Love Island USA’s Season 7 experienced a tough elimination round before Casa Amor, causing some islanders to second-guess their decisions.
In the episode aired on June 22, the islanders were shocked as Ace Greene, Amaya Espinal, Austin Shepard, Chelley Bissainthe, Cierra Ortega, Hannah Fields, Huda Mustafa, Iris Kendall, Jeremiah Brown, Pepe Garcia, Nic Vansteenberghe, Olandria Carthen, Taylor Williams, and newcomers TJ Palma and Andreina Santos were voted off by America just before Casa Amor.
Following the initial vote, the episode unveiled the top-voted girls and boys, leaving them susceptible to elimination by their fellow islanders. Chelley, Cierra, Olandria, and Huda were the most voted girls, while Taylor, Ace, and Nic received the most support among the boys.
Since TJ and Andreina just got to the villa, they were exempt from America’s vote. They also couldn’t weigh in on which girl and guy were going to be sent packing. That decision was up to the safe islanders, with the girls choosing Hannah and the guys choosing Jeremiah.
The guys stood by their decision to vote off Jeremiah while citing America’s potential dislike of him — and his behavior with Huda in the villa — as their main reasons. The girls, however, appeared to regret choosing Hannah after hinting that she was sent home because she had already made good use of her time on the show while Iris and Amaya hadn’t yet.
Hannah and Jeremiah’s individual exits come one day before Casa Amor.
“I have been told there will be more twists and turns to Casa [Amor] than ever before,” host Ariana Madix revealed during the Saturday, June 21, episode of Aftersun. “They are going to start it very differently, getting [the islanders out in a way] they’ve never done before.”
Ariana hinted that this time the girls would be making the move while the guys stay back, adding, “I feel like I say a lot [that] ‘We’ve never done it before,’ but then it’s always something crazy we’ve never done before.”
Week 3 is already off to a tumultuous start for those watching at home. (The islanders are halfway through their third week in Fiji but for the sake of timeline, Us will be tracking the events based on when they air on Peacock.)
As the group prepare to have their connections tested even more, Us Weekly is keeping you up to date with live highlights so keep scrolling:
Sunday, June 22
Before the controversial fire pit vote, Jeremiah had a good start to his day when he and Iris decided to remain platonic. He used that as the green light to pursue his feelings for Andreina, which led to them kissing in front of the entire villa.
Things weren’t going as well for some of the other couples. Amaya could feel Austin pulling away and she started to question whether she was the problem. Austin, meanwhile, told the guys he found it “so f***ing crazy” that Amaya was so interested in him just two days into their romance. Despite them not being on the same page, Amaya still found herself turned on by Austin cleaning the pool so maybe those two could have made it work — if Casa Amor wasn’t one day away.
Then there was Nic and Cierra, who were also struggling. After apologizing for their 25-second sex session (which Nic upped to 30 seconds on Sunday’s episode), Nic admitted to Cierra that he isn’t closed off just yet. This upset Cierra since she was ready to commit to Nic.
Huda was in a different predicament while trying to figure out where she stood with TJ. He ultimately let her down easy because of his strong connection with Iris.
Then it was time for the islanders to find out what America thought of each of them. Chelley, Cierra, Olandria and Huda ultimately received the most votes — as did Taylor, Ace and Nic.
That left Iris, Amaya and Hannah on the chopping block as the girls figured out which person to send home. They picked Hannah — who started to sob uncontrollably — while citing that she has made good use of the Love Island experience. Before Hannah left the villa, Olandria admitted in a confessional that she was starting to second guess their choice.
The guys, however, stood on business and chose to vote off Jeremiah over Pepe or Austin. None of them appeared as conflicted after citing America voting to split Jeremiah and Huda up as one of the reasons they chose him too. They also questioned how Jeremiah “has moved” in the villa before confirming that they were trying to think of the “bigger picture.”
Huda and Jeremiah — who said he felt betrayed by the guys — had one final conversation about their relationship. Hannah and Pepe also spoke before she left and he promised to find her when he got out of the villa.
In a sneak peek at the end of the episode, viewers got a glimpse at the five girls and six boys who would be introduced during Casa Amor.
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