SUCCESS TIPS
DEEP DIVES INTO LOVE ISLAND USA, COVERING SEASONS 6 AND 7, CONTESTAN T PROFILES, EPISODE RECAPS, FASHION, RELATIONS HIPS, AND THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN FRANCHISE. BREAKING THE MOLD: LEAH KATEB TALKS POST-VILLA GROWTH, EMBRACING HER UNIQUE PATH, AND INSPIRING FANS WORLDWIDE. READ MORE ON PAGE 8.
DATE PUBLISHED JULY 15, 2025
PG. 3 SEASON 6& 7 WINNERS
GET READY TO RE-ENTER THE WORLD OF SUNSOAKED DAYS, SIZZLING ROMANCE, AND JAWDROPPING DRAMA! WE'RE DIVING DEEP INTO THE
MOST UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS FROM LOVE ISLAND SEASONS 6 AND 7, RELIVING EVERY BOMBSHELL ARRIVAL, EVERY SHOCKING RECOUPLING, AND EVERY HEART-WRENCHING
DUMPING. FROM STEAMY KISSES TO EXPLOSIVE ARGUMENTS, PREPARE TO RELIVE THE ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS THAT KEPT US
PG. 5 FASHION ISLAND: STEAL THEIR STYLE
PG 9 BOMBSHELLS & GAME CHANGERS: THE MOST ICONIC ENTRANCES
PG. 7 CHALLENGES IN SEASON 6 AND 7
PG. 11 BEHIND THE SCENES: WHAT YOU DIDN’T SEE ON TV
O OUR SCREENS. THIS IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE PASS BACK TO THE VILLA.
FROM REALITY TV TO REAL-WORLD ROMANCE, LOVE ISLAND USA SEASON 6 WINNERS SERENA PAGE AND KORDELL BECKHAM WERE
FAN FAVORITES
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH USA INSIDER, THE COUPLE SHARED THEIR FUTURE PLANS, REVEALING THEIR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO THEIR WINNINGS. BOTH SERENA AND KORDELL ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FINANCIAL REWARD BUT SEE THEIR TRUE PRIZE AS THE LOVE THEY FOUND. THEY EXPRESSED EXCITEMENT ABOUT STEPPING INTO THE REAL WORLD TOGETHER, EAGER TO TRANSFORM THEIR WINNINGS INTO MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS WHILE CHERISHING THE DEEPER CONNECTION THEY BUILT ON THE SHOW.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH USA INSIDER, THE COUPLE SHARED THEIR FUTURE PLANS, REVEALING THEIR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO THEIR WINNINGS. BOTH SERENA AND KORDELL ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FINANCIAL REWARD BUT SEE THEIR TRUE PRIZE AS THE LOVE THEY FOUND. THEY EXPRESSED EXCITEMENT ABOUT STEPPING INTO THE REAL WORLD TOGETHER, EAGER TO TRANSFORM THEIR WINNINGS INTO MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS WHILE CHERISHING THE DEEPER CONNECTION THEY BUILT ON THE SHOW.
‘LOVE ISLAND USA’ SEASON 7 FINALE RECAP: WHICH COUPLE WON THE $100,000 PRIZE? AFTER NEARLY SIX WEEKS OF SEEMINGLY NONSTOP REALITY TV, FANS HAVE VOTED AND AMAYA ESPINAL AND BRYAN ARENALES ARE THE WINNERS, TAKING HOME THE $100,000 PRIZE. OLANDRIA CARTHEN AND NIC VANSTEENBERGHE PLACED SECOND, FOLLOWED BY HUDA MUSTAFA AND CHRIS SEELEY AND IRIS KENDALL AND PEPE GARCIAGONZALEZ.
SO HAS THE EXPERIENCE BEEN ABOUT LOVE OR MONEY FOR AMAYA AND BRYAN? THE COUPLE WAS TESTED WITH SELECTING AN ENVELOPE GIVING ONE OF THEM THE FULL $100,000 PRIZE, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER TO KEEP THE MONEY OR SPLIT IT. IN THE HISTORY OF LOVE ISLAND I DON'T THINK ANY COUPLE HASN'T CHOSEN TO SPLIT IT. BRYAN OPENED THE ENVELOPE TO FIND THE $100,000 — AND CHOSE TO SHARE IT! "THIS ISN'T REALLY EVEN A QUESTION FOR ME," HE SAID. "OF COURSE I'M SPLITTING THIS MONEY WITH AMAYA."
"AMERICA CHOSE YOU AS THEIR WINNING COUPLE AND YOU PROVED THEM RIGHT!" DECLARED ARIANA.
MATCHING CO ORDS EVERYONE FROM THE GIRLS TO THE BOYS ROCKED COLOR-COORDINATED SETS. THINK SOFT PASTELS, BOLD PRINTS, AND SUMMER BRIGHTS.
CUT-OUT DRESSES – A STAPLE FOR BOMBSHELL ENTRANCES. PEEK-A-BOO DESIGNS, SIDE SLITS, AND HALTERS RULED THE FIRE PIT. OVERSIZED SUNGLASSES & LAYERED JEWELRY – FROM HEART-SHAPED SUNNIES TO GOLD CHAINS AND ANKLETS, ACCESSORIES MADE THE FITS POP.
SWIMWEAR SLAYAGE – TRIANGLE TOPS, THONG BIKINIS, AND STRAPPY ONE-PIECES FOR THE GIRLS. TIGHT TRUNKS AND BOLD PRINTS FOR THE BOYS.
1. CASAAMOR LOYALTY
TRIALS (S6 & S7) IN BOTH SEASONS, CASAAMOR SERVED AS THE ULTIMATE LOYALTY CHALLENGE SPLITTING COUPLES AND INTRODUCING POTENTIAL NEW FLAMES:
IN SEASON 7, THE FORMAT SHIFTED EVERYONE WAS FORCED TO RECOUPLE OR RISK DUMPING, WEAKENING THE LOYALTY TEST AND DRAWING VIEWER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THERE BEING “NO STRONG PAIRS” BY THE FINALE
2. THE “HEART RATE” FLIRT CHALLENGE (–S7)
DURING A SPICY “HEARTRATE” GAME IN SEASON7, CONTESTANTS INTENTIONALLY FLIRTED WITH OTHERS TO RAISE PULSES
HUDA AND ACE’S KISS DURING THE CHALLENGE TRIGGERED JEALOUSY FROM CHELLEY, WHO FELT BETRAYED GIVEN HUDA’S EARLIER WARNINGS ABOUT “GIRL CODE.” THE TENSION EXPLODED AND FANS WEIGHED IN ONLINE
TEST (S7) IN EPISODE 26’S “STAND ON BUSINESS” CHALLENGE, CONTESTANTS CONFRONTED EACH OTHER FACE-TO-FACE ABOUT LOYALTY: A POSTCARD ADDRESSED HUDA, CALLING HER OUT FOR BREAKING TRUST AND FORCED BOTH HER AND CHELLEY TO CONFRONT THE FALLOUT PUBLICLY THE EXPRESS THIS MOMENT MARKED A TURNING POINT, SHOWING THAT LOYALTY ISN’T JUST TESTED IN DRAMA IT’S DISSECTED THROUGH DIRECT CONFRONTATION.
GIRLS’ CHOICE MOMENT –CAPTURED DURING THE TENSE RECOUPLING HIGHLIGHTED IN EPISODE16 NEW PAIRINGS LIKE LEAH & MIGUEL, CASSIDY & ROB, AND OTHERS WERE DECIDED HERE
BREAKING THE MOLD
WHAT MOTIVATES HER MOST TO CONSIDER A RETURN TO TV? HER FANS AND SUPPORTERS. “EVERY DAY I GET MESSAGES WHERE THEY’RE LIKE, ‘WE NEED YOU BACK ON OUR TV SCREENS.’” SHE SAYS. “YOU WILL NOT SEE LEAH LOOKING FOR LOVE EVER AGAIN ON TELEVISION. BUT REST ASSURED, I WILL BE BACK ON TV ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.” COULD THAT RETURN BE HER OWN REALITY SHOW? “HONESTLY, THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS,” LEAH TEASES. “I DON’T HAVE A CLEARCUT VISION, BUT THEY’RE THERE AND WE’RE LOOKING AT THEM. WE’RE LISTENING.”
ANDREINA SANTOS & TJ PALMA – MEGAN THEE STALLION’S SURPRISE GAMECHANGERS (S7) INTRODUCED MID-SEASON DURING THE “BUILD‑A‑BOMBSHELL” CHALLENGE HOSTED BY MEGAN THEE STALLION, THIS DUO SHOOK UP THE DYNAMICS— ANDREINA’S CONFIDENT, “10/10” INTRO ESPECIALLY STOOD OUT.
ENTRANCE MOMENT: PEPE STRUTTED INTO THE VILLA ALONGSIDE JALEN AND IRIS IN EPISODE 9, DECLARING HE WAS “LOOKING FOR A WIFE” AND PROMISING TO BRING “MATURITY, PASSION, AND A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE”
MIGUEL HARICHI, A 27-YEAR-OLD FROM CAMDEN, LONDON, MADE A SPLASH AS A FITNESS MODEL AND SELF-PROCLAIMED “LOVERBOY.” ENTERING THE VILLA ON DAY 9, HE QUICKLY CAPTURED ATTENTION DURING A STEAMY KISSING CHALLENGE. KNOWN FOR HIS CHARMING PERSONALITY AND IMPRESSIVE PHYSIQUE, MIGUEL DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS A BIG CUDDLER WITH SOME “FUN” TRAITS.
KASSY BURST ONTO THE SCENE WITH A LAPDANCE ENTRANCE DURING THE HEART-RATE CHALLENGE, INSTANTLY GRABBING ATTENTION AND EVENTUALLY LANDING A PARTNER IN A DRAMATIC RECOUPLING.
IS ALCOHOL LIMITED IN THE VILLA?
DESPITE APPEARANCES, LOVE ISLAND CONTESTANTS AREN’T GETTING DRUNK ON THE REGULAR. THEY’RE LIMITED TO ONE DRINK PER EVENING EITHER WINE, BUBBLY, OR BEER.
SEASON FOUR’S PHOEBE SIEGEL SAID IN A 2024 TIKTOK THAT EVEN THE WINE POURS WERE “BARELY GENEROUS.”
IF THERE’S EVER AN “OPEN BAR” VIBE LIKE DURING CASA AMOR CELEBRATIONS SIEGEL CLAIMED THE DRINKS WERE HEAVILY DILUTED.
BREAKFAST IS THE STAR MEAL ON LOVE ISLAND USA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GUYS TASKED WITH MAKING IT FOR THE LADIES —SOMETHING FANS LOVE WATCHING.
BREAKFAST IS THE ONLY MEAL SHARED OPENLY; LUNCH AND DINNER HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES, CHAPERONED AND GENDER-SEPARATED TO PREVENT UNRECORDED PLOT DEVELOPMENT
IN-SHELL DINNERS ARE AVOIDED NO CAMERAS ALLOWED FOR AESTHETIC CONTROL
WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS ON LOVE ISLAND?
“THERE ARE NO CAMERAMEN ANYWHERE NEAR THE ISLANDERS,” MADIX—WHO LIVES IN A NEARBY HOTEL WITH A VIEW OF THE VILLA DURING FILMING—NOTED.
“THERE ARE CAMERAS SET UP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VILLA, AND THEN THERE ARE WALLS WHERE THEY HAVE SLIDERS AND THERE ARE CAMERAMEN BEHIND THE WALL THAT CAN MOVE, BUT THE ISLANDERS NEVER REALLY SEE THE CAMERAMEN AND THERE ARE NO AREAS OF THE HOUSE—ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS LIKE THE TOILET OR THE SHOWER—THAT ARE BLIND SPOTS, AND SO YOU MIGHT THINK YOU’RE HAVING A SECRET CONVERSATION IN A CORNER THAT’S NOT THE CASE.”
ISLANDERS MUST WEAR MICS AT ALL TIMES—EVEN TO THE BATHROOM— AND CAN ONLY SPEAK DURING MEALTIME UNDER STRICT SUPERVISION, WITH BOYS AND GIRLS SEATED SEPARATELY
WHETHER YOU'RE #TEAMCHAOS, #TEAMLOYALTY, OR JUST HERE FOR THE SNACKS AND SHADE, THANKS FOR FLIPPING THROUGH OUR ULTIMATE RECAP OF LOVE ISLAND’S JUICIEST SEASONS YET. HERE’S TO NEXT SUMMER AND THE NEXT BOMBSHELL WALKING IN… CATCH FEELINGS. CATCH FLIGHTS. JUST DON’T GET DUMPED FROM THE ISLAND.
XO,
THE LOVE ISLAND MAGAZINE TEAM
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