Eliminated Islander Hannah Steinfeld shocked her Love Island Australia 2024 cast mates when she re-entered the villa, and Mimi Paranihi wasn’t happy about her return.
Hannah walked through the villa doors during the recoupling ceremony as Taylor Reid was deciding whether he wanted to stick with his Hotel Amor date Krissy Bertone. It was then that host Sophie Monk announced that Taylor had the option to choose Krissy or Hannah, and whoever he didn’t choose would be dumped.
In that moment, Hannah gave a lengthy speech about her strong romantic feelings for Taylor, and Krissy was sent home from the Love Island villa.
Mimi was one of the many Islanders who looked perplexed about Hannah’s emotional speech at the firepit. In an exclusive interview with Chattr, she admitted that she didn’t believe Hannah’s feelings for Taylor were genuine.
“Because Hannah said from the start she’s wanted to be on Love Island and that she’s a Love Island fan, I thought she was playing a game,” Mimi explained.
“The fact that she said she maybe found love with Taylor really confused me, because I’m like,’ What do you mean?’
“She found love that quickly? That just doesn’t really seem genuine to me. It just seems like you’re trying to play a game,” she said.
Who is Mimi friends with from the Love Island cast?
While there appears to be no love lost between Mimi and Hannah, she told Chattr that she and Em Miguel Leigh have maintained a strong friendship outside the villa.
“Em is my girl!” She said. “We live literally five minutes from each other, which is crazy because we’d never seen each other before [the show].”
“We have a very close bond,” she added. “We check on each other every day and she is definitely someone that I see a lifelong future with.”
Mimi ominously added: “I’m extremely grateful to Love Island for bringing our friendship together; that’s one thing I can take from the show.”
Does that mean that Mimi and Steph aren’t together anymore?! One thing is for sure, it looks like there’s more drama to come.
Love Island Australia airs Mondays to Thursdays on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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