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Love Island star claims Chargers players slid in her DMs after facilty tour

The "Love Island" star went to visit the Chargers facility during training camp.
Love Island star claims Chargers players slid in her DMs after facilty tour

A "Love Island" star recently shared that after she went to visit the Los Angeles Chargers facility, several players found her on social media and slid into her DMs.

"I actually went to the Chargers training camp and, this was so funny, after we left, six of them DM'd me," Jaiden Bacciocco, who starred in "Love Island" season 8, told host Kaylor Martin on a September 29 episode of her podcast "Kaylor's Crash Outs."

Bacciocco shared that getting noticed by the players wasn't her intention when she went to the training camp.

"I was like dude, I was there for football and the vibes. Not to get in your DMs," she added.

She shared that they found her after they made content for social media together.

"I made a TikTok with some of them, and then they followed me," she explained, adding, "Or they would have photos of us taken, and the guys would - send me it in my DM. And I was like, 'Oh, that's sick!' I was like, 'OK."

However, it wasn't all good vibes after Bacciocco ended up being blocked by one of the players.

"And then the next day, I was blocked by one of them, and I was like, 'Oh, OK. I guess you probably have like a girlfriend or something.' Typical,'" she says.

Interactions with men sliding into her DMs are not uncommon for Bacciocco, as she mentions the intentions aren't always the best.

"I don't answer DMs like that because I'm like, if you're sliding into mine, you're probably sliding into every girl's," she explained her reasoning.

Bacciocco left the "Love Island" villa alongside her partner, Caleb McDaniel. However, during the Love Island reunion, they shared that they are no longer together after he broke up with her via text.

As for the Chargers players who slid into the "Love Island" star's DMs, it's unclear who exactly did, as Bacciocco did not share any names, nor has any of the players come out to her back up her claim.

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It was published on October 1, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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