Love Island Winter 2023 pre-series discussion

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Looks like Love Island producers have announced that participants' social media will be locked whilst the programme airs. (Looking for reliable source, so far I can only find tabloid stories).
I hope it's true, I think it's needed.

Going to have to catch up later, cant miss Happy Valley!

I'm going to attempt staying awake to watch live this week.

Is anyone more persuaded by Tanya's feelings for Shaq?

(I still need their names on the screen).

Yes, totally scripted I'm guessing. They've seen the low viewing figures

Without realising that it's getting low viewing figures because it is overly formulaic and directed, and that viewers like the parts where we see then just hanging round and having fun - and thereby letting personalities show

I hadn't realised Will has over 1m followers on TikTok. He seems to like dancing with alpacas, and was very informative about what you should do if you come across a cast sheep

Olivia just said her and Harris have "been a long time coming"?? Unbelievable.

I don't like Zara and I want someone different for Tom. Like me

I think Shaq might be biding his time after seeing that Tanya isn't necessarily going to commit to just him from the off. He no longer trusts her.

I hope Lara/Lana gets swept off her feet by someone else. I think Ron and whatsername are too gameplayery.

Oh, it's not all about you Olivia!

It's fascinating watching beautiful people getting "mugged off" for the first time. I mean, it's horrible, but I can't turn my head away.

Who's the one in bed with Ron? She looks like she's had a lot of work done.

Tanyel. Yeah, I'm not keen on her.

Why is Olivia feeling mugged off?!

Tanyel sure isn't trying to be subtle with Ron.

I can't get over how different Zara looks from her entrance and first day in the villa - she looks like a totally different person!

Yeah, lots of big fish from small ponds moving into Lake Tanganyika.

It must be an amazing feeling, being the most attractive person in the room but what a shock for you when you're not.

Zara is being so bitchy to Olivia

Glad Ron took Lana a coffee as I think Tanyel is a smiling assassin

Why is Olivia feeling mugged off?! Because Zara chose her for the two-faced round and also she fancied Tom who Zara has now pulled.

Zara is being so bitchy to Olivia

I don't see this at all. Olivia just can't deal with not being first choice.

I don't see this at all. Olivia just can't deal with not being first choice.

Well, that as well. I hope she moves on swiftly.

This pool party is very cringeworthy.

I hope that the Aussies fuck things up.

Zara's so bitchy

So stilted cringe.

Have you seen the length of Kai's trousers?! Ridic.

Bless Will. He's a lost case.

Our first 'chaldish' of the series!

Ahh Lana is a sweetie, being wills wingwoman.

I've decided Ronn is playing a game mind, definitely telling the girls what they want to hear whereas Lana seems invested in him.

I'm so glad that Zara is calling Olivia out on her behaviour.

Maybe if someone had done that to Faye earlier on in her series, Faye's behaviour wouldn't have deteriorated to the extent that it did.

I really think Zara is bitchy. There’s calling out and the there’s being a butch and Xara is being bitchy.

Ron is definitely game playing and definitely, yes, Lana is invested. She needs to explore some new connections.

Yeah I think Zara is being a bitch, and I also think she's deluded if she thinks Tom is way more into her than Olivia rather than just telling them both what they want to hear until someone better comes in.