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has spoken out on her turbulent stint on .
The reality star, 26, made it all the way to the final with boyfriend Sean Stone, also 26, but her journey in the villa wasn't easy as she was at the centre of a bullying row which sparked 11,000 complaints.
The controversy involved fellow Islanders , and Jessy Potts, who were branded 'mean girls' by viewers for their perceived 'ganging up' on Lucinda.
Appearing in Paul C Brunson's latest We Need To Talk podcast episode, Lucinda reflected on her time on the show and how she was only cast at the last minute.
The All Stars series marked Lucinda's fourth time on the programme, with the reality star deciding to catch a flight to just three hours after being asked if she wanted to appear on the show.
Lucinda recalled: 'I got a call in January and it was from one of the casting people and they said, what are you doing? And I said, !I'm just lying in bed editing a . What are you doing?'.
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Lucinda Strafford has spoken out on her turbulent stint on Love Island: All Stars
'Bearing in mind I haven't had my hair done in ages, I haven't had my nails done. You know, obviously the important things. I haven't planned anything.
'I haven't bought one single piece of clothing for this show at all. Right. And, he just said, "well, there's a flight tonight to Cape Town, do you want to get on it?"
Lucinda said she called everyone asking for their advice, before ultimately deciding to go on the show.
She added she initially felt unsure because she had just starred on Love Island Games and didn't need to go on for social media engagement.
The conversation then moved on to Lucinda's isolation in the villa, with the star admitting sometimes she wouldn't speak to Samie Elishi for days on end.
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The former friends fell out when Lucinda to couple up with, leaving Samie 'blindsided'.
Tensions only worsened during a game of Snog, Marry, Pie, when Lucinda chose to pie Samie with 'full force,' which Samie described as feeling like a 'slap in the face'.
Lucinda also found herself at loggerheads with Belle Hassan over Sean, as well as Jessy, who claimed she was putting on a 'fake baby voice'.
The reality star's journey in the villa wasn't easy as she was at the centre of a bullying row which sparked 11,000 Ofcom complaints (pictured Belle Hassan)
Appearing in Paul C Brunson's latest We Need To Talk podcast episode, Lucinda reflected on her time on the show and how she was only cast at the last minute
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Lucinda was hit with the accusation by Jack Keating, who implied he had seen online that Lucinda was involved with the clothing company CEO of a brand called Peppermayo.
Clarifying the rumours, Lucinda said: 'This is absolutely not true. This has been an ongoing rumuor for a long time and is actually about one of my friends. I haven't actually spoken to him in a long time, but, I work closely with his brand, and people keep saying that we're dating and this, that and the other, and that is just absolutely not the case. Like we are genuinely just friends.'
You can listen to the episode on Spotify or watch it on YouTube.
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