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Love Island All Stars - Thread 2

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/02/2026 22:38

We made it to thread 2!!

there’s like a week to go

link to thread 1:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5476346-love-island-all-stars

@aquarius1234 - thank you for the first thread, sorry to start the second, the discussion was continuing! ❤️

welcome all - spoilers are allowed, I think

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Please ignore if already a thread.. This is to bitch and moan about the series. Starts 9pm

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5476346-love-island-all-stars

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IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 16:08

Passingthrough123 · 14/02/2026 16:01

I suspect Belle's going to ramp it up based on the preview of Sunday's show and her dad on the VT. He's just going to tell her what she wants to hear.

They should surely be chucking some more out soon though? When is the final?

I will have to mute it because I don’t think I can honestly bear to hear anything Belle and her dad say to each other.

Stillhere83 · 14/02/2026 16:36

This2shallpas · 14/02/2026 11:38

I’m by no means saying Lucinda is perfect or she’s the type of person I’d get along with irl but this whole thing is a great study in how group bullying happens.

I’ve read multiple comments on social media about how “they (islanders) can’t all be wrong about Lucinda” the truth is they can be since toxicity spreads.

We see this in schools and the workplace, as well as reality tv. When one person is singled out by one or two popular people soon others start to side with the bullies rather than the bullied. It’s a horrible pack mentality that can take place among groups consisting of too many individuals with weak morals and principles. Scott is in general questionable and I’m not a fan, but I’ve noticed he doesn’t really attack Lucinda as much as say Ciaran or Tommy.

I think because he’s more of an independent thinker he finds it easier not to get swept up in group sentiments. He has no issue with Jessy but yet he was one of the few who questioned why she was getting involved with Lucinda the other night.

When you get the kind brave souls that come into a bullying situation and stand up for the victim, it creates real ripples because you’re challenging the accepted status quo and forcing everyone to take a closer look at themselves. People usually deny it because the alternative is to admit to themselves how awful they’ve been.

It’s why Belle couldn’t stand to listen to Lucinda telling her how awful she’d been to her.

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Completely agree. I don't think Lucinda is blameless in this at all, but a mob mentality has emerged now and they're all bonding in their perceived rightness against the person they see as the problem. It is a classic bullying dynamic and it's horrible to watch. I personally find Belle absolutely vile, and I think it's tough for anyone to take even the slightest stand against her as they'll just get beaten down.

Lucinda actually has a reasonable point regarding the hypocrisy of the situation with Belle and Leanne, and Belle doesn't actually have a good argument against it, she just goes into "I don't give a fuck" on repeat which just makes clear how she doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Stickytoffeetartt · 14/02/2026 16:44

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 13:35

I don’t get the jealousy assertion. Jealous of what? Presenting herself as thick? The goading to create drama? The immaturity? She’s certainly not the most attractive girl in there. She’s a manipulator who craves attention. She’s getting it and she’s loving it.

As for her and Sean having fun. Hardly. They just sit pawing each other while repeating the same things over and over again. Yes they laugh but at people not with each other.

I think she is definitely the prettiest and that's why she's being bullied. Jealousy.

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:01

Stickytoffeetartt · 14/02/2026 16:44

I think she is definitely the prettiest and that's why she's being bullied. Jealousy.

Couldn’t disagree more.

She isn’t being bullied. She’s getting the reactions she wants. She also isn’t the prettiest, not by a long way. I’d say there’s a least four others who are more attractive. There’s no jealousy.

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:04

Well let’s be honest attractiveness is subjective 🤣

Tulipsparkle · 14/02/2026 17:04

I don't think the girls are jealous of her looks, it's more annoyance at how she's chasing the drama. It's certainly not due to her being with Sean, he's not exactly charismatic. Sean is being used and will get a reality check when they exit!

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:06

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:04

Well let’s be honest attractiveness is subjective 🤣

This is very true.

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:09

Tulipsparkle · 14/02/2026 17:04

I don't think the girls are jealous of her looks, it's more annoyance at how she's chasing the drama. It's certainly not due to her being with Sean, he's not exactly charismatic. Sean is being used and will get a reality check when they exit!

Do you think Sean believes they have a definite chance once they leave the villa? Surely he can’t? He must realise this is a job for Lucinda and it’s a holiday romance with a few weeks tagged on at the end of the show.

Stickytoffeetartt · 14/02/2026 17:14

Tulipsparkle · 14/02/2026 17:04

I don't think the girls are jealous of her looks, it's more annoyance at how she's chasing the drama. It's certainly not due to her being with Sean, he's not exactly charismatic. Sean is being used and will get a reality check when they exit!

But Belle is queen of the drama and nobody is going against her. Probably because she's a bully and they dont want to be subject to her nastiness. Lucinda was an easy target because she was quiet. Seems to have grown balls now though and the mean girls don't like it.

StickySeason · 14/02/2026 17:16

Lucinda is annoying and does cause a lot of drama, however, that doesn’t mean she isn’t being bullied by Belle. Lucinda isn’t a convenient bullying victim because she’s goady and laughs a lot, and is like a dog with a bone. However, to me, it seems like she laughs in many situations to either keep up a front, or out of discomfort. I do think she is very aware of putting on a show and getting air time, but I also think she seems genuinely confused about why Belle has given her so much grief when loads of the others have also behaved in a similar way in the villa and not received half the hate from Belle.

As for Belle…she’s a perpetual victim and completely plays up to it. She’s constantly shouting and swearing, and sucking all fun out of the villa by engaging in a continuous stream of moaning and aggression. She’s such a negative person, and most of the others spend their time pandering to her overinflated ego. Belle says Lucinda is obsessed with her but it’s the other way round…Belle is obsessed with Sean and Lucinda, I guess because she really liked Sean a lot and can’t handle him rejecting her. The nasty way she is behaving towards Lucinda is escalating, and the mocking of her running away was vile. She really showed herself up by doing that.

Samie is mean and unpleasant, and weirdly joyless. I don’t think she’s bullying Lucinda, and is quite rightly irritated with Lucinda, but I do think she’s happy to be in Belle’s clique and not stand up to her and say “enough’s enough” to Belle in the way Whitney has done in the past to her.

Jessie is an utter embarrassment. She literally inserted herself into the drama by having it out with Lucinda just to get the airtime, and then criticised Lucinda for wanting airtime. Then she cried over nothing when Sean had a calm conversation with her. Then backtracked when Belle started getting worked up again at Sean. And didn’t she say something like “you’d have been so proud of me Belle”…so cringe. She’s literally trying to get Belle’s approval by starting on Lucinda. Awful woman.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 17:18

Stickytoffeetartt · 14/02/2026 16:44

I think she is definitely the prettiest and that's why she's being bullied. Jealousy.

agree tbh, she’s stunning (as are most of them) but she also has a good personality and, imo at least, is likeable without having to pander to the popular girls which makes her more attractive

shes also got small boobs which must wind belle up, she loves her big ones, she said on her vt

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SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:21

Stickytoffeetartt · 14/02/2026 17:14

But Belle is queen of the drama and nobody is going against her. Probably because she's a bully and they dont want to be subject to her nastiness. Lucinda was an easy target because she was quiet. Seems to have grown balls now though and the mean girls don't like it.

But that’s not true. Last night they all told Belle to give it a rest and she shut up, without arguing with any of those who said it, including some of the milder characters (Millie).

Lucinda, quiet? Seriously? They all know her from outside and know who she is. It was said the night she came in about how she was ‘drama’.

I’m almost starting to think she does deserve to win purely for the level of manipulation she’s managed to achieve. She’s a savvy young woman. She’s played this brilliantly.

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:23

It is annoying they all know each other outside because they are all bringing ‘beef’ inside with them. That’s why All Stars doesn’t really work.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 17:25

StickySeason · 14/02/2026 17:16

Lucinda is annoying and does cause a lot of drama, however, that doesn’t mean she isn’t being bullied by Belle. Lucinda isn’t a convenient bullying victim because she’s goady and laughs a lot, and is like a dog with a bone. However, to me, it seems like she laughs in many situations to either keep up a front, or out of discomfort. I do think she is very aware of putting on a show and getting air time, but I also think she seems genuinely confused about why Belle has given her so much grief when loads of the others have also behaved in a similar way in the villa and not received half the hate from Belle.

As for Belle…she’s a perpetual victim and completely plays up to it. She’s constantly shouting and swearing, and sucking all fun out of the villa by engaging in a continuous stream of moaning and aggression. She’s such a negative person, and most of the others spend their time pandering to her overinflated ego. Belle says Lucinda is obsessed with her but it’s the other way round…Belle is obsessed with Sean and Lucinda, I guess because she really liked Sean a lot and can’t handle him rejecting her. The nasty way she is behaving towards Lucinda is escalating, and the mocking of her running away was vile. She really showed herself up by doing that.

Samie is mean and unpleasant, and weirdly joyless. I don’t think she’s bullying Lucinda, and is quite rightly irritated with Lucinda, but I do think she’s happy to be in Belle’s clique and not stand up to her and say “enough’s enough” to Belle in the way Whitney has done in the past to her.

Jessie is an utter embarrassment. She literally inserted herself into the drama by having it out with Lucinda just to get the airtime, and then criticised Lucinda for wanting airtime. Then she cried over nothing when Sean had a calm conversation with her. Then backtracked when Belle started getting worked up again at Sean. And didn’t she say something like “you’d have been so proud of me Belle”…so cringe. She’s literally trying to get Belle’s approval by starting on Lucinda. Awful woman.

Agree

after her relentless campaign of hatred towards Lucinda, the group are finally, likely due to maya comforting her, saying ‘calm it down now’

which is fucking so late and is imo proof of how much power she wields in there

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SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:27

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 17:18

agree tbh, she’s stunning (as are most of them) but she also has a good personality and, imo at least, is likeable without having to pander to the popular girls which makes her more attractive

shes also got small boobs which must wind belle up, she loves her big ones, she said on her vt

I’m genuinely baffled how you can think she has a good personality. But hey ho, this would be a boring thread if we all agreed.

What do you mean by the boobs comment? Why would Lucinda having small boobs wind Belle up?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 17:28

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:27

I’m genuinely baffled how you can think she has a good personality. But hey ho, this would be a boring thread if we all agreed.

What do you mean by the boobs comment? Why would Lucinda having small boobs wind Belle up?

Because she’s hot and stunning despite having smaller boobs than her

she also reckons she’s far more attractive than Leanne - I’ll leave that up to everyone else to decide why - and thinks that Scott is settling, which she pretty much outright said

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IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:32

i do think Belle is furious that the men haven’t been falling over each other to couple up with her so is taking it out in the other women as though it is their fault. I get the impression that would hurt her ego more than most of them in there.

eta I know she has confronted the men about it too but she can’t let it go that she hasn’t had a proper match.

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:37

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 17:28

Because she’s hot and stunning despite having smaller boobs than her

she also reckons she’s far more attractive than Leanne - I’ll leave that up to everyone else to decide why - and thinks that Scott is settling, which she pretty much outright said

I don’t think she mentioned looks with Scott. She could well believe they’re better suited personality-wise. Leanne is probably the most beautiful woman in there.

I still don’t understand your comment about the small boobs. Belle loves her own and in my opinion she is far more attractive than Lucinda, who I’m not getting is hot or stunning. She’s a pretty girl, no doubt. I think she was much more beautiful before the lip fillers. In fact in her original season I did think she was stunning.

SpiritofaPanda · 14/02/2026 17:42

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 17:32

i do think Belle is furious that the men haven’t been falling over each other to couple up with her so is taking it out in the other women as though it is their fault. I get the impression that would hurt her ego more than most of them in there.

eta I know she has confronted the men about it too but she can’t let it go that she hasn’t had a proper match.

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I think there’s definitely some aspect of this. Her ego is bruised but rather than being able to lick her wounds she felt Lucinda and Sean were rubbing her face in it. Rightly or wrongly. I said before, she reminds me of someone I know who has crippling anxiety, which you’d never know if you didn’t know her. I’m seeing someone who has more going on and it’s coming out in a very negative way. Obviously I could be completely wrong.

I’m sure at the start most of the guys mentioned Belle as one of their faves. She was in the triangle, chose Sean and it’s all gone to shit from then.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 18:01

Wha happened with belle and shaq, I can’t even remember (so crazy how the villa has changed)

did she grind on him or something - why didn’t he graft her I wonder (maybe he did and I’ve forgotten?)

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ErlingHaalandsManBun · 14/02/2026 18:25

mumofoneAloneandwell · 14/02/2026 18:01

Wha happened with belle and shaq, I can’t even remember (so crazy how the villa has changed)

did she grind on him or something - why didn’t he graft her I wonder (maybe he did and I’ve forgotten?)

He did! He was also talking to Helena and knocked things on the head with her so he could concentrate on just Belle. Belle then decided to go all in on Sean leaving Shaq without anyone. Then he got dumped.

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 18:26

I don’t watch unseen bits on a Saturday but according to a preview Belle is a flat earther 🙈😂 can
someone who watches it come back after and confirm if that is true please or taken out of context?

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 18:27

ErlingHaalandsManBun · 14/02/2026 18:25

He did! He was also talking to Helena and knocked things on the head with her so he could concentrate on just Belle. Belle then decided to go all in on Sean leaving Shaq without anyone. Then he got dumped.

I forgot Shaq was even in this series 😂

ErlingHaalandsManBun · 14/02/2026 18:30

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 18:27

I forgot Shaq was even in this series 😂

And Jess 😂

IAmKerplunk · 14/02/2026 18:32

ErlingHaalandsManBun · 14/02/2026 18:30

And Jess 😂

Memory is drawing a blank! 🙈

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