Brits are waiting in anticipation to discover who will become the next Love Island host. Irish model Laura Whitmore, 37, announced she would be stepping down as presenter of ITV2's hit reality show this week.
15.08.2022 - 21:13 / ok.co.uk
Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope have spoken about the pressure they felt to represent 'Black Love' on Monday 15 August's BBC 1Xtra Breakfast show with Nadia Jae.The couple got together in week three, after Ikenna Ekwonna, who initially was coupled up with Indiyah, was dumped from the villa as part of a shocking double elimination. Amber Beckford was the second Islander dumped in yet another double elimination decided by the public.
Her exit left partner Dami single, but he quickly showed an interest in pursuing a romantic relationship with fellow single Islander Indiyah. Despite a few blips in Casa Amor, Dami, 26, and Indiyah, 23, got back together and went straight to the finals, making it to third place.
Now, speaking during a Radio 1Xtra interview, they opened about being a black couple on the iTV dating show and the pressures they came along with it. When asked whether "there was pressure when it came to representing a black couple whilst on TV," Dami said: "Let me tell you now, when I got with Indiyah, I knew Twitter and everybody would be tweeting 'Black Love, Black Love'.
But then Casa Amor happened." "I knew if I did, what I need to do for myself, people are going to be crying and complaining like 'Oh how could he do this?" he added. "Because, you know, I've been on Twitter, I used to be, not a Twitter warrior, but you get it?' he went onto to say.
Indiyah then jumped in as she said: "Not a Twitter boy, call him a Twitter boy my lord." When asked the same question, Indiyah replied: "Yeah, I know there's a pressure for Black Love but, obviously I have a type. I love my black men and I was hoping to find a nice brown skinned chocolate man." "Respectfully, if the Black Love didn't happen, what am I suppose to do? Do
.Brits are waiting in anticipation to discover who will become the next Love Island host. Irish model Laura Whitmore, 37, announced she would be stepping down as presenter of ITV2's hit reality show this week.
Sceptical Love Island viewers were left suspicious that former Islanders Paige Thorne and Dami Hope have been growing too close since exiting the Spanish villa. A clip of them at Tasha Ghouri's birthday looking cosy sparked comments from fans, accusing them of being "too close." Paige, 24, and Dami, 26 were never an item in the Love Island villa but their strong platonic bond was plain to see as they grew to be very close friends over many weeks of chatting on the sun loungers.
Love Island’s Coco Lodge has shut down false rumours that she had to undergo facial reconstruction after a fire. Speaking on Tik Tokker Grace Barry’s podcast Saving Grace, Coco, 27, spoke about the rumours of her supposed accident which spread like wildfire on Twitter.
Dressage rider Gemma Owen had fans in tears as she shared a heart-warming video of the moment she returned home after two months in the Love Island villa. Gemma, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael, posted a touching clip on her Instagram of her walking through the door of the plush family abode to be met by her beloved pet dogs and horse.
After Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the winners of the latest series of Love Island, a whole new host of singletons will be thinking about applying for the next season of the show. And while spending your days in a sun-soaked villa in Mallorca may seem like a dream come true, a stay in the Love Island villa requires contestants to abide by a strict set of weird and wonderful rules.