I know the real Helena and the truth about her being a ‘good time girl' – Love Island have set her up to look bad
The reaction has left those close to
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Helena is in a couple with Harry on Love Island - but he called her a 'good time girl'
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Her hairdresser, Natalie Clayton, has come to Helena's defence
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Natalie says the edit has been unkind to Helena
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Helena is the oldest girl in the villa - and one of the most popular
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One person who thinks
Natalie Clayton, who owns NCWeave in Merseyside, has been doing Helena's hair for the last four years and did it just before she entered the villa.
She has explained why people might think Helena is a 'good time girl', after Harry branded her that.
She told us: 'I think she knows what Harry is like, and she's never been in a relationship before, and that's what people are forgetting, because she's just, she's just having fun.
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'She doesn't take life too seriously. She is one for just having fun and living her best life.'
The 29-year-old has been open about the fact she's never had a relationship before and Natalie thinks she's just embracing it all - rather than being bogged down in the details of relationships.
'Because of her job and her lifestyle, I don't think she's just ever thought about settling down yet,' Natalie told us.
'She loves travelling, she loves going out with her friends. So I think she's just never met that right person where she's wanted to settle down with them.'
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On Love Island Helena has mostly been coupled up with Harry but has gained the reputation of someone who is very flirty with the opposite sex.
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She said: 'I think maybe the clips that have been heard have made it worse because I do think that Shakira has been worse with her than Helena has with Shakira and I don't understand why people can't see that coming across.
'At the end of the day they've just got a similar type and they've both gone for the same person and then she's been portrayed like she keeps going for her men.
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'But you can see Helena was shocked at that because she's not even realised and just been like we've got the same type and she was joking about it.
'And then I think Shakira, from what's been heard, she's been talking about Helena a hell of a lot more.'
Natalie said her
'She just likes to keep herself to herself in her own little bubble and she just wants to be friends with everyone and get on with everyone,' she told us.
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'I know people are saying she said this and that, but you can see by the things that she's done, she just doesn't take life seriously.'
And Natalie thinks she has what it takes to win the show, telling us: 'I would absolutely love her to win the show because it has been great TV.
'Whether people have liked her or not liked her, I think if she hadn't been in there it could have been very boring!'
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Natalie says Shakira has been gunning for Helena
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Love Island 2025 full lineup
: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare.
: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads.
: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish.
: International business graduate with brains and ambition.
: A gym enthusiast with a big heart.
: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern.
: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps.
: A towering 6'5' personal trainer.
: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro.
: Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress.
: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Giorgio Russo
: The 30-year-old will be spending his summer in the sun, potentially his sister Alessia's successful tournament at the Euros in Switzerland.
: Professional DJ from Manchester who appeared on X Factor 2016 in girl group Four of Diamonds.
: Miss Bikini Ireland 2019 winner who hails from Dublin and works as a nail technician and personal trainer.
Emma Munro: Harry Cooksley's ex who entered as a bombshell and works as a hydrogeologist.
Departures
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: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing.
: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident.
: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa.
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A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered
Love Island 2025
as a bombshell
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: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
Poppy Harrison:
The bombshell broke up with her boyfriend after finding out she would be in the villa
Will Means
: The fourth fittest farmer in the UK according to Farmers' Weekly in 2023 entered the villa as a bombshell
: An Irish actress part of the OG line-up.
: 23-year-old personal banker from Glasgow who fancies herself as a 'good flirt'.
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27-year-old gym hunk who
entered the show
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