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WARNING: The following post contains spoilers from theLove Islandpremiere.
LoveIslandhas hopped across the pond to the United States — and it’s already made a splash.
But could she ultimately couple up with a woman? Kyra is bisexual, revealing during a conversation with fellow contestant Yamen Sanders on Tuesday night’s episode that she dated a girl for two years.
Whether Kyra decides to stay within the heterosexual borders that the show has carved out remains to be seen. (Since the original British version premiered in 2015, there has only been one same-sex couple: Bisexual contestants Katie Salmon andSophie Gradonwere briefly coupled up in season 2.) Speaking to PEOPLE before enteringthe villa, she revealed that she was actually introduced toLove Islandthrough an ex-girlfriend — and said she hopes American viewers will accept whatever unfolds.
“I feel like honestly people are a little bit more free in the U.K. version, and more open to certain things,” she said. “Like, I’m bisexual and I’ve had relationships with girls and guys. I just hope everyone can be themselves and America is supportive.”
“My first love was with a girl,” she added. “But recently, when I moved out to L.A., I fell in love with a guy. A package delivery guy that my sister is really good friends with, actually. So I’ve been in love with both, but my first love was with a girl.”
So exactly which sex did she say she planned on pursuing?
“That’s a great question,” she said. “Story of my whole life. I guess you just have to go with how you feel. I don’t know. There’s no answer to that question, really, I just have to see what happens. But I want to make some friends, too, so I want to start out being chill with the girls and I’m excited to meet the dudes. I’m hoping there are some weirdos in there.”
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“I don’t like a normal guy,” she said. “I like a guy where it doesn’t matter what his differences are, whether he’s tatted or has long hair or paints his nails — I grew up in a family of hippies, just do-whatever-makes-you-happy, so it’s always super hot to me when a guy is his true self and not just the norm and he’s confident in that.”
“Personality-wise, I’m such a person that goes off of vibes, so if it’s just not clicking, it’s not clicking,” she added. “But also if he’s super cocky — there’s a difference between confident and cocky. I’m sassy, so I definitely need a guy who is confident and can handle some sass. But I don’t like someone who is overly cocky and into himself and all he wants to do is talk about himself and look at himself. I’m just not into that type.”
Heading into the villa, she vowed to keep an open mind — and an open heart.
“I feel like at the end of the day, you have to go in and just put yourself out there,” she said. “I feel like when anyone goes in there and they try to be something that they’re not, or they try to play the game, everyone can see it on the outside. It’s 24/7 surveillance, so I can’t really go in there trying to fake anything or do anything that’s not me because at the end of the day, it always comes out, which is a good thing. So I’m just going to go in and be myself and not try to force anything.”
Love Islandairs weeknights (8 p.m. ET) on CBS through Aug. 7.
source: people.com
