Kate Cassidy is asking for kindness.
The influencer—who dated One Direction singer Liam Payne for two years before his death in October—expressed empathy for new Love Island USA star Vanna Einerson whose appearance has been subject to scrutiny online since she joined season seven of the Peacock dating competition show during the June 23 episode.
“People are brutal in this world,” Kate said in a June 24 TikTok video. “I don’t even watch Love Island. This beautiful girl who goes into the villa, I guess, Vanna, she is so pretty, she’s so young. She’s being ripped to shreds on TikTok, on the internet. It is insane, and it is so mean and hurtful.”
When Vanna first joined the show, many viewers expressed surprise that the reality star is just 21 years old, given her mature features.
Kate went on, “Could you imagine not having your phone, going into a villa, whatever, being all excited to meet all these new people, you come out, you get your phone back and you’re just scrolling and it’s literally just degrading, mean s–t?”
