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Love Island USA
Season 8
Promotional poster for the season
Hosted byAriana Madix
No. of contestants34
WinnersBryce Alakai Dettloff
Trinity Tatum
Runners-upAniya Harvey
Carl Lee Schmidt
No. of episodes36
Release
Original networkPeacock
Original releaseJune 2 (2026-06-02) –
August 31, 2026 (2026-08-31)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on June 2, 2026. The season is hosted by Ariana Madix.

Format

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Love Island is a reality television program where a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders," are living in a villa in Fiji. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the islanders must be in a relationship with another islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but will later "re-couple" at special ceremonies where they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone.[1] While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dumpings, and re-couplings. The Islanders are limited in their communication with the outside world.[2]

The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the Hideaway or a special date.[3]

Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped," for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.[3]

Islanders

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The original islanders of the eighth season of Love Island USA.

Top: Beatriz, Gabriel, Trinity, KC, Kenzie, Sincere and Aniya
Bottom row: Zach, Melanie, Sean and Bryce

The original islanders were announced on May 28, 2026.[4]

Islanders include Zach Georgiou, the brother of season 7 islander Charlie Georgiou, Aniya Harvey, the daughter of retired NBA player Donnell Harvey, Corey Sawyer Jr., the son of retired NFL player Corey Sawyer and cousin of season 6 islander Daniela Ortiz-Rivera,[5] and Beatriz Hatz, a bronze medalist for Team USA's Paralympic track and field team.[6][7]

Vasana Montgomery, a 25-year-old business owner from Beaverton, Oregon was originally announced as a contestant, however was removed from the series prior to entering the villa after several videos surfaced of her using racist language. As a result, Gabriel Vasconcelos entered on Day 2 as a bombshell due to an odd amount of islanders.[8] Alannah Keyser was removed from the villa on Day 19 due to a video surfacing of her using racist language, as well as screenshots of her using the same language.[9]

Islander Age Hometown Entered Exited Status Ref
Bryce Alakai 29 Honolulu, Hawaii Day 1 Day 32 Winner [4]
Trinity Tatum 22 Newport News, Virginia Day 1 Day 32 Winner [4]
Aniya Harvey 23 Tyrone, Georgia Day 1 Day 32 Runner-up [4]
Carl Schmidt 28 Denver, Colorado Day 21[a] Day 32 Runner-up [10]
Day 17 Day 20 Dumped
Melanie Moreno 24 North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Day 1 Day 32 Third place [4][11]
Sincere Rhea 25 Cape May, New Jersey Day 1 Day 32 Third place [4]
Kayda Bosse 22 Manchester, New Hampshire Day 2 Day 32 Fourth place [12]
Zach Georgiou 26 Birmingham, United Kingdom Day 1 Day 32 Fourth place [4]
Dylan Wrona 24 Naperville, Illinois Day 17 Day 30 Dumped [10]
Kenzie Annis 24 Kennesaw, Georgia Day 1 Day 30 Dumped [4]
KC Chandler 23 Fresno, California Day 1 Day 30 Dumped [4]
Tierra Davis 25 Inglewood, California Day 16 Day 30 Dumped [13]
Corbin Mims 22 Miami, Florida Day 5 Day 26 Dumped [14]
Parmida Keshani 27 Isfahan, Iran[b] Day 16 Day 26 Dumped [13]
Caleb McDaniel 21 Asheboro, North Carolina Day 7 Day 25 Dumped [15]
Jaiden Bacciocco 22 Newbury Park, California Day 16 Day 25 Dumped [13]
Amora Robinson 21 Atlanta, Georgia Day 21[a] Day 25 Re-dumped [13]
Day 16 Day 20 Dumped
Gal Tshnieder 29 Houston, Texas Day 17 Day 25 Dumped [10][16]
Jen Terry 23 Melbourne, Florida Day 7 Day 25 Dumped [15]
Chay Nehra 27 San Diego, California Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [10]
Corey Sawyer Jr. 24 Longwood, Florida Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [10]
Ronnie Gunter 25 Shakopee, Minnesota Day 17 Day 20 Dumped [10]
Sydney Eugene 25 Naples, Florida Day 16 Day 20 Dumped [13][17]
Alannah Keyser 21 Miami, Florida Day 16 Day 19 Removed [13]
Chandlar Wilson 26 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Keyon Harry 24 North Babylon, New York Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Kyle Greene 26 Tampa, Florida Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Ryan Ten Hulscher 27 Silver City, New Mexico Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Tino Ellis 28 Queens, New York Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Trae Taylor 23 Missoula, Montana Day 17 Day 17 Dumped [10]
Gabriel Vasconcelos 26 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[c] Day 2 Day 14 Dumped [4]
Sol Dean 24 Orange, California Day 7 Day 14 Dumped [15]
Beatriz Hatz 25 Lakewood, Colorado Day 1 Day 10 Dumped [4]
Sean Reifel 29 Easton, Pennsylvania Day 1 Day 6 Dumped [4]
Notes
  1. 1 2 Dumped Islanders Amora and Carl re-entered the villa after being voted to re-enter by America.
  2. ↑ Parmida Keshani is originally from Isfahan, Iran, but was residing in San Antonio, Texas at the time of casting and filming.
  3. ↑ Gabriel Vasconcelos is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was residing in Miami, Florida at the time of casting and filming.

Production

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On March 13, 2026, Peacock renewed Love Island: USA for season eight with a premiere date of June 2, 2026.[18] Ariana Madix returned as host for her third season with Iain Stirling once again providing narration.[19][20] On May 9, 2026, it was announced that Maura Higgins would not return to the series to host Love Island: Aftersun this season.[21] On May 11, 2026, it was announced that Summer House star Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa would be co-hosting Aftersun this season. [22] On July 12, 2026, it was announced that there would be a reunion to air on August 31, 2026 on Peacock hosted by Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen.

Coupling and elimination history

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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Final
Day 1 Day 3 Day 6 Day 10 Day 13 Day 14 Day 17 Day 20 Day 25 Day 26 Day 30
Bryce Trinity Trinity Safe Trinity Safe Safe Trinity Trinity Amora & Gal
Caleb & Jaiden
to dump
Kayda & Zach
to save
Finalist Winner
(Day 32)
Trinity Bryce Bryce Safe Bryce Safe Safe Bryce Bryce Winner
(Day 32)
Aniya KC KC Safe KC Safe Safe Single Carl Amora & Gal
Caleb & Jaiden
to dump
Kayda & Zach
to save
Finalist Runner-up
(Day 32)
Carl Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 20)
Aniya Runner-up
(Day 32)
Melanie Sincere Sincere Vulnerable Sincere Safe Safe Sincere Sincere Amora & Gal
Dylan & Kenzie
to dump
Kayda & Zach
to save
Finalist Third place
(Day 32)
Sincere Melanie Melanie Sol Melanie Safe Safe Melanie Melanie Third place
(Day 32)
Kayda Not in
Villa
Zach Zach Safe Zach Safe Safe Zach Zach Amora & Gal
Caleb & Jaiden
to dump
Vulnerable Finalist Fourth place
(Day 32)
Zach Kenzie Kayda Kayda Safe Kayda Safe Safe Kayda Kayda Fourth place
(Day 32)
Dylan Not in Villa Vulnerable Kenzie Kenzie Amora & Gal
Parmida & Corbin
to dump
Kayda & Zach
to save
Eliminated Dumped
(Day 30)
Kenzie Zach Single Corbin Caleb Corbin Vulnerable Safe Dylan Dylan Dumped
(Day 30)
KC Aniya Aniya Safe Aniya Safe Safe Tierra Tierra Amora & Gal
Dylan & Kenzie
to dump
Parmida & Corbin
to save
Eliminated Dumped
(Day 30)
Tierra Not in Villa Safe KC KC Dumped
(Day 30)
Corbin Not in Villa Kenzie Melanie
to save
Kenzie Vulnerable Safe Parmida Parmida Amora & Gal
Melanie & Sincere
to dump
Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 26)
Parmida Not in Villa Safe Corbin Corbin Dumped
(Day 26)
Caleb Not in Villa Kenzie Sol Vulnerable Safe Jaiden Jaiden Amora & Gal
Dylan & Kenzie
to dump
Dumped
(Day 25)
Jaiden Not in Villa Safe Caleb Caleb Dumped
(Day 25)
Amora Not in Villa Safe Dumped
(Day 20)
Gal Caleb & Jaiden
Melanie & Sincere
to dump
Re-dumped
(Day 25)
Gal Not in Villa Vulnerable Jen Amora Dumped
(Day 25)
Jen Not in Villa Gabriel Gabriel Vulnerable Safe Gal Single Dumped
(Day 25)
Chay Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Corey Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Ronnie Not in Villa Vulnerable Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Sydney Not in Villa Safe Single Dumped
(Day 20)
Alannah Not in Villa Safe Removed
(Day 19)
Chandlar Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Keyon Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Kyle Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Ryan Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Tino Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Trae Not in Villa Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 17)
Gabriel Not in
Villa
Beatriz Beatriz Jen Jen Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 14)
Sol Not in Villa Sincere Caleb Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 14)
Beatriz Sean Gabriel Gabriel Vulnerable Dumped
(Day 10)
Sean Beatriz Single Dumped
(Day 6)
Notes none 1 none 2 3 4 5 6 none 8 9 10 11
Removed none Alannah none
Dumped No
Dumping
Sean
Failed to
couple up
Beatriz
Corbin's choice
to dump
No
Dumping
Gabriel
Girls' choice
to dump
Chandlar,
Keyon,
Kyle,
Ryan,
Tino,
Trae

Girls' choice
to dump
Amora,
Carl,
Chay,
Corey,
Ronnie,
Sydney

Failed to
couple up
Jen
Failed to
couple up
Amora & Gal
8 of 9 votes
to dump
Corbin & Parmida
1 of 5 votes
to save
Dylan & Kenzie,
KC & Tierra
America's choice
to dump
Kayda & Zach
Fewest votes to win
Melanie & Sincere
Third–most votes to win
Sol
Boys' choice
to dump
Caleb & Jaiden
4 of 9 votes
to dump
Aniya & Carl
Second–most votes to win
Bryce & Trinity
Most votes to win

Notes

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  • ^Note 1:   Gabriel and Kayda entered the Villa after the initial coupling and had to recouple with one of the islanders who offered to be their partner. Gabriel decided to steal Beatriz and Kayda decided to steal Zach, leaving Sean and Kenzie single and vulnerable. As Trinity and Bryce were not chosen, they remained a couple.
  • ^Note 2:       America voted for which Islanders the new bombshells should couple up with. America chose Caleb to couple up with Kenzie, Sol to couple up with Sincere and Jen to couple up with Gabriel. This left Beatriz, Corbin and Melanie single and vulnerable. Corbin then had to choose a girl islander to couple up with. He chose Melanie, leaving Beatriz dumped from the villa.
  • ^Note 3:   On Day 13, Islanders recoupled by writing letters to who they wanted to couple up with. After not receiving a letter, Caleb and Sol were left single and vulnerable. However, they were given a second chance by recoupling together.
  • ^Note 4:     America voted for their favorite couple. The top four couples who received the most votes from America were granted safety. The four safe girls then had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Gabriel, and the four safe boys had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Sol.
  • ^Note 5:     On Day 17, the original girl islanders had to decided which six Casa Amor boys they wanted to stay in the main villa, while the other six Casa Amor boys would be dumped from the island. The original girls decided to dump Chandlar, Keyon, Kyle, Ryan, Tino and Trae.
  • ^Note 6:   As the final part for the Casa Amor twist in week 3, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Any of the 11 new islanders that remained single by the end of either ceremony was dumped from the villa. However, if one of the 12 original islanders remained single at the end of both ceremonies, they would still remain in the villa, but as a single islander. Amora, Carl, Chay, Corey, Ronnie, and Sydney remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa. Following the Casa Amor dumping, America was then given the chance to vote one girl islander and one boy islander back into the villa. As Amora and Carl received the most votes, they re-entered the villa.
  • ^Note 8:   On Day 25, the new couples voted for the two couples they thought were the least compatible. Amora and Gal, and Caleb and Jaiden received the most votes and were dumped from the villa.
  • ^Note 9:       America voted for their most compatible couple. As a result, the three couples with the fewest votes, Corbin and Parmida, Dylan and Kenzie, and Kayda and Zach, were all vulnerable. For winning the karaoke challenge, Dylan and Kenzie earned safety from the vote. The now five safe couples had to vote for who they wanted to save. As they received only one vote, Corbin and Parmida were dumped from the island.
  • ^Note 10:     America voted for the couples they wanted to see in the finale. The four couples who received the most votes were granted a spot in the final. Kenzie & Dylan and KC & Tierra received the fewest votes and were dumped from the villa.
  • ^Note 11: America voted for which couple they think should win Love Island. The couple with the most votes were declared the winners of Love Island and received the grand prize money.

Weekly summary

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The main events in the Love Island USA villa are summarized in the table below.

Week 1 Entrances
  • On Day 1, Aniya, Beatriz, Bryce, KC, Kenzie, Melanie, Sean, Sincere, Trinity, and Zach entered the villa.[4]
  • On Day 2, Gabriel and Kayda entered the villa.[12]
  • On Day 5, Corbin entered the villa.
  • On Day 7, Caleb, Jen, and Sol entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 1, the islanders coupled up for the first time with the girls standing behind the door of the boy they would like to couple up with. Trinity chose Bryce, Beatriz chose Sean and Kenzie chose Zach. Melanie and Aniya both chose Sincere, leaving him to choose Melanie. This left Aniya and KC to couple up.[23]
  • On Day 3, Gabriel and Kayda had to couple up with one of the islanders who offered to be their partner. Gabriel decided to steal Beatriz and Kayda decided to steal Zach, leaving Sean and Kenzie single. As Trinity and Bryce were not chosen, they remained a couple.[24]
  • On Day 6, the islanders recoupled for the first time with the girls choosing who they would like to couple up with. However, as the newest islander, Corbin chose first. He chose to couple up with Kenzie. Aniya and KC, Melanie and Sincere, Trinity and Bryce, Beatriz and Gabriel, and Kayda and Zach all remained together. Sean was left single and dumped from the villa.
Challenges
  • On Day 1, the islanders took part in a game in which Ariana asked them questions where they would stand in front of a door to lock in an answer. If any other gender was on the other side of the door, they would get to kiss one another.[23]
  • On Day 4, the islanders took part in a game in which they had to answer a series of facts relating to their fellow islanders. The islander the thought the question related to would be pushed into the pool.
  • On Day 5, the islanders took part in a office style challenge where the girl islanders were tasked with selecting a boy not in their couple to kiss and then answer a question. The islander they chose would be thrown into a slime pit. The girl islanders would then go into a secret room and kiss the new bombshell, Corbin.
Dates
  • On Day 3, bombshells Gabriel and Kayda got to take Beatriz and Zach on a date.[24]
Exits
  • On Day 6, following a recoupling, Sean was left single and was dumped from the island.
Week 2 Coupling
  • On Day 10, America voted for which Islanders the new bombshells should couple up with. America chose Caleb to couple up with Kenzie, Sol to couple up with Sincere and Jen to couple up with Gabriel. This left Corbin, Melanie, and Beatriz single and vulnerable. Corbin then had to choose a girl islander to couple up with. He chose Melanie leaving Beatriz dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 13, islanders recoupled by writing love letters to who they wanted to couple up with. Trinity and Bryce, Aniya and KC, Jen and Gabriel and Kayda and Zach mutually wrote letters to one another and remained in their couples. Corbin and Caleb each wrote letters to Kenzie while Kenzie only wrote a letter for Corbin and they recoupled. Sol and Melanie each wrote letters to Sincere while Sincere only wrote a letter to Melanie and they recoupled. As the only two islanders to not receive love letters, Sol and Caleb became the final couple.
Challenges
  • On Day 10, the boy and girl islanders competed against each other in "Sweet as Pie" where they had to answer a series of questions about islanders of the opposite gender. If it was a "nice" round, they would lock in their answers with a kiss. However, if it was a "naughty" round, they would lock in their answers with a pie to the face.
  • On Day 11, the couples competed in a soccer style team challenge involving moving a soccer ball without their hands, eating a hot dog controlled by their legs, collecting slime from an inflatable pool, and dumping it on an islander who the couple thought fit the description of the "Red Card" question.
Dates
  • On Day 11, Kayda and Zach were selected by their fellow islanders spend the night in the hideaway.
Exits
  • On Day 10, Corbin chose to couple up with Melanie, leaving Beatriz single and dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 14, the top four couples who received the most votes from America were granted safety. The four safe girls then had to decide which vulnerable boy to dump, choosing Gabriel, and the four safe boys had to decide which vulnerable girl to dump, choosing Sol.
Week 3 Entrances
  • On Day 16, Alannah, Amora, Jaiden, Parmida, Sydney, and Tierra entered Casa Amor.
  • On Day 17, Carl, Chandlar, Chay, Corey, Dylan, Gal, Keyon, Kyle, Ronnie, Ryan, Tino and Trae entered the main villa.
  • On Day 21, Amora and Carl re-entered the villa after the public voted them back in.
Coupling
  • On Day 20, as the final part for the Casa Amor twist, Casa Amor and the villa held two separate re-coupling ceremonies for the original islanders to choose whether to return to their previous partner or pick any new partner. Kayda and Zach, Melanie and Sincere and Trinity and Bryce all remained loyal to one another. Jen chose to recouple with Gal and Kenzie chose Dylan. Caleb brought Jaiden to the main villa, Corbin brought Parmida and KC brought Tierra.
Challenges
  • On Day 21, Megan Thee Stallion hosted a girls vs boys challenge. In the first round, as they music play and once it stops, the islanders must sit on a cake. The girls won the first round. In the second round each team got to throw a cake at the opposing team members. The girls won the second round as well. In the final round, each team had to have a representative eat a cake to find a heart in the middle. The boys won the round.
Exits
  • On Day 17, the original girl islanders had to decided which six Casa Amor boys they wanted to stay in the villa. The original girls chose Carl, Chay, Corey, Dylan, Gal and Ronnie to remain in the villa. This meant that Chandlar, Keyon, Kyle, Ryan, Tino and Trae were dumped from the villa.
  • On Day 19, Alannah was removed from the villa due to a resurfaced video of her using racist language.
  • On Day 20, Casa Amor islanders, Amora, Carl, Chay, Corey, Ronnie, and Sydney, remained single at the end the night, and were all dumped from the villa.
Week 4 Coupling
  • On Day 25, the islanders recoupled with the boys choosing which girl they wanted to couple up with. Kayda and Zach, Kenzie and Dylan, Melanie and Sincere, Jaiden and Caleb, Parmida and Corbin, Tierra and KC and Trinity and Bryce remained together. Carl chose to couple up with Aniya, whilst Gal chose to recouple with Amora.
Challenges
  • On Day 26, the couples took part in a Karaoke Night Challenge. For winning, Kenzie & Dylan won safety from the nights vote.
Dates
  • On Day 22, Trinity and Bryce left the villa to go on their first date.
Exits
  • On Day 25, following a recoupling, Jen was left single and was dumped from the island.
  • On Day 25, following a vote for least compatible couple, Amora and Gal and Jaiden and Caleb were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 26, as they received only one vote for save from their fellow islanders, Parmida and Corbin were dumped from the villa.
Week 5 Dates
  • On Day 31, the four remaining couples went on their final dates.
Exits
  • On Day 30, America voted for the four couples they would like to see in the finale. Kenzie & Dylan and KC & Tierra received the fewest amount of votes and therefore were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 32, Kayda and Zach finished in fourth place and Melanie and Sincere finished third. Bryce and Trinity were then announced as the winners, leaving Aniya and Carl as runners-up.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDay(s)Original release date [25]Prod.
code
Week 1
2351"Episode 1"Days 1–2June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02)801
2362"Episode 2"Days 2–3June 3, 2026 (2026-06-03)802
2373"Episode 3"Days 3–4June 4, 2026 (2026-06-04)803
2384"Episode 4"Days 4–5June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)804
2395"Episode 5"Days 5–6June 7, 2026 (2026-06-07)805
2406"Episode 6"Days 6–7June 8, 2026 (2026-06-08)806
Week 2
2417"Episode 7"Days 7–8June 9, 2026 (2026-06-09)807
2428"Episode 8"Days 8–9June 11, 2026 (2026-06-11)808
2439"Episode 9"Days 9–10June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12)809
24410"Episode 10: Aftersun"N/A[a]June 13, 2026 (2026-06-13)810
24511"Episode 11"Days 10–11June 14, 2026 (2026-06-14)811
24612"Episode 12"Days 11–12June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)812
24713"Episode 13"Days 12–13June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16)813
24814"Episode 14"Days 13–14June 18, 2026 (2026-06-18)814
Week 3
24915"Episode 15"Days 14–15June 19, 2026 (2026-06-19)815
25016"Episode 16: Aftersun"N/A[a]June 20, 2026 (2026-06-20)816
25117"Episode 17"Days 15–16June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)817
25218"Episode 18"Days 16–17June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22)818
25319"Episode 19"Days 17–18June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23)819
25420"Episode 20"Days 18–19June 25, 2026 (2026-06-25)820
25521"Episode 21"Days 19–20June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)821
25622"Episode 22: Aftersun"N/A[a]June 27, 2026 (2026-06-27)822
25723"Episode 23"Days 20–21June 28, 2026 (2026-06-28)823
Week 4
25824"Episode 24"Days 21–22June 29, 2026 (2026-06-29)824
25925"Episode 25"Days 22–23June 30, 2026 (2026-06-30)825
26026"Episode 26"Days 23–24July 2, 2026 (2026-07-02)826
26127"Episode 27"Days 24–25July 3, 2026 (2026-07-03)827
26228"Episode 28: Aftersun"N/A[a]July 4, 2026 (2026-07-04)828
26329"Episode 29"Days 25–26July 5, 2026 (2026-07-05)829
26430"Episode 30"Days 26–27July 6, 2026 (2026-07-06)830
26531"Episode 31"Days 27–28July 7, 2026 (2026-07-07)831
Week 5
26632"Episode 32"Days 28–29July 9, 2026 (2026-07-09)832
26733"Episode 33"Days 29–30July 10, 2026 (2026-07-10)833
26834"Episode 34: Aftersun"N/A[a]July 11, 2026 (2026-07-11)834
26935"Episode 35"Days 30–32July 12, 2026 (2026-07-12)835
Special
27036"Episode 36: Reunion"N/A[a]August 31, 2026 (2026-08-31)836
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 This episode showcased events from the previous days in the week. No new or present days were featured.

After filming

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After winning the series, Trinity Tatum signed with the WME Group.[26] She participated in campaigns for Maybelline and Verizon,[27][28] and done pictorials for Interview magazines.[29] In October, she was announced as an ambassador for Michelle Obama's "When We All Vote" organization.[30]

References

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  1. ↑ Phillips, Hedy (July 16, 2019). "So You've Been Watching Love Island and Have a Few Questions — Let Us Help". popsugar.com. POPSUGAR. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Sorren, Martha. "Here's How "Love Island" Works, In Case You've New To The Villa". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "What to Know About Love Island Before Its U.S. Debut". July 8, 2019.
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  5. ↑ "This Love Island USA Casa Amor Bombshell Is Related to Daniela From Season 6". Peacock. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
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  7. ↑ "Beatriz Hatz". www.teamusa.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Weller, Sophie (May 30, 2026). "'Love Island USA' Contestant Removed From Villa Due To Resurfaced Video Using Racial Slur". TheWrap. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ Jacob, Arushi (June 26, 2026). "'Love Island USA' Star Alannah Keyser Fired From Season 8, Second Contestant Booted for Using N-Word". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Comiter, Jordana (June 22, 2026). "Meet the 12 Love Island USA Season 8 Casa Amor Men". Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ McCormick, Kaitlyn. "Does Philly claim 'Love Island USA' contestant Melanie Moreno?". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Meet Kayda, Love Island USA Season 8's First Female Bombshell! (PHOTO)". Peacock. June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas, Carly (June 22, 2026). "'Love Island USA' Season 8 Casa Amor Cast Revealed (Updating)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  14. ↑ Brown, Lily; Flam, Charna (June 5, 2026). "New Bombshell Disrupts Love Island USA Villa as One Contestant Storms Off in Tears: 'Give Me 10'". Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 Thomas, Carly (June 8, 2026). "'Love Island USA' Season 8 Cast Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ Boyd, Sydney. "Meet the dreamy surfer boy Gal Tuchschneider from Love Island USA season eight". The Tab. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
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