Lily Jade is finally ready to address being branded as “the villain” of the Jersey Shore spinoff Aussie Shore season 1 — and why she decided to make a return for season 2.

“I think they jumped the gun,” Jade, 22, exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of the season 2 premiere, referring to the public’s opinion of her character. “Going in, I thought, ‘People like me. I’m nice. I can be mean here and there, but that’s what you do when you have to stand up for yourself.’ Once it was airing, the backlash was insane. I’ve never experienced something like that before.”

Jade had never been on TV — let alone the spotlight — before appearing on 2024’s season 1, where she had sex onscreen and was accused of not being a “girl’s girl.” While being on the receiving end of an endless onslaught of online com

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