Ilona Maher Goes Viral on TikTok for Love Island-Themed Olympic Village Content

Rugby prima Ilona Maher is showing disconnected nan 2024 Paris Olympics Love Island style! The California autochthonal made waves online pinch iconic villa-themed contented showcasing nan Olympic village, wherever nan world’s astir talented athletes will beryllium surviving during nan games.

“Here to origin a ruckus,” Ilona, 27, captioned a TikTok connected Tuesday, July 23, tagging nan Love Island franchise. In nan clip, nan Olympian modeled an charismatic Team U.S.A. bikini that Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS marque designed.

“This week, a basking caller bombshell enters nan villa,” nan jock utilized a celebrated voiceover from nan summertime bid arsenic audio for nan upload.

Love Island fans rejoiced successful nan remark conception astatine nan crossover betwixt nan 2 awesome events of nan summer.

“I americium obsessed pinch your treating nan Olympic colony arsenic Love Island! Quality content,” 1 instrumentality wrote. Meanwhile, different personification added, “I will everlastingly mention to nan Olympic colony arsenic The Villa, Thankyou.”

The Official Team U.S.A. TikTok relationship moreover chimed into nan conversation, writing, “*PATRIOTISM INTENSIFIES*”

In a follow-up video, Ilona updated her followers astir nan “success” immoderate of her teammates were having “in nan villa,” referring to nan location wherever each nan contestants unrecorded during their Love Island careers.

“Naya sewage a number,” she said arsenic she panned nan camera to her teammate, Naya Tapper, arsenic they sat broadside by broadside successful a cafeteria successful nan Olympic village. “Well, she sewage an Insta. She conscionable stared this dude down. He stared astatine her. Then, he came complete here.”

Naya, 29, simply waved her digit to nan camera and attributed nan flirty speech to beardown “eye contact.”

“The powerfulness she has!” Ilona emphasized arsenic she pointed to her colleague. “Power. Feminine wiles complete present she’s using.”

Fans person historically been funny astir nan Olympic Village, which houses much than 15,000 Olympians and 9,000 Paralympians for nan long of nan event. The 2024 Paris Olympic Village reportedly costs $1.85 cardinal to build, pinch 40,000 meals being prepped each time successful a eating hallway designed to cater to various styles of cuisine from astir nan world.

Besides nan Rugby star’s viral Love Island-themed posts, athletes person shared photos of controversial cardboard sleeping cots provided by nan statement online, sparking rumors that these beds were “anti-sex.”

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan was nan first to show disconnected he was testing nan beds successful nan 2024 Paris Olympic Village successful a TikTok video posted connected July 20. Wearing only navy shorts and achromatic socks, he jumped connected his furniture to show its sturdiness contempt being made of cardboard.

“I’m astatine nan Paris Olympic Games, and erstwhile again, we person these cardboard ‘anti-sex’ beds. When I tested them past time, they withstood my testing. Maybe I wasn’t vigorous enough,” he said earlier conducting his latest “test” of nan mattress. “Nope. They walk nan test. It’s fake. Fake news!”

In nan caption, he added, “Paris Olympics ‘Anti-sex beds’ debunked (again).”

The cardboard beds were first introduced astatine nan 2020 Summer Olympics successful Tokyo, which were held successful July and August 2021 owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. runner Paul Chelimo seemingly started nan rumor that nan uncomfortable sleeping arrangements were made to discourage friendly relations betwixt Olympic athletes.

“Beds to beryllium installed successful Tokyo Olympic Village will beryllium made of cardboard, this is aimed astatine avoiding intimacy among athletes,” he wrote connected Twitter successful July 2021. “Beds will beryllium capable to withstand nan weight of a azygous personification to debar situations beyond sports. I spot nary problem for region runners, moreover 4 of america tin do.”