Love Island USA’s Huda escaped two eliminations, is she the villain, or just misunderstood?

Someone call the villa therapists, because Huda Mustafa is giving reality TV whiplash. The 24-year-old fitness trainer and single mum hit it off with Jeremiah Brown faster than most of us hit snooze, within days, they were talking, cohabiting and sharing locations.

Love Island USA’s Huda escaped two dumpings, is she the villain? | Credit: Instagram/hudabubbaaa

Huda’s whirlwind romance with Jeremiah went from 0 to 100

But when Jeremiah got recoupled with bombshell Iris Kendall by America’s vote, Huda’s villa fairytale came crashing down. What followed? Full-blown heartbreak: silent sobbing, late-night tears, and a literal pillow toss to Jeremiah’s face after his “beach date” with Iris triggered her rage.

Two eliminations, zero exit, how is Huda still in?

Sounds like textbook villain material, right? And yet… she is still in the villa. Not once, but twice, Huda dodged the dumping bullet like a certified drama ninja.

Love Island USA’s Huda escaped two dumpings, is she the villain? | Credit: Instagram/hudabubbaaa

During the first elimination, despite islanders like Ace Greene and Nic Vansteenberghe calling out her suffocating behaviour, Amaya Espinal saved her by choosing to send Charlie Georgiou packing. Days later, another shake-up nearly sent her home again, but she lived to stir the pot another day, even getting a save from Ace himself. Uhh… what?

Is she the villain—or just edited like one?

Let us be real—Huda’s spirals make for fantastic TV. But the more the cameras zoom in on her emotional chaos, the more viewers are starting to whisper: “Are we getting the full story?”

Jeremiah, oddly absent from confessionals, seems to be floating in the background while Huda gets full-focus freakouts. Classic reality TV villain edit, anyone? The producers might just be capitalising on her emotional explosions to boost drama ratings.

The girls’ club might be protecting Huda

There is also a strong chance the villa’s “girl code” is playing a role. As one of the OG islanders, Huda has deep bonds with the girls, bonds that new bombshells like Jalen Brown simply cannot compete with.

No one wants to be the girl who backstabs a friend on national TV, especially one crying in bed while her ex snuggles someone else. It is giving season 6 sisterhood rebrand, but make it chaotic.

Unhinged, underrated or unfairly edited?

Whatever the reason, emotional loyalty, editing bias, or raw TV gold, Huda is still standing. She might be unravelled, she might be messy, but she is undeniably the moment. Unhinged? Maybe. Underrated? Possibly. Unfairly edited? The jury is still out… but the cameras are definitely rolling.