{"id":36604,"date":"2025-10-23T16:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=36604"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:23:02","slug":"love-island-usa-winner-kicks-off-acting-career-but-people-are-literally-slating-him-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/10\/23\/love-island-usa-winner-kicks-off-acting-career-but-people-are-literally-slating-him-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island USA winner kicks off acting career but people are literally slating him for it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Love Island USA season six winner <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/07\/29\/heres-who-is-still-together-and-whos-broken-up-across-all-the-love-island-usa-seasons\/\">Kordell Beckham<\/a> announced he was moving into acting, people seemed to cheer his ambition.<\/p>\n<p>But now, with new roles underway, many aren\u2019t quite buying it, and some are even slamming the transition.<\/p>\n<p>Kordell won the show alongside Serena\u202fPage and has revealed he\u2019s taking scripted work seriously, but the backlash shows that <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/10\/21\/all-the-reality-tv-couples-who-have-had-babies-in-2025-as-another-love-is-blind-newborn-arrives\/\">reality TV<\/a> fame doesn\u2019t always translate into acting credibility.<\/p>\n<h2>Kordell manifested an acting role<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Serena &amp; Kordell Spill The Truth On Love Island, What Wasn&#039;t Seen On TV + Angel Asks About Marriage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G62pQ9Vk7Lc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In June 2025, it was officially announced that Kordell had been cast in the upcoming scripted series Southern\u202fFried\u202fRice.<\/p>\n<p>The show airs on the keyTV network, and Keke\u202fPalmer is executive producer. Kordell plays &#8220;Steve,&#8221; who&#8217;s described as a spontaneous, artsy music major, per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/love-island-usa-kordell-beckham-new-acting-gig-11752730\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This news marked a clear shift from Kordell being just a guy who won a dating show to pursuing acting in a scripted series.<\/p>\n<p>He even confirmed he\u2019d be filming while his fellow Islanders worked on the spinoff series Love\u202fIsland:\u202fBeyond\u202fthe\u202fVilla.<\/p>\n<p>Kordell also landed himself a role in Onyx Collective&#8217;s hit legal drama Reasonable Doubt.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so ambitious. And to his credit, the move makes sense. Reality stars have leveraged their fame into broader entertainment roles for years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LoveIslandUSA\/comments\/1l8zd4a\/kordell_will_be_in_a_new_scripted_show\/\">Reddit<\/a> was all for it, with people commending Kordell&#8217;s work ethic and knack for &#8220;manifestation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kordell is banking on momentum from the popularity he built on the show, his modelling work and his sponsorships (yes, the Cheez-It deal is real).<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1611\">Kordell gets some savage backlash<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now y\u2019all KNOW I love a good story with some heart, a little humor, and a lotta mess! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p>Introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeyTVNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KeyTVNetwork<\/a>\u2019s Southern Fried Rice, a new coming-of-age dramedy set at a fictional HBCU.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer and catch the double-episode premiere this Wednesday at 12PM\/ET on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4t76fVjUnt\">pic.twitter.com\/4t76fVjUnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KekePalmer\/status\/1980694090841763949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">Now, Keke is sharing trailers for the show on X. But here\u2019s where the story gets rocky.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">Not everyone is convinced Kordell\u2019s acting career is ready for prime time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">Some folks question whether shifting from reality TV personality to actor is more about the spotlight than substance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">On Reddit, one thread read: \u201cFirst his Cheez-It sponsorships and now acting\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">More are sidetracked by the fact the show is getting some concerned responses, totally aside from Kordell hopping from reality TV into a scripted show.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">One wrote: &#8220;Poor kordell, first serious acting role and everyone boycotting&#8230;&#8221; and another said the show was &#8220;supreme bs&#8221; adding that &#8220;Keke and Kordell can go to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"2731\">However some defended him, and posted: &#8220;Kordell just trying to build his acting portfolio. 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