I Kissed a Boy’s Ollie & Dan breakup discourse will get wilder

Dan Harry; @taylora_dc through TikTok; Ollie King

BBC; TikTok (@taylora_dc)

It is solely been a couple of days since actuality TV followers have been stunned by a head-scratching new video from Ollie King — who received season 1 of I Kissed a Boy and was a fan-favorite contestant inside the queer relationship sequence — ranting about nonbinary individuals, supporting protests tied to far-right activist Tommy Robinson, and accusing his I Kissed a Boy ex Dan Harry of mistreating others after their time on the BBC relationship present.

To recap: King mentioned in his earlier video that “possibly we must always inform individuals, Dan, and expose you, as to why I left you, final September, two years in the past.” He went on, “Possibly we must always inform them, cos you are essentially the most impolite, arrogantest[sic] turd I’ve ever met. That is why. While you barge into our girls on cruise ships, [Harry allegedly saying,] ‘They should not be in my means.’ Since you assume you are from London, you possibly can barge into individuals.”

Unexpectedly, a girl who recognized herself as a good friend of the couple — and who certainly has a number of years of images, movies, and back-and-forth feedback on her Instagram grid that Out may confirm — went on TikTok (@taylora_dc) to refute King’s claims as somebody who actually met the I Kissed a Boy exes on that precise cruise ship referenced by King, and went on to remain buddies with Harry after their breakup.

“Hi there, I’m right here to speak concerning the I Kissed a Boy drama between Ollie King and Dan Harry that is been going across the final couple of days,” Taylor A. stated in her TikTok video. “You may be pondering, ‘What does this American lady have so as to add to the story?’ Nicely, in the event you’ve been following the drama, you will have seen that Ollie King posted a 20- to 30-minute video speaking about his help for the protests occurring in London. And, along with that, attacked an entire number of communities — like nonbinary people — and his ex, Dan Harry.”

“Humorous sufficient, I met them each on stated cruise,” Taylor A. revealed.

Taylor A. defined that she “had by no means heard of the present [I Kissed a Boy] earlier than” assembly them on this cruise ship.

“I had no thought who these individuals have been,” she added. “Like, I am simply an American who was on trip with my good friend, and met them each the primary night time on the cruise within the cruise membership, and proceeded to have a friendship that developed between myself, my good friend, the 2 of them,” and different individuals all of them met throughout the journey.

Total, Taylor A. recalled spending a whole lot of time with King and Harry on condition that this “was not an enormous cruise,” noting: “It was a Virgin Voyages cruise; adult-only, with an entire week. So I spent a whole lot of time with them each on the cruise, off the cruise, on the ports. And I watched their interactions with all people else, on the ship and off the ship.”

“Folks had acknowledged them on the ship. A few individuals had requested photographs,” Taylor A. went on. “I watched them all the time reply with kindness. Dan, particularly, to all the individuals who got here as much as them — men and women alike. Myself included, once I simply randomly tried to make buddies and approached them, having no thought like what sort of celebrities, influencers, or whoever they have been.”

Through the years, Taylor A. mentioned staying in contact with them, “significantly with Dan,” she added. “And I’ve discovered him at that second [upon meeting], and over the course of my time having hung out with him, to be nothing however type, and courteous, and beneficiant to everybody who asks him for photographs, to everybody who approaches him… Girls included.”

To that time, she defined why she “simply thought it was fascinating that Ollie felt the necessity to name out that cruise particularly,” including: “I really commented on his video and stated, ‘Hey, like I used to be a girl who met you each on that cruise, and I did not discover Dan’s conduct to be farther from the reality.’ And he, inside minutes, blocked me from his TikTok and deleted my remark.”

Taylor A. continued, “I simply assume it was fascinating that he went and created this complete narrative… And when somebody who was an precise witness to one of many occasions he talked about countered or contradicted his story, that he erased any point out of it.”

Whereas acknowledging that there have been “actually different girls on this cruise,” Taylor A. argued that she was “the lady that was round for practically that complete cruise with the 2 of them, and simply thought I might come right here and share my expertise. So, completely satisfied to reply any questions, let me know.”

When requested if he’d like to reply to Taylor A.’s video, King declined to share a touch upon the file. You’ll be able to watch Taylor A.’s full TikTok video recalling her experiences beneath.

I Kissed a Boy seasons 1 and a couple of, in addition to the BBC sequence’ hit spinoff I Kissed a Lady, are all streaming on Hulu for U.S. viewers.