Love Island’s Ariana Madix criticizes claims of rigged votes after elimination


ariana madix speaking after love island usa Spectators claimed that the voting process was rigged.

The 40-year-old host then responded with an Instagram comment Caleb McDaniel And sol dean were not announced as the top couple during the show’s Thursday, June 18 episode – despite Season 8’s explosive online campaign.

“Unfortunately, they weren’t in the top 4,” Ariana wrote in response to a message that read, “They’re ruining the @loveislandusa show.” Ariana also “liked” a comment that said the production “can’t legally” tamper with the results, despite speculation on social media.

fan when you were disappointed sol and Gabriel Vasconcelos She was evicted from the villa after a group vote. This is when America chose their favorite couples – and the bottom three were left at risk of being eliminated, leaving the remaining girls to decide which boy would go home and vice versa.

This is not the first time Ariana have had to step in To refute the rumours. In June 2025, Ariana criticized allegations that the show was “rigged”, telling The Wrap, “You can have whatever opinion you want about the show, but I will tell you: You don’t start making up conspiracies.”

She further said, “I am not a conspiracy theorist, so only I can expose it.”

At the time, Ariana also denied that any of the islanders were coming to the villa with a plan to win.

He added, “As much as one might try to make the show entertaining for themselves while living as an islander, you can’t do it 24 hours a day.” “It’s really almost impossible to keep that mask on completely all the time.”

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Ariana encouraged the audience to show up His enthusiasm for voting, saying, “If America feels a certain way about certain islanders, they make their point. So if someone is trying to super gamify everything, and if they find out they’re at the bottom, they’ll be like, ‘Wait, oh.'”

Season 8 has already seen its fair share of voting drama after users encountered glitches and a “network error” message earlier this month after opening the Love Island application on their phones.

“Vote tonight to choose which Islanders the new bombshells – Sol, Jane and Caleb – should team up with!” Read the initial post from the show’s official Instagram account. “Voting opens at 10:30PM ET/7:30PM PT and closes at 1PM ET/10PM PT. Voting is open in the US only. Link in our bio.”

After voting closed, Love Island USA posted an update on Instagram addressing the issue, writing, “For those of you experiencing issues registering to vote, we apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is actively working on this. Stay tuned for updates.”

there was another explanation After the app crashes.

“Your overwhelming excitement for America’s first vote caused the app to crash. But don’t worry, we’re extending the voting window until Wednesday, June 10th at 3pm ET/12am PT!” Read new post.

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