There are some fixtures on the reality TV dating scene that define the very programs they’re featured on.
Ultimately, she didn’t find her special someone, and the then-24-year-old left single.
Was her person in the villa this time around?
She didn’t stick around too long after coming to the realization, either.
She was like, “Are you single?
What are your plans for the rest of the summer?”
When you’re single, why turn that down?
Seeing myself react to the situations on TV, I realized that maybe I wasn’t quite there yet.
Maybe I was closer than most, but I wasn’t there.
It gave me such an amazing opportunity to see those things that I wanted to change.
Everyone should always be open to self-growth.
I’m very open to criticism.
I like the feedback.
I wanted to be a better version of myself.
I wanted to be someone who didn’t get caught up in the little things.
I wanted to enjoy my life more.
That had to be accompanied by an attitude shift.
That must be a unique experience.
I can’t control how another person is acting.
I know people like to joke that I was trying to I wasn’t.
I can only help what I’m saying and what I’m doing.
I don’t ever recommend that.
It was much more of … ## Does Mackenzie regret her self-elimination?
Do you have any regrets surrounding that decision?
How do you feel about that, in retrospect?
I feel really good about it, actually.
It’s important to know when to leave the party.
My first time around, my elimination was unexpected.
But I do wish that Courtney could have stayed.
We talked about her every day.
We talked about her a lot.
It allowed me the opportunity to get to know some of the girls a little bit more.
It could have been really different.
One person can extremely shift every dynamic in the villa, so [it’s] hard to say.
Do you have any intention of reconnecting with anyone after the villa?
Or are you ready to put your “Love Island” experience to bed?
They did make me a birthday cake.
It’s hard because a lot of people tend to be so different in person.
We saw none of them.
Obviously,Andy is with Mady [McLanahan].
[Of] the ones that left, we saw sadly very little of them for the most part.
But I do hope I get to meet everyone at some point, for sure.
You’re a “Love Island” pro.
What are you hoping will pan out between the remaining people and the couples on the show?
Do you have any predictions as to who will go the distance?
I meant what I said when I said that all of the couples remaining were so different.
They were all so different.
Some of them are going to have to deal with distance.
Some are going to have to deal with the pressures of public misconceptions.
It was a concern for Connor [Trott], the things that people were saying.
What’s next for you?
What’s the next couple of months looking like?
I’m moving in.
I just want to get back to my business.
I have my own brand, Out of His League.
[I’m] figuring out a future for that.
Podcasting is something that I really do love.
“Love Island” Season 4 concluded on August 28.
The reunion episode will drop on September 1 at 9 p.m./6 p.m. ET/PT.
This interview was edited for clarity.
