
Speaking from her Fiji hotel room a few days after her departure, Belle-A Walker discussed the events leading up to the dramatic firepit ceremony, including the unexpected exit of Yulissa Escobar. Viewers discovered clips of Yulissa using a racial slur on a podcast, prompting her removal from the show on day two. Onscreen, details about Yulissa’s departure were scarce; around the 18th minute of the second episode, the narrator, Iain Stirling, simply stated that “Yulissa has left the villa.” According to Walker, who at the time of this interview didn’t have access to her phone, the producers didn’t inform the cast about why Yulissa was evicted. At that point, Belle-A was heavily invested in her relationship with Birchall, who she claims took her by surprise when he decided to couple with Cierra Ortega instead. “I had just spoken to him a moment ago, and he reassured me saying ‘Belle-A, you don’t have anything to worry about.’ And then he sent me packing my bags.