Love Island 2024 Thread 1: Are we really going to put ourselves through this again?

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Contestants were announced today for the new series starting on Monday 3rd.

I don't know if I can do it this year folks.

Lol Joey was in IACGMOOH in 2013. Grace would’ve been 14 😂

@Littleguggi Grace is gorgeous - but what?! probably had work done? Erm, I'd say that's a deffo! The most natural looking out of her and the other new one or all of them in there? Because if you mean the latter we are looking at two different people!!!

How gross was Ronnie's kissing?

Oh ok ignore me ! Who was the girl I am thinking of then .I saw a clip and it looked like her. Joey was watching her sunbathing. So they didn’t meet on a reality show just on holiday ?

I'm sure she said she met him in Ibiza and it was a holiday fling that continued at home for a bit.

@AngryBird6122 ignore me, I was watching without my glasses 🕶️ on last night and have just seen some pictures of her, and you're right she's definitely had work done

I thought her face looked a bit puffy? Is that fillers? I'm a bit clueless about what they do to the face, but can obviously see what they do to the lips 👀

Joey will never have proper long term relationship, he's not bothered about anyone long long term..

I’d say Mimi and maybe Uma are the most natural in terms of having work done. Mimi has her wigs /extensions, makeup and lashes - which they mostly all do - but think that’s about it. In terms of actual cosmetic work can’t see any on her.

Yep that's cheek filler, not the most obvious I've seen but still noticeable.

I just don't get the point of it then? Who wants to look puffy? I'm not against cosmetic procedures at all if they just enhance what you've got but I'm guessing less is more and they get carried away?

Botox on young faces I do not understand at all though 🤷

I think so too! It was bugging me who I thought the resemblance was but now you've said it I agree. I do think she's very pretty, probably the nicest looking apart from mimi & uma

I’ve been thinking Nicole looks like Lulu for ages but thought nobody on here would know who she was 🤣

Nicole looks like everyone's Auntie.

Can’t stand Ronnie, he’s got a mean face. Harriet’s growing on me too, she seems quite sweet. Jess is awful. Everyone has the ick for Pic n mix and use him as their safe option. Grace & Joey production pre organised?

Sean is like a little puppy, sniffing round looking for the tiniest little bit of attention from anybody at all. Any inkling a girl is bordering on being single and he's there offering a shoulder and hopefully more 🙄

DD says that Ronnie creeps her out in the way that Robbie Rotten from lazy town did when she was little 🤣

I see it.

Why does everyone hate Ronnie so much 🙈I think he’s alright 😂I don’t think he’s thick either?

He thought a glazier was someone who made cakes for a start 🤣

I don’t hate him, I think he’s marvellously unserious But he’s deffo not going to win any brain of Britain awards and I can see how if I was trying to gauge if he liked me or not he would be annoying.

Grace made a bad first impression with me. Amber flag alert. ⚠️

Sam's handling this as best she can for someone overinvested and a bit starstruck (I am overinvested but definitely not star struck by Joey bloody Essex!). Joey isn't playing nice. He was needling her about being angry when I think she's just worried/intimidated and trying not to show It. He appears to want her to fly off the handle which is very manipulative. It was a dick move not picking her for the game. I hope she steps away and keeps a cool head.

I can see trouble and a redemption arc for Ciaran and Nicole

Jess is sticking to her straightforward guns by not pretending to be friends when Harriet irritates the life out of her but is tipping well into rudeness, cutting her off etc. I think Harriet and Ronnie don't apply serious values to a silly situation so are happy to flit about early doors (Ronnie more so than Harriet).

Grace's calm mancness reminds me so much of Molly. I'd say her injectables look quite extensive in terms of whereabouts but applied with a much more restrained hand than some of the others. I've no idea whether that's a better practitioner or her knowing when to say stop.

I can totally see that too!

@Aquarius1234 Why?

Jess reminds me of every section supervisor I endured during working in retail as a student