AXED Casa Amor girl Mara has claimed that Love Island producers forced Simba to bring her back to the main villa.

The two hit it off in the Casa Amor villa despite him still being coupled up with Angelista.

NINTCHDBPICT001091298028Love Island’s Mara has claimed that producers forced Simba to bring her back from Casa Credit: ITV NINTCHDBPICT001097119657She made the claims on the Madame Joyce podcast Credit: Tiktok

Nevertheless, he decided to bring Mara back with him to the main villa to get to know her further.

But now Mara has made some bold claims and it doesn’t look like it happened quite the way viewers saw it happen.

While appearing on the Madame Joyce podcast, she claimed: “But I don’t even think somebody wanted to bring me in the main villa.

“I feel like they were forced but no comment, that’s it.”

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Host Madame Joyce tried to get more information out of Mara as she said: “I wanna touch on that.”

Remaining coy, Mara expressed: “Slightly, not too much, this is production.”

Realising Mara wasn’t comfortable with sharing any more details, the presenter moved on to Mara’s loved ones’ reactions to her going on the show.

The clip was posted on as fans flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts.

One person wrote: “Even if he didn’t want to bring her back, he was still kissing her and sharing a bed with her.”

Another viewer said: “She definitely should have been a main girl, she’s a whole vibe.”

While a third commented: “Bring her back as an OG for All Stars.”

A spokesperson said: “The opinions the Islanders have, the decisions they make and the relationships formed are completely within the control of the Islanders themselves.”

'Love Island' TV Show, Series 13, Episode 31, Mallorca, Spain - 01 Jul 2026Simba brought Mara back to the main villa Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Two people on a sofa, a man in a beige outfit looking away, and a woman with long blonde hair holding a blue glass and speaking.He ended things with her just 24 hours later Credit: ITV

Mara was one of six stunning bombshells that appeared in the Casa Amor villa.

After enjoying kisses outside of challenges with Simba, he brought her back to the main villa, leaving Angelista single.

However, just 24 hours later, Simba decided to end things with Mara and told her that Angelista was his priority.

It’s safe to say she was not happy as she : “You’ve embarrassed me, though. I don’t know what you expected from people, I don’t know what you expected from girls.”

Mara attempted to get to know Casa boy Jordon but he picked Martha instead of her in the recoupling.

This meant that both Mara and Charleen were single and had therefore been dumped from the island.

Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX