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Love Island 2018's Samira Mighty talks to Grazia about being the only black woman in this year's line up, and the importance of diversity on reality television.
Grazia's Jazmin Kopotsha meets fan favourite Samira Mighty to find out what it was like to be the only black woman on the Love Island 2018 line up.
Despite the national obsession with Love Island, there’s one consistent sticking point – its handling of diversity. Case in point was the only black girl on the show, Samira Mighty, the beautiful, funny musical actress that everyone declared to be their best mate, and despite all the endless bed-hopping, couldn’t find love.
Being stuck with undoubted bum deal Dr Alex for weeks before a lukewarm ‘romance’ with Sam Bird, Samira finally found love with Frankie Foster (who first wanted to ‘crack on’ with Megan Barton-Hanson, below, second from right). But their loved-up scenes were edited out, he was voted off and heartbroken, she eventually followed him. (Samira now confirms they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, so don’t worry).
But despite the continued fury of Black Twitter at Samira being left as a romantic bystander (and her mum thanking Samira’s supporters on Instagram for highlighting ‘What every girl of colour knows’), the reality star herself told me she didn’t necessarily feel any prejudice against her.
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Love Island 2018's Samira Mighty talks to Grazia about being the only black woman in this year's line up, and the importance of diversity on reality television.
Grazia's Jazmin Kopotsha meets fan favourite Samira Mighty to find out what it was like to be the only black woman on the Love Island 2018 line up.
Despite the national obsession with Love Island, there’s one consistent sticking point – its handling of diversity. Case in point was the only black girl on the show, Samira Mighty, the beautiful, funny musical actress that everyone declared to be their best mate, and despite all the endless bed-hopping, couldn’t find love.
Being stuck with undoubted bum deal Dr Alex for weeks before a lukewarm ‘romance’ with Sam Bird, Samira finally found love with Frankie Foster (who first wanted to ‘crack on’ with Megan Barton-Hanson, below, second from right). But their loved-up scenes were edited out, he was voted off and heartbroken, she eventually followed him. (Samira now confirms they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, so don’t worry).
But despite the continued fury of Black Twitter at Samira being left as a romantic bystander (and her mum thanking Samira’s supporters on Instagram for highlighting ‘What every girl of colour knows’), the reality star herself told me she didn’t necessarily feel any prejudice against her.
Follow Grazia on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grazia_live
Like Grazia on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GraziaUK
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