As the women of the show are once again ridiculed for their use of filler and Botox, we revisit Halima Jibril’s exploration of whether there’s any value in mocking young people caught in the plastic surgery industrial complex
Jul 17, 2025
In a time where sincerity can feel almost subversive, the Love Island USA star has forged her own path in the villa
Jul 10, 2025
The pressure to look perfect is stronger than ever, with many feeling like cosmetic work is their only option. But when that work is deemed ‘unsuccessful’, the online response can be cruel
Oct 23, 2024
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, Love Island’s golden couple, have called it quits, sending the country into meltdown
Aug 15, 2024
The path from reality TV to influencer stardom is well-worn – but some former contestants are pivoting to lucrative careers in the sex industry
Feb 28, 2024
From the Oscars’ slap to all the Don’t Worry Darling drama, here’s our round-up of all the chaotic moments which defined this year
Dec 13, 2022
From midday cocktails to impromptu sex parties, Brits have always gone mad in a heatwave
Jul 14, 2022
The enemy to lover trope has captivated us all for centuries – we speak to experts about what makes it so appealing
Jul 06, 2022
If Love Island is anything to go by, nobody has a physical ‘type’ anymore
Jul 05, 2022
‘Aside from telling her fans to hustle a bit harder, Hague doesn’t have much left to give them’: Diyora Shadijanova delves into Becoming Molly-Mae: Finding Happiness in an Online/Offline World
Jun 23, 2022
Hosted by journalists Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes, Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV charts the genre’s impact on culture
May 16, 2022
A publishing industry insider weighs in on the influencer-to-author pipeline
Feb 17, 2022
As the reality show makes moves to become more inclusive, Tom Rasmussen and Travis Alabanza weigh in on the strange relationship between TV representation and trans liberation
Jan 13, 2022
ITV is putting its first physically disabled cast member in the villa – but the predictable narratives of ‘overcoming disability’ simply reinforce today’s rampant ableism
Jun 23, 2021
A lack of education has seen unqualified beauticians performing teeth whitening treatments that, unbeknownst even to them, are illegal. As the demand for pearly whites, fuelled by Love Islanders and influencers, peaks we investigate
Mar 03, 2020
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