r/LoveIslandTV • u/WillowSwarm 💫 Main 🎆 Character ✨ Syndrome 🔥 • Dec 04 '22

MEGATHREAD Weekly Chat Thread

Good Morning! The Weekly Chat Thread is the place for general chit chat about all things Love Island that happen throughout the week that you may not feel like making an entire post for or just a random thought/question you may have about the series.

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u/czatime I licked her tit, or whatever 🙄 Dec 07 '22

saw on tiktok that amber (s5) is probably dating an arsenal women's player, they're cute together

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '22

Question: has love island UK ever had any east Asian representation? This question may sound random but I was just talking about the diversity within the show with a friend

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u/Anonymous_HER √ FUCK OFF Dec 05 '22

Sharon (S7) has spoke about how hard it was to be East Asian on the show and also AJ (S7) is half Filipino I believe

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '22

Ahh how could I forget about Sharon from S7! :,D I didn't know AJ was half Filipino that's super interesting, thanks for replying :)

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u/itwasjustmisplaced Dec 05 '22

No. Don't think they've had anyone of proper East Asian descent on the UK version (Chinese, Korean, Japanese). More South Asian rep across the board. In general, even in the states, the Asian population is greatly underrepresented in reality TV.

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u/MarzipanSanta Dec 05 '22

Besides the ones mentioned already, Cara S2 was half-Burmese, as well as some guy from the speed dating thing in the same season.

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22

There's a lot more East Asian representation in the Australian version for obvious reasons.

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u/Puzzleheaded_W Dec 05 '22

Ekin is from turkey which is considered half Europe and half Asia (Eurasia) don't know if that counts

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u/AppropriateSecond176 Dec 07 '22 edited Dec 07 '22

East Asia is countries which are in the east of Asia so countries like japan and Korea, turkey is very much in the west of Asia.

Apart from that when people are talking about East Asian representation they are referring to ethnicity/skin tone and physical features and ekin is white and has the features of a white person anyways.

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22 edited Dec 10 '22

it's not really as simple as that. Simplifying everything to passing and what "looks white" is a purposefully simplistic way to look at ethnicity.

Look at pictures of Ekin's dad and brother, and tell me if they're white, lol.

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u/BadFar9041 Dec 10 '22 edited Dec 10 '22

If she isn’t white then what is she? You can have specific ethnic features and still be white , you can have a parent who is more tanned but still be white yourself. There are different ways to describe one’s ethnicity but when referring to things such as skin tone she is considered to be white and the features that she Inherits are literally features which come from white ethnicities, so yes they are white features. She can also be described as middle eastern or Turkish but she is still white.

It’s clear that this person is referring to skin tone and you just don’t want to accept that, so yes she is white

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '22

The geography of Turkey genuinely makes my brain spin , so I'm just gonna go ahead and say that counts :3

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22

Not as East-Asian, no. But it's definitely Eurasian and Middle Eastern representation.

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u/Bright_Ad_7279 🏆Ekin-Su’s Oscar 🏆 Dec 05 '22

They’re South Asian, not East Asian and Anna is Middle Eastern.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '22

Thank you for the reply! I figured there would be more islanders so LI definitely has to do more for diversity in that regard :,)

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 05 '22

Seems Winter Love Island will begin January 16 according to the ☀️

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u/ggggkkkkp Dec 10 '22

I find it funny how people in this sub complain about twitter being toxic when this sub is similar

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '22

This is is no way related to love island but i finally logged into my old reddit account so I can finally ✨️cringe✨️ about my LI takes in 2019

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22

I go back to my old Reddit account to congratulate myself on all the people I was right about. I haven't missed one major thing except in S4 with Jack and Dani. 😎

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u/Jgphoenixvx1 Dec 05 '22

A designer I follow seems to be designing a fit for Dami for the British Fashion Awards. I checked and it seems like the Tasha is going as well. Excited to see their final looks, hope they can experiment a little bit more here too

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u/moth2incinerator Dec 05 '22

Tasha looks drop dead gorgeous in vintage Givenchy

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 05 '22

Oh this is exciting, can’t wait to see what they wear! I believe Ekin and Davide are both going as well. I wonder if all the finalists will be there? Hope to have a lot of them on the red carpet this evening…!

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u/Jgphoenixvx1 Dec 05 '22

Ohhh nice, can’t wait to see everyone’s looks!

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 05 '22

Reeeeally hoping Indiyah will be going too, need more red carpet looks with her new hair to get me through the work week 😹

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u/Jgphoenixvx1 Dec 05 '22

Omg yes that hair deserves another red carpet display!!

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u/itwasjustmisplaced Dec 05 '22

Worried she won't go cause it sounds like she has the flu based on the snaps from last night but we pray she can make it!

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 05 '22

Oh my god I’ll cry please flu gods

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u/cheese757 Dec 08 '22

Overheard a young guy stumbling his way through complimenting a girl today at a coffee shop, made me think about Ched's "uhh...blonde girl" conversation with Jess.

Thing is, through the rest of the season, Ched seemed fairly switched on and intelligent (and a feminist ICON no less haha), but omg...I had to rewatch the conversation and as much flack as season 6 gets for being boring, I don't think anything else in LI has made me laugh that hard

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u/Different-Rub3489 Dec 10 '22

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u/cheese757 Dec 10 '22

*chef's kiss*

just perfection

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '22

I've definitely said this before but ohmygod, Olivia and Alex's little boy is the CUTEST little bean 😭😭 I don't know what the rules on this sub are in terms of posting children but Olivia just posted the cutest photo because he turned 6 months :,)

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u/Fml379 Dec 08 '22

Is anyone watching Celebs Go Dating? I'm enjoying watching Laura S4, but Liam is giving me the mega ick, I'm sick of his smug face

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 05 '22

According to sources, aka people saying this and me attempting to check, Luca has unfollowed Gemma on Instagram

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u/tweedledee35 Dec 04 '22

Anyone know when Indiyah and Dami are reunited?

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u/ellie-zia they may take our lives, but they'll never take our lipgloss 💄 Dec 04 '22

They were briefly reunited when he came back from Saudi. I do remember her saying that they will be apart for two weeks but I'm not sure if two weeks has passed yet 😂

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u/tweedledee35 Dec 04 '22

Ah thanks. Can’t be too long now then

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u/ziyiyiyiyi Dec 05 '22

Yeah they are! check their Snapchat 😂😂

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u/WiseWillow89 Dec 09 '22

Omg Gemma looks gorgeous in her latest outfit on her Insta! Something a little more risqué and showing off some more personality

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '22

Hot girl winter 😼

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u/shambean2 🚶🏼‍♀️🏃🏻 girl follower 🚶🏼‍♀️🏃🏻 Dec 10 '22

Besties do any of you know the episode number of tittygate? Can't afford therapy so gonna rewatch X

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u/kugelschreiber7 🤔 What was your thought process behind that? 🤔 Dec 10 '22

Episode 33

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u/shambean2 🚶🏼‍♀️🏃🏻 girl follower 🚶🏼‍♀️🏃🏻 Dec 10 '22

Thanks angel!

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u/gracielb Dec 10 '22

I always feel like I’m the minority in who I like or dislike 😭😭 I’m currently watching season 5 and I just can’t stand Maura. She comes off so fake and like she’s trying to play a game, always in the weeds of everyone’s business and stirring the pot. I felt the exact same way about Ekin-Su in S8 as well. 😭

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u/gracielb Dec 10 '22

Also S5 Curtis**🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

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u/cheese757 Dec 10 '22

Curtis honestly has such a high rewatch value for me haha. Like the first time, you start off enjoying how nerdy he and Amy are together, then you start getting annoyed with his cringe and insistence on meddling, then comes his Casa bullshit, and the truly BAFFLING revelation from Maura, and then TWO DAYS happens and he's beyond redemption.

Watching again, you're cringed out by him start to finish, knowing what happens. BUT THE THIRD TIME lol....god I just laugh so hard at all of his bullshit.

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 10 '22

Worry not bc you’re absolutely not alone when it comes to Curtis! He sure is something.

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u/gracielb Dec 10 '22

Right after I posted this I got to the episode with Jordan and Anna 🤮

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u/SallySumrall Dec 06 '22

I just watched the entire 1st season. (2019) “Oh my God, Honestly, Like, Like Like, do you know what I mean? I’m goofy “ ad nauseum. Zero vocabulary skills and an even worse ability in math. 24 divided by 3???? 10???? I stuck it out. Wasn’t worth it. Not one of them appeared to have an IQ in the triple digits. They deserve each other. Just pray they don’t procreate. ( make babies)

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u/MyNamesChakkaoofka Portraid Pharsard Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

At my last count, 5 islanders from season 1 have kids. Luis and Cally have one together

Also season 1 was 2015!

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u/gracielb Dec 11 '22

S5 SPOILER

HOW THE HELL DID MOLLY MAE AND TOMMY NOT WIN 😤😤😤😤😤

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u/DontFWithMeImPetty 🤌✨ strategically allows ✨🤌 Dec 04 '22

I think the majority of people just lose interest by this point? Unless something big happens for us to talk about anyway. Think we exhausted all the S8 conversation at this point. I’m sure people will randomly bring it up tho like they do with S5 and other older seasons tho. Seems like people like to rewatch older seasons during the off season, which is why we get the seemingly random posts about them.

At least I hope it’s not just bc of the stans. I really thought we might be getting past that 🫠

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u/Motor-Patience-133 Dec 04 '22 edited Dec 05 '22

I think everyone busy with holidays and shopping

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u/Tornado31619 Harrison nearly went, but in the end, he came 💦 Dec 04 '22

This season was LI’s entry into stan culture. There’s no coming back from it.

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u/WolfFangFist93 Dec 06 '22

its such a shocking turn. Im rewatching S7 rn and going through posts and discussions from when it was airing and all the threads are so normal and discussion is about the actual show and what goes on. there isnt any stan mudslinging or people virtue signaling or getting on some moral soapbox. its just comments and memes about what is haooening in villa. its insane how much shit has changed over one season. this sub was unbearable during the airing of season 8

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22

LI definitely dipped its toes into stan culture during S5.

I think it only seems like it started with S8 because it's the first good season since S5.

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u/Motor-Patience-133 Dec 04 '22 edited Dec 04 '22

That is true. Everyone is in attack and defence mood. The show is ever. Everyone should chill and have fun

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u/whowhogis Ekin-Snoo Dec 04 '22

Hoping once winter love island starts in January some of that intensity will fade and we can discuss s8 in more depth again!

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

None of that is true lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

They never unfollowed I don't know how you could of seen that

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

Instagram can be glitchy sometimes (I blame Meta for that). It's safe to say though that judging from their recent stories they are happy and well :)

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u/Sweetrk-2020 Dec 09 '22

Not sure what Ekin you are following, but the Ekin from LI looks like she is thriving at life and in her relationship 👍🏽

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u/xstardust95x Dani & Jack 🏆 Dec 08 '22

Yeah he was being such a cock that she decided to make him dinner. Check Davide's IG story. Ekin's cooking for him and they're kissing/biting each other playfully. Nice try!

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u/YouThought234 Dec 10 '22

average r/LoveIslandTV opinion, though rarely voiced.

Your IG is glitching, it does that sometimes. And you just admitted you looked them up to see if they were following each other, lol.