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Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island viewers choose sides as 'best friends' Helena and Meg become embroiled in EXPLOSIVE row over 'snakey' comments during dramatic movie night
The fan-favourite movie night was upon Love Island fans once again on Friday - and it didn't disappoint. There were more fireworks than ever before, with secrets exposed and relationships tarnished - in particular that between supposed 'best friends' Meg Moore and Helena Ford. They'd enjoyed a close-knit friendship since entering the villa at the beginning of series 12, but things turned sour after Dejon Noel-Williams, who's been coupled up with Meg, returned from Casa Amor. The semi-professional footballer had enjoyed a number of flirtatious chats with bombshell Andrada Pop, leading to Helena and Harry Cooksley questioning his 'spark' with Meg. And when those comments were laid bare in a shocking clip shown during movie night, an explosive feud ensued between former besties Helena and Meg. 'I don't think there's a massive spark between those two. You see them together and they don't really do anything,' a laughing Helena quipped in the clip. It prompted an angry response from Meg, who hit-back at the blonde stunner: 'Why are you laughing at that? That's crazy. 'From my best friend and Dejon's best friend, that is a crazy comment to make.' She later added: 'Yeah, I am (p****d off). As our best friends, you're telling me one thing and telling him another.' Love Island viewers were quick to pick sides in the argument, with many accusing Helena of 'betraying' her pal. They took to X with their views, posting: 'Meg and Dejon realising together that Helena is a snake is CRAZY', 'Only time I'm supporting mug... i mean meg, is against helena!!!', 'Helena admitting that Dejon doesn't like Meg as much as he leads on but not telling her earlier on just shows the type of friend she is cause she's clearly just not come to this realisation', 'meg clocking onto helena's snakiness oh yup', 'meg even clocking how fake helena is GET HER OFF MY SCREEN', '"helena you've been laughing it's not funny" i hate when i have to agree with Meg'. Elsewhere during the famed Love Island movie night, Helena was at the centre of even more drama as the islanders were shown clips of Shakira Khan and Toni Laites talking about her behind her back. Helena and Shakira haven't seen eye-to-eye throughout the series after they both battled it out to earn the affections of Harry Cooksley, now coupled up with the blonde beauty. The row reached boiling point when Helena enjoyed a smooch with Harry while wearing Shakira's bikini, with the villa shown a clip on Friday of Khan bad-mouthing her fellow islander to Toni. 'She's 23. Why's she going for a 30-year-old,' Shakira quipped before criticising Helena's appearance in the skimpy swimsuit. And Helena wasted no time in firing back at Shakira after the clip finished, crying: 'F**k me, you were really gunning for me in that mate. It's giving mean girl energy, we're not in school.' Surprisingly, Meg actually supported Helena despite their earlier row, quipping: 'I don't think the bikini comments are nice, don't put a girl down about what she wears.' Shakira nevertheless didn't back down, explaining: 'Sorry for the comment, it was nasty, but I meant it to be nasty that's why I said it!' As the episode reached its climax, an argument also sparked between Meg and Shakira as tensions in the villa spilled over. A clip was shown of Meg criticising Shakira and Toni, with Shakira later calling her out by saying: 'What happened to mean girl comments? Everyone has their fair share. Don't act all innocent with a halo around your head, everyone knows you put your two pence in.' Which prompted a fiery response from Meg, replying: 'Pipe down Shakira, you can't even win an argument with me hun'. As the situation boiled over, Shakira then responded: 'Shut the f*** up Meg! It's nothing to do with mean girl, you haven't got a halo around your head either! You do the exact same s***.'
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Love Island spoilers: Most explosive movie night yet as EVERY single islander is dragged into vicious row - with 'game plan' exposed for all to see
The Love Island villa is thrown into chaos tonight as the most dramatic movie night ever sees every Islander dragged into the vicious row. MailOnline can exclusively reveal tonight there are set to be more fireworks than ever before, as secrets are exposed causing dramatic fallouts and revelations aplenty. At the forefront of the drama is one OG Islander whose antics come under fire when they're exposed for all to see. However, in an unexpected turn of events, the Islander is shocked to hear of what their closest friends really think of their behaviour, as the singleton's true intentions are questioned. Played out on the big screen for all to see, two other Islanders discuss this particular OG Islander's 'game plan,' as well as discussing how there 'is no massive spark' between this OG Islander and their current partner. While MailOnline won't spoil the showdown before the episode airs, a show insider said: 'Love Island's movie night is renowned for fireworks but this year, producers have really dialed the drama and dramatic fallouts up a notch, viewers will be left shocked at tonight's revelations and the explosive fallout it has on the Villa. At the forefront of the drama is one OG Islander whose antics come under fire when they're exposed for all to see 'And this year, all the Islanders are involved in the drama as the night's events unfold.' Viewers will watch as the Islanders are told to dress ready for the Oscars, before sitting down to watch the never-before-seen clips. In awkward scenes, each video that's played has its very own title, including: 'When Harry Met Helena… Shakira, Yasmin and Rheo', 'Good Dejon Hunting', 'Free Billykiss', 'Shak-Ablanca' and more. Fans of the ITV dating show have watched as Casa Amor gripped the TV abode as its aftermath is continuing to be felt. In last night's show, Toni and Harrison were finally reunited after they decided to pursue other islanders during Casa. However, before movie night's drama, Harrison is confronted by Shakira as she sticks up for Toni, calling him out on his 'mixed' messaging. She starts by putting him in his place, telling: 'In front of the Firepit you were giving it big 'uns… If you're all for Lauren, leave Toni be.' Bombshell Lauren tries to get involved, saying out loud how they're being accused of 'rubbing' their bond in Toni's face. Played out on the big screen for all to see, two other Islanders discuss this particular OG Islander's 'game plan' as well as discussing there 'is no massive spark' between this OG Islander and their current partner Fans of the ITV dating show have watched as Casa Amor gripped the TV abode as its aftermath is continuing to be felt Hitting back, Shakira replies: 'He's come back and sh** on everything they had… He doesn't help it by being a wind up.' As Lauren demands to know how Harrison has been winding Toni up, Shakira brings up his conversation with the American beauty after arriving back to the main villa. 'They had a conversation afterwards but it was different to what everyone had heard by the Firepit,' she says. The tense exchange results in Lauren demanding answers from Harrison, to which he protests that he's told her everything. 'No you haven't,' she fires back, adding: 'Because she obviously thinks it's more.' Meanwhile, Love Island's iconic movie night will also take place tonight, with bosses promising it's the 'most explosive ever'. Viewers saw on Thursday night as Toni and Harrison were reunited for the first time since deciding to pursue other Islanders during Casa Amor Meanwhile, Love Island fans heaped praise onto host Maya Jama after she 'called out' Helena Ford, Harry Cooksley and Ben Holbrough during a dramatic recoupling. The ITV2 reality show got off to an explosive start on Thursday as Emily Moran and Giorgio Russo were dumped from the villa after being left single during Casa Amor. It came after viewers saw an argument unfold around the firepit, with the host blasting Harry and Helena for laughing about his behaviour during their time together. Harry and Helena were reunited during Wednesday's episode when he surprisingly returned from Casa single, despite exploring a connection with bombshell Rheo Parnell. Rheo spilled the tea during the recoupling, letting the islanders know there were 'kisses in bed, cuddles and all sorts' between her and Harry. Andrada then pointed out that Harry admitted he 'didn't miss' his couple during Casa, which prompted a rather unbothered response from the semi-professional footballer and Helena, who burst into laughter. Maya then hit-back at their reaction, saying: 'I don't know, I probably wouldn't find it that funny if I was in a couple with someone like that.'
Irish Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn
It's not often we find something to watch together in this house. Especially since my daughter had the cheek to grow up and move out leaving me with all these boys. I'm not one for sweeping generalisations and sexist stereotypes but I think it's fair to say that boys are mostly brutal at picking decent things to watch. I like chick flicks and comedies. They like Star Wars and Marvel movies. So the usual and obvious compromise is watching the football. READ MORE Last Monday, however, Liverpool weren't playing, and having been all Skywalker-ed out that weekend, I took control of the remote and scrolled to see what was on. I could, of course, have just chosen to watch the telly in peace, but it's a thing you see; watching something together as a family, at the weekend or during school holidays evenings. With popcorn and a drink and erm ... fishfingers, sometimes. Anyway, as I scrolled, Housewife of the Year popped up. So I set a reminder. 'Sure it'll be like Reeling in The Years, or Don't Look Back in Anger,' I thought. 'The lads will enjoy it,' I figured. 'And aren't I the very woman who tweeted something mildly amusing about Housewife of the Year once, and had it read out on the Rose of Tralee, no less?' I reminisced. They were playing my song, I decided. The evening's viewing was sorted. And so I herded as many boys as I could, which ended up being roughly half of them and we sat down to watch the telly together. It was like a scene from the Waltons, if the Waltons had a telly and only the boy Waltons were present. There were a few quizzical looks as it started, with some of my children initially unconvinced of my choice. 'Is this real or made up?' one teenager asked sincerely, unsure of the premise. 'Oh, this was a big show when I was growing up,' I explained, imagining it would be like a little trip down memory lane. The kind of fond ones where the sun shone the entire school summer holidays and no child ever complained of being bored. My kids would get a glimpse of the good old days. And it was all going well, with one child even recognising Gay Byrne, though really he was too young to know who Gay Byrne was, and large families like ours turning up on the screen as if it was normal. A teaching moment, I thought. Once upon a time, other people had a socially unacceptable number of children too, and it wasn't even socially unacceptable then. The good old days, you see. Until you realised, as you watched, they really weren't all that good. And the choice made here to have a big family was in sharp contrast to the lack of choice around family planning then. 'No contraception?' one teenager asked, shocked by what he was hearing. Though not as shocked as when they heard the story of the woman sent to the Magdalene laundry. 'But what did she do wrong?' one boy asked, his face visibly troubled by what he was seeing. 'Nothing,' I replied. 'The women sent to the Magdalene laundries never did anything wrong. But that didn't matter,' I said trying to explain the grip the Church had on the country and what that had meant for women in particular. The walk down memory lane was taking an unexpected and darker turn. When the conversation on Housewife of the Year turned to women having to give up work, and often jobs they loved, after they married, one boy was incredulous. 'You mean Gran and Nana had to give up work. They didn't want to?' he asked. Followed by an indignant and somewhat shocked, 'were Grandad and Grumps okay with that?' As if his grandfathers could have overturned the system. Though it's a reasonable question in the wider context, why indeed were men okay with all of this? Every generation faces unique challenges in rearing children. Ours, undoubtedly, is the insidious influence of social media and algorithms which seem at times determined to convince our boys and girls back to the past. Where tradwife accounts try to convince our daughters towards a traditional and submissive female role in life. And where toxic influencers try to convince our boys that disregarding women's rights is not only desirable but essential. Because control and power is everything. There was silence in the room as the programme ended. When shown against the backdrop of society at the time, it didn't so harmless or, at worst, cringey any more. Nor did it seem like the good old days. It wasn't the amusing TV I anticipated. But there was another invaluable teaching moment for me and my sons; that raising feminists still matters.
