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The Love Islander talks Messy Mitch and body confidence with Jordan Paramor
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARCO VITTUR
Atalented poet would probably describe Liberty Poole as being as bright as the sun that shines over the Love Island villa (a modern-day poet, obvs, not one of your classics).
Just as we’d hoped, Liberty is exactly the same off-screen as she was when she owned the villa in this year’s Love Island: All Stars. She’s agirls’ girl, totally free of airs and graces, and would make avery welcome addition to anyone’s squad. She would always have your back, and would never try and nick your boyfriend. Plus, she’s a bloody good laugh. She is yet to watch the latest series back, but she’s looking forward to catching up. “I know it was drama-filled when Iwas in it, but it’s ramped up even more since I’ve been out,” she says in her strong Birmingham tones. “I’m as excited to see what happens next as everyone else.”
The 24 year old first took part in the show in 2021. She followed that up with an appearance on the Love Island Games last year, and her swansong was the current spin-off, which saw her leave the villa as aresult of apublic vote after coupling up with the notoriously chaotic Mitch.
So, what’s the plan from here?
Why did you decide to go into Love Island: All Stars?
Ihadn’t long done the Love Island Games in Fiji, and that was very different because it was more competition-based. I’m the type of girl who is all about friendship and love, and Ijust thought, “You know what? Third time lucky.”
Did you have any reservations about going back?
Not really. Ithink when it comes to Love Island, I’ve kind of had the whole experience. Like, Ifell in love, I’ve been through abreak-up and I’ve been friend-zoned, but Iwas hoping for the best. It’s always good to go in with abit of optimism. Iknew there would be big characters that I’d seen on the show before, but Ididn’t want to prejudge anyone, so Iwent in with acompletely open mind and got to know people for who they were rather than what Ialready knew.
How different was it to your other two experiences?
Ifeel like people eased into it abit quicker. We knew more about what to expect and Ithink that made us more relaxed. Like, we’re already in the public eye, so we don’t need it to enhance our platforms as such. We all went in there for genuine reasons and to find someone. Everyone clicked straight away within the first few days. It was like abig dysfunctional family. We all loved each other and we got on, but we all got on each other’s nerves sometimes. It was the best kind of chaos.
You definitely got caught up in some drama…
Iknow, but honestly, 90 per cent of the time, Iwas living my best life. They
