Overview

• Shakira Khan, Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet say the show’s edit made them look like villains and that they felt targeted throughout the run.
• The trio describe a prolonged ‘frosty’ atmosphere in the villa, claiming many Islanders didn’t get along for weeks and that solid couples were slow to form.
• They are pivoting to an editorial, fashion-led path with an i-D magazine shoot, which won public praise from Charli XCX, Cara Delevingne and a marketing director.
• Former co-stars Meg Moore and Helena Ford posted curt reactions to the interview on social media, including “Ugh” and “No need for this.”
• Laites has said her UK visa has ended and she will return to the United States soon, introducing logistical questions for her post-show relationship.