Despite being filmed months ago, the Love Island Australia cast had control of their social media accounts taken away while the show was airing.
This is regularly done on reality TV shows for multiple reasons, including to stop the contestants from going rogue and spoiling the ending, and to shield them from harsh fan messages that may land in their inboxes.
However, while the on-screen drama has wrapped with the finale airing on Monday, December 15th, the post-show chaos is about to kick off online, as the Islanders are getting control of their social media accounts back very soon.
When will the Love Island Australia 2025 cast regain access to their social media accounts?
During an appearance on the show’s official podcast Love Island Australia Officially Unpacked, Yana spilt the beans on when the cast will be able to access their social media again, confirming it’s today, December 18th!
When asked by host Eoghan McDermott how life’s been without access to social media, Jaide said that she welcomed the break.
“I personally loved it. I think it’s a good escape from all of the noise. We see everything online, and I feel like having our Instagrams on top of that as well, while the show is airing, I feel like it just would have been a lot. So, I’ve enjoyed this little break, but I’m excited to get it back for sure.”
Did any of the Islanders get their social media accounts back earlier?
While the Love Island Australia finalists are yet to post anything online post-finale, it appears some of the cast who were eliminated earlier have already regained access.
On Tuesday, December 16th, Lacey went on an IG posting spree and spilled some tea about her time on the show.
During an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Instagram, she confirmed that the phones the Islanders used in the villa were offline, and that the cast had their social media accounts taken over by production.
“We didn’t have our phones in the villa. We only had the villa phones to receive texts and take pics. And yes, during the airing of the show is when we had our socials taken over,” she wrote.
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