Rob’s Love Island Tell All [VIDEO]

What is up, daddy gang? It is your founding father, Alex Cooper, with Call Her Daddy.

to get into it. That's good. That's good. Good luck. Okay.

So you just got off the plane from Fiji. You came directly here after getting eliminated. How has it been like acclimating to the real world? It's really, really strange. One of the.

big things is like neon isn't on everything. Like neon signs, like the lights there. I got really used to just seeing that every day. I got to my hotel room and I was like, it's so dark in.

here. I had to like pause. I didn't know what you were fucking saying. You're saying like the way.

the villa looks is so bright. You get used to it. You get used to like just being around, like, literally there's a neon sign on every surface. Like it's like lights up. Right.

I just, I don't know when you got your phone back. Oh, right. How did you like handle all of it? Like, what did you first do when you got your phone? I called my family.

family? I called my family. They gave me my phone on the way to the airport and I knew I wasn't going to have service. So I called my family in like a group chat, FaceTime, you know? Yeah.

Because you thought there was a chance they were going to be like, you ruined her family's reputation. You dragged our name through the rough. I just didn't know. Like, I didn't know.

because, like it's a TV show, right? Yeah. I know what happened. I was there. Yeah.

Have you checked your DMs yet?

Um, mm, hmm.

What's going on in there, Rob?

It's honestly like at this point, like too much to even, it's just a refresh and then it's like a new page. Do you have any like celebs in there? Um, I had a really good conversation with Noah from Stranger Things.

That's so random.

You want to hear what I said to him? I said the funniest thing back. I think it went over his head, but it was so funny. And then we just talked about the show. Like he was just a big fan.

Is that like, so surreal that, like, you, have someone like that in your DMs?

Yeah, it was also worse that, like, I just didn't even think about it. And I was talking to him. And then my sister was like, what are you doing? I was like, I'm actually having just a casual conversation with the guy from Stranger Things right now. But it was funny.

Have any women slid in?

A few, I'm pretty sure. Yeah.

Any that you're like?

Well, I think right now, at this point in time, I'm, I'm pretty like, emotionally drained. I don't know if I'm ready for it.

You're not ready.

Yeah.

But like, good to know they're there.

Whatever you want to call it.

I saw that everyone was like, up in arms on the internet about, you got out of the villa and you followed Leah. And then eventually you followed all of the rest and Andrea and all of them.

Yeah.

But is it freak you out that, like, all, everyone, is like, seeing everything you're doing? Or do you love the attention? Come on, Rob, look what you're wearing. You love the attention.

I had to wear them. Okay. Don't come for the overalls. I had to wear them. I saw the memes and everything.

Okay. First talk to me about the overalls for a second. So you did bring other clothes, obviously, but like, was this the first thing you packed?

No, I didn't even plan on wearing these. So I brought these. So, Love Island, usually the intro is you're like doing your job and you get a text and you're like, Oh, time to go to the villa. So I was that, that's what these were for.

Oh, do you wear these when you wrangle the snakes?

Sometimes. Yeah. Often. Sometimes. Yeah.

But were you feeling yourself in it too? Like, did you think the ladies were going to love the overalls? No. No.

Definitely not. They didn't like them there. Like, it wasn't a no.

Are you currently doing D on D?

Currently? I'm not D on D.

And what is D on D to people that maybe didn't watch the season of Love Island?

D on D is dick on denim.

And can you talk about that? Cause it feels a little bit masochistic. It feels a little bit like rug burn. Do you know what I mean?

No, no, no. It's not like that. You should, well, you can't try it, but I would encourage anyone out there to try D on D. It's, uh, yeah, you're penisless, so it's not going to work for you, but it's breathable and like, it's just nice.

Why did you choose to wear underwear today?

Well, I'm wearing my lucky underwear. I thought I might need it.

What is your lucky underwear? You don't need to show me.

I'm not going to tell you that.

Yeah, you have to.

Oh, okay. I didn't know that.

Yeah, that's what call her, daddy is. You have to tell me. What's something like, a little like off the beaten path that you like in the bedroom?

Off the beaten path? What? Come on. Come on.

These are, this is what the ladies want to know.

Like.

But you, everyone in America knows you. You, you just met me. I know you. You don't. You think you know me.

You know my story. You know my name and my story, but you don't know me.

No, no. I saw you in the heart rate challenge. I've seen you in your cowboy outfit. I know you're getting up some kinky shit in there.

I mean, you're not lying. But like, I don't really want to talk about it.

Okay, give me like a little hint.

I like to have sex.

Rob.

I like sex.

Didn't in the beginning of the villa, you, I think it was Andrea, you looked at her and you were like, I'm sorry, like I haven't ejaculated in a really long time. Like I'm having a hard time.

That, you don't understand. I saw a clip of that and I think that really was a part of why I was so emotional. Going into Love Island is crazy. You don't understand it. You're on no sleep.

Well, you eventually came. We'll talk about that. Um, okay. Are you enjoying the attention or is it freaking you out?

It's freaking me out.

Okay. What is the biggest turnoff to you?

Bad breath.

Did someone have bad breath in the villa?

I'm not, yeah, I'm not telling you.

No. And did everyone know about it?

No.

Only you?

No, it wasn't in the villa. Fuck. I can't say it anymore. Okay, moving on. All right.

Um, how do you think the women, obviously like everyone's having feelings about you as you've gotten your phone, how do you think the women are feeling about you in America?

Um, okay. Basically I'm a toxic gas lighter, but I'm hot enough that it doesn't matter. That's like the, that's it. That's the consensus I've gotten. I've seen so many TikToks of like, this man is a red flag.

How does it make you feel?

I feel like it's not true, but it's kind of true. I'm not, I don't feel like I gas. I don't feel like.

I don't feel like I do, but maybe I do. I don't know.

That's exactly how I feel. I haven't processed it yet. Like, did I do everything right? Absolutely not. Did I make mistakes?

Okay. To your credit, I will say to you, I feel like you were upfront at all times with everyone. And maybe you weren't like the most articulate in like long form sentences about it, but you did tell people upfront how you were feeling in moments. Definitely. Even if it upset people, which I feel like there were other people in the villa that would skirt around the truth because they knew it was going to hurt someone.

Exactly.

Okay. I agree with you on the conflicted thing. I think people are like, I'm in love with him, but I feel like he'd break my heart slash. maybe he's a little bit of a red flag. What is it like to date you, Rob?

I don't love people. Okay. I'm not a people person. Um, but I love my friends.

Hmm.

How do I get into this? Okay. Let's say, all right, let's say we're going to go on a date.

Okay.

Let's just say first date. Okay. I would like prefer to do something where it's just the two of us and like quiet. We get to know each other. Like, I'm not like a big concert guy.

Uh-huh. So what's your ideal first date?

I would say like a picnic.

Picnic.

I like a good picnic.

Okay.

Go to the creek, go to the river, go to the beach. Okay. Bodies of water are typically good for picnics.

Okay. I find. Okay. Okay. I guess, if all of your exes were in this room right now, what would they say about you?

I think the, my last girlfriend would have a lot of good things to say and a lot of bad things to say. The one before that, same. I think. same. I think, I think with my last relationship, I mean, I don't want to talk too much because that's her business too.

like, weren't communicating with her, how you were feeling.

I just was like depressed.

Okay.

And that's not an excuse. when you care about somebody, you still have to like figure that out. But like, I, I didn't know how I felt about myself and I just couldn't give her what she needed. And I just sort of walked away way sooner.

How long was that relationship?

It was about two years.

Okay.

On and off. Like we broke up, we got back together.

What was one of those?

It wasn't a lot. I think we broke up twice. But like, yeah, it wasn't like back and forth.

How long has been your longest relationship? That. Okay. So it was communication.

Largely.

Okay. We'll get back to that. This was not your first time on Love Island. You were in Casa Amor last season, but you didn't make it out of the villa. Why did you want to go back to the show?

They called me, they said, what are you doing? And I was literally saving a turtle crossing the road. I was in a great mood. I was on my way to Arkansas to go catch a bunch of snakes. I was wearing these overalls, like true story.

So you were looking for a girlfriend. Were you looking for a wife or do you not? You think you're there yet?

I'm looking for a girlfriend that I would marry. Okay. Like I do. I do. I'm like dating to marry at this point.

How many times have you been in love?

I think once. I told two of my girlfriends that I loved them. And I think I met it with the girl. Yeah. But then I, I realized I really met it with a lot.

Yeah. Do you think that your ex-girlfriend watched the season of a lion?

No, definitely not. But she definitely saw stuff.

Okay. It's time to relive it. Let's go through it. Let's go through love Island. Let's don't look so sad.

I like this candle.

If, for sure. Do we have a lighter?

You don't need.

Oh, I don't know if you can do how. I don't think it will work. I don't think, I don't think so. Oh, okay.

Um, it just, I'm just uncomfortable.

Why?

I don't know. I like you, though. Okay.

I like you too. Do you want to like, no, take your shoes off? No. Or do you want like a blanket? Um, do you want anything to make you cozier?

Oh, thanks. You're doing really good.

We've got a blankie.

No, it's okay. I don't know. I don't need a blanket. No.

Why are you uncomfortable?

I just, I just, um, I'm not uncomfortable.

Yeah.

I'm, I lied. Okay. I'm fine.

So you are a liar. I'm just kidding. Um, okay. But you're just uncomfortable, because this is a lot for you. It's like new.

It's very fresh. And, like I said, like it takes me a while to process.

Yeah.

My emotions and how I feel about everything. And right now I think some of the things I'm not really, like, I'm not, I haven't processed it. So like, this is, I mean, I just got back from Fiji. I just left.

Yeah.

And so like right now it's, it makes me nervous to talk about these things, because like emotions are kind of high and like, I just don't want to like,

Okay. Well, I think it's, yeah, I think it's fair that we can say for everyone watching, like to clarify again, like you literally got on a plane, you got your phone on your way to the airport. You got on the plane, you landed here and we're doing this. Like this is not like a month later or even like a week later. Like you have barely had time to like even see all the fan edits on TikTok.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. For sure. Like that, makes me nervous.

We'll do a follow-up.

Okay.

So we'll compare notes from now to a month from now or a year from now. Where will Rob be in a year from now? We'll talk about it. Um, okay. You get into the villa.

I really liked her a lot. I felt like, I think it's pretty obvious that I'm a bit odd and I can be hard to read. And I think it's hard for people to understand me, especially my humor. She got it right away. And I loved that.

And how long were you guys in the villa alone together before Andrea came in?

Two days? Well, like, yeah, technically, like it felt like a week, but it wasn't because Liv came in and stole me first.

Right.

But that was like, I mean, like I was with, like, there was never a moment where I thought I was going to go with Liv instead of Leah. Like it kind of got clipped that way. But like I was telling Leah the whole time, I was like, you have nothing to worry about. Because I was shocked when Liv picked me. Like we all were.

Yes, I agree. I was pretty shocked too. And then you were like, you and Leah were pretty upset. Like you wanted to make your way back to each other, kind of. And like, we could feel that in the beginning.

I don't, I don't remember how that went down. I just know that it was a thing and that we would give it to each other when we were talking, because we were like, it was a lot. I mean, like we didn't sleep the first night. Like we were. like, it's insane.

Yeah.

Which is like, it's good. That's how it works. It's like putting a relationship in a microwave. Like you know someone for a week, you feel like you've known her for a month. Like it's crazy.

Well, then Andrea comes in. And I remember you're sitting at the fire pit and you're like, oh my God, that is the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen in my life.

Did I say that actually?

Yeah, you said that. You were at the fire pit, you turned to the guys, you're like, that's the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen in my life. You also told-.

They put in the whole clip because it was that. I said, I hope she has a terrible personality.

You did say, you did. Yes. And then, but you also told Leah that you weren't attracted to blondes.

I don't like blondes.

So then what was different about-.

She's not a blonde. She's brunette. She has blonde hair, but she's not a blonde.

Okay. Yeah.

She's got brown eyes, dark features. She's not a blonde.

But she's currently a blonde.

Yeah, but it doesn't have, come on, it's not the hair. That's not what makes you blonde or brunette to me. Okay.

I was just curious because obviously Leah was like, what the fuck? He said he wasn't into blondes, and then we have Liv and then we have Andrea.

Well, also, I don't follow a rubric of. she has blonde hair, done. When people ask me, I say I don't have a type. Okay. But I do typically like brunettes more.

So, when Andrea comes in, what was your first impression during your first conversations with her?

First conversation, it was nice, but it wasn't romantic. I didn't feel, I enjoyed talking to her. We apparently talked for a really long time. Yes. And I didn't realize that we were talking that long.

Okay. You can imagine how that's confusing, though, because you were spending a lot of time with her.

Well, we literally just had that one convo.

That was it?

Yeah. Before the next day, she took me on a date, but that night we just had one conversation.

And so you decided to be upfront with Leah that you were kind of feeling Andrea in that moment, which I do think everyone appreciated, that you were upfront about it. You were like, I'm really still feeling you, Leah, but I do want to get to know her, and I'd be lying if I didn't. Were you afraid to have that conversation with Leah?

Of course, because I didn't want to hurt her. I still really liked her.

Okay. But as you can imagine, from Leah's perspective, that sucks to be like, I'm going to get to know someone and it's like, oh fuck, I'm not good enough that you want to go try something different, obviously. Were you worried that you would lose her?

Yeah, definitely. It was stressing me out. It was stressing me out because I told myself that I was going to get to know every girl and I was going to try to figure out who was going to be my best match, no matter how much I liked the girl I was with.

Okay.

Because that's what the love is, that's what you're supposed to do. Yep. And that's what they tell you. And I'm like, yeah, I'm going to do that. And so I was like, I got it.

The love island experience is odd. Like it's not normal. Like in the real world, when you're single.

You would never do that.

But are you usually at least talking to like a couple people at once? Like, do you have like a little roster?

Not really. I'm not really like, I don't like talking to people that much. So like it's usually...

Are you bad texter?

Yeah, I'm terrible on the phone. Yeah.

So how do you communicate with your girlfriends?

Calling, FaceTime is usually much better.

Are you a FaceTimer or a caller?

I'm a caller, but I will FaceTime.

Okay. Because, yeah. Okay. So, in real life, though, you don't usually have like a couple women. Are people going to come forward and be like, what are you talking about?

I mean, yeah, like it's definitely, it's definitely happened. Like I've definitely been, but I mean, that's when you're single. Like, yeah, you're going to get to know multiple people at a time. But like, it's not, like, I've never, like, dated multiple women.

Would you consider yourself a romantic person?

Yeah, I'm a romantic art, for sure.

What is the most romantic thing you've ever done for a girl?

Probably took her to catch turtles at 2am.

Do you think that was your dream or her dream?

I don't know. It seemed pretty special to me. The moon was out and it was like, it was really nice. I enjoyed it a lot. It's quiet.

They are cute. Yeah. That's cute.

I don't know. Most romantic thing. I can't think of that. It's on my head. I used to, I like making things a lot.

Okay. Like what?

Um, I made a emerald necklace for my first girlfriend from an emerald that I mined in North Carolina, I think.

Wow. That's romantic. Yeah.

I like making stuff. I'm, I'm crafty like that.

Okay. Yeah. That's a good answer.

Okay.

Um, back to Love Island.

Okay.

The love triangle was clearly short-lived. and can you walk me through the infamous conversation with Leah, where she goes to basically confront you and is like, Hey, what the fuck? Like, I feel like you're spending time with her, and then it blows up. And the whole thing just, it was basically like the last conversation that ended your guys' relationship romantically. Yeah.

Oh wait. Oh, the one where I jumped in the pool.

Yes.

Okay.

That was kind of like the breaking point. Okay. Take me to that conversation.

It wasn't for me at all. If it seemed that way, that's not how it was really. It was like, I don't know. I haven't seen it, so I don't know, but I've seen clips, obviously like on TikTok and stuff. Um, I feel like it was condensed down to like, I don't know how long, but like it was a pretty long conversation that slowly got worse and worse, and worse and worse.

I feel like that was like a classic, like you both were so hurt. And when you were both speaking to each other, you both needed the other one to validate the other one. And you both were so hurt that, like, you couldn't do that because you needed the person to be like, no, you're right. And neither of you could give that because you were so upset. Yeah.

It was everything. It was, it was knowing that I was going to have to choose between these two girls. One that I just met, but I was really like, want to give a chance. And I liked, and then, Leah, that I've just been. so, it's been great the whole time.

Okay. But to your guys credit, like, it's like, you guys are in this like experiment box and like, you can't take yourself out of it. That's the beauty and the hard part of it. Like, I get it. You're like, wait, if I had gotten to just like go home for five minutes and like talk to my family and hung out, I would have come back in and been like, listen, ladies, like let's all get to know each other.

I did not say that.

Yeah.

I did not say there's no sexual connection.

You weren't feeling the sexual connection between you and Leah.

Did I say those words? Yes. That's exactly what I said.

You said, I mean, we can look it up. You said basically like you were not feeling the sexual relationship.

Yeah, it was. I felt like we weren't like. we didn't know what each other wanted. Like. it was kind of like a weird thing.

Because you guys, like you, had made out, right?

Yeah, we made out like a couple of times and it was good. It wasn't bad. I was just like, I don't know why that came up. But yeah, I was just letting her know, like I'm in, that there, like you, said, anything you don't say to somebody is wasting their time. And like, I felt like I needed to be as transparent with everyone as I could.

And so what were you feeling? Because you clearly have a sexual connection with her, no? Or no?

Yeah, but it wasn't like, I feel like we didn't click sexually. Does that make sense? Found her really attractive, everything. But when we kissed and stuff, it was like, it felt like she was holding back. She told me and she said she was.

And do you think, if that?

I was like, well, that makes sense. Because that's what it felt like. It felt like I couldn't tell if she wanted to kiss me whenever we make out. And I'm like, does she want to stop? I couldn't tell.

Because I think, obviously, like that, sucked to see, because I, on her side, just like as a girl, you're like, fuck, like there's no rebuttal. It's like saying you have no chemistry with someone.

Yeah, but am I wrong for like telling her that? No, no.

Yeah. And I think she, understandably, was so upset by that comment. And then she slept outside that night because I think she went to Serena after that and was like, I literally feel like, what the fuck? Like, I feel like gross. Like, I'm like, oh, my God, am I not sexually attractive to him?

Not at all. And I told her that. OK. You gotta understand, these conversations, they're like max five minutes long.

Short end, yeah.

That was at least an hour. Yeah. At the very least. It was probably more of us talking up there.

In that moment, when I was watching, and you can clarify, it felt also like you were saying that. And I could be wrong, but I feel like the viewers kind of felt this way. And you, when you shared that with her, you use that an example of like why you basically were going to maybe like, try and make things work with Andrea.

I mean, maybe, but no, like it was more of just telling her everything about us, like on the table. So if that did happen, like, she understands where I'm at. Like, I didn't want, I don't want to blindside anyone. And I feel like I ended up blindsiding her because I didn't get the chance to talk to her before the recoupling thing. That was like.

But yeah. Can you explain that you weren't able to get to her? Like, do they? they physically put you in different rooms and you can't see people? Oh, are you not allowed to say that?

I can't talk about it.

Really? I think everyone knows that. OK, so I'm going to.

Yeah.

OK, I'll just assume that you guys are like it separated.

I wasn't able to talk to her. That's all I can say. Like, I didn't get the, I didn't get the chance. OK. I didn't get the chance to talk to her.

And can we just like finish the conversation on how everyone thought that you were potentially crying to manipulate the situation? I think a lot of people looked at the situation like, wow, he's in a position of power. He's getting to pick between these two women. If anyone's crying, and he's crying, like Leah should be crying if anyone's crying. But she didn't, obviously.

That's completely not true. And you can ask anyone that I would never, never want to cry like. No, definitely not. That was completely genuine.

The pool. Was there nowhere else to go?

So this is one of those things I should. So in my head, I wasn't planning on going to the pool, but I saw it. I walked down the stairs, saw it. I was like, oh, I had noticed earlier that day you could go up onto the deck and there's no cameras, no mics. I just wanted to be alone.

What do you think your biggest flaw is when it comes to dating?

Probably my biggest flaw? It's hard to pick one.

Oh, okay. Let's list a couple. We're here.

I think I definitely learned from this that I have an issue with letting people in and letting my walls down. I think I also struggle with communication. I struggle with, I think I procrastinate my feelings. I think I'm feeling them, but I don't process them in my brain until I have to. And that is probably one of the biggest things.

Why do you think you have such a hard time with letting people in?

Probably just the way I grew up. Okay. Probably, just like. Share? Kind of.

I think people felt that you kind of like shut off after all that happened. Do you, are your parents still together?

They got divorced like two years ago.

Oh, I'm sorry. What is your relationship like with your mom?

It's really good.

And your dad?

It's good.

Okay.

It's good. Yeah. My mom is a lot like me. She's like, very witty and funny. She's hilarious.

He's really handsome. Yeah. And that's his thing.

You should. Yeah. Yeah, he is. But we'll know. And being an artist, he's an artist.

So you kind of got like a little bit of.

I did. I got both. I got both those things. So that's good. I got, I got some of their best traits and I got both of their worst traits.

You're like, I don't want to say what I got from my dad moving on. That's fine. I respect it. Um, is there a theme? I know you kind of talk about communication, but I want to know a little bit more.

Yeah, I think, I think there is. I don't, this is really going to be sad, but it's just, I don't think that I can. I've, I've been able to let someone all the way in.

And what do you feel when you like start, like someone starts to get.

I feel like I reach a point and they keep going and I can't.

Why do you think that is?

I don't know.

Try.

I didn't know this was gonna be that deep. Also, I need to turn my phone off.

Turn it off. You're not allowed to look at your phone when I ask you a deep question.

Go ahead. Why do I think that is? I think I have, gosh, this is really, I thought this was gonna be a moral fun. Um, I don't know.

It'll be good.

It'll get fun. I think I, I think I need therapy.

I think that's a good answer.

Yeah. I think I don't love me and I really don't give a shit what people say about me, because mostly time I'm saying it to myself already. Like when I got out, I saw all the horrible things people were saying about me and I was like, huh, beat you to the punch. Like I've been saying that shit this whole time. So I think I need to get over that before I can like really, and I've, I'm a lot better.

I appreciate, though. And I think a lot of people watching this will appreciate, Rob that you're like, you do take accountability in what you're, you're saying. You're like, I know I fucked up. I know I'm the one that fucked up. I, I want to like figure out my shit.

I, I try to be a good person. I really do. Do. I think I'm a good person? Yeah.

Do you think that this process made you realize more, that you want to keep working on yourself?

A hundred percent. I mean, like I was working on myself before it, but like that, that's one of the valuable things I got from this is I was able to look at myself in conflict. Like, how do I react? And like when I'm angry, how do I act when I'm really hurt? Like I'm, I can literally go and watch it.

I feel like your thing this season was like, you run when things get a little hard. Like you physically run under the pool. You would like walk away from things. You would go to soul ties by yourself and like stand there. And like, I think you, do, you do that in your real life?

I would say, yeah, at times, but also I would say I have to do that sometimes. Because, like I said, I, I'm serious. If you were just sitting in a room with me, I wouldn't be able to think about my feelings. It's really weird. I'd really need to be alone to process how I'm feeling.

Oh, you couldn't journal?

You can't. No, because Beach Hut is your journal. Sorry, I'm not supposed to talk about that.

Oh, okay.

It's like the cutaway. Right.

Oh, it's like your confessional is your journal. But staring into a camera is a little.

Also, like the amount of things I've written in my journal that I don't mean. You just say it to get it out. And then I'm like, okay, I don't feel that way. Move on. Like, you know what I'm saying?

So you then couple up with Andrea. And you were together for four days.

Yeah.

And obviously, like, you, went from being with Leah to then being with Andrea. Like, what did you feel like, was the core difference in those two relationships that you experienced?

So after, like everything that happened with Leah, I was like, Okay, I made the right decision. Like, I. just that's just the way I saw it. I was like, I was like, this was nuts. Like this, we've not known each other that long.

You seemed it.

You can tell. Um, I just thought she was like so much, like just good. Like, I don't know. I like talking to her, and I loved the way she talked about her family and it just felt really romantic. Like it just felt romantic.

In the moment of those four days. And I want to clarify, cause. I feel like a lot of people are like, you fucking knew each other for four days. Like four days seems like what in Love Island time?

That's like a month. Like a week. A week is like a month. It seriously is. Like.

That's a good point too. Like women, think about this, if you're listening, like you get upset after a fourth date, if a guy ghosts you and you're, cause, you're like, well, we went on our fourth date, fourth date, fourth day for you for almost 24 hours of basically hanging out and sleeping together.

Oh, it's like our 20th date. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay. So it got super emotional. And then, obviously, when elimination came around, the girls decided to send Andrea home and the world was fucking shocked. Like people online were like, this is the craziest episode that we've ever seen in Love Island history.

At first I was just mad. I was like, this makes no sense. This makes no sense. We had the strongest connection of most of the people in the villa at the time. Like, let alone who was up for elimination.

Yeah. So you immediately stood up and you were like, now you're sending three home like-.

Well, it wasn't immediate. That's longer as well. Okay. But it was edited? Like, we're sitting there, we're talking.

So you say you're leaving and then you don't leave. I understand your reasoning, like explain your reasoning to maybe people that forget why you didn't leave.

All right. So, once again, that was a three hour process of me wanting to leave and like having conversations with people and they're like, no, you shouldn't.

So it wasn't 30 minutes?

No. Okay. No, she did have 30 minutes back and I had that conversation with her. But after she left, I was like, no, fucking, no. Like.

Do you regret the way that you responded, though, in that moment? Because you obviously got Andrea's hopes up.

Yeah. A hundred percent. I regret it. I wish I wouldn't have said it. But in that moment, that's what I was doing.

Had she not got sent home, do you think that you guys would have gone to the finale together?

I don't know. I don't, I don't know. I don't know if it would have worked out. I really don't. Like.

Have you seen the TikTok? that's trending, that like you sat up there and you thought, like you said, oh, you're sending three home. Now you're fucking in your overalls.

What now, bitch? Yeah. I've seen that.

Okay. It's kind of iconic.

No. Yeah. No, Leah's hilarious. Like I love, like Leah's great.

She's amazing. Yeah. So, after the elimination of Andrea, she's gone, and Leah basically told you that she took a backseat in that decision of the process of sending Andrea home. And this caused so much fucking drama between you and Leah. You called her a liar.

I think it was a lot of miscommunication from the girls to me, from me to Leah. And so, so, first of all, I did not think Leah was capable of lying to me. I really thought that we had, I thought we had something special, and I did not think she was lying to me at all until that conversation that she had with me. It was up on the upstairs thing. She was, she told me like, and once again, I haven't watched it.

You can't even remember Kayla's name. Kayla.

Sorry. I can't remember Kayla's name. Kayla, I love you so much. You're like a sister to me. No, no, you're fine.

You're fine. I'm interested to talk to you about all that.

But yeah. Okay. Okay. Um, yeah. When I pulled them, the only reason I did that is because I didn't want to like, I knew Liv was going to get upset and I just didn't want to have the conversation at all.

No, I agree. I think, like. understandably, Leah, when she called Liv over, thought that Liv was going to be like, oh yeah, we got your back, girl. And then Liv was like, no, I'm going to be real. This is how I feel about it.

This is what happened.

And then in that moment, it should have been like, okay, I didn't know that. So, Liv, you and Leah need to have a conversation alone. Let's you and I finish our conversation. Because I agree, it became ganging up, but then it was also tough, because it's like, yeah, but you asked Liv and Liv's telling you what.

Yeah, exactly. She asked for that. Yeah. And she was trying to team up on me. But I wanted the conversation to be really calm.

It's interesting, because this isn't even a question for you. It's a question for production. And I think everyone on the internet is feeling it. It's like, why will they not just air the clip? Just air the clip of the girls in the huddle.

And they never did.

They never did.

Oh, I thought I would get to see it.

No, we've never seen it. No one ever aired it. And I think a lot of people have a conspiracy that, like Leah, was getting a bad edit. So maybe it completely clears her name and they don't want to put it up or like, I don't know what the fuck happened in that huddle, but, like, they never aired it.

Based on what the girls have told me, I don't think it does that. I don't think it clears her name.

Really?

No. But that's, once again, he said, she said, which I don't want to talk about that in a negative way towards anybody, because I don't like talking bad about people at all.

No, but I get it. Like you're in the middle of this drama and everyone, it's like this one thing, everyone's like, what the fuck was the decision? And understandably, everyone's going to like, say, their piece, but I just wish, show us the fucking footage. Just show us the footage. Yeah.

I would have loved to see that as well. I heard, I heard, like, I heard what was said.

You heard what was said?

Yeah. Did they ever air that? No. I was told like specifically what she was saying.

Why not? After that. Share it with the class.

I don't want to, cause. I don't know if it's true.

Who told you?

I don't want to say that either. Okay. But you got, it's just drama. You got specific. To me, that's drama.

No, that whole thing just became so much bigger than it was meant to be.

And it became about the decision that I wasn't, I was just trying to like talk about, like how honest she had been with me. Yeah. And I feel like the way she reacted made me feel like she wasn't being honest at all.

Well, also, at the end of the day, no matter what Leah said, in that circle, there were three, what? Three or four girls making that decision.

No, a hundred percent. It wasn't all on her. So. And I, and I, I didn't care about that. Like, she made the decision, the, what she just like, you know, I just wanted to know if she was being honest about taking a back seat.

And you don't feel like you got that?

No, I didn't. I didn't. I felt like I did. I couldn't trust her. at that time.

I know. Play the fucking clip, Peacock.

But no one knows.

They should air that as like a bonus episode and it's like a two second clip.

Or it'd be like $2.

I would fucking pay for it. In the real world, do you have an easy time, trusting partners?

When I first start something with someone, I fully trust them. That's like, I'm not going to date you if I don't. And that's why I was like, okay, well, I guess I'm not going to date Leah.

Have you ever gone through someone's phone?

Yeah, once. Well, like my first, so my first college girlfriend, that was the most toxic relationship I've ever been in.

Okay.

On both sides. I was toxic. She was toxic. We could not stay away from each other to save. our lives.

Did you find anything incriminating?

Yes. I know.

So have you been cheated on?

I mean, we weren't together at the time.

Right. It was the toxic college thing where it's like, ugh.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Do you want to share a funny, crazy story with us?

No, no, no. Why? Because she's, she's a good girl and I wish her the best. And we both grew up, you know, people can change and I don't want people to be like, you did this. You know what I'm saying?

Do you think people will know who she is?

Yeah, definitely.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Everyone from my hometown will know who she is.

Oh, and then it will come out. Yeah.

Yeah. But I wish her the best. I think she's about to get married. Oh my God.

Yeah. Definitely don't share the story.

Congrats. Congrats.

So proud of you. Out of that toxic shit with Rob. Yeah. On to healthier things.

No, I think a lot of my ex-girlfriends are about to get married. I like prepare them. I'm like, I'm like the stepping stone.

How does that make you feel?

Sad. No, Rob. Sad.

You're going to find your person.

Maybe.

Are you the jealous type? Yeah. Yeah.

A hundred percent.

Okay. A hundred percent. Like how jealous? Jealous.

I'm like, more of like a protective jealous, but like when I'm dating a girl, like I like, I'll kind of make it now. And like, I'll put myself in between her and her. Yeah.

Okay. Can we talk about Aaron? Of course. Your boy, your boy, Aaron. Throughout this season online, sometimes people would joke that, like you, guys were the strongest.

couple in the fucking world. I've seen a lot of that. A lot of that.

How would you describe your friendship?

I think like. at first I was like, I'm not so sure about this guy. He's like kind of the opposite of me in the way that he's like really loud and like, loves to like, he's just silly. And like, I don't know.

Like specifically. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, like we, we like, became really, really good friends. Like, like he, seriously felt like my brother.

Okay. Now we like, we really need you to give us some information. Okay. To clarify this. We don't have to speak about this again.

Yeah. Okay. Well, they were open. Okay.

They were open, but it was like pretty fucking slimy.

I'm not going to lie. When I saw the clips, I was shocked. Okay. I was shocked. And I was shocked the day that I saw him kissing her on the beanbag.

Okay. When it was time to return to the villa, you brought his girl, Daniela, back in with you. Right. And he returned as single so that he could present as loyal basically to Kayla. And he's like, I want you.

Well, I wasn't really getting on with any, like. I got to know the girls, they were great girls. Sydney, so funny. I thought they were really great girls, but I didn't see like long-term relationship type things with most of them. And Daniela had been talking with Aaron most of the time.

Even though he loved her.

He loved her?

He told her that he loved her twice.

Daniela?

Yes. You have seen this.

He said that he loved her?

Uh huh.

I haven't seen that.

Okay.

Did they show that at movie night? No.

That's what's been so crazy. online is everyone's like, why the fuck was that not played at movie night? I don't know if Kayla even knows that, yet. She probably does now that she's out.

Definitely does. I didn't know that.

Oh, it was like the biggest thing on the internet.

Really? I haven't even seen it on like anything. I haven't seen it clipped or anything. Yeah. Yeah.

What was the question? Anyways. So how the fuck did you come back to the villa with Daniela?

Well, yeah. So I literally didn't get a chance to talk to her that much at all. And then I did. I talked to her and I was like, well, I was like, I liked her value, like where her values were. And I liked like, once again, like she's very family oriented, like me, and she loves animals.

You did say you liked her right before you left.

I was actually really close to doing that exact thing. I was really close to going back single and just being like, Liv, what's up? You wanna hang out? Yeah. Yeah.

So did Aaron ask you to bring Daniela back?

No. Hell, no. Hell, no. He didn't want me to bring her. Oh, actually, he did.

Thank you.

He did. But then after that, right, like immediately after that, he was like, terrible idea. Don't bring her back.

Right. Okay. So he did. So. he did articulate that to you.

That's true. I forgot about that.

Thank you. He did. Can you please tell us about the conversation?

Oh, fuck. I don't really remember that well. But he was like, he pulled me for a chat and he was like, oh, yeah. She took it really, really well. The way that, when he said that he was done, like, he wasn't gonna take her back or whatever.

And just for like anyone who's, for some reason, is watching this and never watched Love Island, basically, the point is, Aaron was coupled up with Kayla, goes into a new house with all new women, is making out with this new girl, and then basically asks Rob to bring that girl back into the villa on his accord so that like.

Well, he did not say.

Freaking out.

Everything I said? So wrong. I don't know what the hell. I was thinking. Yeah.

Did you feel like a dick doing that to Kayla?

Um, yeah, I did. Because I care about Kayla. She's like a sister to me. But I also thought about it like, okay, well, at least like she's going to know like, and I was wrong, but at least she's going to know that he's being honest, because she'll tell him everything. And then she didn't.

It's.

Yeah, I know. I know. But that was like my silver lining. I was like, okay, yeah, like this is going to be weird and it sucks because, like, Aaron's, my best friend and Kayla is his girl and like, I want to be able to hang out with them all together. But, honestly, like Kayla really took it with Grace, like, and she got along with Danielle enough that, like, we could all kind of hang out, but like, I don't know, things, yeah.

Yeah, Aaron is kind of in the doghouse on the internet.

I know.

He's kind of the villain of the season.

I know. Well, yeah.

Yeah.

And I think he's going to be okay, because I think what I've just told him over and over again is you fucked up. You got to take accountability. And as long as you keep doing that, I think it's going to be okay. Because I promise you this, he loves Kayla. He really does.

Yeah. But he gets really emotional for you. There are so many clips of like his emotions towards you versus everyone else, even Kayla. Like. he was sobbing when he thought you were going to leave.

I've seen a ton. I mean, how could I not? They're fucking everywhere.

The entire world like, wanted you guys to end up together. Would you ever try to make it work in the real world?

Um, I think, after everything, I think we will be amazing friends, and I think I'd rather just focus on that for now. Like, like love being around her. She's an amazing person. She's so fucking funny. Like I'm like laughing the whole time I'm with her usually.

Okay. I don't think people like that answer.

I mean. That's okay.

That's the honest truth. That's the honest truth.

Yeah. Yeah. Like. I'm okay with being friends and I want to be friends.

Why do you think America is rooting for you and Leah, even though she has something good with Miguel?

Probably all the edits. Probably all the fucking edits you guys have made of us looking at each other. And like, I mean, and we care, it's like, it's not built on nothing. Like we care for each other, for sure. I like, I feel that she cares for me and I care for her.

Was it as epic in the villa, the like feelings that you guys had as compared to like these fan edits? Because you guys had this, like, it feels like this, like unsaid, like insane attraction, and it was this whole whirlwind. and like, did it feel that way?

Most of the time, no.

Wow.

What?

I love that answer.

Most of the time, no. There was definitely some moments where I was like, damn, like I cannot lie. There was definitely some moments where I was like, damn, but most of the time, like a lot, like. I've seen a lot of them and I'm like, I'm like, I don't think she was looking at me in that. Like, like, like some of them, I'm like, okay.

Right. But the edits have made it really like.

It's definitely like hype, hyped up a lot. Yeah, for sure.

For sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

Yeah. And I think she would say the same thing.

How do you think Leah feels about you now? Obviously, we saw your like grand final moment with her where you run up.

So funny. Didn't feel like that at all. Like. Really? I mean, in the moment it did, but like, I literally just wanted to say bye and like, let her know that I cared about her and I thought she was great and I'm, I'm glad that we got to get back to that point.

So producers did not make you do that?

No, they didn't make me do that.

Because everyone was like, oh my God, that felt too perfect, that it was like produced. No.

No, like other than like the lines they wrote me. No. I'm playing. No, that was.

Well, and it's like music goes into it, which, like there was a music playing.

Exactly.

But you both did you say like, love you, which I feel like a, not an, I love you, but a love you is pretty friend zoning.

Yeah.

Cause. it's like, once you say love you. to someone, it's like, Ooh, wow. Cause, if you were really going to be in a romantic situation, you'd probably like save those words.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. If you say that, it's like, I love you as a friend. Yeah, for sure.

But you just said you guys are friends. Okay. I'm curious.

I don't. Yeah. I don't. Uh, I mean, I've been talking to her a little bit, but it's not like, I think, I think once again, like. it's probably better if we just kind of like keep our distance for now.

A lot.

Yeah. Which is like, I'd be lying if I was like, I was kind of like, Oh, it's a lot of things as opposed to about, which sounds really bad, but like, I do think she's a great girl and I think she got it. Like, I think the reason she did that is like she was, she went in there and did what she was supposed to do. She did nothing wrong, literally did nothing wrong. And she was always kind.

So did you reach out or did she reach out? when you got your phone? I texted her.

I texted her. I just said, Hey, how are you? Like, and then I called her, or she, yeah, we called, we FaceTimed for a little bit. Didn't talk about like anything like crazy, just like wanting to see how she was doing. Because at this point I hadn't looked at really anything online.

It is interesting. Cause I feel like that must be weird for you of like, everyone was sort of certain way in the villa, and now that everyone's going to be done and it's coming out and everyone, you're going to see everyone. Like, I wonder if you're going to feel the same type of way. Have you thought about that? Like, once you see them in the real world, like, will you feel the same type of way about them as you did with like these kind of blinders on in the villa?

Yeah. It is like, it's like when you're in the villa, it's like tunnel vision and you get outside, the tube's gone. You know, it's like, you're just a girl now. Right.

Like if you were at a bar, would you still be like down to hang with her? or is she like not the vibe? Cause it's, yeah.

But it's not like, the reason I'm having those thoughts, it has nothing to do with me being out. It has to do with me seeing what she's been doing while I was out. Like I was like, um, interesting. And, but I will just like last thing on it, like I will give her like credit. Like I do get why she would be doing that if, like people were coming at her, but it was a lot.

I'm going to say the names of women that you connected with on like the, um, season. And I want you to describe your relationship with them in one word.

You have no paper.

Sorry. One word. Yep. Or, if you want to describe your relationship. No, one word.

That's great.

You got this?

This is a Rob thing. Yeah.

That's why I said one word. One word. It's good. Okay. Ready?

I guess. Let me think. Do I know that? Okay. Okay.

Cassidy.

Cassidy. Cassidy. Cassidy. No, I had sex with Cassie, Cassie, but Cassidy, did. you didn't have sex with her?

You couldn't hold out anymore.

I had been on really, really, really long time. And I was, it was in like. after I was like, fuck, Rob, you made it this whole time. You didn't have sex on TV. Your poor mother.

Did you do it in the bed when everyone was in the room? Yes. Rob. That's a yes.

I didn't say shit.

No, you did. Because this is a podcast.

That's bad journalism.

Real people.

Yeah.

You just gave me a yes in your eyes.

I didn't say shit.

Cause if you, if it wasn't, you'd say no.

I'm about to onion back up right now. No, no, no.

We're not onioning. We are so fucking keeled down. You're doing so great.

You really have. You're good at this. I will give you credit. You're pretty good at this.

Thank you. You're a hard one to crack. Like, I will say everyone at home. That's like, why don't you ask him this? I'm trying, but we have gotten progress.

Did you use my full name?

That's some tea. You've said nothing. I'm fully.

That is tea. I've said no words. So what you're saying.

Okay. Did your, did any of the people on the Island know it happened until she said no one knew.

that was the funniest part. I don't know how many conversations they put in, but Miguel, like I think it was literally the next day he was like, he was like, yeah, bro, I just don't think that I can have sex in here. Like. it's just not something I'm going to do. And I'm like, dude, me either, bro.

She was like, you're like, I feel light as a feather right now. God, you'd been waiting for that.

No, I wouldn't say I've been waiting for it, but like, Oh, I was like, okay, Daniela, one.

word.

Um, uh, I'm trying to, uh, affectionate, live strong.

Andrea.

Understanding.

Leah.

Mmm. Lovely.

Oh, now you got us all making like clips of that. Think about how many fan edits.

It's alliteration. No. Lovely. Leah. Like, come on.

Oh, I want you guys to be together.

Stop. You're just saying that because of the edits, you know, the edits, they worked on you, and that's what you want.

They did work on me. And I should know better. I like know this shit. Come on.

Come on.

Okay. Okay. If you had to go into the hideaway with one person from the season right now, who would you go with?

That's nuts. That's nutty. Ariana. Anyways, next question.

She looked fucking amazing this season.

She looked so good. She was always wearing see-through clothes. I was like, what's up with her? Not really wearing clothes all the time.

How many times did you guys think she was a bombshell walking in?

Um, once, but also I thought she was an Islander when we, she was sitting there with them when we walked in and I went around and shook everyone's hand. I shook her hand. I was like, nice to meet you. I'm Rob. And then I was like, oh, yeah, it was really embarrassing.

There's a clip of like Cordell at one point and everyone's like, it's Ariana. It's Ariana. Cordell comes out. He's like, who the fuck is that?

He's blind as a bat. He can't see shit. It's so funny.

Serena and Cordell are so cute now.

I love them. I love them both individually. Yeah. So it makes me easy to like them as a couple. You know what I'm saying?

Okay. Who was the best kisser of the season?

Um, Andrea.

You guys did seem like you had a good little.

Yeah. Okay.

I need you to clear something up. During the body count game, your answer was, mysteriously, just completely skipped over. Really? Yeah. They didn't air it.

They didn't air it.

So what is your body count?

It was probably because it was boring.

What was it?

25.

Is that a fake number? No. That feels fake. It's not fake. That feels fake.

It's not fake.

It's not?

No. It's a good estimation.

Estimation?

It's good. It's 25. 26? No.

Lucky number.

Is it? Oh, no, it's not. 23 is a lucky number. Fuck. Passed it.

Is 23 your lucky number?

I guess. You know what? Put it on red, 23.. Okay.

Do you go to Vegas a lot?

I used to when I lived in L.

You lived in L.

I mean, you could hardly say that. I was here for a year.

Why?

Work. Yeah. Which one? Rob Thunder. What?

Wait.

That was a joke. So Connor... Yeah, yeah, yeah. So the picture they took for me, for like my picture, everyone thought I looked like a porn star. And so Connor came up with the name Rob Thunder.

You kind of are giving porn star right now. Like I'm waiting for you to like gyrate on the chair. Not gonna happen. You're not gonna do that, though. Nope.

Airplane.

Airplane.

Maybe.

Library. Yep.

Shh.

Everyone's reading.

Well, clearly you could be quiet and no one knew in the villa that you had had sex. Okay. Are you actually taking a break from dating? I know you keep saying it. Like you're thinking like you got to chill on that.

I just can't. I can't imagine like trying to get to know someone right now. I can't imagine like giving someone my full attention and like actually being able to be present.

Like what are you thinking right now? You need to like run home to Alabama and like get in your bed and like...

No. Like, get in the woods. Oh. Like, leave my phone at home. I need to go in the creek.

When you pick up your first snake, what are you going to do to it? Kiss it? No. No. Have you ever kissed a snake?

Yeah. Of course. If it feels right.

Okay. So you're ready to get back to the woods.

Yep.

Are you going to continue to be a snake wrangler? Are you going to, like, start popping up? Are you going to do the reality stuff? Are you going to go back on another reality show? Like?

I have no idea. Like they've asked me a lot like, what I want to do from this, because, like the show did the best. It's number one. Yeah. It beat every other show in America.

Maybe.

Like I said I'd be like, ah, fuck it. Whatever. Like. that's kind of how I live my life. Like.

Are you going to see everyone for the reunion? Isn't there a reunion? There's a reunion. Are you nervous?

I would say I'm nervous.

Why?

I don't know. I don't know. Just when I think about that. The stress chemical in my brain comes out.

What stresses you out?

I'm procrastinating thinking about it.

No. We're almost. I'm serious. I haven't thought about it. This is like basically the last question.

Well, I feel like. I feel like.

But you have been kind of not causing drama, right?

I'm just being honest. Like anything I've said, I'll be like yeah, I said that. I meant that.

So you have nothing to be worried about now?

No. No. Just the situation in general. Gives you anxiety. Yeah.

Who? Okay. Will you tell me off camera who you're the most nervous about?

I'll tell you off camera.

Okay. Okay. Okay. But you're going to go and you're going to be like drama free, because you kind of. What if Miguel and Leah aren't together?

Damn. Sorry guys. I'd be like damn. that sucks. I was really rooting for y'all.

Okay. Rob. Closing statement. What would you like to say to the ladies of America who love or hate you?

Hate is the closest emotion to love. No. I'm just kidding. Um. Thank you?

What do you think this episode is evoking? What do you think we're giving today?

I don't. I blacked out. I don't really know.

I kind of blacked out too.

I was.

I feel like I had to ask you the same question over and over to get you to answer, and then we just kept going and I think we got a lot of answers. Right?

You did all the like, the stuff. I thought. Like all the like drama. Right. You got all that stuff.

Like. I know you're not going to answer the questions of like. who did you not like in the villa. Would you answer that? No.

I mean. I mean. So why would you want to talk about that? Exactly. Why would you want to focus on the negative, Alex?

But you know that people are going to be like why the fuck did you guys not ask certain questions? Like when. Okay. The one moment from movie night when you saw Leah making fun of you crying.

Yeah.

And then she apologized and it seemed super genuine. Yeah. It was great.

That. Oh yeah. That was. Okay. So.

How did you feel about that?

So. So, after not leaving, after Andrea left. Yeah. I was like kind of regretting it a lot. And that moment made me the most happy I was about staying.

The heart rate challenge. Did you get a little excited?

No. Yeah.

Yeah. You did.

I did not.

You got excited for Leah.

I got excited. Oh.

You mean like a boner? No. I'm just saying like. Oh. You got the most.

The way you. You get a little excited. That's how you said it. You said it like a boner. Like.

Like. Your heart rate went up the most for her. Crazy. That's why the fan edits are popping off Rob.

I don't. I just didn't.

No. I actually think Miguel is an awesome guy. He is. And it's going to be interesting to see. This is the fascination around the show.

He's moving to America.

Where does Kayla live? Pennsylvania. Oh my God. I'm from Pennsylvania.

She's from a town of 6,000.

No. No. No. Is Aaron going to move there?

Truly not.

No. They're going to move to LA.

Aaron will hate LA.

I don't know. Aaron seems to love those flashy lights.

He will hate LA.

You think?

I hate LA. That's why I moved. No offense. It's great for other people. Too much concrete for me.

Too much concrete. Yeah. You need the woods. Okay, Rob. Is there anything else you want to say?

I'm sure after this I'm going to think of a million things and I'm like, damn, I should have said that. But like.

Let's leave it for now. Yeah. I'll see you in a year. We'll catch up. We'll check in.

Whatever you need.

Thank you, Rob, for coming on.

Thank you.

This was lovely.

Yeah. This was a nice time. It was good. I was like, it was good.

Like you, didn't feel like it. Was it harder than you thought it was going to be? No. Was it more fun than you thought it was going to be?

Yes.

That's good. You came in here, nervous.

Yeah, definitely. I'm still nervous.

Do you want to call Dave Portnoy?

Yes. I love Dave Portnoy.

Wait, you're a barstool guy?

Not really, but I like him. He's just like. Cool. I know people hate him, but like, I like him. Dave is Dave.

And he's like that. Dave is honest. Dave is very honest. Even if it hurts your feelings, he's honest.

He's going to be honest. He's going to be Dave. I like that about him. Okay, let's go call him. He's a funny guy.