Love Island star Cierra Ortega is speaking out and telling her side of the story after being booted from the villa for past racist posts…and is spilling the tea about what really went down in the controversial Heart Rate Challenge.
During the challenge, participants dance on the other islanders wearing provocative clothing. Still, viewers could not understand why the islanders turned on Huda Mustafa after choosing Ace Green (who was partnered up with Chelley Bissainthe i) to dance on.
Huda was seen sitting close to Ace’s face and twerking on him, but several other members of the cast revealed that Huda took things too far…but the scene was heavily edited.
and there you have it… everyone apologize to chelley IMMEDIATELY pic.twitter.com/MEEATRL7kW
— el (@eleyanahh) July 27, 2025
In her recent TikTok live, Cierra revealed that during the challenge, producers edited out the part where the single mother licked Ace’s genitals.
According to Cierra, it was Huda’s “signature move,” and she also did it to Jeremiah Brown during the Dominatrix challenge. After the challenge, the girls were visibly upset, particularly Chelley, Ace’s partner, but Cierra says that it was actually the guys who “clocked it” before they did.
Viewers are now calling for Chelley to be issued a public apology as she was hit with a barrage of racist comments and even death threats on social media over her reaction to Huda’s performance. They are also calling for producers to take accountability for the way the episode was edited, which led to a hike in racial backlash from Huda’s fans.
