Love Island USA season 8
| Love Island USA | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
Promotional poster for the season | |
| Hosted by | Ariana Madix |
| No. of contestants | 34 |
| Winners | Bryce Alakai Dettloff Trinity Tatum |
| Runners-up | Aniya Harvey Carl Lee Schmidt |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | June 2 – August 31, 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]
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 2 Dumped Islanders Amora and Carl re-entered the villa after being voted to re-enter by America.
- ↑ Parmida Keshani is originally from Isfahan, Iran, but was residing in San Antonio, Texas at the time of casting and filming.
- ↑ Gabriel Vasconcelos is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was residing in Miami, Florida at the time of casting and filming.
Production
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^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
[edit]The main events in the Love Island USA villa are summarized in the table below.
| Week 1 | Entrances | |
|---|---|---|
| Coupling |
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| Challenges |
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| Dates |
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| Exits |
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| Week 2 | Coupling |
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| Challenges |
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| Dates |
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| Exits |
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| Week 3 | Entrances |
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| Coupling |
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| Challenges |
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| Exits |
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| Week 4 | Coupling |
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| Challenges |
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| Dates |
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| Exits |
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| Week 5 | Dates |
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| Exits |
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Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original release date [25] | Prod. code | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||||||||||||
| 235 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Days 1–2 | June 2, 2026 | 801 | |||||||
| 236 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Days 2–3 | June 3, 2026 | 802 | |||||||
| 237 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Days 3–4 | June 4, 2026 | 803 | |||||||
| 238 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Days 4–5 | June 5, 2026 | 804 | |||||||
| 239 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Days 5–6 | June 7, 2026 | 805 | |||||||
| 240 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Days 6–7 | June 8, 2026 | 806 | |||||||
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| 241 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Days 7–8 | June 9, 2026 | 807 | |||||||
| 242 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Days 8–9 | June 11, 2026 | 808 | |||||||
| 243 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Days 9–10 | June 12, 2026 | 809 | |||||||
| 244 | 10 | "Episode 10: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | June 13, 2026 | 810 | |||||||
| 245 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Days 10–11 | June 14, 2026 | 811 | |||||||
| 246 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Days 11–12 | June 15, 2026 | 812 | |||||||
| 247 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 12–13 | June 16, 2026 | 813 | |||||||
| 248 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Days 13–14 | June 18, 2026 | 814 | |||||||
| Week 3 | ||||||||||||
| 249 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 14–15 | June 19, 2026 | 815 | |||||||
| 250 | 16 | "Episode 16: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | June 20, 2026 | 816 | |||||||
| 251 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Days 15–16 | June 21, 2026 | 817 | |||||||
| 252 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Days 16–17 | June 22, 2026 | 818 | |||||||
| 253 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 17–18 | June 23, 2026 | 819 | |||||||
| 254 | 20 | "Episode 20" | Days 18–19 | June 25, 2026 | 820 | |||||||
| 255 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Days 19–20 | June 26, 2026 | 821 | |||||||
| 256 | 22 | "Episode 22: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | June 27, 2026 | 822 | |||||||
| 257 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Days 20–21 | June 28, 2026 | 823 | |||||||
| Week 4 | ||||||||||||
| 258 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Days 21–22 | June 29, 2026 | 824 | |||||||
| 259 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Days 22–23 | June 30, 2026 | 825 | |||||||
| 260 | 26 | "Episode 26" | Days 23–24 | July 2, 2026 | 826 | |||||||
| 261 | 27 | "Episode 27" | Days 24–25 | July 3, 2026 | 827 | |||||||
| 262 | 28 | "Episode 28: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | July 4, 2026 | 828 | |||||||
| 263 | 29 | "Episode 29" | Days 25–26 | July 5, 2026 | 829 | |||||||
| 264 | 30 | "Episode 30" | Days 26–27 | July 6, 2026 | 830 | |||||||
| 265 | 31 | "Episode 31" | Days 27–28 | July 7, 2026 | 831 | |||||||
| Week 5 | ||||||||||||
| 266 | 32 | "Episode 32" | Days 28–29 | July 9, 2026 | 832 | |||||||
| 267 | 33 | "Episode 33" | Days 29–30 | July 10, 2026 | 833 | |||||||
| 268 | 34 | "Episode 34: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | July 11, 2026 | 834 | |||||||
| 269 | 35 | "Episode 35" | Days 30–32 | July 12, 2026 | 835 | |||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 270 | 36 | "Episode 36: Reunion" | N/A[a] | August 31, 2026 | 836 | |||||||
After filming
[edit]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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- ↑ "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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- ↑ "Beatriz Hatz". www.teamusa.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Weller, Sophie (May 30, 2026). "'Love Island USA' Contestant Removed From Villa Due To Resurfaced Video Using Racial Slur". TheWrap. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ "Marsai Martin, Trinity Tatum, Loni Love, Detroit Pistons and More Celebrate Record-Breaking Voter Turnout at Hundreds of Early Voting Parties". When We All Vote. October 23, 2026. Retrieved November 2, 2026.