It's rare for a dating show star's apology to be as well-received as Love Island USA alum Cierra Ortega's recent statement addressing her past use of a racist slur. That was until she made a new video this weekend. Cierra weighed in on Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen's romance in a new TikTok video that also claimed she got a “villain edit” on the show—and fans are not impressed.
Hopping on the “You look happier” video trend, Cierra shared a little GRWM video to her socials over the weekend and decided to open up about how she really feels about Nic and Olandria. “I booked a flight to Mykonos after surviving the villain edit on reality TV and I didn't end up with the guy who never actually liked me and wanted my friend the entire time,” she wrote, throwing some not-so-subtle shade at her Love Island USA connection.
Some fans were happy to see Cierra finally call Nic out. After all, the man went from being lost and heartbroken that Cierra had left the villa to excited and giddy at the chance to explore his connection with Olandria in less than 24 hours. (A major red flag if there ever was one.) It's especially deserved seeing as how Nic has said that he hasn't reached out to Cierra since leaving the Villa, even though they were “closed off” when she was asked to leave the show. (Another red flag!)
But while Cierra is well within her rights to call Nic out, she appears to have miscalculated the decision to call her appearance on Love Island USA a “villain edit.” For those unfamiliar, a villain edit is when a reality show contestant is edited in such a way that she becomes the villain of the season, even if it's not entirely accurate. This can result in a lot of online backlash from fans, harassment, and is definitely a real problem in reality television. But Cierra didn't get a villain edit.
Before her recent history of using a racial slur forced producers to kick her out of the villa, Cierra was not being portrayed as a villain on the show. Fans didn't turn on her because of an edit, they turned on her because she repeatedly used a racial slur on her social media. The supposed “villain edit” she is referring is the consequence of her own actions.
