Love Island UK has started just now, and it is already getting messy. Alima, a gorgeous girl, picked up Blu to be her partner. The episode saw a blind love match during which the original ladies, who had never met the men, had to pick their initial partners based on their dating profiles.
It was a cute concept and gave the girls a chance to find their fling based on the attributes of their personalities.
As for Alima, he decided to go with Blu. Alima is 23 years old right now and works as a wealth manager. Blu is 26 and is a construction project manager from London. The two seemed to be cute together until it all came crashing down.
After the blind pairing was done, Blue passed on a comment that he did not think much about, but obviously, felt like a blow to Alima. Even Love Island UK fans from around the world claimed that he was being racist towards her, and the production needs to take care of this behavior.
As they were paired up, Alima seemed to be happy. But Blu said that she is not her type on paper. What could he have possibly meant from this comment, and thus, left a bad taste in her mouth?
Later in the Love Island UK episode, Alima decided enough was enough, and she was not taking disrespect from anyone, because even though the couple were talking, it did not feel like he was too much into her. She broke up her connection with him, and this puts her at a greater risk of going home at the next re-coupling.
As for the Love Island UK fans, voicing their opinions on X, one of them wrote,
"Alima might be in danger, there’s actually no one in here for her.. The system has failed her."
"“I’m not feeling him” YES ALIMA DONT LET A MAN DISRESPECT A SECOND INTO KNOWING YOU," expressed a fan.
"Alima clocking Blu from the get go and telling her she didn’t like what he did is what we need," read a tweet.
"Alima being arguably the most beautiful woman of this season and still getting disrespected on DAY 1… i need to sit down," said a fan.
"Alima clocked blu’s bullsh*t STRAIGHT away that’s what i’m talking about," wrote a fan.
"alima just arrived NOOOOOOOO blu is not staying in my villa if he even moves a pinky toe," a fan said expressing their anger at Blu.
"alima is already a final girl for me. that doll will be staying in the villa the entire summer," a fan supported Alima.
"Alima knowing her worth from day 1 & not settling for blu," wrote a fan.
Love Island UK - The blind pairing
Host Maya Jama, at the very beginning of this Love Island UK episode, greeted the six single ladies and introduced them to the format through which they will be coupling during that episode.
There were six heart-shaped boards, and on each of them was the dating profile of the men who had come to the villa. The women have not seen the boys yet, however, they will have to pick their match based on what is written on the board.
This was when Alima had chosen to be with Blu, after which the whole fiasco happened.
Love Island UK season 12 drops on ITV at 9 PM. Later, the episodes are available to stream online via ITVX. As for the American citizens, they will be able to watch the new season via Hulu as it drops on the platform from June 12, 2025.