DUMPED Love Islander Anna-May Robey had a secret “breakdown” in the villa before her sudden axe.
The 20-year-old Welsh beauty told Johnny Seifert’s Secure The Insecure podcast villa life was “overwhelming”.
Anna-May Robey in the villa before her dumping
Anna-May, who left after nine days, failed to find a romantic connection – despite being coupled up with Haris and Kai.
“It’s very overwhelming because you don’t get a five minute break,” she explained.
:You’re all talking about the same thing, like, ‘where’s your head at? Who would you fancy?’ And you can’t really get away from it.
“If you sit by the pool, for example, on your own for five minutes, someone will be coming up to you and be like, are you okay?
“I like having five minutes for myself. I like spending time by myself. And I think being in a villa where you’re surrounded by people 24/7, even though I love them all to bits, I find it quite difficult sometimes, especially when you’re talking all the time. It’s very, very tiring in there. Very tiring.
“The first couple of days in there had a little bit of a breakdown. I was just a bit overwhelmed.
“I remember thinking, I don’t know, if I’m doing the right thing and then after that, then I was fine.
“I think it just needed like a conversation with the girls, because you go in there, and they kind of stick you with your couple straightaway.
“I know it’s Love Island and you’re not there for friends, but I think having girl company is a big thing for me.
“Not having someone to talk to for the first couple of days, I just felt quite uncomfortable. I think I cried.
“I had a bit of a breakdown because I just felt a bit lost. Everybody was in a couple and I was like, is there something wrong with me?
“But really, there’s like, what five boys in there? Realistically, was I really gonna fall in love with one of them? Probably not to be fair.”
Anna-May praised the production team, welfare and psychologists who were there to speak to when struggling.
TV previously announced its Duty of Care measures for the current series of Love Island.
It said: “Prior to appearing on the show, prospective Islanders will watch a video fronted by the show’s Executive Producer and Head of Welfare, interviewing former Islanders about their experiences on the show.
“This includes details on the two week period before they enter the Villa, how to cope being filmed 24/7, the interaction they will have with producers in the Villa, the support provided to family members, dealing with social media trolling, and adapting to life away from the show.”
Anna with Tom Clare
Anna was the youngest in the villa
