The friendship between Em Miguel Leigh, Sophie Mills and Mimi Paranihi was one of fans’ favourite things to come out of Love Island Australia 2024.
Throughout the season, viewers watched the three women come increasingly close and support each other through the tough times inside the villa — including Sophie’s rollercoaster romance with Dylan.
However, it was recently revealed that Mimi has started dating Dylan Towolawi since the show wrapped, and Love Island winner Em opened up in an interview with Chattr about how that affected the dynamic of the trio’s friendship.
Where Em, Mimi and Sophie’s friendship stands now
Em told Chattr that her friendship with both Mimi and Sophie has grown even stronger in the real world.
“We are all such, such good friends. I was just with them all yesterday because Soph is in Sydney at the moment,” she said.
“They’re actually out right now having a coffee and a walk around, but I was too sick to join. We’re all as close as ever.”
Em added that she and Mimi are planning a holiday away together.
“We’re loosely planning a trip to Japan for next year, which is exciting. We both love the snow, so I really want to go snowboarding. She’s gonna go skiing,” she explained.
“If I got one thing out of this whole experience—I got multiple things—but, I would say, I’m most grateful for the both of them and their friendship.”
Has Mimi’s relationship with Dylan affected her friendship with Sophie?
Sophie and Dylan were coupled up for the majority of their time on Love Island Australia 2024, and while they went through adversity on the show, they left as a couple.
Em said that although Mimi and Dylan are dating, the new relationship will not cause a rift between Sophie and Mimi despite their history.
“The Sophie, Dylan and Mimi situation, I feel like everybody’s just been quite mature about it all, it was all aired out pretty quickly,” she explained.
Em added that while the whole situation wasn’t exactly ideal for Sophie, the women’s friendship trio is still as strong as ever.
“Sophie just wants the best for Mimi. Obviously, she wishes that maybe it could have been someone else, but it’s not, and that’s okay. It’s not going to affect their friendship at all,” Em said.
Phew! We don’t know if our hearts could handle a rift between the three women.
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