Belle-A Walker Was "Caught Off Guard" When Nic Vansteenberge Didn't Choose Her On 'Love Island USA'

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00:00Before we even, you know, get into the Love Island stuff, I would love to ask you about

00:05the way you spell your name, because I think it's so unique, it's so fun, and I need to

00:10know the origin of it.

00:11Yes, thank you.

00:14So going back, bringing you through a little family history lesson, my Nona, which is grandma,

00:21her name was Anne, and would go by Annie.

00:24Annie, she named my mom Vera-Anne, and my mom wanted to give me a piece of my Nona as

00:34well, so she named me Isabel-Anne.

00:38Well, I have so much respect for the fact that you were not as willing to just, like, tongue

00:42down everyone and anyone right from the start.

00:44So, I got a little strict no-kiss-on-the-first-day policy.

00:51Were you nervous going into the villa, knowing that that wasn't really your thing?

00:57Yes, absolutely.

00:58I knew what I was walking into.

01:00Of course, it's Love Island.

01:01I've seen the seasons.

01:02I've seen how it goes.

01:04I had no doubt that they were going to have us kissing on the first day, but I also knew

01:09in my heart that I had set this boundary for myself in the outside world, and I knew I wanted

01:17to, and I needed to be true to myself, even just that small of a boundary.

01:23I needed to keep that to myself, even in the villa.

01:28So, first night rolls around, and we're supposed to share a hot, steamy make-out session with

01:34two of the finest men we see.

01:36Of course, I had to be a little teased that night.

01:40We did see you start to let loose a little bit in the baseball challenge, and it was kind

01:43of like you had been let out of your cage.

01:56Is this Bella?

01:58Hello?

01:59Bella, is that you?

02:00What made you decide to go full throttle in that challenge?

02:03First, I think it's really cool that you just said let out of your cage, like a little baseball

02:07cage.

02:08You just came out swinging.

02:11I definitely wanted to lay the foundation of my boundary first and foremost, and that's

02:21exactly what I did.

02:22And once I knew I gained the respect of every single one of those guys in the villa, and after

02:28they communicated with me that they see me, they appreciate me, they respect me, that's

02:34when I decided to let my guard down a little bit, because I felt safe.

02:38I knew I was going to be okay, and I knew that I wanted to unlock this Bella that had

02:46been locked up for so long, so that's exactly what I did.

02:50You and Nick, you guys were coupled up from the beginning.

02:53I think Nick is calling my name.

02:56I know, that's right.

02:57Get your man.

03:00Bella, you can now go join Nick.

03:02Yes, get your man's in.

03:09What was it that initially drew you to him?

03:15Well, I mean, he's very handsome.

03:19And I, he came into the villa talking about what he did for his job.

03:28And he said that he's an ER, or he's, he's a nurse, and he actually like walked away from

03:35that to pursue what he's passionate about.

03:38And I found that very, very attractive, that even though he had this safe path paved for

03:45him already, he decided to take a risk.

03:47And I just found that super intriguing.

03:51And I wanted to get to know him and who he was and why he did it.

03:56And that's why I chose Nick that night.

03:59Well, if you could go back in time, would you have still chosen him at the first coupling?

04:04Or do you wish you would have explored a connection with someone else?

04:07And if so, who?

04:09So I also kissed Taylor that night.

04:13I am very attracted to him.

04:16But he, he doesn't look like my ex, but he kind of has some similarities.

04:23And so I think that hit a little too close to home.

04:27So I wanted to try something different.

04:29And I wanted to put myself out there and jump out of my comfort zone.

04:33So even going back, like I did what I did, and I don't regret any of those decisions

04:38by coupling up with Nick.

04:40I did enjoy getting to know him and who he is as a person.

04:44It's unfortunate the way he went about things, but no regrets.

04:49As far as Taylor, I do wish I would have allowed myself to explore more with him.

04:56Fans learned that when you handled things with Nick after the recoupling, specifically

04:59when you told him it wasn't your loss that he chose someone else.

05:03The girl that I would like to couple up with is Sierra.

05:10I think like someone is and will, like, they're going to find you one day and give you that

05:16100% commitment that you're looking for.

05:18And I'm sorry that like, I couldn't be that person.

05:21That's not my loss.

05:24You know, I'm sure emotions were running high in that moment.

05:26So how did you manage to handle that last conversation with so much grace?

05:32You know what?

05:34I said what I said because my intentions were pure the entire time.

05:40And a pure heart never loses.

05:42I'm not sure if you saw, but there's a change.org petition to bring you back to the show.

05:47And it has over 40,000 signatures.

05:51What do you think about that?

05:53I am on cloud nine hearing that because I was so nervous that when I did leave the villa,

06:03I was afraid that people didn't get to see enough of me, of who I am.

06:08I knew that I laid down my boundaries and I knew that that was shown, but I didn't get

06:13to show my character.

06:15I, it only started coming out in like the last couple episodes.

06:18And I was so sad and very nervous and how I was going to be received by everybody around

06:24me.

06:24I was a little afraid that they were going to say, oh good, you know, like get this girl

06:28out of here.

06:29She has no depth.

06:30She's so boring.

06:32They, they pulled the most basic surface level of things that I said in the entire villa

06:37and put those conversations out there.

06:40So I was afraid that that's exactly how they would view me as just this boring surface level

06:44person who's a prude and like, doesn't, you know, take chances or take risks.

06:49And that's not who I am at all.

06:51So hearing that really just fills my heart so heavily knowing that I might've made a bigger

06:59splash than I thought.

07:00If given the opportunity, would you ever return as a bombshell?

07:04Heck yeah.

07:05Heck yeah.

07:06Put me back in coach.

07:06I'm ready.

07:07I got the, I got the game down.

07:10I've got, I've found new confidence.

07:12I found my voice.

07:14I'm ready.

07:15Put me back in.

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