Monique Wilson

1 week ago | glamour.com | Monique Wilson

New bombshell alert? Love Island USA's spinoff, Beyond the Villa, has arrived. When season 6 of Love Island USA premiered in June 2024, no one knew that it would become Peacock’s most-streamed reality competition series in the platform’s history. Fans fell in love with Leah Kateb, Serena Page, and JaNa Craig's friendship, propelling them and their partners to the finale. Ultimately, Serena and Kordell Beckham won first place, but all three couples are .

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Monique Wilson

New bombshell alert? Love Island USA's spinoff, Beyond the Villa, has arrived. When season 6 of Love Island USA premiered in June 2024, no one knew that it would become Peacock’s most-streamed reality competition series in the platform’s history. Fans fell in love with Leah Kateb, Serena Page, and JaNa Craig's friendship, propelling them and their partners to the finale. Ultimately, Serena and Kordell Beckham won first place, but all three couples are still together.

2 weeks ago | glamour.com | Monique Wilson

Over on Reddit, some viewers wrote they believed Austin and Yulissa should not have been allowed on the show in the first place, and blamed Love Island USA’s casting and production teams for not conducting more thorough background and social media checks. Shortly after the cast announcement, people online found videos of Yulissa using the N-word in a podcast on two separate occasions, and argued that it should’ve been just as easy for casting and production to find the clips, and to take action.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Monique Wilson

Getty/Glamour illustrationEven if you didn’t fall down the Love Island USA rabbit hole like I have, you might still know about the drama involving Donald Trump supporters and racial slurs, which began making the rounds before the season even started. But the issue isn’t black and white. Contestants’ political affiliations, and our reactions to them, raise real questions about representation and uncomfortable conversations on reality TV.

3 weeks ago | glamour.com | Monique Wilson

Netflix's The Ultimatum: Queer Love season 2 is almost here. In case you missed it, The Ultimatum: Queer Love is a spin-off series of Netflix's The Ultimatum: Marry or Move on. However, this series highlights love stories across the LGBTQ community including men, women, and non-binary people in queer relationships. The show showcases six couples who are trying to decide whether to walk down the aisle and get married, or walk away forever.