'Love Island' Fans Can't Stop Seeing Islander's Resemblance to 'Game of Thrones' Star

Stephen Andrew

08/03/2021 12:32 pm EDT

Love Island fans noticed that one of the islanders has a strong resemblance to a Game of Thrones star, and now they can't stop seeing it. Earlier this week, fans of the romance reality show began taking to Twitter to point out that contestant Leslie Golden looks a lot like Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones. Clarke is well known for playing Daenerys Targaryen on the epic HBO fantasy series for its entire run.

"Leslie looks like Daenerys Targaryen, one fan tweeted, to which someone else jokingly replied, "Don't disrespect the Mother of Dragons, like that!!" Tons of other fans have noticed the resemblance as well, and they have been taking to Twitter to share their thoughts. Scroll down to see some tweets and read what Love Island fans are saying about Leslie's celebrity doppelganger.

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Getting straight to the point, one fan tweeted, "Leslie looks exactly like Emilia Clarke lol."

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"Omg she does!!!!" someone else exclaimed after another user pointed out the resemblance. "Thats why im like she shoukd have had really white blond hair with a little purple

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"Did Emilia Clarke dye her hair purple and join [Love Island USA] as Leslie??" one other watcher asked.

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"Leslie looks like Emilia Clarke with lavender hair," a Twitter user pointed out.

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"Does no one else see the crazy resemblance between Leslie and Emilia Clarke?!" somebody else tweeted.

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"Not Leslie aka purple-haired Daenerys, "one last user tweeted.

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Love Island Season 3 regularly airs on CBS Tuesdays through Fridays at 9 p.m. ET, Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

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