Fresh out of the villa and on Zoom with Us Weekly, dumped Love Island USA Islanders are tackling burning questions about the final days of season 7.
First up? Nicolandria, of course. Even before Cierra’s early exit from the show, social media users have been obsessing over the idea of Nic and Olandria as a couple. While they initially decided there weren’t legit sparks between them — despite that kiss in Soul Ties — Cierra and Taylor leaving the villa made way for the duo. But is it legit?
“I’m gonna say 50/50 on that,” Zak told Us. “Because they looked like they had a little bit of chemistry. But at the same time, after that kiss they had in the Soul Ties, they both like, ‘Oh, that felt weird.’ We know that wasn’t a real connection. So in my head, it could just be a friend thing and just riding it out together.”
Zak was also “confused” that Olandria was OK with moving on with her friend Cierra’s connection.
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“When they had that chat with Cierra and she was like, ‘No, you’re my girl. I’m glad he coupled her with you.’ … She’s like, ‘Cierra’s my best friend’ or whatever. And for her to, like, move that quick towards him, as soon as Cierra got sent out I was like, ‘Are you really friends with her like that? … especially when they both just closed off,’” Zak questioned. “So I was very confused in that. But at the same time, I understand why they picked each other because they’ve had history.”
Olandria’s former connection, Taylor, argued that Olandria and Nic were “interested in [each other] from day one.”
“They just never had the chance to explore it. And so now that they do have the chance to explore it, I hope it’s something real and I hope they end up working out together because that’s what that show was for,” Taylor told Us. “I hope they really find that they’re The One for each other because it’s, like, the second or third time they’re coupled up with each other. So it’s just like, you know, ‘S***, something gotta work!'”
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TJ is also a fan. “Nic has a lot of fun with Olandria and since I’ve been there, like, he always had eyes on her,” he told Us. “I hope it’s super genuine. I think that they have a lot of fun together and I support it. Nic’s my boy and anything he does I support. And Olandria is so cool. I love her as well. She’s the best, but I ride with them. I think that now that Taylor and Cierra are out of the picture, they could really focus on each other. They did try that during Casa Amor, but they didn’t really fully immerse themselves because Taylor and Cierra were there. That’s how I feel. So maybe this time around it would be a little different.”
Another major topic of conversation from the season is Huda — and the heart rate challenge.
“We were all there and we all agreed — basically the whole group — that she did a little too much with Ace,” Andreina told Us. “We were all questioning why she would pick Ace to do the extra stuff when, obviously, he was in a strong couple with Chelley and they are really close friends. I don’t think she knew that those were going to be the consequences, but we all agreed that she did a little too much.”
Huda Mustafa Kim Nunneley/PeacockTJ, meanwhile, called it “a big misunderstanding” for both people in and out of the villa. “People took it the wrong way and she thought what she was doing was, like, fine. And it’s a challenge,” he said. “I see both sides and I think that a lot of people are concerned with that situation and, maybe, taking it a little extreme [online].”
In general, Andreina hinted that there is more tension in the house with Huda that fans haven’t seen.
“She expresses her emotions, the way that she’s feeling them — which is great — but sometimes she does things that are questionable,” she said. “Mainly inside of the house, like, little comments or little things that you would just be like, ‘Why would you say that if you know that someone else would feel bad’ or ‘Why would you do that if you know that someone else would feel some type of way?’ But I don’t think she’s a bad person. I think she’s a good person. It’s just that sometimes she does things that we would question, like, ‘Why would you do that?’ That’s how I feel.”
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When it comes to who could be awarded the 100,000 on the finale on Sunday, July 13, many Islanders are looking at Ace and Chelley — even though America’s votes in an earlier challenge didn’t go their way.
“I will say Ace and Chelley, because the other couples are a little new and we don’t know. It’s not enough time to tell if it’s actually a genuine connection and if they actually have potential to be a couple outside of the villa,” Andreina told Us. “I think the winner should be a couple that has shown that they have feelings that they grew from this point to that point that they put a lot of effort into making it until the end. And I think from the couples that are there, they’re that couple.”
TJ, for his part, acknowledged that there is a lot of chatter about Ace online. “A lot of [fans] feel like Ace is this ringleader and he is trying to, like, control the show, which I don’t fully agree with at all,” TJ said. “I do think he has a strong opinion. People take that into account, for sure, but at the end of the day, everyone makes their own choices and stuff.”
He also thinks fan speculation about Ace and Chelley’s pre-show relationship will affect their chances of winning.
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“Supposedly [people think they] have been together [before] or something like that. So I feel like people don’t really like that [it could be] pre-planned. I think they’re both amazing people and Ace is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met,” TJ said.
When asked for additional thoughts on the theory that Ace and Chelley came onto the show as a duo (they admitted in the first episode to briefly meeting pre-show), TJ said, “I honestly have no idea. I only know that they knew each other. I never specifically asked, but I know that they know each other because of that first episode. I hope that this wasn’t pre-planned, that would suck, but I think that they’re both genuine people.”
Another contender could be Amaya and Bryan as she has taken over as one of the most popular Islanders of the season. “I think that Amaya and Bryan are gonna win, to be honest,” TJ said. “But looking at it as a connection [and who has] been through a lot and the longest — it’s Ace and Chelley. I don’t think they’re gonna win, but I feel they’ve been through a lot. They’ve been on and off since the beginning and that just makes the most sense to me. But I do think Amaya and Bryan are gonna win. I support all of the couples, but I think Amaya and Bryan will probably take it home.”
Amaya Espinal, Bryan Arenales Ben Symons/PeacockAmaya’s former connection Zak isn’t so convinced.
“Obviously, he stood up for that one conversation. But throughout the whole season, he not once mentioned he wanted to pull her for a chat, not once mentioned that he wanted to couple up with her or get to know her,” he said. “So I was very confused when he was like, ‘Yeah, I wanna speak to Amaya.’”
Andreina, Bryan’s former connection, added: “I love Amaya and I think she deserves a good man. I’m not there anymore, so I don’t know if it’s actually genuine and the potential that they have as a couple, but I just hope that he’s treating my girl right — better than he treated me.”
Taylor is more aligned with TJ’s take. “I think who is going to win, probably Amaya and Bryan. Who I think should win is Chelley and Ace, but you can flip-flop that the other way too,” he told Us. “I want Ace and Chelley to win because they put so much time into each other and hard work and everything. But Bryan and Amaya are a situation where she’s found somebody that’s truly for her and so she might win.”
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