just ig stalked a few of them and louie has a single out
couldn't chase more clout if he tried. i feel like the premise of the show has been completely lost on the 'popular' contestants tbh, like even in their ig posts they're centering the celeb panel and not their other contestants or even josh. at least they didn't go on under the guise of 'looking for love' and were upfront about being popular / wanting social media fame.
saying that though, imagine josh thinking he'd won it / made the final on his own merit and gets out to find the panel and producers had zero faith in him to get this far on his own. i guess it says more about his peers bc they're the ones voting for favourite every night and making him vulnerable, but yikes i'd probs need some therapy. like he applied for the show thinking it was the favourite too, so clearly backs himself enough to apply and go through that whole casting process.
even if it was a true public vote i think josh would make it far, because the public would see in him exactly what the panel do. look at amber winning love island with greg even though the villa had stronger couples, they won bc the public liked her alone more than anyone else coupled up. the challenges have contributed a lot to the casts perception of him though so maybe he'd fade a bit more if his qualities weren't highlighted daily.
@Lioness1 i think they're in brighton!