Ariana Madix
Heartbroken Island …
Bursts Into Tears Whereas Discussing Tough Season
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Ariana Madix has numerous love in her coronary heart for the individuals of “Love Island” … and, this ordeal of a season has actually damaged her down.
The host of the favored actuality TV present opened up concerning the troubles on the Netflix hit throughout an interview on “Love Island USA: Aftersun” Saturday … an ‘LI’ companion speak present.
Madix calls it a “tough season” — an understatement, if we’re being trustworthy — and, she’s clearly making an attempt to blink again tears at first … earlier than she lets the emotion out.
She says it is affected folks nonetheless on the island, islanders who’ve been eradicated … and, even herself. Ariana dabs tears from her eyes and says she desires all of the contestants to understand how a lot she loves each one among them.
Madix jokingly calls herself “The Glam Reaper” — typically she’s gotta axe folks from the present, in spite of everything.
After all, the casting hassle this season is well-documented … as a result of two of the contestants — Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar — received kicked off the island for earlier racist commentary.
We spoke with a casting director — ITV’s Pleasure Tenenberg — who put the blame squarely on manufacturing for permitting a number of contestants with checkered pasts on the present.
The season 7 finale airs tonight at 6 PM PT … and, it is certain to be an emotional finish to an exhausting season.