Love Island Winter 2023 pre-series discussion

[Peasepuddingbloodycold]

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.

Does the barber only know one hair cut?

No wonder Stormzy wrote a whole album about Maya
The problem is that the presenter looks better than all the girls in there

Stupid isn't it.

I genuinely thought she was a new girl when she walked in in that black dress! Was only half watching and thought well she's going to steal all the guys before I realised it was her

Yes and the right age.

Agree, poor buggers been kicking himself every day since they split, not surprised!

I thought Maya was way outta his league.

Okay I’m guna have to say it..I feel Will is a psycho, he looked fuming when not picked and gave me genuine serial killer vibes!

Really liked Lana and Ron, Tanyel is Ekin Su double and Olivia is Jess off MAFS twin, I think it’s going to be a good series!

I think Will is really unattractive. Worse than Dr Alex or Hugo etc .
Seems unfair.

Tonyel is awful - both in looks and personality

Lana seems like a nice girl and her and Ron seem to genuinely like each other. I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere else before. Think Olivia shaping up to be a bit of a piece of work that’s going to manipulate everyone.

Watching now, wifey for lifey eww, maya is ridiculously good looking and will looks a bit scary

I'm just watching too. This wifey vs one night stand shit is already annoying.

(I don't mind Will. He reminds me of most male Young Farmers).

I gave up a few scenes after the picking.
Just can't deal with the blandness of them all.

The boys do all seem very laddish with the majority of them never having been in a relationship before.

It was making me laugh when they entered the villa; they kept walking over to the fire pit to sit down and then having to walk back each time somebody new entered. I kept thinking why don’t you just stay there until everyone has arrived!

Hope this thread picks up. Half the fun of watching LI for me is reading the threads alongside.

Cue cringey "we're off to the villa" videos....I'm crying at some of your comments:
Barber - I'll have a Kim Jong chop 😂 the farmer needs a fade! I wouldn't have wanted to be last in that interview bath of plastic balls...all the oil/sweat/fake tan 😷

So to recap (aka help my fading brain), we got....

Lana Jenkins 25 make up artist from Luton
Ron Hall 25 financial advisor from Essex

Anna May Robey 20 administrator from Swansea
Haris Namani 21 tv salesman from Doncaster

Tanyel Revan 26 hair stylist from North London
Kai Fagan 24 science/PE teacher, semi pro rugger from Manchester

Tanya Manhenga 22 biomed science student and INFLUENCER KLAXON from Liverpool
Shaq Muhammad 24 airport security officer from London

Will Young 23 (MY ARSE!) young farmer from Buckinghamshire
Olivia Hawkins 27 ring girl and actress (of course) from Brighton

If we put Tanyel and Tom next to each other and squint a bit, does it remind you of anyone? 😂

Def think they are using 'bombshell' as in the first definition here!
noun

• an unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one.

"the news came as a bombshell"

• INFORMAL

a very attractive person (typically used of a woman). "a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell"

The boys do all seem very laddish with the majority of them never having been in a relationship before

There are videos on Twitter of Haris on holiday with a former girlfriend so he's definitely being economical with the truth.

@Zampa yeah I’ve just seen the video clip on Instagram. I don’t get why he’d lie about that. Does he want to come across like a fuck boy? Not much of a game plan!

Hello all!

A new series, yay!

Watched it last night. So far unimpressed with the guys, although the chap who is bling in one eye and the airport security guy show promise. Time will tell, it must be nerve wracking that first 24-48hrs but I'm really perplexed as to why Will is there, he seems like a complete fish out of water.

Olivia (the ring girl) shows a bit of fire and the blonde makeup artist from Luton seems like a sweet girl.

But by far the biggest impression was Maya Jama; my god she's stunning. And I thought she did really well - fresh, bubbly, exactly what the series needs! Roll on tonight's episode...

They seem to recast certain types who have been successful Love Islanders in the past.

Olivia is giving me Maura vibes with the whole man hungry/ring girl persona. Time will tell if she is a nightmare or like Maura actually be entertaining.

Will is definitely the Dr Alex/Hugo but has clearly realised this and is looking annoyed at it.

There's even a new Ekin Su

Also, seconding what PP have said; lovely to see more natural bodies and less obvious surgery this series, well done producers 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Will is the LI version of 'The Farmer Wants A Wife'

Not sure its a cross-over made in heaven though. Islanders seem to think he's much nicer/funnier when you talk to him than first impression, so perhaps he'll be OK

I must be not very observant! I can never tell when they've had surgeries

I've come to the conclusion it wouldn't be fair for Maya Jama to be an islander, instant winner she's fabulous

Olivia is scary