LOVE Island’s Huda Mustafa revealed she’s dreaming of a Hollywood film career as more than 1,000 fans turned up to meet and greet on Friday night, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report.
‘Hudamania’ erupted outside West Hollywood clothing store ‘Oh Polly’ for the reality star’s first brand partnership launch in Los Angeles.
Love Island USA’s Huda Mustafa has revealed how she is eyeing up a Hollywood movie career after leaving the villa[/caption]
Huda’s partnership with Oh Polly launched on Friday[/caption]
There were queues outside of the clothing store in West Hollywood[/caption]
The 24-year-old was overwhelmed by the response as fans queued for several hours and traveled from as far as Arizona to get a few minutes with the star.
Huda, who now has more than six million TikTok followers and four million on Instagram, was a vision in a white Oh Polly tight-fitted goddess dress.
The U.S. Sun was granted a rare exclusive interview with the star, who admitted she was blown away by the amount of people who showed up for the event.
Security kept the screaming crowds under control, and the queue wrapped around buildings and down an alleyway on Melrose Avenue.
“I’m not gonna lie, I’m shook as f***,” she laughed. “I was not expecting this at all.
“People are like, ‘Ok, yeah, people have been lining up since 8am, 11am.’ I was like, for me? Why? Like for what?
“But I feel loved, truly, this makes me feel so so loved. It’s actually insane. And my mind is still not comprehending anything, at all.”
Huda finished in third place on the reality dating show with partner, Chris Seeley, even though they broke up before the finale.
Huda shot to fame this summer on Love Island USA[/caption]
She made it to the grand finale, but sadly did not find love on the Island[/caption]
Huda dumped Chris Seeley at the finale[/caption]
HUDA’S BIG CAREER U-TURN?
She’s been dropping hints at big collaborations since leaving the villa, and is excited to move into fashion.
But she admitted she also dreams of becoming a successful actress, having grown up acting and singing.
“The possibilities are endless. Something I really want to do is getting into film, getting into like movies, stuff like that, I really want to do that,” she said.
“I actually did acting my whole childhood, I was a big, big theater kid. I want to do an action movie so bad, that’s what I really, really want to do.”
Asked if she’d want to be the next Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider, Huda laughed, “She is an icon to live up to. Don’t get my head big!”
Huda, who is a single mom to daughter Arleigh, admitted she has considered moving to Los Angeles from North Carolina as her career takes off.
Something I really want to do is getting into film, getting into like movies, stuff like that, I really want to do that.
Huda Mustafa speaking to The U.S. Sun
“I’ve spoken about it, for sure,” she said. “So it’s something that I’m thinking about, but there’s no definite yes.
“Not having to fly on a plane every two seconds.. the jet lag is crazy. Oh my God, it’s a whole thing, jet lag is terrible, but I’m trying my best.”
She said she’s an organized traveler, revealing, “Everything I use is in a pouch or a cube. I always have my AirPod Max’s with me, 24/7, and my frigging charger, because my phone dies all the time.”
HUDA PARTNERS WITH OH POLLY
Huda told fans she’s excited to partner with Oh Polly, and spoke of her embellished purple finale dress.
She told the U.S. Sun she first purchased a piece from the brand in 2018.
“And I just remembered how much that dress snatched me the f*** up,” she said. “And since then, any time I needed a dress for an event I always ordered from Oh Polly.”
Asked about her style, she added, “Anytime I go for a look I’m always like ok … Brat streetwear sexy, or elegant sexy classy.”
Talking of confidence when it comes to fashion, she said it was all about “just not caring what people think.”
“Everybody feels insecure, but at the end of the day you gotta be ‘listen girl, love yourself,’” she said. “Just be yourself, it does you no good trying to be someone else.”
The fitness influencer admitted she is desperate to work out more to look good in her clothes, but her schedule has been hectic since leaving the villa.
Huda has spoken exclusively to The U.S. Sun about her future plans[/caption]
HUDA’S GYM HABITS – REVEALED
She said, “Oh my God, since I’ve been back, I’ve finally got in the gym like twice.
“I’m dying to just get back into a full routine. But before I went to the villa, five or six days a week, always in the gym. Always doing something. I cannot live without the gym. And I need the gym, for my mental health for sure.”
Huda spent more than two hours chatting and taking selfies with fans who also fell over each other to catch a glimpse of her leaving after 8 pm.
DIEHARD HUDA FAN
Fan Cassidy Drury, 21, was among the lucky ones to get a photograph with Huda after driving seven hours from Phoenix, Arizona.
She told The U.S. Sun, “We’ve been waiting here since 1 pm, and we stood in line for about four and a half hours, and we drove seven hours to get here all the way from Phoenix.
“I love Huda, I’m a diehard Huda fan. I think she’s so tea, I think she’s so real, and she’s definitely for the lover girls.
“She gave me a kiss, she told me I was beautiful. It was amazing, I’m shaking with excitement still. It was everything I wanted it to be. It was worth the time, the money, the drive, everything.”
She said she’d love to see Huda launch her own activewear line in the future and capitalize on her popularity to set her and her daughter up for life.
Asked if she’d love to see her on the big screen, Cassidy admitted, “I’d watch her in anything. She can slay at that for sure.”
She recently attended a premiere in Hollywood, with her determined to make a name for herself since her reality stint[/caption]
