Molly Marsh has addressed the ongoing feud rumors between herself and the other Love Island finalists.
The musical theater performer, 21, took fourth place in the 10th series of the ITV2 reality show, alongside partner Zachariah Noble, 25.
but since they left the villa, the couple faced feud rumors between their fellow cast members, with rival Kady McDermott making a comment about Molly not speaking to the other girls in the villa when they weren’t filming.
During an appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Molly broke her silence, claiming she was confronted by the Love Island girls in a feud that was never televised.
She said, “I knew it was going to be hard because I don’t have a group of girlfriends at home, so I knew I was going to have a hard time when I started it.
Speaking Out: Molly Marsh has addressed the ongoing feud rumors between herself and the other Love Island finalists
The truth: During an appearance on the podcast Not Skinny But Not Fat, Molly broke her silence and claimed she was facing the Love Island girls in a feud that was never televised
“When I got there I settled in and got along, I didn’t have that one friend that I just got along with. I would take myself to the pool and try to sunbathe, take a breather. Think about the outside world. If I hadn’t, I would have lost it.
Host Amanda Nicole Hirsch asked, “Would the others ask why you don’t hang out with us more often?”
She replied, “Yes, but then they found out it was me.
The host then asked, “So you don’t mind that Jess, Ella, Catherine and Whitney are all best friends and have a group chat without you?” Don’t you feel left out?’
Molly replied, “No. I sort of expected that, I kind of expected that, it is what it is. It’s probably for the best I’m not here. No, I expected that.
“I didn’t open up to them as much as they wanted to, but at first I didn’t want to exaggerate my feelings, I kept them to myself to make sure I was okay. I didn’t want people talking about me.’
Amanda went on to ask how it felt when the other islanders weren’t supportive of Molly and Zach’s relationship.
The basketball player replied, “It really felt that way at first.”
Molly added, “I think people didn’t know where your head was at first until you opened up.
Zach hit back: “From day six you could easily see where my head was.”
Amanda then said, “Jess made comments and Jess was pretty nice to everyone, but she made snide comments to you. Why?’
Zach replied, “I can’t even answer that question. By the end everyone knew who we were and every comment that was made wasn’t made to my face, it wasn’t a conversation.
Rumors: Since she left the villa, Molly has been dealing with feud rumors between their fellow cast members, with rival Kady McDermott making a comment about Molly not speaking to the other girls in the villa when they weren’t filming
Relationship: Host Amanda went on to ask how it felt when the other islanders weren’t supportive of Molly and Zach’s relationship
Zach hit back: “From day six you could easily see where my head was.”
Elsewhere on the podcast, Molly claimed that producers ordered the stars to reshoot a key moment.
After Kady entered the villa in a shock return to the ITV2 show, she chose to team up with Zach, resulting in Molly being brutally dumped.
In another plot twist, Molly returned during Casa Amor and managed to rekindle her romance with Zach, resulting in an ongoing feud between the pair and Kady.
And a moment that added fuel to the fire was the Snog, Marry, Pie game.
Zach and Kady kissed during the challenge, with Molly now claiming he was told to do it.
On the podcast, she said, “No one has really seen this. Zach pecked her and winked at me, but he couldn’t, so he had to do it again.
“He was very respectful.”
Amanda replied, “Oh really? So a kiss must be a kiss?’
Zach said, “You have to kiss.” And Molly joked, “That means full. He was forced to.’
Since moving out of the villa, Molly and Zach have been together all the time, and the pair even headed to New York for a city break last weekend.
Now, however, the couple is spending some time apart while Molly goes on vacation with her family, with whom she is incredibly close.
It was revealed earlier this month that the pair are reportedly the favorites to be the first couple from Love Island’s 2023 series to get engaged and have a baby.
Despite coming fourth, according to the bookmakers, the couple is most likely to be the first to achieve major relationship milestones ahead of the others in their series.
It comes after Kady got involved in a heated argument with Zachariah on Sunday’s explosive reunion episode.
After Kady entered the villa in a shock return to the ITV2 show, she chose to team up with Zach, resulting in Molly being brutally dumped.
And in another plot twist, Molly returned during Casa Amor and managed to rekindle her romance with Zach.
A feud has been going on between the couple and Kady ever since, and during the reunion, Zach said it was “obvious” who spilled the tea outside the villa.
Drama: It comes after Kady got involved in a heated argument with Zachariah on Sunday’s explosive reunion episode
Tense: Earlier in the show, while on the couch, things got awkward when Kady revealed she was ‘deeply hurt’ by Molly’s reaction when she was cut from the show
He yelled at Kady, “Our names are in your mouth, your name is not our mouth. I feel I speak for both of us when I say we wish you nothing but happiness and good health.”
Kady laughed and replied, “Zach, enjoy your five minutes.”
Zach then said he didn’t “talk behind people’s backs,” while Kady hit back: “I don’t talk behind people’s backs, I say it on podcasts.”
Earlier in the show, while on the couch, things got awkward when Kady revealed she was “deeply hurt” by Molly’s reaction when she was cut from the show.
She said, “I wish these two the very best and wish it could have been different. But they are so cute together. I was hurt, I didn’t know why Molly didn’t like me, but I’ve moved on now,” Kady told Maya when questioned about the drama.”