After six weeks of unexpected dumping decisions, slow-burning friends-to-lovers plot lines, and endless drama, Love Island USA Season Seven has come to an end. Host Ariana Madix appeared on last night’s finale to crown the winners and tease the upcoming reunion, which will bring them together with some of the …
Read More »People's Princess Amaya Papaya, Late Breakups, Nicolandria: Fans React to 'Love Island' Finale
The time has come for Love Island USA viewers to put down their pitchforks and popcorn. Season Seven concluded on Sunday evening with heartfelt romantic declarations, a breakup anyone with eyes could have seen coming from a thousand miles away, and a collective sigh of relief from the fans at …
Read More »What 'Love Island USA' Revealed About Culture and Dating Is Straight-Up Sinister
By the time Love Island USA concluded on Sunday, millions of viewers who tuned in this summer felt defeated. Countless posts that flooded everyone’s timelines on X were exhausted, delirious, and even angry. Let’s state the obvious: the seventh season of the show was an absolute mess. The four remaining …
Read More »How to Watch 'Love Island' U.K. Season 12 In the U.S.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This summer just got hotter: Love Island U.K. has returned for Season 12. The show’s latest season follows a new cast of 12 singles searching for love at …
Read More »'Love Island USA' Contestant Cierra Ortega Apologizes for Using Racial Slur
Love Island USA contestant Cierra Ortega has addressed her removal from the hit dating reality show. A week before the finale, Ortega was dropped from Season Seven after the surfacing of social media posts from 2015 and 2020 in which she used a racial slur toward the Asian community. In …
Read More »'Love Island' Dumps Contestant Cierra Ortega After Posts Using Racial Slur Surface
Love Island Season Seven bombshell Cierra Ortega has been removed from the villa. During Sunday night’s episode, narrator Iain Stirling announced that the 25-year-old “left the villa due to a personal situation.” In the episodes leading up to her departure, viewers noticed that Ortega was receiving significantly less screen time. …
Read More »'Love Island' Stars Mourn Casa Amor Dumping By Hardcore Making Out With Each Other, Naturally
This season of Love Island USA has been full of shocking twists, but none left the audience and Islanders more devastated than what happened this week during Casa Amor. In an exclusive first look at Thursday night’s episode, the Islanders are left reeling after Nic and Olandria appear to be …
Read More »'Love Island' Urges Fans to 'Be Kind' to Islanders in Second Warning About Cyberbullying
Love Island USA viewers spend five nights a week checking in on the islanders looking for love in the villa. For a series that runs for six weeks, this is more than enough time to develop emotional investments in the fate of strangers-turned-reality stars. Without access to phones, the islanders …
Read More »How 'Love Island USA' Got TV's Best Pop Soundtrack
The summer of 2024 solidified Love Island USA as a top reality-TV choice for households across the country, and 2025 is proving to be a repeat success. The series — which puts a dozen twenty-somethings on a remote villa in Fiji where they are filmed at all hours, all for …
Read More »'Love Island' Contestant Removed From Villa After Using N-Word in Viral Videos
Love Island USA Season Seven contestant Yulissa Escobar has been dumped from the island after only one episode. While in the villa, the Miami native received intense backlash online after fans of the show discovered clips from a podcast appearance during which she used the N-word multiple times. Producers responded …
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