Love Island USA fans are questioning how reserved Huda Mustafa and Jeremiah Brown appear so early in the villa, but Belle-A Walker is here to shut down those doubts. The 22-year-old was the first Islander to be dumped from the villa after Nic Vansteenberghe picked Cierra Ortega, and she’s addressing some of the biggest questions fans have now that she’s no longer in the middle of the drama.
Speaking about Huda and Jeremiah, Belle-A tells PEOPLE that fans’ doubtful remarks “break my heart.”
Huda and Jeremiah became kind of like my parents in the villa and they definitely helped guide me. Huda was there to wipe my tears, and Jeremiah was there to be my wingman in so many different cases. And all of that seemed so genuine and authentic to me.
she says of the pair, who coupled up on day 1 in the villa and have remained together ever since — with little to no exploring of other possible connections.
Belle-A, who paired up with Nic on day 1 but was left single after bombshell Cierra chose him, says that after leaving the villa and seeing fans’ critiques of how reserved Huda and Jeremiah are so early, she doesn’t “like what I’m hearing.”
Even though she loves them as a pair, Belle-A says they “owe it to themselves” to “test” their connection. She admits it would be “sad” to see Huda and Jeremiah, one of the villa’s strongest couples so far, not make it to the end, but she knows there’s still plenty of time ahead.
I do also know that it’s still early in the process. And if one of their heads were turned, it wouldn’t be a crazy thing.
I really, really enjoy seeing them together and love their relationship and love what they’ve already built. But I think they also do owe it to themselves to test that connection as well. Somebody I’ll never forget is my girl Huda. She was there to wipe my tears and remind me of my worth and pick me up when I was feeling down. will never forget her for that.
Belle-A adds
She also commends the 24-year-old for being a role model, as Huda has been transparent with the girls, and within her couple, about being a mom to a 4-year-old daughter.
I am so proud of her going into this. I think it takes so much strength to do what she’s doing, and really, she’s giving representation to all of the other single mamas who maybe have never seen somebody like them on a screen before. She’s giving them a voice too.
Belle-A says
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Source: PEOPLE