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Prepare to recouple with Love Island USA for season eight — Peacock has revealed the initial group of Islanders who will be searching for love this summer as well as the first few bombshells.
Peacock’s hit reality dating series, which has become a cultural phenomenon over the last two years, centers on a group of single Islanders in search of love in a stunning Fijian villa. Throughout their stay, they will couple up, while also facing challenges, temptations and plenty of twists and turns, including new “bombshell” Islanders.
Last year, the show became the streamer’s most-watched original series, with season seven accounting for 18.4 billion minutes of watch time over its six-week run. At the end of the season, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were crowned the winners, in addition to Olandria Carthen and Nicolas Vansteenberghe, Huda Mustafa and Chris Seeley and Iris Kendall and Jose “Pepe” Garcia-Gonzalez also making it to the finale.
Ahead of season eight, Peacock also issued a reminder to fans, asking them to “keep it kind, keep it positive” on social media throughout the upcoming season.
Love Island USA season eight premiered June 2 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m ET and saw Vanderpump Rules alum Ariana Madix return as host for the third time, as well as narrator Iain Stirling.
New episodes will drop every day during premiere week and then Thursdays through Tuesdays thereafter, with Love Island Aftersun (hosted by Ciara Miller and content creator Tefi Pessoa) also returning every Saturday starting June 13. Viewers will also again be able to vote for their favorite couples via the Love Island USA app.
See season eight’s castmembers below, and check out Peacock’s “Meet the Islanders” video here. The Hollywood Reporter will continue to update this list as more Islanders and bombshells enter the villa each week, and check out all the season eight coverage and interviews here.
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Aniya (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Aniya Harvey is from Tyrone, Georgia. She is 23. (Instagram)
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Beatriz (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Beatriz Hatz is a Paralympic athlete from San Diego, California. She is 25. (Instagram)
She was dumped from the villa at the end of episode nine after America voted for her partner, Gabriel, to couple up with new bombshell Jen. Corbin had to pick between saving Beatriz or Melanie (as Sincere also got coupled up with Sol after the fan vote) and ultimately chose the latter.
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Bryce (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Bryce Dettloff is a DJ/handyman from Los Angeles. He is 29. (Instagram)
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KC (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock KC Chandler is a nursing assistant from Fresno, California. He is 23. (Instagram)
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Kenzie (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Kenzie Annis is a nursing school graduate from Kennesaw, Georgia. She is 24. (Instagram)
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Melanie (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Melanie Moreno is a manager at a bikini store and from Los Angeles. She is 24. (Instagram)
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Sean (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Sean Reifel is a police officer from Easton, Pennsylvania. He is 29. (Instagram)
After his casting, the mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, called out the Islander for quitting his cop job for the reality show. “I never thought I’d see the day in America where reality show participation wins out over being a police officer,” William Reynolds said.
Sean was the first Islander dumped from Love Island USA, during season eight’s first recoupling in episode five.
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Sincere (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Sincere Rhea is from Cape May, New Jersey. He is 25. (Instagram)
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Trinity (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Trinity Tatum is from Newport News, Virginia. She is 22. (Instagram)
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Zach (OG Islander)
Image Credit: Peacock Zach Georgiou, the brother of season seven Islander Charlie Georgiou, is from Birmingham, England. He is 26. (Instagram)
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Vasana
Image Credit: Peacock Vasana Montgomery, who is a 25-year-old business owner from Beaverton, Oregon, was dropped from the cast ahead of the premiere after social media videos emerged of her allegedly using the N-word. She later released a statement, saying, “I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words. I take full responsibility for what I said and understand why it has hurt and upset people.” (Instagram)
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Gabriel (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Peacock Gabriel Vasconcelos is from Miami. He is 26. (Instagram) He was switched from OG Islander to Bombshell for the premiere episode.
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Kayda (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Trae Patton/Peacock Kayda Reese Bosse is from New Hampshire. She is 22. Kayda entered the villa on episode one as the first bombshell, alongside Gabriel. (Instagram)
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Corbin (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Ben Symons/Peacock Corbin Mims is from Miami. He is 22. Corbin joined the cast during their first challenge as a surprise bombshell. (Instagram)
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Caleb (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Ben Symons/Peacock Caleb McDaniel is from Asheboro, North Carolina. He is 21 and installs elevators for a living. He was teased as a bombshell during episode five, in addition to Jen and Sol. (Instagram)
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Jen (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Ben Symons/Peacock Jen Terry is a model from Florida. She is 23. (Instagram)
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Sol (Bombshell)
Image Credit: Ben Symons/Peacock Sol Mýa is a waitress and works at the front desk of a gym. She is 24 and from California. (Instagram)
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