Love Island UK season 8 contestant Paige Thorne's recent behavior has led some fans to believe she's a "mean girl." The 24-year-old paramedic from Wales came to the ITV2 show in search of "the one" as one of the 11 original contestants. According to Paige, she is looking for a partner who has a positive and bubbly energy. At the beginning of the season, Paige was a fan favorite, and she won viewers over with her charming personality.
Paige is currently coupled up with Jacques O'Neill, and the Love Island couple’s relationship has already been rocky at times. Moreover, she has become close friends with some other original contestants, such as Tasha Ghouri and Gemma Owens. Fans have also criticized Tasha and Gemma for their rude behavior in the villa. In particular, bombshell Islanders Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Danica Taylor have been targeted by Paige and her friends, and fans have been shocked by the way they have treated the newcomers in the villa. As a result, some fans are starting to believe that the Welsh native's "nice girl" image might be an act.
Redditor gonnablamethemovies started a thread, saying, "Paige has had multiple moments in the villa that suggests she's not the innocent, nice girl that the producers have portrayed her as." They also brought up Paige being rude to other Islanders, especially Ekin-Su, on several occasions. Another Reddit user, livinvixen, commented on the thread, referring to Paige's behavior towards fan-favorite Ekin-Su and Danica, who is decoupled with Luca Bish, "It's the 'you can't sit with us' high school mean girl energy." Some fans have seen through Paige's alleged "nice girl" act much earlier. Redditor Cakeok362 said, "Finally! People are starting to see Paige for who she is. she always gave me mean girl vibes."
However, some fans came to Paige’s defense, and it appears the 24-year-old has strongly divided Love Island fans. Reddit user propofolkills shared their opinion on the matter, "I mean, if you're going to dissect everyone in the villa to the same degree, then everyone in the villa is mean."Another fan from Reddit, TomorrowIll8494, echoed the same sentiment, stating "I'm not a massive [Paige] fan but it really is starting to seem like a lot of people are just jumping on a bandwagon at this stage." Nonetheless, it’s common for fans’ opinions of the Love Island contestants to change quickly, especially if viewers believe their favorites are being mistreated by the other Islanders.
For some fans, Paige is giving off "mean girl" vibes. The biggest reason why Paige has been given this title is from fans who want to stand up for their favorite. Danica and Ekin-Su are popular with fans, and it is these two women who have encountered mean behavior from Paige and her friends on the show. However, it’s also true that Paige is not the only Love Island UK contestant who's been behaving poorly in the villa. It remains to be seen what kind of fan reactions Paige and the other Love Island contestant's actions will provoke during the rest of the season.
Source: gonnablamethemovies/ reddit,