Anna Peele

They didn't read it before it came out.

So they didn't know what was in it.

But I think everyone's pretty happy with it because I think they can tell I'm coming at this as a fan.

And this is really a love letter to the show.

But when you're writing about something that you love, you also have to be honest with it.

And not everyone who goes on the show has a great experience.

Even though literally no one I talked to said that they wished that they hadn't done it.

Even people who had depression issues afterward, they're like, I wouldn't have ever gone to therapy if I hadn't gone on Love Island.

I was surprised that some of the people I talked, like, I talked to Aaron from season six, who, you know, kind of wound up being one of the villains of the season and really went through the ringer.

And, you know, fans really turned on him and they didn't like how he treated Kaler.

And, like, it was super traumatizing for him.

He had major mental health issues afterward.

Like, he couldn't get out of bed.

He said he still thinks about it every single day.

I know.

And even he was like, I have now learned to take that my choices are my own.

I have to take accountability for what I do.

And I've agency in my own life.

I can't just like do things because people suggested or they think it would be fun or they're telling me it might be a good idea.

And I was like, that's really powerful to like have autonomy in your own life.