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Love Island USA is taking the spotlight with juicy revelations both on and off-screen. Andreina Santos and Vanna Einerson are addressing body rumors head-on, detailing what’s natural and what’s not. Meanwhile, JaNa Craig‘s recent split from Kenny Rodriguez has stirred explosive reactions, with her friends urging women to check their partners’ phones for deceitful commentary.

Season 7’s Cierra Ortega recently spilled the beans on the strict bikini dress code the cast followed, revealing that daily swimwear wasn’t a choice but a rule. As for winner Amaya Espinal, she and partner Bryan Arenales are basking in their Love Island victory, spilling behind-the-scenes vila secrets to Us Weekly, while the reunion promises even more drama and surprises.

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Love Island USA’s Andreina Santos got candid about her figure.

Andreina, 24, opened up about the work she’s had done via TikTok on Wednesday, July 9, while replying to a fan’s comment. “Ok we wanna know this tho [because] everybody was fighting about it in the comments,” the fan wrote. “IS IT NATURAL BAEEE???”

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Andreina replied with a social media video, saying, “I know it’s been a big topic if my body’s real or not, and yes! My body is real, it’s natural.”

She continued, “God gave it to me; my mom with the Dominican genes gave it to me.” Andreina then added that she did get a breast augmentation, but besides that one surgery, “everything else is real.”

“I have nothing done but a breast augmentation,” she explained. “But my booty’s real, my waist is real.”

Andreina isn’t the only Love Island USA season 7 contestant who has been open about getting work done. Vanna Einerson got real about her body after facing backlash on her look during a July episode of the “Viall Files” podcast.

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“Most of the things that people thought I got done, like my cheeks and my chin and my lips — lips, duh, I got my lips done,” Vanna, 21, said. “I like my lips. But my cheeks and my chin, [I was] born with it.” She continued, “Of course I got my boobs done. I’m just a girl.”

Vanna added that fans were “calling [her] out for things and saying that [she has] filler in things, but [she] was born with it.” She also explained that she is allergic to feather pillows, which is what she was sleeping on in the villa, causing her to look “swollen.”

Love Island USA’s JaNa’s Friend Urges Women to Search ‘Your Man’s Phone’ After Kenny Rodriguez Split

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A friend of Love Island USA’s JaNa Craig urged women to search their partners’ phones in the wake of JaNa’s split from Kenny Rodriguez.

Charmane Smith, who posted an Instagram carousel alongside “love of my life” JaNa, 28, just over one week ago, shared the warning via her Instagram Stories in the late hours of Tuesday, July 29.

The since-deleted post, which was viewed by Us Weekly prior to its removal, read, “Never spare a man … Dog them out babygirl,” and was shared just hours after JaNa posted her own Instagram Story that described the circumstances surrounding her recent breakup from Kenny, 24, as “terrible, disgusting and disappointing.”

Charmane’s post continued, “My advice for women in relationships: if you have access – go thru [sic] your man’s phone TODAY. Search keywords like “I don’t like black women, I thought I would get more money from this, I’m faking this relationship, going on the show would be for clout, I can’t wait to be done w this so I can f*** hella bitches.”

The post then read, “You’ll thank me later,” before a second deleted Instagram Story, also viewed by Us, included one final line: “I don’t play about Jana!!!!!!”

Earlier on Tuesday, JaNa issued a warning of her own directly to Kenny, who dated JaNa for one year, in light of his public statement that addressed the pair’s split and labelled his recent days as “incredibly difficult.”

JaNa wrote in her post, “Stfu you manipulative liar. You not taking accountability and telling people the type of person you really are is insane to me!! My first statement was me being nice. Do not piss me off.”

Fellow Love Island USA season 6 star Leah Kateb also showed her support for JaNa, responding to JaNa’s warning via her own Instagram account that day. “Kenny, put a sock in it ChatGPT headass. Tell the truth for once! Racist, clout/money hungry and a scammer since DAY 1!!!! Tryna make it seem like it’s something it’s not,” Leah wrote.

JaNa broke her silence on her breakup from Kenny via her Instagram Story on Tuesday. “Hi my loves. Thank you for all your love & support. It means the world to me. As you know, Kenny and I no longer together,” she wrote at the time. “Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is. Discovering that someone you loved isn’t who you thought they were and that the relationship you thought you were building hasn’t been genuine since day one has been truly devastating.”

The confirmation came after fans of the series began speculating that JaNa and Kenny had broken up following the former couple’s unusual social media activity. JaNa began by unfollowing Kenny, which seemed to spark other season 6 costars Serena Page and Leah Kateb following suit. Serena’s boyfriend, Kordell Beckham, and Leah’s partner, Miguel Harichi, also stopped following Kenny.

As for Kenny’s side of the story, his official Instagram Story statement landed online just moments after JaNa’s. It read, “I’ve been quietly sitting with a lot of emotions and doing my best to process everything privately. Breakups are never easy, especially in the public eye. Sometimes, despite how deeply you care for someone, you come to the hard truth that the relationship was not something that could last long-term.”

The statement continued, “I’ll always be grateful for the time we shared and the memories we created. I release this chapter with no ill will, only a hope that JaNa’s path forward brings her nothing but happiness.”

Cierra Ortega Says ‘Love Island USA’ Cast Must Wear Bikinis Daily, No ‘Workout Clothes’ Allowed

Cierra Ortega Kim Nunneley/Peacock
Cierra Ortega got real about having to wear a bikini every day on Love Island USA.

Cierra, 25, opened up about wearing a swimsuit daily while appearing on season 7 of the reality show, sharing it was actually a requirement for the cast. “So many days I woke up and did not want to put a bikini on,” she said via TikTok on Sunday, July 27, while answering fans’ questions.

“Especially after eating all of the pancakes and all of the cookies the night before. I was like, ‘Damn. Can we wear workout clothes?’” she explained, noting that the cast often had “munchies” at nighttime and would be up late snacking.

“They were very strict. Like, ‘No. Girls, you have to be in bikinis, and you have 30 minutes to get yourself together to do so,’” she added.

Fans reacted to Cierra’s revelation in the comments section. “Being forced to wear bikinis is crazy,” one wrote, while a second added, “30 mins to get ready AND a bikini is my nightmare.” A third fan admitted they thought the cast opted for bikinis every day, commenting, “Being forced to wear bikinis/revealing clothes 24/7 would make me crash out, I always thought it was the islanders who chose too, no wonder older seasons were always looking more comfortable 😭.”

Cierra’s Q&A comes after she was removed from the villa amid a racism scandal. In a separate social media post, she shared that she will not be attending the season’s reunion, which is set to air on August 25.

“At this point in time, I will not be at the reunion,” she explained. “So I feel lighter knowing that my perspective and my thoughts and my feelings and my emotions are out there.”

“I will never shy away from the fact that the experience did end negatively because of my own actions,” Cierra added. “And that is something I will have to deal with, but I will say this whole thing has been amazing in so many great ways.”

‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 Secrets: Missed Connections, Life in the Villa and More of What You Didn’t See on TV (Exclusive)

We got a text! Less than 24 hours after they departed the Love Island USA villa in Fiji, the remaining stars of Peacock’s superhit — including winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales — used their newly returned phones to talk to Us. The reality series followed sexy singles “coupling up” and competing in steamy challenges all 
to avoid being “dumped” by viewers and castmates.

The eight Islanders — Amaya, 25, and Bryan, 28; Nic Vansteenberghe, 24, and Olandria Carthen, 27; Chris Seeley, 27, and Huda Mustafa, 24; and Iris Kendall, 25, and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez, 27 — had just spent up to six weeks being followed by 115 cameras, with no access to the internet or outside world. They were watched by millions of viewers six days a week in nearly real time — editors turned episodes around in less than 24 hours — and the show clocked a staggering 1.2 billion minutes streamed for the first nine episodes alone.

Before we dive in, some key takeaways from our chat with the Islanders: Yes, Amaya really does speak in mixed metaphors without hesitation. (“We are not playing math here. We’re not going to subtract and make ourselves smaller!” she tells Us five minutes into her joint interview with Bryan.) No, Nic and Olandria, a.k.a. “Nicolandria,” were not producer plants. And yes, the cast really did eat pancakes every single day (season 7 went through 130 boxes of mix).

Read on for what else they told Us about the hard work of being an Islander, what you didn’t see on camera, what viewers got wrong and where they go from here.

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Living La Vida Villa
The Islanders all sleep in one room, where they share a bed with their current partner. Pepe, for one, loved the never-ending sleepovers because they felt like a “big family.” (This particular family was doing a lot of hooking up, but never mind that.) One piece of very good news Us can share: There are 40 sets of sheets in constant rotation, and between five and eight large bags of laundry sent out daily.
IRIS There’s definitely a lot of snoring, and there’s definitely a lot of kissing.
NIC After Casa Amor [the second villa on set], there were 20 people in that room who were three inches from each bed. You just hear everything. Those were some noisy days.
CHRIS Only getting three hours of sleep and being woken up by the voice of God like, “Good morning, Islanders,” is crazy. That bright light shines — it really blinds you in the morning — 
and you have no choice but to get up. 
It was tough the first couple of days, [especially because we didn’t have clocks or real phones]. Pepe got used 
to it and would track the sun to see what time it was.
PEPE Everybody’s giving hugs to each other. You tell each other, “Goodnight, sleep well.” It’s kind of like one of those things you do with your cousins on Christmas when everybody gets together and you sleep in the same room and wake up together the next morning.
AMAYA It’s really crazy how much you forget that you’re being recorded. The cameras are so small, it’s like security cameras. You don’t even see them.

Huda Crashes Out
When things ended with her original partner, Jeremiah, Huda shed tears all over the villa and was caught eavesdropping on him. (In Gen-Z terms, it was a textbook “crash out.”) While some viewers considered it reality TV gold, others worried about how Huda was actually coping. She insists she was fine — and that you’d all act exactly the same!
HUDA I definitely went to the [show] psychologist when I needed it. She sees me and understands me. TV only shows a fraction of what’s going on in the villa; I wasn’t crashing out every two seconds! Everybody crashes out in their own rooms. Like, God forbid a girl does it on national television! People say, “This girl’s crazy.” I’m laughing, like, Y’all are funny. And obviously, it resonated with a lot of people because that is real life. It’s OK to have emotions. I handle any hate pretty well. You wanna say I’m crazy for crashing out? By all means. I know damn well your ass crashed out two years ago when Jacob broke up with your ass! [No word on who Jacob is, but OK, Huda, drag Us and our fake boyfriend!]
AMAYA [Huda and I are] both very passionate women and very intuitive with our feelings. Our emotions are strong, and people need to stop viewing that as a weakness and view it as a power.

Not Your Mother’s Chemistry Tests
The challenges, which test the Islanders’ connections with one another, are designed by a dedicated nine-person “challenge team,” with an additional 10 builders and six painters on set. The “What’s Your Beef?” challenge — in which the men transferred milk from fake udders by mouth to their partner’s mouth — looms the largest in our collective memory, while the heart rate challenge, which entailed stripteasing to raise one another’s pulse, shook the Islanders the hardest, with Huda 
facing the most heat.
IRIS They make [the challenges] really entertaining for us. You’re getting soapy, milk spit in your mouth… I was just like, “This is fun.”
NIC You just tune everything out and really lock in. Once you do one, it gets easier and easier. By the last challenge, you’re like, “Oh, this is just another Tuesday.” In the heart rate challenge, I licked [Olandria’s feet] from her heel to all three toes. Sorry, Mom.
OLANDRIA They always called [Nic and me] the challenge king and queen. We gotta take it there every time.
HUDA [During the heart rate challenge] I did the tongue thing where I licked all the way up with every single guy. People were like, “Oh no!” Every dude was very happy during the whole thing. Afterward, they saw the girls’ reactions, and that’s when they were like, “She was doing too much.”
CHRIS [Fans don’t see that] we all raised our hands before starting the challenge to make sure everybody was consensual and everybody was OK with everything.

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Bikinis and Heels? Couldn’t Be Us
These Islanders are built different, wearing bathing suits and heels on TV for days. Only Amaya gave us a relatable wardrobe change, rocking the first-ever muumuu in Love Island history.
IRIS For me, it was really easy wearing bikinis every day because I… was born and raised in California. I’m always in a bikini, I’m always going to the beach. Sometimes I even walk around in grocery stores with just a bikini on. I was really excited to go on Love Island because I was prepared for this. I didn’t have to buy a lot of bikinis.
OLANDRIA There are cameras — I’m gonna wear heels! I’m gonna figure this s**t out. I brought hella heels — no flats — and I had no choice but to be in heels every day.
AMAYA I’m not going to lie, there were some days where some of the girls and I were like, “F*** it, we’re just not gonna wear makeup.” Because getting up every single day, early in the morning doing makeup, I started breaking out after a while. It did get a little bit tiring. That’s why I decided to wear that long dress one day with Bryan — I was so tired of wearing tight clothes, like, let me breathe! And boy, my ass was jiggling and Bryan loved that.
BRYAN: I loved Amaya’s [muumuu]. I kept telling her I loved it. That was basically our first kiss, too, in the Speakeasy. We got comfortable.

Missed Connections
During a chat with Us earlier this season, Islander Zak Srakaew revealed that he had “a little thing with Huda going” that wasn’t shown. “She was very flirtatious. … We tried to pull each other for a chat a few times, but we just didn’t get time,” he told Us. Chris also had regrets about not pursuing someone else. 
CHRIS: I’d say Olandria and Amaya. In Casa Amor, Amaya had pulled me for a couple chats and I didn’t take it seriously because Chelley was who I came in there for.

An Early Exit
Islander Cierra Ortega was booted from the show after social media posts of hers containing a racial slur against Asian people surfaced. She was in a “couple” with Nic at the time and has since apologized via TikTok.
NIC I had no idea what was going on — all of a sudden your strong connection leaves the villa, and you don’t know why. Going forward, it is hard to bring your walls down again. It seemed like I was jumping from Cierra to Olandria, which is just not true.

Nicolandria Nation Is Born
Even before Cierra’s exit, fans were rooting for Nic and Olandria, waiting for the couple to realize what amazing chemistry they had. Viewers even gave them a ship name that trended on social media throughout the season.
OLANDRIA We were mind-blown [when we found out the fans were rooting for us]. It was just coincidental. It wasn’t written up that way — it’s reality TV. [When we first kissed], I thought I was doing a disservice to Cierra. I knew how she was feeling about Nic. I felt guilty and didn’t allow myself to feel a spark because I felt like I owed those two people so much.
NIC Olandria being with [her first connection] Taylor and me being with Cierra, it just took longer, and we took things at our own pace.

Amaya Mania
Viewers couldn’t get enough of Amaya’s unapologetic views on self-love, which included singing positive affirmations to herself and refusing to be diminished.
AMAYA If they think you’re too much, baby, go find less! I have to go through some s**t in my past life in order for me to find this self-love. But once I found it, I promised myself that I would never lose it again.
BRYAN Part of why we get along so well is [I speak Amaya]. I understood her 
from the get.
AMAYA I literally just be talking! 
I wake up, brush my teeth and I talk.

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How Islanders Find Private Moments
Amaya and Bryan were one of the lucky couples given a night away from the group in the infamous Hideaway, while Iris and Pepe found other ways to connect.
AMAYA Not only did we yap away all night [in the Hideaway], we woke up and had such beautiful moments staring at the sea together. Even in our most quiet times, we still hear each other.
BRYAN That was very important to us. When it was just us two, it felt very natural.
IRIS Pepe would always check in on me. If someone didn’t make me coffee, Pepe made me coffee. I would hold his hand. We both secretly liked each other, but we didn’t feel like we could explore it. [Both came into the show as Bombshells, new contestants brought in to test the strength of existing relationships.]

Huda and Chris’ Breakup Makes Love Island History
After seven seasons, this was a finale first: Huda and Chris called it off the night before the final results. Why? They fought about the fact that Huda was affectionate with Chris at night in bed, but not so much during the day, in front of their fellow Islanders. The split gave fans one more viral moment to obsess over, as a performer arrived mid-fight to sing “Moon River” to the unhappy pair.
CHRIS I didn’t understand her [actions]. In the real world, would you bring me to your bed and try to have sex with me before you kiss me on a date? It just didn’t sit well with me.
HUDA There were so many things going on with me and him off camera that weren’t shown. [I wanted] something more meaningful. To one person, I’m too needy, but to another person, I’ll be perfect. Y’all were laughing about [the “Moon River” thing]. I was sitting there in disbelief. I see the light on with the microphone. I said, “You’re f***ing joking right now.” But [it turned out to be great] comedic timing.

Money, Money, Money
In addition to competing for the ultimate gift of true love, Islanders are also fighting for $100,000 in cold, hard cash. The show gives the winners a last-minute chance to steal the full pot instead of splitting the cash, but Bryan didn’t hesitate when it came to sharing with Amaya. And, wipes tear, they plan to donate some of the money to charity!
BRYAN Everybody in there is trying to build the connections. I didn’t hear a lot of money talk [prior to the finale]. I’m sure people had some thoughts once they saw the amount, but for me, it wasn’t even a question [to split it].
CHRIS [Even though Huda and I were over by then], I wouldn’t have taken the money because I know she has her daughter and her family to go back to. I’m not the type to be petty like that.

Will the Couples Last?
Nic and Olandria, Bryan and Amaya, and Pepe and Iris are all planning to explore their connections outside the villa, but don’t rush them into putting a ring on it — this isn’t The Bachelor!
NIC Our relationship is something that [Olandria and I] haven’t labeled yet. We’re just taking our time and investing in the real world and enjoying each other’s company.
OLANDRIA Me and Nic are so obsessed with every single edit. We literally were just in bed right now looking through all the edits on TikTok. And honestly, some of them kind of bring me to tears. It’s like, ‘Dang, I was really oblivious to this.’
BRYAN [Amaya and I] are exclusive and taking steps to [be boyfriend and girlfriend]. We care deeply about each other and we don’t want to rush things. Her happiness is very important. My happiness is very important. We got the love that we got [from fans] because we’re letting things happen naturally instead of doing stuff for the public eye, and we’re gonna continue doing that.
AMAYA This is all the start of it. You’ll definitely be 
seeing me and 
Bry Bry.
PEPE If I’m talking to someone seriously, I’m talking to them and I don’t want to talk to somebody else. [Iris] is a beautiful and unbelievably amazing woman, so it would be dumb of me not to try to see this to the end and see what can actually happen with us.

Their New Biggest Fans
The Islanders are just now catching up on their viral popularity, and Us got to tell them about some of their celebrity fans. When we read Olandria a tweet from Coco Gauff, she repeatedly said “Oh my God” and “We have to DM her.”
CHRIS I saw Kehlani posted about me and Huda. I literally threw my phone because I didn’t think it was real.
AMAYA Fenty Beauty wants to work with me. Everyone who knows me knows I love Rihanna. She is one of the biggest icons ever. RiRi, hi!
NIC Hearing that celebrities I’ve known since I was a kid, like Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber [were watching], it’s crazy… Olandria has a bunch of NFL and NBA players [in her DMs].
OLANDRIA Why does he have to share my business?!

Reunion Preview
The season 7 reunion, led by series 
host Ariana Madix and OG reunion expert Andy Cohen, will reunite the group on Peacock on August 25. Superfan Megan Thee Stallion, who visited the Islanders in Fiji to lead a twerk-off, is hoping the show picks up cameras after the special. “Can we see Nicalandria’s real first date?!” she recently asked Us. (Hopefully this helps that message across!) In the meantime, the Islanders teased what we should expect.
AMAYA It’s definitely to clear up any air that needs to be cleared up. If things are a mess, we are coming with a broom to get things all tidied up. For me, it would probably just be with [former connection] Zak. There’s a lot of things where I’m like, “What are you talking about, bro?” Somebody find this man a map because he is lost.
HUDA I’ve seen some of Jeremiah’s interviews, and someone will say something bad about me, and he’ll make a face. But then in the interviews, he’ll say, “I wish her the best.” What’s the truth here? I don’t associate with anybody like that.
CHRIS I’m looking to hear about more perspectives on Chelley and Ace from the heart rate challenge — and if I had anything to do with that. I feel like I may have, because I noticed an energy shift a little bit after that.
OLANDRIA Some of the past Islanders are going on podcasts and making certain comments. How long were you feeling this way? Do you still feel this way? How can we grow from it? I’m going to save my specifics for the reunion.
NIC: Names come to mind. In August, when the reunion happens, definitely grab your popcorn because I have some stuff to say. Not in a negative way, but in a real way.

The Love Island USA reunion special premieres on Peacock Monday, August 25, at 6p.nm. PT/9 p.m. ET.

Look Back at Every ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 Suitcase Photo Op After Cast Exits

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Season 7 of Love Island USA went viral not just for the relationship drama — those iconic photo ops of each islander posing with a suitcase are also setting the internet on fire.

The Peacock reality series follows a group of singles who pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury Fiji villa. During their time on the show, the Islanders receive a slew of custom items with their names engraved on the side, including water bottles and suitcases.

The Islanders put the latter to good use when they are dumped from the villa and stop to pose with their custom luggage on the way out. Season 7 in particular made headlines when Charlie Georgiou looked less than pleased in his photo after being voted off.

“The emotions are real. I was devastated when I got back to the hotel and I decompressed and all the adrenaline was gone. I was all over the place,” he exclusively told Us Weekly about leaving his love interest Hannah Fields behind, who then had her own viral moment while crying over a photo of them together. “The photo [Hannah had], I’d actually given it to her. I came out and I said, ‘Listen, take this.’”

He continued: “And she cried on our bed. People don’t understand that conversation we had. It was condensed down. We had a beautiful, long conversation unraveling each other’s brains and where we were at.”

Charlie wasn’t the only one with a suitcase post that caught Us‘ eye. Nic Vansteenberghe, Olandria Carthen, Jeremiah Brown and more also made sure to make their photo ops count. Keep scrolling to look at some of the most memorable post-exit snaps.

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Charlie Georgiou

The moment that started it all was courtesy of Charlie, who could not even manage to muster a smile on his way out of the villa.

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Jalen Brown

Following Jalen’s short-lived experience — and respectful exit — he scored a lot of support offscreen, so it’s safe to assume he’ll be putting his suitcase to good use — again — relatively soon.

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Jeremiah Brown and Hannah Fields

The shocking double elimination resulted in a photo-op that here at Us we can only refer to as miserable.

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Olandria Carthen

After becoming a fan favorite in season 7, Olandria made sure to go out (or did she?) in style.

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Belle-A Walker

Despite not staying long, Belle-A was all smiles during the photo moment.

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Nic Vansteenberghe

Mommy’s little meatball got a special suitcase moment when Olandria picked him up in a surprise twist right after his elimination.

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Andreina Santos, Austin Shepard, Gracyn Blackmore, Jaden Duggar and TJ Palma,

The group left together after Taylor was the only one voted to stay.

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Elan Bibas and Zak Srakaew

After not getting chosen by Amaya at the recoupling, Elan and Zak both left.