Nabilla Vergara at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019. – Valery HACHE / AFP
“We are going back to Dubai, I will explain to you later” It was with this laconic message embellished with emojis “depressed air”, virus and hands clasped in prayer that Nabilla Vergara announced the untimely end of Love island this Monday. This show, which she has hosted daily since March 2 for
Amazon Prime, was filmed day by day in
South Africa and was to last a month.
We are going back to Dubai ???????? I’ll explain later ????????
– Nabilla Vergara (@Nabilla) March 16, 2020
However, this Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphose announced the ban on public gatherings of 100 people and the closure of the borders of South Africa to all citizens of the nations most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Over a hundred people to repatriate
“Given the scale and speed at which the virus spreads, it is clear that no country is immune to the disease or will be spared its serious consequences,” said the head of state after declaring the national state of emergency. South Africa is currently the country of sub-Saharan Africa most affected by the Covid-19 virus with 61 contaminations identified to date.
“The health and safety of the production team, the Islanders [les candidats] and everyone involved is our top priority, “Amazon Prime Video said on Monday in a statement. And to add that Prime service subscribers will however be able to vote to elect their favorite couple after the broadcast of this episode of this Monday evening – which will be the last – on Prime Video. And to conclude: “The results will be announced on the various social networks Love Island France “
The judgment of Love island involves the repatriation of the candidates and the teams mobilized on the spot, that is to say more than a hundred people. Nabilla Vergara, who lives in Dubai, had traveled to South Africa with her husband Thomas Vergara and
their son Milann born in October.
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