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Put together to recouple with Love Island USA for season eight — Peacock has revealed the preliminary group of Islanders who shall be trying to find love this summer time in addition to the primary few bombshells.
Peacock’s hit actuality courting collection, which has change into a cultural phenomenon during the last two years, facilities on a gaggle of single Islanders looking for love in a surprising Fijian villa. All through their keep, they may couple up, whereas additionally going through challenges, temptations and loads of twists and turns, together with new “bombshell” Islanders.
Final yr, the present grew to become the streamer’s most-watched authentic collection, with season seven accounting for 18.4 billion minutes of watch time over its six-week run. On the finish of the season, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales have been topped the winners, along with Olandria Carthen and Nicolas Vansteenberghe, Huda Mustafa and Chris Seeley and Iris Kendall and Jose “Pepe” Garcia-Gonzalez additionally making it to the finale.
Forward of season eight, Peacock additionally issued a reminder to followers, asking them to “maintain it variety, maintain it constructive” on social media all through the upcoming season.
Love Island USA season eight premiered June 2 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m ET and noticed Vanderpump Guidelines alum Ariana Madix return as host for the third time, in addition to narrator Iain Stirling.
New episodes will drop day by day throughout premiere week after which Thursdays via Tuesdays thereafter, with Love Island Aftersun (hosted by Ciara Miller and content material creator Tefi Pessoa) additionally returning each Saturday beginning June 13. Viewers will even once more be capable of vote for his or her favourite {couples} by way of the Love Island USA app.
See season eight’s castmembers under, and take a look at Peacock’s “Meet the Islanders” video right here. The Hollywood Reporter will proceed to replace this record as extra Islanders and bombshells enter the villa every week, and take a look at all of the season eight protection and interviews right here.
Aniya (OG Islander)
Aniya Harvey is from Tyrone, Georgia. She is 23. (Instagram)
Beatriz (OG Islander)
Beatriz Hatz is a Paralympic athlete from San Diego, California. She is 25. (Instagram)
She was dumped from the villa on the finish of episode 9 after America voted for her accomplice, Gabriel, to couple up with new bombshell Jen. Corbin needed to choose between saving Beatriz or Melanie (as Honest additionally acquired coupled up with Sol after the fan vote) and finally selected the latter.
Bryce (OG Islander)
Bryce Dettloff is a DJ/handyman from Los Angeles. He’s 29. (Instagram)
KC (OG Islander)
KC Chandler is a nursing assistant from Fresno, California. He’s 23. (Instagram)
Kenzie (OG Islander)
Kenzie Annis is a nursing faculty graduate from Kennesaw, Georgia. She is 24. (Instagram)
Melanie (OG Islander)
Melanie Moreno is a supervisor at a bikini retailer and from Los Angeles. She is 24. (Instagram)
Sean (OG Islander)
Sean Reifel is a police officer from Easton, Pennsylvania. He’s 29. (Instagram)
After his casting, the mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known as out the Islander for quitting his cop job for the fact present. “I by no means thought I’d see the day in America the place actuality present participation wins out over being a police officer,” William Reynolds mentioned.
Sean was the primary Islander dumped from Love Island USA, throughout season eight’s first recoupling in episode 5.
Honest (OG Islander)
Honest Rhea is from Cape Could, New Jersey. He’s 25. (Instagram)
Trinity (OG Islander)
Trinity Tatum is from Newport Information, Virginia. She is 22. (Instagram)
Zach (OG Islander)
Zach Georgiou, the brother of season seven Islander Charlie Georgiou, is from Birmingham, England. He’s 26. (Instagram)
Vasana
Vasana Montgomery, who’s a 25-year-old enterprise proprietor from Beaverton, Oregon, was dropped from the solid forward of the premiere after social media movies emerged of her allegedly utilizing the N-word. She later launched an announcement, saying, “I’m embarrassed and upset by my phrases. I take full accountability for what I mentioned and perceive why it has damage and upset folks.” (Instagram)
Gabriel (Bombshell)
Gabriel Vasconcelos is from Miami. He’s 26. (Instagram) He was switched from OG Islander to Bombshell for the premiere episode.
Kayda (Bombshell)
Kayda Reese Bosse is from New Hampshire. She is 22. Kayda entered the villa on episode one as the primary bombshell, alongside Gabriel. (Instagram)
Corbin (Bombshell)
Corbin Mims is from Miami. He’s 22. Corbin joined the solid throughout their first problem as a shock bombshell. (Instagram)
Caleb (Bombshell)
Caleb McDaniel is from Asheboro, North Carolina. He’s 21 and installs elevators for a residing. He was teased as a bombshell throughout episode 5, along with Jen and Sol. (Instagram)
Jen (Bombshell)
Jen Terry is a mannequin from Florida. She is 23. (Instagram)
Sol (Bombshell)
Sol Mýa is a waitress and works on the entrance desk of a gymnasium. She is 24 and from California. (Instagram)
