Charlotte Sumner is having her say now she’s left the Love Island villa (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
Okay, Charlotte Sumner may just have got dumped from the Love Island villa, but we have a sneaky suspicion she’s already an icon.
On entering the reality TV show just days ago, the dental nurse was met with some pretty savage reactions to her age, which is – by the way – only 30.
We repeat: she’s only 30.
But that didn’t compute with some of the younger islanders – of which there are many.
Some of the youngest contestants in the show’s history were still teenagers, with last year’s Gemma Owen famously only being 19 when she entered the villa.
Amelia Peters was thought to be the youngest ever contestant on the show, as she was only 18 back in season three.
Charlotte arrived at the villa with Leah Taylor only a few days ago (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
Charlotte, Catherine Agbaje and Leah were all vulnerable tonight after they received the least votes from the public (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
This year, the youngest islander is Molly Marsh, who is 21.
But when glorious Charlotte – who is only 30, by the way – walked into the villa, contestants were baffled by her age.
While on a date with Tryique Hyde, 24, Charlotte revealed her age to him, to which he said in confused response: ‘You don’t look 30 though. You’ve got nice teeth you know.’
He later added: ‘You look good though!’
Fellow islander Zachariah Noble also seemingly couldn’t get his head around Charlotte being 30 and looking young.
Some fans took to social media to call the behaviour out at the time, with one writing: ‘Lads, she’s just turned 30, she hasn’t just walked out of the nursing home. ‘
The star left with her head held high, and we love her for it (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
‘“You’ve got nice teeth” tyrique she’s 30 did you expect her to have dentures???,’ said another Love Island fan.
But now, having been dumped from the villa alongside Andre Furtado in tonight’s explosive double whammy, Charlotte has had her say.
And let’s just say, her – er – maturity shines through.
When asked what she thought about the reactions to her age from fellow Islanders, she had this brilliant response.
‘I just think don’t settle. There’s no rush. I’d rather take my time, be single, focus on myself and I want to meet my lifetime partner,’ she began.
‘I don’t want to meet someone and just be with them for a few years. ‘Do you’, don’t put any pressure on it. Nowadays people stress.
‘But really, it doesn’t matter if you’ve not got it sorted out. Everything happens for a reason.
‘Where you are in your life is for a reason and it will happen when you least expect it. I feel young, it doesn’t matter.
Now that’s something worth talking about.
Love Island continues Sunday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX
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