So, in the actual Love Island show, most of the cast are recruited and scouted, and though its not really played up in the game, I do wonder who out of S2 cast would have been recruited vs who applies? From what we know of them, I think Noah got the producers attention from the viral Reading post, Bobby from his Insta (a talented chef and he's hot?), Lottie from being a MUA, and Ibrahim from his golfing vs maybe someone like maybe Marisol or Hope? Wondering what your take would be.
islanders: who applied and who was scouted
hope, bobby, priya, felix, arjun, chelsea, lottie, hannah, marisol, graham, carl. because i don't think they have a huge online presence or were under the producers' radar. people like hannah or felix might've even had a different intention than just finding love. the show helps a lot with quick fame and it's up to the islanders to keep that momentum so i reckon all they needed was a push.
people like lottie, priya, gary, hope and marisol had a different reasoning than the others. it was legit about love and finding someone, or at least to meet a lot of people and have a good summer. despite some of them not being ready, or not playing fair, it was still about finding someone.
now, i'll never NOT talk about bobby and his intentions. fusebox tried to amend his route but i still think the original plan was to make him a player, so i reckon his intention was to win the show for the money and not for love, at least initially. plus, i'm still not sure whether he would take it all or share, but part of his motivations were that fame-starter-formula love island gives the contestants, so it was a good reason to apply.
chelsea, arjun, rocco, graham might've just applied for the kicks. "what's the harm?" but i don't think they believed the casting director would actually call, so i believe when they got that call they were excited about the show. but i can't seem to see beyond that: good fun.
carl is a special case to me. he did apply but i think he was induced to do it. he can give that confident "love island is the future of dating" but i think he studied the show, hard, to be able to come in. he was nervous, blabbering, didn't know much about talking to the girls and would fail every time he was trying to be charming. i think he did it as an experiment.
kassam. he says he's done some tours so i believe he was already a regionally successful dj. now that i think about it, he might've been introduced to tim at some point... i'm not saying he would like tim, but they probably met.
lucas. he probably was news at some point, like those "OMG, you'll never believe this guy is actually a doctor" facebook posts, and it spread like wild fire. i can even see him posting things like "i'm not a doctor, i'm a physical therapist" but no one really cares about it. a viral post like that, even if old, still has some impact. people always remember hot people.
henrik. social media for sure! there must be hundreds of thirsty comments on every single one of his posts! besides, i think the fact that he was caught naked by a couple made regional papersm so... he was under the producers' radar. not only he's hot and single but already had a funny secret to be shared.
noah. i agree, he was scouted from the post on social media. plus, how many times will you have a HOT guy turning into a meme? that's just dumb luck!
jakub. from instagram, possibly some videos on youtube. his personality, or the lack of it, was shining through, and that's why he was there. they need someone to be "hilariously dumb" and that granted jakub's ticket to the show.
elisa, influencer. instagram and youtube probably contributed for her name to be brought up, and if she was involved in a "beauty community drama" or two, even better!
jo, dmx competitor, under the spotlight for the fans, she might've got her account looked at for her spot in the villa. especially if they knew rahim was a fan of the sport.
ibrahim, hot golf player on a calendar? sounds about right.
elijah. he's a part time model, and the girls talk so much about his level of attractiveness. i reckon they scouted him for that exact purpose, to tempt the girls to switch.
shannon. because of her job i feel she has some online presence. and it's always nice to bring people that smell like innovation. poker player is not a very common occupation so that's part of the reason. the other part: she's extremely hot and seems to not hold back when she talks about her matches, that could translate into the villa when it comes to love, so... it's a good reason to bring her to casa amor.
blake is also a special case. she was an afterthought, because i believe the producers looked for someone who had the same vibes, and possibly look, as one of the contestants on purpose. inserting her in casa amor to tempt the boy who's coupled up with mc is genius. a true test of loyalty given they share the same occupation and posture.
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