Being an Islander isn’t just about frolicking around a Spanish villa in a bikini. There are actually a lot of logistics that come into play behind the scenes, as Love Island Australia 2024’s Mimi Parahini explained in an interview with Chattr.
When the Islanders aren’t busy dating their castmates in pursuit of true love, they need to worry about normie things, like eating and time—which isn’t as straightforward in the villa as one may think.
Mimi answered a bunch of questions about what the cast has to take into account while in the villa. Read on to find out how things work behind the scenes on Love Island Australia 2024.
What do the Islanders eat?
Any Love Island Australia fan will know that the Islanders are big on avocado toast paired with coffee for breakie. But what about the rest of the day?
Mimi told Chattr that the cast was supplied with a big spread of food every day — they just aren’t filmed eating it.
“The food was amazing. So blessed, so grateful. Honestly, because that was something that I heard, that the food was really bad,” she explained.
“We didn’t have to cook. I didn’t have to lay a finger on the cleaning or the cooking. The food was unreal. It was fresh salads and fresh fruits. We had steak, nachos and chicken schnitzels.
“I had to be very mindful because I still needed to wear a bikini every day,” she laughed.
Was there anywhere in the Love Island villa with no cameras?
The premise of Love Island is for viewers to have an all-access pass to watch the cast (hopefully!) fall in love while sharing a house together. So, was absolutely everything filmed?
Mimi told Chattr the only time they didn’t have a camera on them (apart from their days off, more on that below) was when they were showering.
“There were even cameras in the bathroom; I would get poo shy,” she said.
How do the Love Island Australia cast know what to pack?
Packing outfits to parade around on national TV is no small feat — especially when the Islanders have no clue whether they’ll be sent packing on episode one or make it all the way to the finale.
Mimi said that production gave her a “really basic list” of things to bring, but she still struggled to pick.
“It was so hard,” she said. “[Producers said to pack] 20 night outfits and 20 day outfits.”
“However, I wanted to make sure that every outfit that I wore ate and truly showed who I was. So, for every outfit that I ordered, I would put a photo together on a little mood board so that I knew exactly what I was packing.”
Although the maximum amount of weight most international flights will allow is 40kgs, Mimi managed to smuggle a little extra onto the plane.
“My suitcase weighed 50 kilos,” she explained. “I was only allowed 23 kilos to check in, and I put 25 kilos in my carry-on and pretended it was super lightweight.
“If they pulled me out on it, I was preparing to get changed into all of the clothes at the airport.”
Who was the best at screaming ‘I’ve got a text’?
Mimi didn’t hesitate before sharing that it was “absolutely” herself.
Do the Islanders know what time it is?
While in the villa, the Islanders aren’t even allowed to know what time it is.
“The only way I could tell was when it was lunchtime and by the sun,” she said.
“I just know some days we would go to bed at about 5am, and others it was midnight.
“I really struggled some mornings because I was always just lying in bed waiting for the lights to turn on, and others I wanted to go to sleep, and I wasn’t allowed.”
How much alcohol can the Love Island cast drink?
While Mimi said that all of the Love Island Australia 2024 cast could have “fun with or without alcohol”, ex Islander Callum Hole went into more detail about how much they were allowed.
“Love Island, your maximum drink allowance is two drinks a night,” he told Chattr in an interview.
“If you get to the final, they allow you to have maybe three [drinks],” he added.
Does the Love Island Australia cast get time off?
They do! Love Island Australia 2024 bombshell Sophie Mills told Chattr that the Islanders were occasionally given non-filming days.
“We did have a couple of down days. It was a very, very busy season because of how much drama and content we had. We were pretty great,” she laughed.
“We had a couple of days where we had no cameras, girls and guys separated, just to relax and sleep and get our sanity back before we’re back on to drama.”
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