{"id":182006,"date":"2025-07-21T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/cierra-oretega-breaks-silence-on-nic-and-olandrias-romance-shades-ex\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:05:09","slug":"cierra-oretega-breaks-silence-on-nic-and-olandrias-romance-shades-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/cierra-oretega-breaks-silence-on-nic-and-olandrias-romance-shades-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"Cierra Oretega Breaks Silence on Nic and Olandria\u2019s Romance, Shades Ex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cierra Ortega would like everyone to know that she has moved on.<\/p>\n<p>A couple after she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-makes-stunning-love-island-exit-in-wake-of-racial-slur-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed from Love Island USA<\/a> over her past use of a racial slur \u2014 leaving then-partner Nic Vansteenberghe to eventually couple up with fellow Islander Olandria Carthen \u2014 the 25-year-old jumped online to reveal how she truly feels about their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The short and simple answer?<\/p>\n<p>Nothing. She feels nothing at all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-530465 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278-300x222.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278-768x569.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278-960x712.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2ea7e917-16e7-4dc9-bcca-cc4945eacfb2_1751926278.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Ben Symons\/Peacock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u2019You look happier,\u2019\u201d Cierra wrote over a July 20 Instagram video of herself on vacation in Greece. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, I booked a flight to mykonos after surviving the villain edit on reality tv and I didn\u2019t end up with the guy who never actually liked me and wanted my friend the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then, to emphasize her point, the footage was set to an audio that said the following: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even actually get to break up with him and he\u2019s already with the next girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olandria and Nic, who who fans dubbed <em>Nicolandria<\/em>, came in second place during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/love-island-season-finale-who-took-home-100000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the most recent finale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one moment that I did make a decision for me was the best decision I could have ever made,\u201d Olandria previously told People Magazine of coupling up with Nic. \u201cAnd made my whole experience way better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7.webp 681w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529353 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7.webp 681w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-love-island-usa-season-7.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Peacock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back on July 6, Love Island USA narrator Iain Stirling told viewers that Ortega had left the reality show due to a \u201cpersonal situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old\u2019s unexpected departure came after numerous racist social media posts that she allegedly made resurfaced \u2014 at least two of which contained words\/terms\/phrases offensive to Chinese people.<\/p>\n<p>Three days after her exit from the Peacock-sponsored villa, Ortego sat down for an Instagram video and also issued a written statement on social media about the scandal and its aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to first start by addressing, not just anyone that I have hurt or deeply offended, but most importantly, the entire Asian community,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/cierra-ortega-apologizes-for-racial-slur-breaks-silence-on-love-island-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ortega began at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply, truly, honestly, so sorry. I had no idea that the word held as much pain as much harm, and came with the history that it did, or I never would have used it. I had no ill intention when I was using it. But that\u2019s absolutely no excuse, because intent doesn\u2019t excuse ignorance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit.webp 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-960x640.webp 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529359 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit.webp 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit-960x640.webp 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loveislandcierraexit.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Ben Symons\/Peacock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This mea culpa was made in the wake of old post made by Ortego that subsequently went viral.<\/p>\n<p>In it, the content creator references her eyes, using a racial slur at the time that has been used to denigrate the Asian community.<\/p>\n<p>The first example of this slur took place in 2015; Ortega appeared to use it again in February 2023 to describe her smile while getting Botox.<\/p>\n<p>Since this reference was made public, Cierra has lost hundreds of thousands of social media followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529676 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cierra-Ortega-apology-video-070925-d17db4804104455380be991de9c8e49f.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cierra Ortega addresses her exit from Love Island USA.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ortega went on in this video to detail how her mistakes and the reactions to it have impacted her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s been extremely, extremely difficult is the way people are approaching my family,\u201d she said in a July 9 Instagram video. \u201cThey have had ICE called on them. My family doesn\u2019t feel safe in their own home. I\u2019m receiving death threats\u2014there\u2019s no need to fight hate with hate. I don\u2019t think that that\u2019s justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something that deserved punishment, and the punishment has absolutely been received, for sure. I think the backlash has obviously been very hard to deal with, but I understand that people are kind of confused on why I would have even said it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/cierra-oretega-breaks-silence-on-nic-and-olandrias-romance-shades-ex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Cierra Ortega would like everyone to know that she has moved on. A couple after she was removed from Love Island USA over her past use of a racial slur \u2014 leaving then-partner Nic Vansteenberghe to eventually couple up with fellow Islander Olandria Carthen \u2014 the 25-year-old jumped online to reveal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-182006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}