The villain-to-fan-favorite pipeline really worked for Huda Mustafa, the Love Island USA season 7 contestant that everyone either loved, hated, or loved to hate. But even after a classic reality TV redemption arc landed her in the finale, she's still being plagued by questions about her time in the Villa, specifically about her mental health. In a new interview, Huda defended her Love Island USA crash out and reiterated that she took care of her mental health by visiting the psychologist on set.
In case you didn't know, every Islander is assigned a psychologist to see throughout their time in the villa. According to Vogue, contestants are meant to meet with their psychologist every week for a check-in, but are also able to meet with a psychologist on-call if need be. And Huda took full advantage.
“I definitely went to the [show] psychologist when I needed it,” Huda told Us Weekly in an exclusive, post-finale interview. “She sees me and understands me.” As to the crash out that was heard around the world, Huda insisted that it wasn't actually that big of a deal IRL. “TV only shows a fraction of what's going on in the villa; I wasn't crashing out every two seconds! Everybody crashes out in their own rooms. Like, God forbid a girl does it on national television!”
She continued, responding to fans who criticized her as “crazy” because of the crash out. “It's okay to have emotions. I handle any hate pretty well. You wanna say I'm crazy for crashing out? By all means. I know damn well your ass crashed out two years ago when Jacob broke up with your ass,” she said, seemingly referring to our collective fictional ex.
This isn't the first time Huda has spoken about her visits to the Love Island USA psychologist. During an appearance on Call Her Daddy, Huda denied rumors that she was sent to the psychologist by producers. “I would voluntarily go to psych on my own,” she said. “I needed a woman to talk to. That's when I would go to psych. And when there was a time when I felt more emotional, I would go to psych.”
