever u say beautiful #michaeljackson #mjart

[خ @mys4ria]

Those are 🦝 cities #soz

[sav @theemonai]

Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester… hell, even Nottingham. Strong black community in all of these cities.

[vallerie⁷ 𐙚⋆˚ @soobinzhrt]

she’s so cutesy

[خ @mys4ria]

@utdbyron2 @omarii___ @prxxna Maybe in Poland 🥴

[خ @mys4ria]

I’m willing to put my stocks in… #pleasebekordenacoded

[Calissi✨🤍 @calisssii]

Aniya and KC😍 So cute
#LoveIslandUSA

[beguey 🫧 @hijabeys]

kc liking aniya more is actually great idk #loveislandusa

[jolt @meltborne]

her face is so mesmerizing i can’t get over it #loveislandusa

[خ @mys4ria]

Aniya you are my client #thankyou

[خ @mys4ria]

I lied. 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[خ @mys4ria]

Not doing Love Island USA this year… you yankees got it im not putting myself through that nonsense again… let me stick with my Love Island UK

[خ @mys4ria]

…… #notdoingthisagain #absolutelynot

[zoie ⋆˚࿔ love island USA ! @B6SYW0MAN]

bryce and trinity happenings #loveislandusa

[خ @mys4ria]

@WOLFGVNG89 @FilmTVRants No one who's a self-respecting black person calls themselves “a black” or “blacks”