14-07-2025
Google reveals more Amaya Papaya fun after 'Love Island USA' win
Google is celebrating the winners of "Love Island USA" Season 7 with a fruit-shaped Easter egg.
On July 13, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were crowned the fan-favorite couple during the finale of the dating reality show, earning a $100,000 cash prize to boot.
Espinal, a 25-year-old cardiac nurse, had a tumultuous journey since entering the villa on the fourth episode of the season. But between failed couplings with fellow Islanders Ace Greene, Austin Shepard and Zak Srakaew, Espinal became a fan favorite for her affirmations of positivity and self-love.
One such declaration, which came in the form of a song "Amaya Papaya" sang to herself in the mirror, even caught Google's attention. Earlier in July, the search engine used lyrics from the song to appear in a ticker tape pop-up message atop the page when users Google "Amaya Papaya."
Now that Espinal took home the title, Google has added another nod to the New York City native.
Papayas flood Google screen for Amaya from 'Love Island USA'
Users searching for "Amaya Papaya" or "Amaya Love Island" on Google July 14 got a fruit-shaped surprise on their screens.
An array of papayas and confetti temporarily pour down the screen when the search is made on Google. In addition, the existing ticker tape lyric also runs across the top of the screen.
"I never said I was perfect. I never said I didn't have any flaws," the line reads.
"We love to celebrate fun moments in pop culture by creating delightful surprises when people come to Search looking for information about iconic TV shows, films and more," a Google spokesperson previously said in a statement to USA TODAY.
'Amaya Papaya' song from 'Love Island USA' goes viral
1 billion likes and Amaya drops a mixtape. 💿 #LoveIslandUSA @Amaya🩰🍒💕🫧 #AmayaPapaya
Google isn't the only big name to recognize "Amaya Papaya" and her self-love ballad.
After "Love Island USA" posted the clip of Espinal's song to TikTok, some brands even chimed in to share their support for her.
Chipotle said in a comment that it is "abt to add papaya to the menu bc i love amaya so much." Cheez-It called the tune the "song of the summer" in another TikTok comment.
The clip went viral, garnering more than 16 million views and one million likes to date.
Grammy Award-winning singer Lizzo shared a video using the song, writing, "tell Amaya Papaya we love her."
Even Espinal's former fellow Islanders, including Jeremiah Brown, Andreina Santos-Marte and Courtney Watson, also made videos lip syncing to the audio.
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
