'Love Island USA' season 7: Meet the 10 new Islanders entering the villa
Welcome back to Love Island USA — it's time to break hearts and find forever.
The 10 new Islanders of the seventh season of the popular Peacock series have been revealed, and they run the gamut from coffee shop heiress and pool boy to short king and astrology obsessive. The American version of the popular British reality series returns to Fiji, with Vanderpump Rules alum/Scandoval survivor Ariana Madix and comedian Iain Stirling reprising their roles as host and narrator.
"Temptations will rise and drama will ensue as Islanders face brand new couples' challenges, jaw-dropping twists and turns, and even a few surprise guests in the vibrant Fiji villa," reads the official logline for the new season.
Viewers will once again be empowered to play casting director by voting for their favorite couples on the Love Island App. So it's time to see who's breaking out ahead of the pack with a good first impression, and who's starting this race off with a limp.
The official teaser for Love Island USA season 7, and portraits of the new cast of Islanders, are below.
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Fun Fact: Ace identifies as a "short king." Still, he has "no problems talking to tall ladies," consistent with his conviction that the heart cannot be measured in feet and inches.
Hometown: Northville, MI
Fun Fact: Fun-loving Michigan boy Austin has a jovial spirit and the perfect job to keep him Love Island ready — pool boy. "I know I look damn good while cleaning a pool," he jokes, adding that he also has a "pretty decent bulge — but that's because I stuff it." See, fun!
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Fun Fact: No stranger to the endless waves and sunshine of Fiji coming from Hawaii, Belle-A says she's most comfortable in the kitchen of her family's coffee shop, with "flour all over my face." Belle-A isn't looking for grand pronouncements of love; she's content to "make everybody's day better by handing them coffee all day," a gratitude exercise she describes as "amazing."
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Fun Fact: To the Capricorns and Virgos out there studiously preparing to meet the new Islanders, Chelley is your girl. "I'm big on zodiac signs," she explains. Though the proudly Haitian Floridian won't "fully judge you" based on your sign, she might indulge in a few preconceptions.
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Fun Fact: Huda is done with the single life. She's tired of "going on stupid dates," and even more through with guys "at the club texting a million different girls." Huda is heading to Fiji with a simple goal in mind — to find her "lifelong partner."
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Fun Fact: Whoever said boys don't cry. Jeremiah does, proudly proclaiming, "I really don't care if I cry in front of you." On the "f--- boy to great guy scale" that he just invented, he swears he's mostly a great guy, "most of the time."
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Fun Fact: Adrenaline junkies apply here. Nicolas is "down for anything," whether that be "skydiving, motorcycling," or going shirtless on television before the world and Ariana Madix. "I'm ready for the summer of my life," he says.
Hometown: Decatur, AL
Fun Fact: Olandria is such a sports lover, her favorite dance is a "touchdown dance." The Alabama native is a proud first generation college student who proclaims, "college football is my life."
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Fun Fact: Yeehaw, y'all. Oklahoma's own Taylor is a self-identified cowboy who "was on a horse before I could walk." Grab your spurs, or don't, because he's down for a "city girl," so long as she has a "big booty."
Hometown: Miami, FL
Fun Fact: Yulissa is looking for a fresh start in Fiji, having just come out of a nine-year relationship. But she's "glad he broke my heart, because look at me here." Though she's grown stronger from the experience, she wants her fellow Islanders to know she is "a baby - I'm 4'10."
Love Island USA season 7 streams exclusively on Peacock beginning Tuesday, June 3, with new episodes dropping every day at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET during premiere week. New episodes will stream Thursdays through Tuesdays thereafter.
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