Cierra Ortega has revealed if she’ll be at the Love Island: USA season 7 reunion.
During the July 6 episode of the Peacock reality dating series, it was announced that Cierra was removed from the villa. Her exit came after a resurfaced post started circulating on social media in which she used a racial slur.
In a new TikTok posted on Sunday, July 27, Cierra revealed if she’ll be in attendance at the season 7 reunion.
Keep reading to find out more…“At this point in time, I will not be at the reunion,” Cierra said in the video. “So I feel lighter knowing that my perspective, my thoughts, my feelings and my emotions is out there.”
“I think this is the first step for me in moving on and beginning to close this chapter of my life,” she later said. “And I’m never gonna shy away from the fact that the experience did end negatively because of my own actions, and that’s something that I’ll have to deal with.”
While Cierra confirmed that she won’t be at the reunion, which will be released next month, she didn’t say whether the decision was made by her or by Peacock.
In another new TikTok, Cierra shared how producers told her that she would be leaving the villa after her resurfaced comments started making headlines.
She said that producers pulled her aside of July 4 for what she thought was just a routine check-in.
“They just told me point blank, ‘There’s been some posts that have surfaced on your social media that don’t align with our values, they don’t align with the network’s values, and we don’t have any choice but to remove you from the show,’” Cierra recalled.
“So many thoughts were going through my brain, it was a lot to process,” she added. “They had showed me the posts, and I just broke down. I started crying. My immediate reaction was, ‘okay I understand, this is really serious.’”
Cierra went on to say that she wasn’t allowed to say goodbye to her fellow Islanders.
“That was the hardest part,” she shared. “Especially since I had just been talking with them about how hard it’s going to be for me to say goodbye to them. It really, really hurt. Things were ending and I didn’t have any closure.”
If you missed it, the season 7 winners revealed what they plan on doing with their prize money.
Hosted by Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen, the Love Island: USA season 7 reunion will premiere on Peacock on Monday, August 25 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.