| Love Island USA | |
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| Season 8 | |
Promotional poster for the season
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| Hosted by | Ariana Madix |
| No. of contestants | 34 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | June 2, 2026 – present |
| 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
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]
At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes, from the public, both receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains $100,000 and the other contains nothing. The partner with the $100,000 envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.[1]
Islanders
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] 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 |
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| Amora Cacheé Robinson | 21 | Atlanta, Georgia | Day 21 | Participating | [10] | |
| Day 16 | Day 20 | Dumped | ||||
| Aniya Harvey | 23 | Tyrone, Georgia | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Bryce Alakai Dettloff | 29 | Honolulu, Hawaii[a] | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Caleb McDaniel | 21 | Asheboro, North Carolina | Day 7 | Participating | [11] | |
| Carl Lee Schmidt | 28 | Denver, Colorado | Day 21 | Participating | [12] | |
| Day 17 | Day 20 | Dumped | ||||
| Corbin Mims | 22 | Miami, Florida | Day 5 | Participating | [13] | |
| Dylan Wrona | 24 | Naperville, Illinois[b] | Day 17 | Participating | [12] | |
| Gal Tshnieder | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Day 17 | Participating | [12] | |
| Jaiden Bacciocco | 22 | Newbury Park, California | Day 16 | Participating | [10] | |
| Jennifer "Jen" Terry | 23 | Melbourne, Florida | Day 7 | Participating | [11] | |
| Kayda Bosse | 22 | Manchester, New Hampshire | Day 2 | Participating | [14] | |
| Kuman "KC" Chandler | 23 | Fresno, California | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Mackenzie "Kenzie" Annis | 24 | Kennesaw, Georgia | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Melanie Moreno | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Parmida Keshani | 27 | Isfahan, Iran[c] | Day 16 | Participating | [10] | |
| Sincere Rhea | 25 | Cape May, New Jersey | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Tierra Davis | 25 | Inglewood, California | Day 16 | Participating | [10] | |
| Trinity Tatum | 22 | Newport News, Virginia | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Zach Georgiou | 26 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Day 1 | Participating | [4] | |
| Chetan "Chay" Nehra | 27 | San Diego, California | Day 17 | Day 20 | Dumped | [12] |
| Corey Sawyer Jr. | 24 | Longwood, Florida | Day 17 | Day 20 | Dumped | [12] |
| Ronnie Gunter | 25 | Shakopee, Minnesota | Day 17 | Day 20 | Dumped | [12] |
| Sherleaz "Sydney" Eugene | 25 | Naples, Florida | Day 16 | Day 20 | Dumped | [10][15] |
| Alannah Keyser | 21 | Miami, Florida | Day 16 | Day 19 | Removed | [10] |
| Chandlar Wilson | 26 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Keyon Harry | 24 | North Babylon, New York | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Kyle Greene | 26 | Tampa, Florida | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Ryan Ten Hulscher | 27 | Silver City, New Mexico | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Tino Ellis | 28 | Queens, New York | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Trae Taylor | 23 | Missoula, Montana | Day 17 | Day 17 | Dumped | [12] |
| Gabriel Vasconcelos | 26 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[d] | Day 2 | Day 14 | Dumped | [4] |
| Sol Dean | 24 | Orange, California | Day 7 | Day 14 | Dumped | [11] |
| Beatriz Hatz | 25 | Lakewood, Colorado | Day 1 | Day 10 | Dumped | [4] |
| Sean Reifel | 29 | Easton, Pennsylvania | Day 1 | Day 6 | Dumped | [4] |
- Notes
- ^ Bryce Dettloff is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, but was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of casting and filming.
- ^ Dylan Wrona is originally from Naperville, Illinois, but was residing in Los Angeles, California at the time of casting and filming.
- ^ 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
On March 13, 2026, Peacock renewed Love Island: USA for season eight with a premiere date of June 2, 2026.[16] Ariana Madix is set to return as host for her third season with Iain Stirling once again providing narration.[17][18] On May 9, 2026, it was announced that Maura Higgins would not return to the series to host Love Island: Aftersun this season.[19] On May 11, 2026, it was announced that Summer House star Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa would be co-hosting Aftersun this season. [20]
Coupling and elimination history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Final | |||||||||||||
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| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 10 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 17 | Day 20 | Day 21 | |||||||||
| Amora | Not in Villa | Safe | Single | Voted to re-enter |
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| Aniya | KC | KC | Safe | KC | Safe | Safe | Single | In Villa | |||||||||
| Bryce | Trinity | Trinity | Safe | Trinity | Safe | Safe | Trinity | In Villa | |||||||||
| Caleb | Not in Villa | Kenzie | Sol | Vulnerable | Safe | Jaiden | In Villa | ||||||||||
| Carl | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Single | Voted to re-enter |
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| Corbin | Not in Villa | Kenzie | Melanie to save |
Kenzie | Vulnerable | Safe | Parmida | In Villa | |||||||||
| Dylan | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Kenzie | In Villa | |||||||||||||
| Gal | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Jen | In Villa | |||||||||||||
| Jaiden | Not in Villa | Safe | Caleb | In Villa | |||||||||||||
| Jen | Not in Villa | Gabriel | Gabriel | Vulnerable | Safe | Gal | In Villa | ||||||||||
| Kayda | Not in Villa |
Zach | Zach | Safe | Zach | Safe | Safe | Zach | In Villa | ||||||||
| KC | Aniya | Aniya | Safe | Aniya | Safe | Safe | Tierra | In Villa | |||||||||
| Kenzie | Zach | Single | Corbin | Caleb | Corbin | Vulnerable | Safe | Dylan | In Villa | ||||||||
| Melanie | Sincere | Sincere | Vulnerable | Sincere | Safe | Safe | Sincere | In Villa | |||||||||
| Parmida | Not in Villa | Safe | Corbin | In Villa | |||||||||||||
| Sincere | Melanie | Melanie | Sol | Melanie | Safe | Safe | Melanie | In Villa | |||||||||
| Tierra | Not in Villa | Safe | KC | In Villa | |||||||||||||
| Trinity | Bryce | Bryce | Safe | Bryce | Safe | Safe | Bryce | In Villa | |||||||||
| Zach | Kenzie | Kayda | Kayda | Safe | Kayda | Safe | Safe | Kayda | In Villa | ||||||||
| Chay | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Single | Dumped (Day 20) |
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| Corey | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Single | Dumped (Day 20) |
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| Ronnie | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Single | Dumped (Day 20) |
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| Sydney | Not in Villa | Safe | Single | Dumped (Day 20) |
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| Alannah | Not in Villa | Safe | Removed (Day 19) |
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| Chandlar | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Keyon | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Kyle | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Ryan | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Tino | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Trae | Not in Villa | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 17) |
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| Gabriel | Not in Villa |
Beatriz | Beatriz | Jen | Jen | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 14) |
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| Sol | Not in Villa | Sincere | Caleb | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 14) |
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| Beatriz | Sean | Gabriel | Gabriel | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 10) |
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| Sean | Beatriz | Single | Dumped (Day 6) |
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| Notes | none | 1 | none | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 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, Sydney Failed to couple up |
Amora, Carl America's choice to re-enter |
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| Sol Boys' choice to dump |
Carl, Chay, Corey, Ronnie Failed to couple up |
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Notes
- ^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 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.
- ^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 12 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.
- ^Note 7: 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.
Weekly summary
The main events in the Love Island USA villa are summarised in the table below.
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Episodes
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Title | Day(s) | Original release date [24] | Prod. code |
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
| 246 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Days 12–13 | June 16, 2026 | 813 | |||||||
| 247 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Days 13–14 | June 18, 2026 | 814 | |||||||
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| 248 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Days 14–15 | June 19, 2026 | 815 | |||||||
| 249 | 16 | "Episode 16: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | June 20, 2026 | 816 | |||||||
| 250 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Days 15–16 | June 21, 2026 | 817 | |||||||
| 251 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Days 16–17 | June 22, 2026 | 818 | |||||||
| 252 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Days 17–18 | June 23, 2026 | 819 | |||||||
| 253 | 20 | "Episode 20" | Days 18–19 | June 25, 2026 | 820 | |||||||
| 254 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Days 19–20 | June 26, 2026 | 821 | |||||||
| 255 | 22 | "Episode 22: Aftersun" | N/A[a] | June 27, 2026 | 822 | |||||||
| 256 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Days 20–21 | June 28, 2026 | 823 | |||||||
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| 257 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Days 21–22 | June 29, 2026 | 824 | |||||||
| 258 | 25 | "Episode 25" | TBA | June 30, 2026 | 825 | |||||||
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