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.

Harriet 🙄

Samantha reminds me more of Melissa George than Abi Clancy.

Is it Ronnie with the sprayed-on hair? He's also got really weird short chest hair, like it's previously been shaved and is growing back in.

And what's the guy's name who owns the sweetie business? In his intro, he came across like a total player, a bit of a twat, but two days in and he seems quite nice, and no bravado at all.
Its one of the things I like about LI, when their true personalities start to show, and the fake persona they made up to get on the programme slowly disappears. Most of them end up being quite normal people 😅

As much as Harriet was daft to take Joey to the hideaway (partly) to spite Kieran, it was a bit shitty for Samantha to go round them all telling them what she said 😬

Shes another gorgeous one, poor Mimii

Can't stand Harriet already

I don't think Harriett will last long. She doesn't seem to be a girls' girl and her drama will turn the boys off.

Also, it really grates me how the girls are constantly finishing every conversation with a 'I love you' when talking to one another.🙄

When Harriet and Nicole were clearing the air, why on earth did Harriet say at then end "If you ever need any advice, you know where I am"? 🤣😳🤣

Harriett seems highly strung. I.m A Celeb and BB housemates always say everything is heightened, but her reactions to her partner of a just over 24 hours having a chat with some else in the hideaway seemed excessive.

i hope Mimii doesn’t kick off re Ayo and the new girl and make herself look bad..

Joey really appears to be going through the motions, not feeling any genuine interest in the process.

wasn’t sure I’d like Ronnie but he seems funny.

Does Ayo know the new girl? His reaction when he took off the blindfold was weird otherwise

I think we’re supposed to think that. I presume this is the ‘ex’ couple they have each season?

I thought straightaway that Ayo recognised the new girl. I hope it doesn’t throw a spanner in the works for him and Mimi and they seem to have a genuine connection.

Harriet seems like she’s v high maintenance! I’m not keen on Samantha or Nicole either. Samantha attempting to run in her too tight dress and high heels was quite amusing. Reminded me of when toddlers first realise they can run and then are not sure how they can stop!

Yep. It was the fact she was all sultry with one of them (Joey?) but took Ayo to the hideaway.
And if she was someone he'd never met, surely he'd have said hello 👋

And what was with samantha, when she went on and on for a whole episode how much Ronnie was her type and how much she fancied him - and then Joey comes in, and she says she doesn't fancy anyone and none are her type 🫣

Joining

I thought exactly this. It's so fake.

I really dislike Harriet.

The only one I like so far is Ciaran.

Harriet working her socks off trying to show her full range and make an impression. She'll be singing in the shower next. I think she's already grating on the others though and won't be in long. Hard to warm to when she says odd things like offering advice after an apology but I think she's that funny combo of stage school over confidence and real world social awkwardness

I felt for her with Joey though. It looked like she felt a bit vulnerable in the hideaway when her profession was reduced to twerking in a tiny bikini.Hopefully he isn't in long. That was skeezy.

Samantha and Nicole are handy with the tears and drama but in a less abrasive way.

Still like Jess, I think she'll take things in good humour and even out the drama 'c'mon Ronnie Boy!'

Mimii needs, I think, to remember where she is and consider keeping her options open. I don't think Ayo is a bad lad but I think he will be happy to play the field, probably following LI etiquette to the letter but still shit for her to watch if she isn't doing the same.

Quite interested to see if anything will come of Patsy and Munveer! Feels like the early stages of flogging a dead horse due to lack of options but they could turn out to have things in common

New girl is a beaut, I'm not sure if Ayo recognised her, hope someone gives sweets boy a chance!

I think it was more that she heard about Ronnie and Jess kissing on the terrace on the first night and decided that she wasn’t up for the competition. She made a semi bitchy contemptuous comment about it when she found out along the lines of “who kisses on the first night?” I haven’t got the measure of Samantha yet. I think there’s potential for her to be manipulative or she could just be straight up and just says exactly what’s on her mind.

Harriet comes across as another Olivia from last year. Completely aware of everything and at pains to paint herself as the victim and a “girls girl” whilst doing the complete opposite.

I actually have a bit of a soft spot for Samantha, and really like Patsy, brave of her to open up and speak about her disability, I think Munveer was a gentleman about it all and supportive, I’d actually like there to be a spark between these 2 but not sure it’s there, they are definitely the most mature.

I think Ayo def going for the new girl! She is gorgeous.

Just watched this now (after recording it last night.) Still pretty much drivel IMO. Poor Mimii, that new lass has gone off with Ayo! They seem so suited too. Off into the hideaway they went!

I also really dislike Harriett, and I can't articulate why. One thing that grates though is her FAKE POSH ACCENT. I have no issue with poshos, but she is not one. The accent is put on. It's killing me! 😖

I also hate the girls saying 'I love you' every 5 fecking minutes. No you don't! You met 3 days ago you dimwits!

The squealing that a couple of the girls do, does my head in.

If DH wasn't so desperate to watch this, I would probably bail now tbh. Not doing much for me (at the moment.) As he has it on though, I guess I get reeled in. 😆

I hope Ayo doesn’t ditch Mimii for new girl. He obviously didn’t get a choice in whether to go with her or not.

Harriet is this years girl everyone loves to hate.

When she said she's musical theatre/ dance/ actress I knew she'd be looking for max screen time

Is Jess the one with dark hair? I like her, she seems vaguely normal. I’ve got Mimi and Patsy but I mostly identify Harriet by voice and the other two sort of blur together. Totally lost on the boys except Joey Essex and the one with the Jimmy Carr hair

The girls need to get a grip.

Theres something very Dua Lipa about the new girl, shes great
The girls are generally being pathetic

Ewww Joey is horribly self absorbed more than anyone else I've ever seen in there and so self conscious.