- I know, I'm like, she's spilling the beans on everyone.
Anything else you want to know about?
Any other gossip?
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- Hi, guys.
I'm Theo.
- Hi, I'm Francesca from season five of "Love Island".
- And I'm about to answer.
- And I'm here to answer some of your fan's questions.
- What motivated me to apply for "Love Island"?
- I had just sort of come out of a relationship,
been single for a bit,
and I thought it would just be a laugh, like, why not?
What can go wrong?
Clearly, a lot.
(Francesca laughs)
- Personally, I got two messages
from two "Love Island" casters on Facebook, funny enough.
I had no real intention to apply for "Love Island".
Didn't see it before, but it was because
the amazing casters on Facebook asked me to.
- What did you do before the show to prepare for it?
Did you work out loads?
- I didn't.
I was already a pro-athlete at the time,
so I didn't do any specific workout for the island.
Got some pretty good looking guys in there,
a bit of muscle in that, but nothing that intimidated me.
I was ready.
- Not really.
I always do train and relatively eat healthy,
but I was going out a lot before,
eating a lot of cake, so I was not ready,
cause I got a call literally a week.
The show had already started, it was on,
and I had no idea, and yeah, a week I had.
Not even to know, it was a few days,
and I had to fly out there.
So no prep.
Cake, cake was the prep.
- How do you pick who you trust to manage your social media
while you're on the show?
- I chose my sister.
She's my best friend.
She is literally, she knows everything about me,
so she looked after it.
Samantha Fairs, she's like my sister-in-law,
so she helped Claudia
because she knows more about social media.
My sister is terrible at anything to do with computers
or Instagram.
- I made a mistake when I done mine.
I let these two training partners of mine
run my Instagram.
It wasn't good.
Actually come out with probably a record low.
I actually come out with 23,000 followers,
so the fact that I even got above 100 in the end,
every day is a win for me.
- This is a naughty question, isn't it?
(Francesca giggles)
- Are there any decisions that you made in the villa
that you feel were manipulated by the producers?
- I hear this a lot where producers try
and sort situations and scenarios with people,
but because I went in all guns blazing,
they just said, "Carry on, go in, we all love it."
I didn't go in to win because it was too late for me
at that point, everyone was taken,
but I thought I'd go in and have a bit of fun.
Cause they was all trying to ride it out
for the last three weeks,
and I wasn't gonna let that happen.
- I don't think so, but they kind of talk to you a lot.
I think you could be swayed.
It's like talking to anyone, but it is your decision
at the end of the day, I guess.
- If you just wanted to nap all day, could you?
Technically you could.
- No, you was not allowed to.
- Not all day, no one could lay in bed all day.
- You wasn't even allowed to lay in in the morning.
There'd be bright light, talking, big voice over.
It was like a voice from god.
I don't know, it was so weird, telling you to get up
and get out of bed.
- What beauty treatment can you get
while you're in the house?
- Nails.
I think that was kind of it.
You got given shavers.
- Unless someone else was giving you a beauty treatment,
guys wise, I didn't really get no beauty treatments.
Cam could cut hair.
When we have a little day off, the girls would go
to the salon, get their nails done, get their hair done.
Guys, we didn't get that option.
We went to the beach and drank two beers,
we were allowed actually.
That was our beauty treatment.
- [Producer] What about bikini waxes?
Because you're always in bikinis.
- I know, so you had to shave all the time,
cause you couldn't go and get waxed,
and you couldn't let it grow, could you really?
You couldn't let it grow.
Me and Joanna, we used to be like, "Can you check?"
And I used to be like this, checking for Joanna be like,
"Have I shaved properly?"
And you're like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're all good,
"go, go, go."
It was actually a bit, yeah, traumatic.
You could be shaving and someone would walk in
to the bathroom, and you'd just be like,
"I'm not doing anything."
Yeah, I used to walk past the boy showers,
and there's a little hole, and you walked past,
you'd be like, oh, go back, and then go on walking.
(Francesca laughs)
Oh dear.
That was a bit of a confession.
(producers laugh)
Fran is a peeping tom, oh my gosh.
- If you could choose someone from another season
to couple up with, who would it be?
- [Kaz] Don't answer that.
(producers laugh)
Unless he was gonna say me.
- That's a good question, that's a good question.
A few girls I got my eye on actually.
But, evidently the girl who I'd want to get with,
I'm actually going out with now.
Love you, babe.
- Adam Collard is really good looking,
but I've heard he's not really got much about him.
But I don't know, I've never met him, so.
Yeah, but he's good looking, he's quite hot.
Who do you think was going to win your season?
I did actually think that Belle and Anton were going to win
cause when I was in there, they seemed the most lovey dovey,
I guess, but then when you come outside,
you just think Molly and Tommy because they were there
together for the longest.
- Yeah, Cam and Amber.
I wanted, because I was better friends
with Kristen and Liv when we were in there.
I wanted them to win, but yeah,
Cam and Amber had a slight edge in the public's eye.
- Did you watch back the season when you came out?
No, I haven't watched any of it, nothing.
Maybe in the future when I'm really old
I'll be like to my children, "This is your mom.
"She was on TV one day."
(Francesca laughs)
- [Producer] Have you got an American accent?
- Yeah!
(everyone laughs)
- [Producer] You'll all be living in American by then.
- Yeah, I might move to L.A.
That's the dream.
(Francesca chuckles)
- How did you handle the intense fame after coming out?
- It was like you was a famous rapper
or something like that without actually being talented.
But I took it on the chin very well.
I was good of Usain Bolt, and he taught me
how to be humble and not let it get to your head,
so I've always remembered that.
- I don't think it was really intense.
It was just a little bit tiring.
I think that was it.
That's the only downside of it.
But it was just good, it was fun.
Everyone's always so kind, so yeah, I enjoy it.
- Have you ever gotten with anyone from your season
after being on the show?
No.
(Francesca laughs)
Oh my god, your face.
- [Producer] Bull(beep).
- No, I haven't!
(Francesca laughs)
This one time,
I may have kissed Marvin,
but that is it.
I know.
(Francesca laughs)
- [Producer] Marvin?
Marvin, yes, Marvin.
Marvin's hot.
- "Love Island" is a cool thing.
The whole country gets together,
and the whole country watches it,
but I think once you start watering it down a little bit,
the only worry with that, having two a year,
is it's gonna make it a bit more wishy washy.
When there's 10 people to follow,
you can really invest in them.
But when there's 100 people, it makes it harder to follow
and have your favorite people.
- I think it's a really good idea the winter "Love Island"
because in the summer, you're out doing loads of stuff,
whereas in January, you just want to be at home a lot more.
It's cold, and why not watch hot people walking around
in the sun?
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