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24 | 🇿🇼🇬🇾🇵🇹| ig: @shekinah_w23

[Kai Mafia Updates🗽💫 @Kaimafiaupdates]

Streamer University just witnessed its first ever marriage proposal as creator Chris surprised his girlfriend Nia by asking her to marry him 🤯🔥

[Cłoùd𖤐 @vapefuls]

me at 6am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 8pm, 11pm

[Tee𓆉°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ @Mingoobies]

Angelista is better than me. The minute Simba came in I would’ve told ope to never talk to me again #loveisland #loveislanduk

[Septimus Prime @septimusajprime]

SIMBA AND ANGELISTA ALREADYYYYY?!! Oiii nahhhh 😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳🥳🥳 #lovelsland #loveislanduk

[27. @dimvji]

you just have to get really good at continuing

[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.

[cessi 🥤 @ceciiii07]

the neurodivergent tendency to never initiate a conversation but be very social and bubbly when approached

[⚡︎ @_sorrengailll]

Unpopular Opinion:

Caps & Gowns should be FREE at universities whenever a student is graduating.

[☈€ᗰ☡€↳ 🥀⭒ @ohremzel]

why was texting so fun when we was younger? that shit is a task now 😭😂

[tt✮⋆ @Bluebirdeyessss]

I'm a very observant person. So if you thought I didn't notice, I did, I just decided to keep quiet.

[i make beats ✞ @DonDadaNYC]

Snoh Aalegra don't know how much she fucked the city up with I Want You Around

[🦅 @JayZ0verrat3d]

they in them warehouses with WHIPS & CHAINS

[Chlöe @ChloeBailey]

i woke up like this

[miia @miiagarro]

i tried laughing like a lady but there's this hyena inside of me

[🇯🇲𝕋𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕒 𝔻𝕒 𝕌𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖🫡 @ICtrlUFranLol]

How meningitis rash looks on Black skin 👇🏾
Take note because there is no mention of how it presents itself on Black people.

[clubheartbreak @clubheartbreak]

✨OAKLAND'S VERY OWN RYAN COOGLER WINS BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FOR SINNERS✨ AT THE 2026 #OSCARS

[• @yducknow]

Me calling someone back, hoping they don’t pick up so I can use it as proof that I tried.

[Jenni @hashjenni]

I want to publicly apologize to squidward.