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♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh oh! ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh oh! ♪

♪ When you say you love me to me don't leave me, na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na ♪

♪ Now, I got that feeling ♪

♪ You without me will break my heart ♪

♪ Na-na-na ♪

♪ 'Cause the sunlight's in my eyes ♪

♪ When you're out of sight ♪

♪ You could have seen me shine ♪

♪ I'll tell you one more time ♪

♪ Ohhh, if you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Do what you say you do ♪

♪ If you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Nothing I can say or do ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do, do-do, do-do ♪

♪ Do you love me? ♪

♪ Love me like you say do ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do, do-do, do-do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh oh! ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh oh! ♪

♪ Now you get that feeling that I'm slipping far away from you ♪

♪ Na-na-na ♪

♪ And you're doing all the things ♪

♪ That I said that you should do ♪

♪ Na-na-na ♪

♪ But it only lasts so long, like the setting sun ♪

♪ So under these blue skies, tell me one more time ♪

♪ Ooh! ♪

♪ If you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Do what you say you do ♪

♪ If you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

The world's most talked-about dating show is back.

Real people looking for real connections,

and it's all happening in real time.

The summer has officially begun.

I'm Ariana Madix, and this is "Love Island USA"!

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ If you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ If you need to ♪

♪ Do what you say you do ♪

♪ If you love me ♪ - ♪ If you love me ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do, do-do, do-do ♪

♪ Do you love me? ♪ - ♪ Do you love me? ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

♪ Do-do-do-do ♪ - ♪ Hey, hey! ♪

♪ Do-do-do, do-do, do-do ♪

♪ Then you need to ♪

♪ Love me like you say you do ♪

Welcome to "Love Island USA" Season 8.

Eight years. Can you believe it?

When we started, Taylor hadn't met Travis,

Harry and Meghan were still royals,

and I was only 18.

Don't google that.

Over the next six weeks,

America's sexiest singles will land in Fiji

looking for love while competing for a share of $100,000.

I mean, wow.

You could get half a tank of gas for that.

♪ When love takes over, yeah! ♪

♪ You know you can't deny ♪

♪ When love takes over, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause something's here tonight ♪

We're back, baby.

And the team have clearly been working hard all year,

getting the Villa ready for a summer of love.

And I've been working hard all year

getting drone lessons for these shots.

Whee!

And for Season 8, we have a gorgeous new room.

It's sexy.

It's luxurious.

And look! The producers have named it

after the feedback they give me every single episode.

Well, this 25-year-old can't wait to get started.

I told you, don't google it.

So let's meet our first two Islanders.

♪ When love takes over ♪

Oh, my gosh!

You look beautiful! - It's so nice to meet you!

You look so beautiful. Oh, my God.

This is surreal. What's your name?

- Aniya. - Aniya. I'm Kenzie.

You are gorgeous.

I love the yellow on you. - The color looks great.

Thanks, babe. Are you ready to do this?

- Ready to go in? - Let's go, let's go!

♪ ...takes over, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause something's here tonight ♪

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my gosh!

-"Loves me." - Oh, my God! This is crazy!

- Shut the front door. - Oh, my.

"This is where the magic happens"!

- Ah! - Insane!

Oh, my God! This is our home!

Oh, my gosh. - Oh, shit.

- So, champagne. - Girl, let me back up.

Wait. My hands are slipping-- Oh, wait. I got it, I got it.

- Okay, you got it? - Okay. 1...

...2...3.

We made it!

- Pour us some, pour us some. - This is so awesome.

Oh, my gosh! This is insane.

- You gonna say the toast? - Yeah. Toast to new beginnings.

Yes. And toast to hopefully falling in love

and finding the man of our dreams!

And toast to being on fucking "Love Island"!

- ♪ Baby ♪ - ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪

♪ Where the hell is my husband? ♪

- ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ - ♪ What is taking him so long? ♪

I'm Aniya. I'm 23, from Tyrone, Georgia.

And I'm looking for my future husband!

♪ Tell us if you see him, baby ♪

♪ If you see him, tell us, he should holla! ♪

♪ T-T-T-Tell him I'm mm ♪

I work as a marketing director

for my family's nonprofit organization with my mother.

I'm like her damn assistant, and it can be hell.

I'm not even joking.

Like, she threatens my pay all the time.

But honestly, it's all love,

because she is literally my best friend.

♪ Tell him I'm kind, tell him I'm 5'5" ♪

♪ Tell him I've got brown eyes ♪

I hype up all the girls.

I'm like, "Damn, bitch!

You look good as fuck!"

No man can take you ever, bitch. You don't even need a man.

You're the fucking man, the woman, everything.

♪ I want it, want it, want it, want it, want it ♪

I have been single for January, February, March and April,

May, June, July, and August.

Uh... I have been single for six months.

I go on so many dates,

so I feel like I'm going through trial-and-error.

And even when I am, like, happy and committing to someone,

it's like they have something going on.

I'm just so ready to settle down

and, like, actually, like, start a family.

♪ All my heart just for you ♪

I love it all. You can be a short king.

You can be tall, any race.

You just have to be fashionable, cute, charismatic,

and, like, we can have a flowing conversation.

I devote my whole self into people.

I just want someone to give the same amount of energy

as I give to them.

- ♪ Baby ♪ - ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪

♪ Where the hell is my husband? ♪

- ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ - ♪ What is taking him so long? ♪

I'm genuinely here to meet my person.

By the end of this,

the man is literally gonna be on one knee.

He's gonna be like, "I just am so in love with you,

and I can just see us having a future together."

And I'm gonna be like, "Yes, I do."

♪ Where is my heart? ♪

Okay, so how old are you?

Okay, so, how old are you? I want to know everything.

- I'm 24. - Oh, you're 24? I'm 23.

When's your birthday? - Oh, okay.

December 12.

- Capricorn. - Um, no.

- Oh. - Sagittarius.

I'm a Virgo.

- Virgo? - September 5.

Okay. I don't know much about Virgos.

We're the best. Just know when a Virgo enters your life,

like, girl, it's gonna change. - Oh, I like that.

- Yeah. - Sagittarius is like the fire sign.

- Yeah. A little spark. - And I didn't--

Yeah. I didn't know much about it

until, like, I did some digging

and I found out I'm a Gemini Moon.

- You're a Gemini Moon?! - Yeah.

- Girl, I love Gemini. - And it makes sense,

because I'm, like, emotional a lot.

- Girl, I'm emotional! - At night.

- At night? - Yeah, no.

And it's like, "Okay. Well, it's my moon sign,

so it kind of makes sense." - Wait. No, wait.

No, no, no. I don't think that's what that means.

Okay.

Wait! But I do get emotional at night, though!

Whoo!

I'm so amazing!

I feel all of this excitement in my veins!

Like, it's pumping!

Yes. Ah!

I'm so happy to be here! Yes.

♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪

I'm Kenzie. I'm 24, from Kennesaw, Georgia.

I literally just graduated nursing school

the day before getting here at Kennesaw State University!

Hootie hoo, Owls! Hoo hoo hoo!

God!

♪ With somebody who loves me ♪

I used to be a competitive dancer.

So, like, every morning I wake up,

literally do my splits, and it feels really good.

Gets rid of so much stress.

If you just express that groin and lay,

you will feel amazing.

Trust me. Do it right now.

♪ I need a man who'll take a chance ♪

I really do feel like I'm this big lover girl.

My parents are still in love,

and it's beautiful how their marriage has grown.

It's been 30 years. I want that kind of love.

♪ I've been in love and lost my senses ♪

I was in love once.

I was very, very, very needy.

I lost myself in that relationship,

'cause girls are givers.

But I need to not do that.

♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪

I feel like I'm re-virginized,

because it's been a year and a half.

So I just can't wait to get my hands on a man,

like his muscles.

Ooh! It's getting hot. I'm getting hot.

- Aah! - ♪ Whoa! ♪

♪ Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance ♪

♪ Don't you wanna dance? ♪ - ♪ Dance! ♪

♪ With somebody who loves me ♪

- Where are you from? - Atlanta, Georgia--

Or, like, Kennesaw, Georgia. - Bitch!

I'm from Georgia!

- Shut the fuck up. - No, I'm not even playing.

- Wait. Where from? - I'm from Tyrone, Georgia.

I say Fayetteville, Peachtree city area.

- Oh, my God! - I'm not even joking.

- We're from the same state! - My fellow Georgian!

- Georgia peaches! - Oh, my gosh! That's insane!

OMG, girls! You're not gonna believe this,

but our third new Islander's also from Georgia!

Well, actually, she's from Philadelphia.

I just wanted to be involved.

Hi, ladies.

Shut the fuck up.

Oh, my God!

Hi! You guys look so pretty.

- Hello! - Hi!

Oh, you look stunning!

You guys, I'm, like, shocked right now.

Hello. Hi!

You're so beautiful!

Hi! How are you?

- What is your name? - Melanie.

- Melanie. - I'm Niya.

Nice to meet you, Niya.

- My glass over there. - I'm Kenzie.

- Kenzie. Oh, my goodness. - Yes. So nice to meet you.

So exciting. - Where are you from?

I am from Philly.

- Oh, Philly. You're up north. - Philly girl.

Yeah, but I live in L.A. now.

- Oh! - Yeah.

I love my Philly people.

I'm always gonna be, like, an East Coast girl,

but at least fun. - Yeah.

Do you want to toast, ladies?

- Yes! - Yes!

The best summer ever.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Manifesting the best summer ever!

It's gonna be so fun! - It's gonna be so fucking fun!

- ♪ Ohh ♪ - I'm Melanie.

I'm 24 years old, and I'm from North Philadelphia,

but I live in L.A.

I'm sorry, a Philly girl--

we're so real.

We're so blunt.

But we're fun. We're fun as fuck.

Did I catch you? attention.

♪ You look like you lost your breath ♪

My family loves to party.

I promise you, I'm waking up to some type of music--

Bachata, merengue.

What Dominicana doesn't love to have a good time?

Tell me. - ♪ Come on ♪

♪ Don't just stand there staring, honey ♪

♪ Try to move your feet ♪

My friends are like my sisters,

but I don't use the term "girl's girl."

If you hear that shit, red fucking flag.

Any real woman that loves women

never, ever, ever, ever has to say, "I'm a girl's girl."

It just shows. - ♪ Don't you come at me green with an attitude ♪

♪ When my lips and my soles are red ♪

I'm a manager at a bikini store!

The ones in the damaged bin.

♪ 'Cause I've been here once or twice ♪

I always pick the wrong guy

and cross my fingers that it's the right one.

I just always pick the one that never wants a future

and it just, like, ends up breaking my heart.

♪ I could make it nice and easy ♪

♪ I'm-a take the lead ♪

If I got a guy that told me, "I want kids.

I want to get married,"

baby, I'll pop them out.

How many do you want?

I'll make a basketball team for you.

If you don't like basketball, we'll do a soccer team.

Like, football team, whatever the fuck do you want?

Just give me an actual relationship.

You know what I'm saying?

♪ They lookin' at me, my baby ♪

♪ Yeah, they lookin' at me ♪

So, have you had, like, long-term relationships?

I've had two.

My second one was like we were on-and-off.

- Okay. - So it wasn't like-- Was it a relationship?

That's kind of the same for me.

Like, I'm so delusional.

Yeah. - Girl, I'm delusional, too.

I'm not even joking. - I need to see the signs

and then be like, "Okay, no. That's not my man."

- We need to make a pact. - Yeah.

If any of us seem delusional here,

we need to tell each other.

Pull each other to the side, like, "Girl,

I fear you're a little bit delulu."

Pinky promises. - Pinky promises.

- I love that! - Oh, my gosh!

So cute!

That's our first-- - How cute!

Here comes our final two girls.

Ladies, this is the last time you'll be in the Villa

without any boys,

so get those girly chats in

and enjoy the current state of the bathroom.

♪ Are you gonna walk and talk all night? ♪

♪ All night, all night ♪ - Hey!

Oh, my gosh! You're so gorgeous!

Thank you. So are you.

- Trinity. - Trinity. My name is Beatriz.

- Beatriz? That's it, right? - Yes.

- Okay. Let's go into this Villa. - Okay.

- ...lizards around here. - We're here!

Oh, my God! Shut up!

Nice to meet you!

You guys look so amazing. What is your name?

- I'm Beatriz. - I'm Trinity.

Oh, my gosh! Niya!

Hi, baby. How are you, gorgeous?

Good. How are you?

Hi. Nice to meet you.

- I love this color on you. - Thank you!

- Oh, my gosh. Niya. - Niya? Melanie.

Y'all, do you want to go to the bar?

- Call me Bea. - Bea?

- Ooh! - Ooh!

Oh, my God. It's so exciting to meet y'all.

Dude!

- Oh, this orange eats. - Thank you!

- No, I'm gonna need a spin. - Thank you!

- And yes! - Thank you!

- No, you look so beautiful. - Baby, you look beautiful. Look at you, girl.

You're so fit. - Thank you, thank you.

- You are so fit. - You are so fit, girl.

What do you do? I need to know.

- What do you do in the gym? - So, I run track and field.

Nice! Oh, my God!

Oh, shit.

♪ If you say I'm too much, baby, go find less ♪

I'm Beatriz. I'm 25, and I live in San Diego, California.

♪ Ooh, ooh, it's tough ♪

♪ Too, too, too much ♪

Phew! What's my type?

Ooh! Tall, dark, and handsome!

Oh, my God. Wait.

He has to have a mouth mullet.

Ohh!

Those are fucking sensational.

♪ You could never look me in the eye ♪

I was born with a rare birth defect.

♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪

If you're gonna have a disability,

you got to make it fun.

I was at a haunted house,

and the guy has this chainsaw.

Rrr, rrr! "I'm gonna cut you to pieces."

And I was like, "Joke's on you! I'm already in pieces!"

♪ If I'm such a big deal ♪

♪ Maybe you're too little ♪

Growing up, I spent a lot of time

watching football and stuff with my dad.

I was very competitive with my brothers.

Tell me I can't do something,

I'm gonna do it better than you.

You can't run. I can run pretty fast.

Watch this. - ♪ Oh, ah, oh, ah ♪

♪ Baby, I ain't under pressure ♪

I'm a two-time Paralympian

and bronze medalist in the long jump.

I didn't let my disability stop me. I never have.

♪ If you can't keep up, stay below, I guess ♪

Dating wise, my strong personality--

I think it works out for me.

There's been plenty of times I see a cute guy,

I walk over, "You, me, Monday night.

We're going on a date. Give me your phone number."

Men low-key love that shit.

Sex is definitely important.

No sex is better than bad sex.

So if you're waking me up out of my sleep, it better be good.

♪ If you say I'm too much, baby, go find less ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, it's tough ♪

♪ Too, too, too much ♪

- Your body's just so unreal. - I know!

I'm just gonna keep staring at you. Like, you're so good.

- Thank you. - Like, seriously.

No. Baddies all around.

But I have a question, guys.

Like, what's y'all's take?

We got to get to the tea!

I'm not one of those girls that's like,

"I like medium ugly." No.

I don't like nothing ugly around me.

Right? Let me set that straight.

I don't want nothing ugly.

But I do like a tall guy.

I like tattoos.

Like, who doesn't like tattoos?

I need someone who's gonna call the shots.

That's my type of-- - I like that.

That's my type of guy.

♪ I live my day as if it was the last ♪

I'm Trinity. I'm 22 years old, and I love love.

So, "Love Island USA," find me my man.

♪ It was a crush ♪

♪ But I couldn't, couldn't get enough ♪

I did quit my job to come here.

I worked at a hardware store, and people would come up to me

and ask me questions about how to measure stuff.

They'll ask me about plumbing.

And I'm like, "Girl, I don't know nothing about plumbing."

I guess I would consider myself a personality hire.

♪ I live my day as if it was the last ♪

♪ Live my day as if there was no past ♪

♪ Doing it all night, all summer ♪ - I love sex.

I actually am a very sexual person.

But it's really a treat that not everybody gets.

If I know that I'm comfortable with you

and I, like, can be myself,

that's when the real freak comes out.

♪ I found another crush ♪

♪ The lush life giving me a rush ♪

I just love, like, men.

And my type of guy

is somebody who is just lovey, golden retriever.

Oh, my gosh.

That's what I want. - ♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Went low, went high ♪

♪ What matters is now ♪

I want to find someone

who is just gonna be giving me all the butterflies,

like, I feel like I'm in a movie.

So let's go. Let's get it going.

♪ All night, all summer ♪

♪ Gonna spend it like no other ♪

Now you're about to have a great fucking summer.

I know. Here's to a great, amazing summer.

- Yes! - Like, a fucking awesome summer.

Hot summer! - The best summer we've ever had.

It's finally time to greet our host.

She's back.

Of course she is.

It's the one and only Ariana Madix.

She's got style. She's got class.

She's got a lot of faith in that fashion tape.

♪ And any minute I'll be rolling through ♪

♪ So get ready ♪

♪ In any minute, I'll be coming through ♪

♪ So get ready ♪

♪ So get ready, 'cause here I come ♪

Hey, ladies!

Welcome to Fiji!

- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God!

I'm so excited to meet all of you.

You have no idea.

Wait, wait! This is real now!

I just got to get some champagne first.

You are sexy! She is so sexy, girl.

- Oh, my gosh. - Hello. Nice to meet you.

You are gorgeous!

Oh, my God, you are gorgeous.

- I'm fangirling. - Hi!

You're so beautiful.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, my God. You guys are all so beautiful.

Oh, my God. Let's hang out.

We have so much to talk about. - Yes, yes.

- Ah! - Girls, okay.

First of all, you all look so amazing.

- Thank you! - Like, I can't get over it.

I'm so excited to meet you guys, get to know you guys.

Yes! Same!

I'm ready. Like, I'm ready.

This is like a fucking fever dream.

Like, honestly, like--

Well, I'm so excited for all of you.

This summer, you're gonna build real friendships...

- Yes! - ...form real connections,

and hopefully find love.

- That's what we're here for! - Yes! I'm excited!

Well, if I'm gonna help you with that,

I need to get to know you even more.

Melanie? - Yes?

What brings you to "Love Island"?

I feel like everything I've been doing

has not worked for me.

Like, I played wife. I did all the right things.

Have you ever been in love?

I have. I have.

What was that like?

- It was great. It was beautiful. - Oh!

I think I never mix love and heartbreak together,

'cause they're different.

I find love in everything.

Like, I find love in friendships.

I find love in my family.

- You are the love. - Literally, I am.

Like, I literally am love.

I love-- I'm so affectionate. I love love.

And I also cannot find love in L.A. for some reason.

It's 'cause you're in L.A.

- Literally. - It's 'cause you're in L.A.

I think I needed to travel, so I came to Fiji.

- Trinity... - Yes!

...you clearly were not afraid

to shake up your life to come here.

- Yes. - You quit your job.

Yeah. I did.

Why was it so important to you to come here?

Finding my husband, hopefully.

Like, let's see.

Like, I feel like I can meet somebody who's really for me,

somebody who's really gonna treat me

like the princess that I am.

Are you someone that falls fast, you'd say?

Or do you think it takes time?

I do fall fast.

I'm not gonna lie, I fall fast.

But I'm not to be played with.

Like, I'm not about to, like, sit here

and be like, "Oh, my gosh."

Like, I'm gonna move on.

Like, I look good, I know I look good.

Absolutely. - Yeah.

Well, they better be on their best behavior with you.

I hope so!

I literally hope so.

- Kenzie... - Yes?

...how long have you been single?

- A year and a half, or over that, yeah. - Okay.

Are you like a relationship girly

or more of like a roster girl?

Definitely not a roster girl.

I can only talk to one guy.

So this is gonna be quite the change.

It's gonna be a huge change.

What's your plan?

How are you gonna handle all of this?

I don't know.

I'm gonna go wild, I guess. - Yeah!

Like, I'm so excited.

- Aniya... - Oh, my gosh! Hey!

...what made you want to apply for "Love Island"?

I was with my friend, and we were just like,

"Fuck it, let's do it."

Like, honestly, the fact that I'm here right now,

it's, like, such a blessing.

Like, I feel like it's an answered prayer, genuinely.

I've been praying.

Like, seriously. I date a lot,

and I have a very strict program of, like, what I like,

and I'm not gonna settle for anything less than what I want.

Are you a roster kind of girl?

I feel like every girl has a roster, you know?

- I like it. I say yeah. - I feel like you have to.

No. Like, I feel like every girl has a roster.

Until you commit to one person,

I feel like you got to, like, have--

But that's like a great way

to figure out what it is that you want.

That's what I'm saying! You get to explore.

Bee-ya-triz-- Bay-a-triz--

I want to make sure I say your name right.

- That's okay. It's Bay-a-triz. - Bay-a-triz?

Bay-a-triz. Or you could call me Bea.

- Bea. Okay. - Yeah.

How are you?

Sensational.

I am here.

So, you're a Paralympic bronze medalist?

- Yes indeed. I am. - Yeah!

Thank you.

You've spoken a bit about

how you were born with a birth defect

- Mm-hmm. - Is that something you're comfortable

talking about with all of us? - Yeah. Absolutely.

So, I was born with a rare birth defect called fibular hemimelia.

And that's when your fibular bone

doesn't, like, fully develop.

I was amputated at 10 months old.

Then they thought I maybe would never walk.

Now I run for a living. - Literally.

- Yeah. Yeah. - That's amazing.

You're just crushing life.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

How do guys deal with the fact

that you're a top-tier athlete?

Like, are there guys that are, like, insecure about it?

Yeah. I do think, like,

that's a common trait amongst men

is obviously, like, this competitiveness.

So when you are doing well in your career,

regardless of if it's athletics, it could also be something

that they could be a little bit insecure about.

Sounds like a them problem.

- Yeah, absolutely. - You know what? It is.

All right, girls.

Something tells me it won't be too long

until these boys arrive.

So should we top off our drinks and get this party going?

Let's go, let's go!

Ah!

I couldn't be more excited right now.

♪ Big hitter like... ♪

♪ Witness this apogee, no fantasy ♪

♪ Big hitter like... ♪

♪ Mix up pure alchemy, lethality ♪

♪ Big hitter like... ♪

Cheers to the best summer ever...

- Yes! - ...at "Love Island USA" 2026!

The boys are here.

They know how to woo.

They know how to flirt.

Uh, but they clearly don't know how to carpool.

Oh, dear, gentlemen.

Looks like somebody doesn't care about the planet.

Oh, my God!

How's it going, bro? - Doing good.

- Yeah. My name is Bryce. - My name is Sincere.

- Nice to meet you. - Yeah, nice to meet you, big dawg.

- Should we go in? - Yeah.

Let's take a step. Let's do it!

♪ From the dark till the break of dawn ♪

♪ I'm the king; you get moved like a pawn ♪

♪ You better roll with the punches ♪

Oh, wait. I see some of the boys coming now!

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

Our first two boys have entered the Villa and--

Wait. Wait a second. That's a head start.

Not on my watch.

You two go sit in the corner until the other boys arrive.

And don't you dare smile at anyone.

Come and join us over here.

- How y'all doing? - How are we doing?

Ladies, meet Bryce and Sincere.

How are you guys doing?

- What's your name? - I'm Kenzie.

- Kenzie. Bryce. - Bryce.

- Nice to meet you. - Really nice to meet you.

Yeah. Come join the party, guys.

Hi, Bryce. Ariana. Lovely to meet you.

- Lovely to meet you as well. - Welcome to my Villa.

Everyone looks so good.

You guys look amazing.

Dapper young men.

All right. Well, guys, introduce yourselves.

Where are y'all from?

Yeah. So, my name is Sincere. I'm 25 years old.

I'm from Cape May, New Jersey.

I do some track-and-field coaching outside of this,

and I'm happy to be here.

So I'm happy to be here for sure.

- Cool. - Yeah, yeah.

Wow. It's like you guys know.

What's up with some track and field?

- Oh, yeah. - I run track and field

professionally for team USA for the Paralympics.

- Oh! Okay. - Yeah.

Who do we think's the fastest?

She's Team USA. She got me. She got me.

I'm retired.

- You're retired? - You just got a stretch.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I need a little, little warm up.

We might be good.

♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo doo, doo-doo ♪

What's going on, y'all? My name is Sincere.

I'm 25 years old

and I'm from Cape May, New Jersey.

You know, I love my name. I like to be cheesy.

I often end my emails or letters,

I'll be like, "Sincerely, Sincere."

♪ May I just say that your face got me so intrigued ♪

I was raised by my grandma and my mom,

two amazing women.

They taught me how to live the right way.

You know, I wait for my friend if they're tying their shoe,

I'm gonna be the type of friend that waits for them.

I'll be there for you in your most toughest time.

Track and field is my sport.

I was an All-American, Big Ten champ.

I was a bookworm, too.

Don't let this pretty face fool you. I'm smart.

♪ But what good is beauty ♪

♪ If your booty can't find the beat ♪

I'm not gonna find my wife in a nightclub.

I might find my wife at a run club or at a museum.

Just-- I'm just putting it out there.

♪ You better show me now, show me now, show me now ♪

Growing up, my parents would always be like,

"Oh, he's a ladies man."

I mean, they're not wrong.

There's one Sincere,

but there's 8 billion people out there.

Like, I would be selfish to not spread the love.

♪ I just might make her my baby, hey ♪

I've been single for a while.

You know, I really want to find that chase.

Get a little sweat. It's like the adrenaline rush.

Honestly, I'm just-- look, I'm ready to go.

I'm like the Energizer bunny.

I'm ready to hit it.

♪ Oh, I just might ♪

- Sincere, I love your name. - Yeah, yeah.

Do you feel like you live up to your name?

100%. 100%.

All right.

Keep everything 100? - Oh, 100%.

Come on now. Come on now.

- Bryce? - Yeah. My name is Bryce.

I was born in Hawaii. Grew up in Vegas, surfed a lot.

You know, a little bit of that.

Moved to New York to model when I was 17.

See, I've been modeling a pretty decent amount of time

and stuff like that. - Oh, nice.

- Yeah. - That's really cool.

What's something people wouldn't expect about you?

I feel like 'cause of, like, modeling,

I've always had to come off like a certain way,

but I feel like I'm a pretty, like, sensitive,

emotional person.

- Mm. - That's cute.

He's a simp. He's a simp.

Oh, my God. Oh, no. No, no, no.

You're not gonna do me like that. No, no, no.

We're not saying it's a bad thing.

♪ He was a stranger ♪

♪ He walked in looking for danger ♪

I'm Bryce. I'm 29.

I live in Los Angeles, California,

but I'm from Hawaii.

♪ He can chain you down ♪

♪ And make you fall in love ♪

The last 10 years I've been modeling.

First time I got scouted was by the casting director

of Calvin Klein, then moved to L.A.

to do acting, music stuff.

Now I DJ. All that typical L.A. shit.

♪ Ooh, Mr. Electric Blue ♪

♪ I wanna dance like you ♪

As a model, when your value is based on what you look like,

that sets you up for a world of failure, personalitywise.

On first sight, like, girls always think

I'm a fuckboy, like, right away.

I'm actually, like, a pretty sensitive person.

Like, I'm pretty emotional. Inside, like, I'm a lover boy.

♪ He can be every thing you ever dreamed ♪

You know, modeling comes in, like, waves.

So I'll have, like, this huge load of money,

and then the next two months is nothing.

So it's like I've always had to figure out, like,

how am I gonna pay rent this month?

So I still do, like, handyman work.

I can fix, like, anything.

I do electrical work on garbage trucks sometimes.

It's literally so disgusting. Life's tough, you know?

It's like, you got to figure it out, you know?

♪ He's a man's man ♪

♪ A good, hardworking American ♪

A lot of girls I meet have that checklist they're going through,

and they're just like, "He doesn't have his college degree,

he doesn't have that." That's not, like, love.

Like, love is like you look someone in the eyes

and you have, like, understanding for them

and you feel them, like, who they are

and what they've been through and, like,

bring the better things out of each other.

I feel like that's ultimately, like, the goal.

I'm just so stoked.

Bryce, I feel like you're being a little humble

'cause your modeling career is pretty successful now.

I've done a decent amount of stuff.

So, like, the first job I ever did was Calvin Klein.

Oh, wow!

That's a big deal.

- GQ, I see you, big dog. - I like your earring.

Low key, you're gonna be the one

who's in charge of taking all the pictures

of everybody else in here. - I got y'all.

'Cause you got-- He knows the angle.

You're gonna have to make everybody pose too.

- Yeah. - Teach us some poses.

I got y'all.

Our next boy has arrived, and to stand out from the crowd,

he's chosen to open with an impression

of an unprofessional midwife.

- What's going on, baby? - Oh, shit.

Hey!

- There's another boy. - Oh, my God.

- What's happening, guys? - Hi, Zach.

- You all right? - Come and join us over here.

- This is mad. - Welcome.

- Hi. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

What's your name? - Kenzie.

- Kenzie, nice to meet you. Zach. - Hi. Nice to meet you.

Aniya. - Zach.

- How you doing? - I'm good, man. I like the suit.

Likewise, man. It's clean.

- Hi. Beatriz. - Zach. Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you. - I know who you are.

Hello. How are you?

- Hi. Melanie. - Zach.

Zach, grab a glass of champagne.

- Yes. - Thank you.

- So, Zach, I detect an accent. - Yeah.

- Where are you from? - England.

- England? - Ooh!

- Yeah. - What? Whereabouts?

Birmingham.

It's where the "Peaky Blinders" is set.

- That's right. - Yeah.

That's not the only thing that's familiar about you.

- No. - You were on the show before?

My brother is Charlie. Yeah.

- What?! - Ah!

He came in. I was like, "Wait. Is that Charlie?"

Did you think I was him just walking in again?

- Yes. I was like-- - Are you the younger or older?

- Younger, yeah. - Ah! By how much?

How many years? - Two years.

- Oh, okay. - Yeah, yeah.

Do you think you're gonna do better than him in here?

You know, I'm here at the start.

He wasn't, so we'll see. - Okay!

No, no, no.

I'm Zach. I'm 26 years old.

And I'm from Birmingham, England.

♪ You're insecure, don't know what for ♪

My last relationship, I was with her for four years,

but then I think the love just faded out.

Honestly, my pickup game isn't the best.

I can never just go up to a girl and be like,

"Hey, my name's Zach."

But if I'm talking to a girl,

I do always bring up One Direction

'cause it always works, but it's real.

I do actually love them.

They're surprised when I start spitting

some ball knowledge about 1D.

♪ Baby, you light up my world like nobody else ♪

I do think my girlfriend would be in America.

A fun, cool American girl.

We'd get a little cool place with a cat.

Cat is very important.

My girlfriend needs to love my cat

or else she's out the door 100%.

♪ You don't know you're beautiful ♪

My brother Charlie was on "Love Island" last year,

and now I'm here to see if I can do better than him

and find love. - ♪ So, c-come on ♪

In bed, I do love an alpha woman.

Push me down. Take control. Do you know what I mean?

Partly as well, 'cause I'm low-key lazy,

so I just can't be arsed to do it.

I probably shouldn't say that. I'm not lazy.

Cut that. Cut that out.

I have prepared for this. Dieting, gym, locking in.

I did the full everything shave, you know, legs,

arms, chest, bum.

You got to be sleek in the Villa.

♪ That's what makes you beautiful ♪

So how long have you been single?

It would be three years this year.

- Okay. - Yeah.

Have you ever had your heart broken?

- I can't say I have. - Oh!

Oh, you're the heartbreaker?

- I'm not a heartbreaker, no. - Oh!

It depends what you define as heartbroken.

Yeah, that's exactly what the heartbreaker would say.

Our final two boys have arrived,

and one of them had a corn dog right before his entrance

and got mustard on the lapel of his suit jacket.

But don't worry.

I gave him a subtle little something to cover it up.

No one will notice.

What up, man? What up?

- I'm Sean. - KC, bro.

You look good, bro. - You too, man.

Got you all blinged out and everything.

- Got the black and white. - Are you ready to go do this?

- Yes, sir. Let's do it. - Let's do it.

♪ On the floor tonight we all feeling right ♪

Oh, shit!

Hey, Sean and KC.

Come join the party.

You guys look great.

I'm loving the fit.

Yes. So snazzy.

Hello.

Hey, guys. Welcome.

- I'm Sean. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Sean.

I'm Kenzie.

- My name's KC. - Nice to meet you. Niya.

- Hi. I'm Sean. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Hi. I'm Beatriz. - Beatriz?

Beatriz or Bea.

Hi. I'm Melanie. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you as well.

- Welcome to the Villa. - Thank you.

Sean, tell us a little bit about where you're from,

what you do.

I'm from a little bit of all over.

Wyoming, Virginia, Colorado,

California, and recently Pennsylvania.

I'm actually a police officer when I'm not here.

Yes, yes.

I'm actually a spy here for all y'all. Yeah.

♪ It's like sugar, so sweet ♪

Oh, my God.

Group chat's not gonna believe this one.

Oh, my goodness. I never imagined

that I'd be somewhere like this.

♪ Good enough to eat ♪

I'm Sean. I'm 29, and I am a police officer.

I love my job. It's super cool.

Like, you feel like you made a difference.

♪ Why with the state that I'm in ♪

I get hit on when I'm at work all the time.

Someone ran into me in the street and she was like,

"Me and all my family forgot your name,

so we call you Officer Sexy Pants."

Officer Sexy Pants was a hit at work.

♪ Baby won't you stand up to me ♪

♪ Come around and make a move ♪

What is my type? Curves, send them to me.

Fat booty, I'll take it.

You can't be rude to people. You can't be an asshole.

The nicer you are and the more thoughtful you are,

that's so fucking pretty to me.

♪ All I wanna do is get your body next to mine ♪

I was in a 10-year relationship,

and then we had broke up, from there

I went on, like, a monster streak on dating apps,

at which point I had a baby that was not planned.

The greatest thing to ever happen to me though.

♪ It's like sugar, like sugar, like sugar, it's like sugar ♪

I love being a dad,

and obviously things didn't work with his mother.

I would love to find someone willing to go through it with me

and just give my son that loving home

that I want to give,

and then have more babies because I love that shit.

What's better than love, right?

Sean, you said you recently moved to Pennsylvania.

What brought you to Pennsylvania?

Yeah. So three years ago, I had gotten somebody pregnant.

And two years ago, I had my only child.

So he's two years old now. - Aww!

So, yeah, when I had him, his mom was from Pennsylvania,

so she had moved back home.

And then I packed my bags and went out there and, yeah.

That's a good man That's a good man.

- That's nice. - Thank you.

Thank you. - Yeah. That's good. Yeah.

- So, KC... - Yeah.

...tell the girls a little bit about yourself.

I'm a nursing assistant.

Eventually I want to be a nurse practitioner.

I love helping people. I do hard work.

It ain't the glitz and glamour.

Like, I'm giving people showers. I'm changing people, you know?

But, you know, I think my heart is big enough for it.

And I'm really passionate about that.

♪ I can do anything you like ♪

♪ I can do anything you need ♪

I'm KC. I'm 23. I'm a nursing assistant.

And I live in Fresno, California.

- ♪ Come get it, bae ♪ - ♪ Hey, come on ♪

- ♪ Come get it, bae ♪ - ♪ Hey! ♪

I'm at a nursing home, so I'm with, like, older people.

It's hard work. It's not easy.

But I really have a heart for helping people.

Like, we'll dance a little bit.

I'll play a new little song for them.

It's like a little...

And their face light up every day.

It just-- It makes my day.

♪ You wanna ride it, my motorcycle ♪

In the bedroom, I'm definitely a pleaser.

Even with, like, one-night stands.

I'd definitely say I have five stars.

I have never left a woman unsatisfied at all.

♪ Oh, hey! ♪

♪ Girl, there will come a time ♪

♪ This is where you wanna be ♪

I like being the chaser.

You know, if you want to play and play games,

then we could do some fuckboy shit.

It's all about balance,

but I would rather be a lover boy, yeah.

♪ Hey take it easy on the clutch ♪

♪ Hey 'cause girl, I like you ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

I love, like, my freedom right now.

But if the right woman were to come,

then you know I would give that up for the right person.

♪ Come get it, bae ♪

On the side, I think we all like to work out right?

We all like to look good. - Not me.

- Oh. - I don't work out.

Hey, maybe we could change that.

Maybe.

Well, you are the first 10 Islanders

of "Love Island USA 2026"!

Well, you've started getting to know each other,

but now it's time to take things one step further.

♪ Get a little bit lost tonight ♪

- Follow me. - Ooh!

What's that mean?

♪ Take me where you want tonight ♪

Welcome back to "Love Island, USA."

We've got all our Islanders, and-- oh, my God!

They've been shrunk!

Someone shrunk the Island--

Nope. That's my bad. Those are massive doors.

Sorry. It gets me every time.

Tonight, you all will be coupled up.

But before we do that,

we're giving you the chance to look beyond first impressions

and see who you're truly compatible with.

I'm going to ask you a series of questions,

and the giant doors in front of you each

represent a different answer.

For every question,

you'll step behind the door that represents you the most.

The girls will be on one side

and the boys will be on the other.

Once everyone has made their choice,

we'll open the doors and reveal who matched.

And if you match with one or more Islanders,

you'll share a hot, steamy kiss.

♪ Turn me down, show you off, blow you up ♪

This shit crazy.

- My fucking God. - Aah!

And don't hold back.

This is your chance to find out not only

who you're most compatible with,

but also test your chemistry.

These are the first kisses of "Love Island USA" 2026.

Hell yeah!

Yeah!

Let's get it, bro.

All right, Islanders.

Let's see who you're most compatible with.

What is your favorite sex position?

Is it missionary, doggy, or cowgirl?

Oh, yeah. Know what I mean?

Let's see whose favorite sex position is missionary.

Open the door and see who's there.

♪ What's the point of all this space in between ♪

♪ My lips, your lips ♪

Hey, guys. I see KC and Sincere.

This is what we came here for.

Like, I'm about to kiss some fine men!

♪ I kiss for fun ♪

♪ It's fun to kiss ♪

Aniya was definitely a good kisser.

I'd probably say like 8 out of 10.

And that 100% broke the ice.

She gets two boys.

♪ I use my tongue, l-l-l-like this ♪

Okay. Let's see who prefers doggy.

♪ Doing things you can't believe ♪

♪ Now come with me ♪

I love this game.

I don't ever sit down with a girl on a first date

and I'm like, "My name's Sean. I like doggy style."

You know what I mean? I'd be a serial killer.

♪ I like that ♪

♪ I'm burning up ♪

Sean is a good kisser. A good kisser.

He's got some, like, wandering hands.

Very intense, which I like.

Oh.

Damn.

Hot damn.

Woof, woof.

All right.

Finally, whose favorite sex position is cowgirl?

Open the door and let's find out.

- Oh! - See, you guys know what's up.

Hey, guys. Who's going first? - You can go first, baby?

- Hi. - Hey!

Okay. All's good.

- Hey. - What's up?

♪ The way that you look now ♪

♪ I got you here ♪

I picked cowgirl because I like to ride on top,

and I like to be in control.

Oh!

That's hot.

We're so back.

Tell us, why do you love missionary in particular?

Looking into the guy's eyes while we're doing it.

Legs up. Like, I don't know.

Legs up. That's fun missionary.

Beatriz, you picked doggy as your favorite.

It's just something about being, like,

manhandled, like, pushed into that bed

and, like, pull my arms back, pull my hair, just, like,

show me how much of you I can really feel.

Sean, is that why you like it?

100%. That's definitely one of the reasons.

I mean, my preference is to, like, pull the hair,

grab the neck, and spit in the mouth,

so it can get real good, but--

- The holy trinity. - Yeah.

It's always the quiet ones, you know?

Zach, why is cowgirl your favorite?

I love when a girl is in control.

Use and abuse me.

Just use my body for whatever you want.

This is quite eye-opening.

All right. Our next question.

Islanders, what type of person are you?

Are you a dog person...

a cat person, or do you prefer plants?

Islanders, make your choice now.

- Oh, I can feel it. - Come on, bro.

Yeah.

I got a plant.

Let's see who's a dog person.

- Surprise! - Surprise!

Hey!

Yeah, come on through.

♪ Say you want me, say you want me ♪

♪ And say you, if you just ♪

♪ Say want me, and I'm all yours ♪

♪ Say you want me, and I'm for sure ♪

♪ Say you want me ♪

- Yeah. - Oh, my.

♪ Say you want me, and I'm all yours ♪

♪ Say you want me, and I'm for sure ♪

♪ Say you want me ♪

♪ Say you want me and say no more ♪

Sean takes me by the fucking arms up in the wall.

I'm like, "Oh, shit." I think that's when I realized,

"Oh, shit, we're gonna have a good fucking summer."

He's using his fucking cop skills.

Like, we need to get him handcuffs

so that he can start handcuffing us.

♪ Say you want me ♪

Jesus.

♪ Say you want me, and I'm all yours ♪

♪ Say you want me, and I'm for sure ♪

There's so many people over there.

Second kiss with Sean was good.

- It's not just no little like-- - - no little peck.

He, like, makes sure,

"Oh, you're gonna remember this kiss."

Bet.

Well done, y'all.

- That was a party. - Lips, like, everywhere.

That was fun.

Let's see who's a cat person.

Hey!

Oh, my gosh.

♪ Now, baby, don't be sorry ♪

♪ I really want your body ♪

Just stand there and watch it.

Eating it.

♪ Now look at what we started ♪

♪ Put it back up on me ♪

♪ A girl like you ♪

Okay.

He hit one of these.

- Ooh. - Mm!

Ooh. Okay.

Zach was a good kisser,

but I could just tell we are not really compatible.

Me and Bryce, I feel like our chemistry is good.

Sparks are definitely flying.

I might have made the wrong decision.

Bro, I told you. Who the fuck's got a plant?

KC, we see you're a plant person.

I mean, my math is usually right,

but if you want to go ahead and open your door

just to be sure...

Yeah. - It's okay. It happens.

It's okay.

I picked the plant door.

I'm thinking I'm being edgy and shit.

I'm thinking, "Women love plants."

No, bro. Like, that was-- that was not a good decision.

That was, like, low-key--

No, that was high-key embarrassing.

Islanders, next question.

Is it okay to check your partner's phone?

Oh. Ooh.

Never, sometimes, or always.

Run to your door now.

♪ Come and get it ♪

Don't think there's anything necessarily wrong

in going on your partner's phone,

because if you ask to go on it and then they freak out,

that's more of a concerning thing.

Like, "What have you got on your phone

that you don't want me to see?"

Let's see who thinks you should never check

your partner's phone.

Go ahead and open the door, and let's find out.

Oh.

♪ When I'm going home ♪

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

Oh, he's going in.

How stable are these walls?

Ooh.

After Beatriz kissed me the first time,

I was like, "She could open every motherfucking door."

It was good. It was really good, yeah.

She has very soft lips, and, like, you catch that,

like, rhythm with each other and that flow,

and it's like, "Oh."

Like, everything about it was nice.

Save some for us, king.

- You guys... - Dude.

- It's a good night. - It's a great night.

I love this game. -"I love this game."

Let's see who feels it's sometimes okay

to check their partner's phone.

Open the door and see who's there.

- Hi! - Oh.

Hi.

♪ Turn me off and turn me on ♪

♪ Turn me on ♪

♪ Turn me on, turn me on, turn me on ♪

KC's the type I usually go for.

I think he's a great kisser, but I just always end up

with no man when I pick that type of man.

It's always been trouble.

Oh. Y'all ready?

Yeah, let's switch.

♪ To the rhythm, baby ♪

I went in being, like, super attracted to Bryce.

And then, when I kissed Bryce,

like, it was like a turtle tongue.

It was like...

♪ Turn me on, turn me on ♪

It really turned me off from him.

Okay. I'm pretty sure I count five girls.

But just in case, Sincere, if you want to open the door...

Oh, no, I'ma open the door.

...and find out who's maybe on the other side.

- Oh! - Who thinks it's always okay

to check their partner's phone?

You know what, Ariana? I think it's okay.

I don't got nothing to hide. You know what I mean?

Yeah, I get it.

Trinity, why do you think it's sometimes okay

to check your partner's phone?

I would say I was-- I'm not anymore--

was an example of probably why you should

sometimes check phones.

Okay, so you're speaking from the other side.

Yeah, but, like, you don't have to worry about that now.

Okay? Like, that was then...

- That was then, this is now. - Yeah.

This is a new chapter in life.

Sean and Beatriz, that was your third kiss.

No, I feel good. He's a good kisser.

I feel the same way. She's beautiful,

so I have no complaints there.

We can do a couple more rounds.

Okay, Islanders, it's time for our last question.

Are you here to find love and have the summer of a lifetime?

No thanks, maybe, or hell yeah?

Make your decision now. Go!

Of course, of course.

All right, let's see who's here for all the right reasons.

Open that door.

♪ I kiss for fun, it's gun to kiss ♪

Everybody gets to make out!

♪ I kiss for fun, it's fun to kiss ♪

♪ I use my tongue l-l-l-like this ♪

♪ I kiss for fun, it's fun to kiss ♪

♪ I use my tongue l-l-l-like this ♪

I have never kissed that many people in one night.

And I have kissed many people on nights out.

Everyone happy that you're here for love?

All right.

You've all had a chance to get to know each other.

Your compatibility has been tested

and lips have been locked.

But now it's time to make your first big decision in the Villa.

Are you ready to couple up?

Yes.

Let's do this!

♪ It's fun to kiss ♪

♪ I use my tongue l-l-l-like this ♪

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

When the Islanders were told

that "Love Island" would open some pretty big doors for them,

I don't think this is what they had in mind.

But now it's time to couple up.

Here's how it's going to work.

Boys, as you can see,

each of you is standing in front of a door with your name on it.

On the other side of those doors are the girls.

Girls...

in a moment,

you'll choose the boy you want to couple up with

by standing in front of his door.

We'll keep going until all five couples are formed.

So the question is, will you couple up based on looks,

chemistry, or true compatibility?

Girls, it's decision time.

Stand behind the door of the boy you want to couple up with now.

♪ I'm one in a million ♪

♪ In a million, in a million ♪

♪ I'll try to run to the billions ♪

♪ Give me the impossible ♪

♪ I'm ready and willing ♪

Bryce, you're up first.

How are you feeling?

Excited.

A little-- A little nervous, but ready to go.

What makes you nervous?

Anything with, like, the unknown, like this.

Are you worried maybe there's no one

on the other side of that door?

Could be.

Bryce...

let's see if anyone is behind your door.

Go ahead and open it.

♪ That's 'cause I'm one in a million ♪

♪ In a million, in a million ♪

Hell yeah. Let's go.

Hi! - How are you?

Oh, congratulations.

Ooh!

Trinity was behind your door.

Yes!

What made you choose Bryce?

I chose him because I felt

like we literally had every answer the same...

- ...like, literally... - For real.

...word for word, bar for bar.

And, like, when he first came in,

I thought he was really attractive.

So I was like, "You know what?

Since we already have a lot in common so far,"

I was like, "Might as well go with him."

So you're going off of compatibility

and not necessarily just the first impression?

I would say it was a mix of both.

- That's awesome. Bryce? - Oh, I'm super stoked, for sure.

I feel like we're both, like, vibing.

I feel like the kisses were like...

I feel like we had the right tempo. You know what I mean?

Yeah.

So you're really happy that Trinity chose you?

Hell yeah.

Well...

since Trinity is the only one who stood behind your door,

it makes my job very easy.

You are our first couple of "Love Island USA" 2026.

Yay!

Okay. Moving on.

Sean, how are you feeling?

Girl, I'm nervous than a motherfucker.

God damn!

What's making you nervous?

To be for real, my intuition is, like,

there might not be anybody over there.

Why would you think there might not be anybody

on the other side of that door?

To be honest, I couldn't even tell you confidently.

It's just that gut feeling.

Well, there's only one way to find out.

I guess so.

Sean, it's time to see if anyone's behind your door.

Go ahead and open it.

♪ You're just like an angel ♪

♪ With your golden halo ♪

Hey, intuition was wrong in the best way.

Congratulations. - Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Love when that happens.

Beatriz, what made you choose Sean?

I mean, look at him first.

We had, like, a lot of chemistry.

A lot of our answers were the same.

So we were kissing all night.

I definitely felt like there was something there

that I just really want to explore more,

and happy to be coupled up with him.

And, Sean, how does it feel knowing that Beatriz chose you?

It feels amazing. Same thing with the chemistry.

And then when I first saw her-- drop-dead gorgeous, so...

And the kisses?

The kisses were amazing.

So we've got chemistry and compatibility?

- Mm-hmm. - Well,

since Beatriz is the only one who stood behind your door,

we have another match.

Congratulations, Beatriz and Sean.

You are our second couple of "Love Island USA" 2026.

Up next...

KC, where's your head at?

Nervous? Excited? - Low-key.

I'm low-key nervous.

I mean, the odds of nobody being behind there is crazy.

Uh, I feel like someone's behind there.

I'm just, uh...

That slight feeling of nobody being behind there

is, like, killing me right now.

But I got faith.

I got faith, for sure.

All right, well, let's find out.

KC, open your door.

- That shit empty. - Is there no one there?

- Yeah. That shit empty. - Ooh.

Oh, no!

♪ Love is a game for some ♪

Oh. How are you feeling?

I mean, that shit is actually crazy.

Uh, it doesn't feel good.

Um, it's kind of awkward, but it happens.

You know what I mean?

So I take everything with a grain of salt, but, um...

I'm okay.

I did not expect that.

Yeah.

It happens.

Well, KC, no one stood behind your door.

But this isn't over just yet.

You will remain single for now. - Yeah.

But we will get you coupled up by the end of tonight.

You can take a seat at the fire pit.

♪ You can hold your own ♪

Okay, Sincere. How are you feeling?

I'm still really nervous, but I'm excited, though.

I'd kick this door down if I could right now.

All right, Sincere.

Let's see if there's anyone behind your door.

Go ahead and open it.

- Hi. - Hi.

- How y'all doing? - Oh.

Sincere has options.

Aniya, what made you choose Sincere?

I feel like he has a really good personality.

I like how you just, like, are really outspoken and just, like,

present yourself well.

And I feel like we had a lot of stuff compatible,

so I thought it would be a good match.

Anything having to do with the kisses?

Oh, yeah. Those, too.

That definitely came into account.

And, Melanie, what about you?

I just felt like something about Sincere

felt very familiar.

Like, immediately when we kissed, as well.

And I really want to explore that.

So that's why I chose him. - Sincere,

how does it feel to have both

of these beautiful women standing behind your door?

It's very humbling.

You know, they're two beautiful women inside and out.

And I guess it's a--

It's a good situation to be in, but bad, too.

So we're about to figure it out.

- ♪ Oh, oh-oh ♪ - ♪ Give me all your attention ♪

♪ Tell me which way to go ♪

♪ I just want your affection ♪

Well, Sincere, the decision is yours.

Do you want to couple up with Aniya or Melanie?

So the girl I want to couple up with is...

♪ Tell me which way to go ♪

...Melanie.

♪ This is once in a lifetime ♪

Well, Aniya, unfortunately, didn't get chosen.

That's fine.

But you will be in a couple by the end of the night.

I promise you that. - Perfect.

For now, go and take a seat at the fire pit.

Come join your boy.

We're in it together.

♪ Once in a lifetime ♪

♪ I knew ♪

Sincere, what was it about Melanie

that made you choose her?

She has very kind eyes.

She has a soft smile, so...

that sort of just got me from right off the bat.

Well, we now have our third "Love Island USA" couple

of 2026--

Melanie and Sincere. Congratulations.

♪ Once in a lifetime ♪

♪ Once in a lifetime ♪

All right. Well, I've been playing mathematician all night,

so we should already know who's behind Zach's door.

But this is "Love Island,"

and anything can happen, so...

...we should definitely find out for sure.

So, Zach, let's open the door and find out.

♪ Make you trail my boat ♪

Please be here.

- Surprise! - Hey!

Kenzie's behind your door.

Surprise! - She is. Yeah, yeah.

She is.

Kenzie, what made you choose Zach?

Um, I like his accent. a lot,

and I like his dark features.

And I think we have a lot

in common. - Yeah.

We could have really good chemistry,

so I want to get to know him more.

- We agreed on a lot of stuff. - Yeah.

And the kisses weren't bad either, so...

No, I saw. They looked pretty great.

Yeah. Yeah, they were pretty nice.

For sure.

Zach, how does it feel knowing Kenzie chose you?

It's a nice feeling. I was a bit--

I was shitting myself. I'm not gonna lie.

Um...

so it's nice knowing that she was there,

standing behind my door.

Well, since Kenzie's the only one who stood behind your door,

it makes my job easy again.

Congratulations, Kenzie and Zach.

You are our fourth couple of "Love Island USA" 2026.

Let's get our remaining Islanders coupled up.

Aniya and KC,

as you are both single, you are our final couple.

Go ahead and join your fellow Islanders at KC's door.

- ♪ I just wanna ♪ - ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Feel ya ♪

- ♪ I just wanna ♪ - ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

Aniya, how are you feeling about being in a couple with KC?

Honestly, I'm happy.

Like, he's super-handsome,

and I feel like the whole point of this

is to explore connections,

so I'm excited to explore a connection with him.

KC?

Honestly, I was looking at her as soon as I got here.

I was expecting her to be behind my door.

I ain't gonna lie. - Really?

- But-- Yeah. It's... - What?!

It's good, it's good. It happens.

We're together now. I'm happy and I'm excited.

So here it is.

Our first five couples of "Love Island USA" 2026.

♪ I just wanna ♪

- ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ - ♪ Feel ya ♪

- Trinity and Bryce. - ♪ Feel ya ♪

- Beatriz and Sean. - ♪ I just wanna ♪

Aniya and KC.

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

Melanie and Sincere.

And Kenzie and Zach.

- Whoo! - Whoo!

♪ I just wanna ♪

Islanders, this summer, you'll build real friendships,

form real connections, and maybe even fall in love.

♪ I had a dream, or was it real?

You'll live together, take on challenges together,

and, of course, share a bed together.

How does that sound?

- Great. - I'm ready.

And don't forget-- In six weeks from now,

America will be voting for their favorite couple.

And that couple will win

$100,000.

That's what I'm talking about!

But this is "Love Island USA."

And just when you think you've got it all figured out,

everything can change.

So my advice-- Don't get too comfortable.

The door could smack you right in the face.

All right, Islanders.

Your summer starts officially

right here, right now.

♪ Ah-ah ♪

♪ I wanna cut through the clouds ♪

♪ Break the ceiling ♪ - Oh, my...

♪ I wanna dance on the roof ♪

♪ You and me alone ♪

♪ I wanna cut to the feeling ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ I wanna cut to the feeling ♪

Welcome back to "Love Island USA,"

where we have our first couples of the season,

Melanie and Sincere...

Trinity and Bryce...

Aniya and KC...

Kenzie and Zach...

and Beatriz and Sean.

And while they get to know each other,

I'm off to play a massive game of Ding-Dong Ditch.

I love this. So, we need to see Soul Ties.

I'm, like, obsessed with Soul Ties.

- Where's that at? - Right there.

- Like, fuck! - Ooh! That's fire, dude.

Coming into the Villa, seeing it straightaway is crazy.

Obviously, watching it on the screen,

seeing your brother on it is a completely different thing,

but then actually being in it yourself, walking in,

it's genuinely crazy.

Ah! Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

This is fucking crazy.

Adorable.

I cannot wait for all the girl talk.

It literally is like a Barbie Dreamhouse.

Like, I'm really, like, in awe right now.

I don't even know how to react.

Oh, shit!

No way, no way, no way!

- Oh, my God! - No way!

This is so cute! - Tell me, is it nice?

That's actually fucking comfy.

I feel like I'm living in a dream.

Everything is so much bigger, and it's like,

"Oh, this is in 3-D now.

Like, I am here and I can feel this stuff."

Oh, my goodness.

This is so cute. - This is so nice!

- This one's nice. - Everything is just so pretty.

I think I might like--

I think I might like this the most.

- This is my new spot. - This one's nice.

And it's, like, kind of off in the cut.

Like, you're not really around everybody.

Yeah. No one else can see you.

Aniya didn't pick KC initially,

so he's trying to make a better second impression.

And he has taken off that pink suit jacket,

which is a great start.

So, obviously, nobody was behind my door.

I think what really, like, messed me up was when, like,

I did that plant shit.

Yeah.

Plant. Like, why plant?

I'm not into, like, animals, for real.

Oh, you're not into animals? You don't have any?

No, I don't. I gotta plant, though.

So I was like, "Let me not lie."

I thought that shit was gonna be edgy.

I thought that shit was gonna work. - I mean, it was different.

It was different, but that shit did not work.

But... yeah, anyways, what do you do?

Okay, so, I'm a marketing director for my family's

non-profit organization.

- Oh, shit. - Yeah.

So, my dad was in the NBA,

and then my mom was a shoe designer.

They both, like-- - Wait, wait.

Like, your dad played for--

He played for the Denver Nuggets,

Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns.

Damn.

And then they started this nonprofit.

And, yeah, I work with them.

I'm with my family 24/7.

- Yeah. - Is that, like, crazy?

No, that's really good.

I mean, I love, like, a family-oriented girl.

You know?

I'm happy to be in a couple with Aniya.

Like, she's a really good person.

Like, she's sweet.

And I hope she sees that I'm genuine.

Like, I take some time to warm up,

but, like, I promise you, I'm funny.

I hope she likes that.

Your facial expressions kill me.

Sincere is getting to know Melanie,

a bikini store manager,

and her résumé must be quite impressive,

because I've been turned down for that job

several hundred times.

I feel so good now. You look so familiar.

You don't have any family in, like, Philly?

My dad lives in Philly, but I don't ever,

like, go there, like, ever.

He lives in Northeast,

and I feel like only people from Northeast

can relate to people from the Northeast.

You know what I mean? Do you watch sports?

Are you an Eagles fan? - Eagles fan.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

- You're an Eagles fan? - Of course.

Oh, fuck yes! Thank you!

Oh, my God. I would have cut you off immediately.

Oh, no. If you said anything else--

- I'm a Steelers fan. - I'm like...

Don't even joke like that. Don't even joke like that.

Literally cut me, and I bleed green.

Oh, see, that's what the fuck I'm talking about.

I think me and Sincere,

because we're both from the East Coast,

we can get each other's humor,

and, like, I'm actually excited to,

like, go put my PJs on and, like, see him in bed.

We're gonna have fun. - I'm just glad I got you.

So...

what do you like to eat for breakfast?

- Okay... - Especially for tomorrow. I gotta prep.

- I'm simple. - Okay.

- Eggs. - Uh-huh. What kind of eggs?

Anything but scrambled.

Okay, well, if I'm being honest...

...I don't eat eggs, like, ever. - Okay.

- So I've never made eggs. - I can't wait to teach you.

But let me try for the first day.

You know what I mean. - You know what?

Give me whatever for the first day.

Do.

So, what do you do, again?

Okay, so, I just graduated nursing school.

Nursing. Oh, my God.

Yeah. So, I graduated the day before I got here.

No way. That's so cool.

- Yeah. - Congratulations.

- Thank you. - I work with nurses.

Well, did. - You do?

Well, yeah, I was a rehab assistant at, like, a hospital,

like, physiotherapy. - Uh-huh.

So, like, I worked alongside the nurses and things--

- How long did you do that? - Did that for about two years.

And then I left last December to then go travel Australia.

My mum's Australian.

- Okay. - Yeah.

What about your dad?

He was born in England, but we're Greek,

so, like, we're Greek-blooded.

- Like a Greek god? - Yeah, basically, yeah.

I don't want to say it.

You said it. -"We're Greek..."

- Yeah. We're Greek gods. -"...blooded."

Oh, that's so cool.

I love your dark features. - Mm-hmm.

Yeah. And your eyes.

You have really piercing blue eyes.

Thank you.

Like you're sending me messages, like...

Yeah, I feel like I talk through my eyes.

You do, because you're very, like, expressive.

- Yeah. Yeah. - That's cool.

Do you know, I've never actually been with a blonde girl before.

- You're joking. - Genuinely.

- You're joking. - Most girls I've been with

have been, like, darker futures, yeah.

- Really? - Yeah.

Like, long, black hair...

Yeah, like, just dark.

Yeah, like, dark typical features.

Oh, okay.

I feel like I really like Zach,

but I'm going to keep my boundaries up a little bit,

because, like, I was low-key not knowing

if he was feeling me, because I cannot read these men.

I do waffle a bit. Do you know the term waffle?

- I do. - Do you actually?

Yeah. Doesn't it mean you, like, ramble?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, cool.

I like the term "waffle."

There's going to be a lot of things I say,

and I feel like I'm not going to know I'm saying it.

So just, like, say, "Zach, I don't understand, like,

the English," like, you know what I mean?

- Okay. - But, yeah, waffling.

Trinity is getting to know Bryce, who fixes garbage trucks.

I actually wrote a bunch of jokes about garbage trucks,

but they were all trash.

I thank you.

- How you feeling, though? - I mean, I'm glad.

- Yeah. - I'm happy I chose you.

I'm happy, too.

So, you're from...

- I'm in L.A. - Oh.

I love L.A.

I've been to L.A. once,

and, like, I was, like, a little stressed out.

There was a lot going on, but yeah.

- Yeah. - So, you model, right?

- Yeah. - You still model?

- Yeah. - Have you ever worked a regular, like--

- Oh, yeah. For sure. - What have you worked?

Lately, I've been, like, doing, like-- I hate talking about it.

No. Go ahead.

I get a little, like, insecure about it.

Why?

I, like, fix, like, garbage trucks and stuff.

And it's like, dude, it's the most, like, disgusting--

Who cares? I think it's cute. I like it.

Real men gotta do shit like that.

Oh, no. I've done, like, every job, too.

I love that.

Now that I'm in a couple with Bryce, I feel good.

I love a handyman. I love a man who can fix things.

I think men are so used to taking pictures

and photo dumps and OTDs like that.

You need to get your hands dirty.

Like, we as women love that.

Wait. When were you born? What year?

- Oh, no. We're doing this? - We're doing that.

- Oh, no. - I want to know.

'97? - '96.

- '96?! - '96, yeah.

Oh, my gosh. I'm '03.

- '03? - What is that, like, age gap?

- Seven years. - Seven years?

- Yeah. - That's crazy.

I feel like seven's not that crazy.

No, I actually thought the oldest

you were probably gonna say was 25.

Damn. I'll take that.

No, you literally look it.

Like, you're not-- Like, you have some good genes.

No, you're very handsome. Like, you really are.

You kinda remind me of, like, a Prince Charming.

Oh, my God. You're so sweet.

♪ You look familiar, like a lover from another life ♪

I'm, like, stoked you, like, picked me.

I feel like we have, like, chemistry for sure.

Yeah.

Can I kiss you?

- Yes. - Hell yeah.

♪ Hush, hush, honey ♪

♪ Don't say a word ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't want to know ♪

♪ Don't want to know ♪

♪ Hush, hush, honey ♪

♪ I don't wanna go ♪

♪ So can we let this go tonight? ♪

- Not bad. - Yeah, this shit's pretty good.

- You're... - Yeah, I'm just like...

It's like, "Is it hot in here?"

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

Sean the Cop is known as Officer Sexy Pants.

He hopes to one day become Deputy Sexy Pants,

with the ultimate goal of becoming Chief of Sexy Pants.

Okay. So wait. Now I need to know.

You said you're a cop?

Yeah. I've been a cop for six years now.

- Wow. You've been in it. - What about you?

What do you do? - So...

- Let me hear it. - Fun fact.

I run for Team USA for the Paralympics and...

- Get the fuck out of here. - Yeah. Yeah.

Okay! Okay! Okay! What event?

I run the 100, 200, and I long-jump.

And so... - Athlete.

Yeah, I'm a two-time Paralympian

and a bronze medalist.

Oh, I didn't know I was sitting next to the...

Okay! Represent. That's dope. That's actually super dope.

Yeah.

To look that good

and to, like, have that much athleticism on top of it

is just like... Lord.

Lord knows what I would do if I saw that girl run. Ooh!

What does the cop dad do in his free time?

Oh, my God.

Right before I left here, I was like,

"All right. I'm about to learn to line dance. Fuck it."

Dude, what the fuck?

Threw on YouTube in the living room,

and I was learning the motherfucker.

So do you like country music, then?

I love country music, yeah. Don't do it to me.

I just need to know if you're in the car

and I throw on country, are you turning that shit off?

Abso-fucking-lutely. What are you-- What?

- No, no, no! - Bro.

I would much rather acquire another disability

and become deaf

than listen to country music, I swear!

You haven't heard the right country music.

I'm not letting you say that. - No. Yeah.

I would lose my ability to hear. - No.

You're getting-- You're getting a--

Regardless how this goes, I'm spamming you with country songs.

You're gonna-- It's gonna grow on you.

It's gonna grow on you. Little by little.

As the evening winds down,

the girls have no idea what the future has in store.

Well, they've got a rough idea.

I mean, we did give them a complimentary crystal ball each.

Oh, shit!

What?!

Is this not the cutest fucking thing ever?

- This is so beautiful. - You guys!

- I know! - This is so exciting!

It's so exciting.

Okay, y'all, like, I'm so glad I get to talk to y'all.

So how was y'all's conversations?

Melanie, what's the tea? - Yes, girl.

How are you feeling?

Me and him have a lot in common.

Do you really?

I feel like we understand each other's humor

because we're both from, like, East Coast.

- Mm-hmm. - Which I love.

- Yes. - He's, like, fun to talk to.

And I feel like I get shy, which is so, like, eww!

- Aah! - I love that.

How'd your guys' chats go?

- It was solid. - Yeah?

It was good. I'm a yapper, bro.

And it's crazy because, like, I've never, ever,

ever, ever seen her in my life, but she looks so familiar.

You know what I mean? - What does that mean?

They're like an ex. - Right. Yeah.

And I was like-- I was like, "Okay." 100%, 100%.

Mm. I like Zach.

I think he's, like, really down to earth,

and I really like his accent. - Aww!

Like, I find that so attractive.

Yeah!

But he said he's never dated a blonde before.

- What?! - Really?!

Girl! But you're gonna be his first.

The chemistry is a big thing, that need to want to

actually, like, be really, like, affectionate.

- Yeah. - And that's just not there right now.

I'm just gonna see how it goes. Like...

- Yeah. - And, like, hopefully,

things progress and stuff, but it is literally night one.

I'm thinking no cuddling tonight in bed

only because I don't want to give her mixed signals.

I don't want to cuddle her and then potentially, like,

kiss her and then the next day be like,

"Look. I'm not really, like, into it."

I don't really want to do that to her.

So I'll just see, like, what comes natural.

How was your chat?

So, I mean, obviously, like, we both were, like,

the singles and stuff like that, so, like, um,

I feel like the nerves kind of eased down

as soon as we started talking. - Yeah.

She got a good head on her shoulders. You know what I mean?

And I feel like her vibe kind of matched mine.

We had a really good conversation.

It was, like, very genuine, very, like, down to earth.

- That's amazing. - But I don't know.

I can't tell the vibes, for real.

- Yeah. - So I feel like I still

have to test the waters a little bit,

like, maybe talk to him a little bit longer.

KC's very attractive.

I mean, you can't get enough of his looks.

He's handsome. So I feel like...

Yeah, I feel like he has aspects in a guy that I would date.

I feel like I need to get to know him more

to, like, really confirm that,

but I feel like I'm gonna be really comfortable

sleeping next to KC.

All right. Me and Sean were talking.

The conversations were really good.

He's, like, so sweet.

So how do you feel about him having, like, a kid?

You ready to play stepmommy? Is that like a--

- Hell no! - Is that a red flag for you?

That is a red flag.

I didn't date guys back home because they had kids.

But, like, just because we're talking in the Villa

doesn't mean we're getting married tomorrow, so...

That's true.

You know, I think it's worth giving...

- We need to be open. - Open-minded. Yeah.

It was so nice.

She's down to earth as fuck, bro, and crazy athlete.

Just, like, casually sitting there was like,

"Yeah, I'm a multi-medal Olympian."

And I figured if I could guess

what was on the other side of my door,

I was like, man, I feel like I'm gonna see Beatriz.

That was the most obvious one that was gonna happen.

- Oh, yeah. - Yours was a tone-setter.

- Yeah. - Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, no, when I opened that door, I was like...

I was like, "Hell yeah."

- Your boy's face is just like... - Yeah.

- How was your guys' chat? - Oh, no. It was great.

In my opinion, she's, like, the baddest, you know?

Gave her another little kiss, you know?

- Ooh! - Aah!

Come on, now. That's tough. That's tough. That's tough.

He's definitely different from what I'm used to.

I mean, guys, he's turning 30 this year, so...

I thought he was like 25 at most.

Yeah, he has such a baby face. He looks so good.

He has a baby face! Like, right?

The vibes is good, but, baby,

I'm still open for a fun summer, honey.

- We outside! - Already?

- We definitely outside! - You know.

In the streets of the Villa.

Okay. Literally.

Time for our Islanders to go to bed,

and this will be their first night ever going to sleep

in a bedroom fitted with hundreds of microphones

and hidden cameras.

Well, at least they hope it is.

We should do a twerk party, girl. Let's do it.

When I try, I look like one of those dogs

that's about to throw up.

♪ Got that hot chemistry of you and me ♪

♪ We'll make it out this house ♪

What are y'all wearing to bed?

Like, cute shit? Like, y'all putting on the sets or...

Look. I'm gonna give cute. I'm gonna give cute for tonight.

- Okay. Me too. - And then the third night,

I'm putting my granny things on.

♪ Inching closer to sunrise ♪

I ain't gonna lie, bro.

I'm excited to see what Aniya wearing.

How are you feeling about sharing a bed with Zach?

I feel like he's a stranger.

Yeah. He is.

That's how I feel.

♪ Why can't I be honest? ♪

♪ Gonna miss using my body ♪

♪ Just like this body did tonight ♪

- I caught a tan... - I see it. I'm viewing.

Trying to even it out.

I look like a fucking Neapolitan ice cream.

Like...

Here's our pillow.

Yeah. It's staying here. No fondling.

Yeah. There's nothing--

There's no funny business going on over here.

♪ Baby, why can't I be honest? ♪

Good night, beautiful people! Sweet dreams.

Keep them hands to themselves.

Have a good night, guys.

As the first night comes to a close,

our couples are...

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

It's our Islanders' first morning in the Villa,

and it's time for a game.

Guess which Islanders found the espresso machine!

Good morning!

Wake up, wake up!

Do you like avocados and stuff like that?

I've never had avocado toast.

You've never had it? Do you like avocados?

I do like guacamole.

♪ This is gonna be a good day ♪

Oh, my goodness.

What's up, pookie?

I don't know how I feel about Bryce.

You don't need to know. It's the first day.

He's just like very, like, L.A. as hell.

Like, he eats, like, avocado toast.

I like a Southern meal. Like, I need some grits.

I need some waffles.

That's goat cheese, though. She's not gonna like that.

♪ It's a good day ♪

How about you, KC? How you feeling with your lady?

Feel good, bro. I think she's really into me.

I'm into her too, bro.

We are just Barbies in our Barbie house.

Trying to find a Ken.

♪ Rolling on like the thunder with open eyes full of wonder ♪

What are you feeling with...

Kenzie. I don't know if there's that vibe just yet.

I feel good.

I cuddled on his arm for a little bit,

but that was all that happened.

Is this too high?

- You can flip that now. - Yeah.

- There you go. - Hey.

I didn't think that I was, like, gonna cuddle,

but we, like, spent the whole night cuddling.

Get cute.

♪ It's a good day to be alive ♪

That's a "W" presentation, dude.

- Ooh! Oh, that looks nice! - Aw, thank you!

Do you want me to eat with you?

- We're gonna go to Soul Ties. - Okay.

I'll be there in like a second. - All right.

Let me try these eggs.

Okay. I mean, it's kind of hard to fuck up eggs.

- Thanks. Sweet. - You're welcome.

Can I give you a kiss on the cheek?

- Or the lips. That's fine. - Yeah. Enjoy.

I love it. Thank you. Thank you so much.

I love it, I love it, I love it.

All right.

Did you notice her eating mine?

She was. Yeah. No. She was. She was eating it.

Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. Yeah.

I think, anyway.

♪ It's a good day to be alive ♪

KC works at a nursing home, so for breakfast,

he made Aniya his specialty--

avocado toast, blended so it doesn't damage her dentures.

So how do you feel about today?

Honestly, I'm, like, really excited.

- Yeah. - But how do you feel about this?

This, like, couple.

- Like me and you? - Yeah. Or do you feel like

we should explore a little bit more?

- I feel good. - Yeah.

Like, I really-- I really like you.

- I like you too. - What are you looking for?

I'm very big on, like, fairy tales,

and I really wanted to see if I could, like, find me,

like, a Prince Charming. Seriously.

Ah!

I feel like I want to be, like, courted.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I feel like that's just about, like, how the culture shifted.

Yeah. It's so sad. I know.

- You know what I mean? - Yeah.

Like, I'm poppin', so I'm not gonna open the door for you.

- Oh, gosh. - You know what I mean?

But it ain't-- No, no. That's not what I'm saying.

But, like, that's how it appear. - Okay. I was like...

I was like...

But, like, it ain't the olden days either.

Yeah, that's true.

We ain't gonna put no jacket on the puddle for you.

- Okay. Fair. Okay. That's fair. - You feel me?

Like, that's not real. - There are certain extents

I feel like should be, like, met.

So give me some examples of chivalry for you.

Like holding the door for me,

like holding my hand when I'm walking down.

Being on the right side of the sidewalk.

- Being-- Okay. - Mm!

Oh!

At first I was worried.

I was like, dang, I don't know if she's feeling me.

Like, this is kind of like a forced connection,

but we happy like where we at.

I'm into her, like, for real.

So the confidence is real now.

I'm out of my shell.

And I'm ready.

Get a kiss in.

Wait.

I was chatting to Melanie's man earlier on.

He told me he's Sincere. I said, "That's great, mate.

It's so hard to find someone genuine these days.

Sorry. What's your name?"

- I love your name. - Thank you.

- Sincere. - Thank you.

Why are you looking at me like?

Sincere.

Wait. You put-- For checking phones,

what did you put? Always? - Always.

- You down to check phones? - But it wasn't even like--

Like, I think it was so misinterpreted, though.

- Uh-huh. - Because, like, I didn't mean

like crazy always.

I meant like, yeah, like you should

always have access to it, you know what I mean?

Like, not even in the case where it's like,

what's all your passwords or what's this and what's that.

- Like, that's crazy. - Oh, no, no. That's crazy.

Yeah. That's crazy.

That's where the privacy is drawn, like the line is drawn.

You know what I mean? - Did you-- Not did you,

but, like, are you a roster person?

Be honest. Don't even lie. It's okay.

You're a guy. I'm a girl. - I would say so.

Like, yeah, I mean, I was. - Damn.

He makes me, like, giddy.

Like, he makes me, like, a little shy.

And I'm not shy.

I'm very outgoing, but I like it.

It's so cute. It's like when you're like in school

and then you have like a crush,

but you get to sleep with him at night.

Look, I'm not gonna lie.

I can only look at your lips for so long before...

You want a kiss? Let me think about it.

But I actually wanted to kiss you too.

♪ I can't, can't escape this feeling ♪

♪ Upside down, walking on the ceiling ♪

♪ Inside out, my heart is revealing ♪

Now literally there's no point in putting lip gloss on.

Every time I'm near you.

Nah, you still can. You still can.

- It's okay. - That's all right.

I feel like I made the right choice with Melanie.

You know, she's-- she's...

Look, I'm smiling and shit.

Oh!

♪ I'm falling for ya ♪

- Okay, enough. - Yeah. Look. You're trouble.

No, I'm not.

You're trouble.

- That makes us double trouble. - Double trouble!

Here comes trouble. - I rock with it. I rock with it.

Stop!

♪ I'm falling for ya ♪

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

Zach is talking to Bryce, who's a model.

I actually do some modeling in the U.K.,

which is exactly the same as modeling in the U.S.,

except you walk on the left-hand side of the runway.

Talk to me about your sitch.

I mean, there is, like, this weird thing

with Trinity and the age gap.

I'm, like, the oldest one here. She's the youngest.

- Yeah. - You really fill in to who you are.

Like, from like 22 to 26 is, like, really

where you get those experiences.

And I don't want to, like, steal her youth.

Do you think that's bothering you more than it is her?

The age gap. - I don't know.

I think it's bothering her a lot, yeah.

Honestly, I feel so much better now.

I told Kenzie that she wasn't my actual, like,

typical type last night, and she was like,

"Oh, that kind of took me by surprise a little bit."

So I don't think she, like--

- She didn't like that comment. - Yeah.

But I know I'm not everyone's, like, cup of tea.

Do you know what I mean? - 100%. Yeah, yeah.

And you're just trying to be honest.

Yeah. And, again, I don't want to be like, "Oh, my God,

yeah, I'm so happy with my couple,"

and then, if someone comes in and I just--

It looks like I've done a 180 when I--

- Yeah. - Do you know?

How are you feeling with--

I mean, Bryce is cool. I like the vibe.

He's just not like somebody I've ever talked to.

Really?

I've never talked to somebody like him.

And he's a good person.

But to be fair, I'm not a big kisser.

Like, I don't really care for kissing.

I'm a big, like, texture person.

So, like, sometimes, like, saliva,

like, even my own saliva kind of gives me the ick.

But I definitely can see you and Sean, though.

Like, I see-- That was coming.

That's funny, that's funny.

How do you feel about that?

Pros and cons, right?

He's, like, really sweet, a gentleman,

but I wouldn't date somebody that has a kid.

Right? You'd be like, "Enh!" Me too, girl.

- Like, I got a dog. - Okay, that's it.

And that's as much as I need for a child.

So it's like, I definitely want to get to know, like, everyone.

The boys have now known each other

for approximately 24 hours,

so they're really starting to have those deep

and meaningful chats.

Are y'all superstitious about socks?

Do y'all wear any kind of socks?

Like black socks, white socks? - Only white.

♪ Gosh, I hope I make it through the night ♪

I've never used this, so let me see.

What do I do?

Oh. Okay.

What the hell?

This shit got so many different languages.

Girl, I got a regular-ass blow dryer at home.

I don't know nothing about this.

♪ But I can do a lot with 15 minutes ♪

♪ Lot of pretty boys, lot of funny business ♪

Me and Melanie got to catch up on a lot of stuff.

But we did kiss again. - Yeah.

Bro, I kissed Aniya as soon as I gave her her food.

It's money.

♪ I'll leak some pictures, maybe ♪

♪ Say somethin' batshit crazy ♪

Need that.

♪ I'll do it, don't you make me ♪

Okay, okay. That's fine.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh-oh ♪

Let's toast to new friends, new connections,

and great memories.

Cheers.

The good news is Zach had Kenzie up all night talking

about his perfect type.

The bad news is, that type is not Kenzie.

Last night, there were a couple things

that, like, Zach said,

like he's never dated a blonde before.

His type is dark features.

Okay.

Like, I want someone to be like, "Yeah, you're so my type."

Like, "You're so beautiful. I'm obsessed with you."

Yeah. Like he has said, "Your eyes are beautiful."

but it's not been like, "You're stunning."

Like, I like to be, like, enamored.

And I feel like I should be, because I, you know--

That's so fair.

And I could be wrong,

like, thinking that this is more than it is.

Like, I could be just, like, in my emotions. I don't know.

I get what you're saying, but, like, do you like Zach still?

- I do. - Okay.

Just giving him the benefit of the doubt

is like-- It's the first day, and see how it goes.

Because I'm not gonna lie. I do like you and Zach together.

Okay.

I feel like even, like, I was--

When you guys kissed, you guys had the best kiss.

- That was really good. - It was so good.

Mm-hmm.

Looks like the Islanders are settling in for the night,

but Ariana is on her way,

so, guys, I wouldn't put your slippers on quite yet.

♪ Better climb high ♪

♪ Better climb high ♪

Is that Ariana?

Oh, my goodness.

- Oh! - Oh!

Ari!

- Oh! - Hey!

Hey, Islanders! Surprise!

Oh, my God! Oh, shit!

- Oh, my God. Fuck. - Oh, shit!

Can you come and join me at the fire pit?

Oh, my God!

Oh, my goodness! You look so good!

- You look so good! - Y'all look so good.

This dress! Oh, my gosh!

Holy shit.

It's been one day,

and I feel like I've done a week's worth of shit.

Just chaos.

Absolute chaos.

All right, Islanders. How have the first 24 hours been for you?

You feel good, Aniya? - I feel good.

Good.

Melanie...

has there been any romance?

I think so, yes.

- Sincere, do you agree? - 100% agree.

It feels good.

She-- It's almost like looking in the mirror.

Well, Islanders...

...a lot can change in 24 hours.

Dear God.

And tonight, you'll have a big decision to make.

And trust me, your decision could change everything.

Welcome back to "Love Island USA."

The doors are back, which means one of two things.

Either there's about to be some drama,

or we're about to witness the world's

largest knock-knock joke.

Islanders, the doors are back.

But this time, the choice is simple.

Do you want to stay in your current couple,

or do you want to explore a new connection?

In front of you, you'll see two dots.

A green dot means you want to stay in your current couple.

A red dot means you want to explore other connections.

The girls will make their decision on one side

of the doors, and the boys will do the same on the other.

Once everyone has made their choice,

we'll open the doors and reveal where everyone stands.

So the question is,

are you happy with the connection you have,

or do you want to try something new?

There's only one way to find out.

It's time for you all to make your decision.

I'm coming first to you, Beatriz and Sean.

Are you in or are you out?

Make your decision now.

Okay. Next up, Kenzie and Zach.

Are you going to stay or explore?

It's decision time.

Trinity and Bryce...

...are you in or are you out?

Make your decision now.

Aniya and KC, it's your turn.

Do you want to stay or explore?

It's decision time.

And finally, Melanie and Sincere.

Are you in or out?

Make your choice now.

Okay. Everyone has made their decision, and it's time

to find out where you stand in your relationship.

Oh.

One more thing.

Shit, bro.

There are two brand-new bombshells

that are about to knock on those doors

and really turn up the heat.

♪ Looks like there's rain up ahead ♪

♪ Like there's a crack in the heavens ♪

Here's how it's going to work.

Anyone on a green dot,

you are currently happy in your couple

and not interested in getting to know anyone else,

and therefore off the table.

♪ Like I can tell if my luck's gonna change ♪

But anyone on a red dot,

you want to explore new connections.

Well, for those Islanders,

brace yourselves to get up close and personal.

Please welcome Kayda and Gabriel.

♪ Looks like I'm on my knees again ♪

My name is Gabriel. I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

I'm a bad boy.

If I want someone, I'll go for it.

And if I have to run over someone, I will.

♪ It looks like I'm on... ♪

I'm a great kisser, so the girls gonna go crazy,

and I'm ready to show them how Brazilian men do it.

♪ Looks like I'm on my knees again ♪

I'm Kayda. I'm 22 years old.

And I'm from New Hampshire. I'm 10 out of 10.

These men are gonna fall to their knees for me.

I'm in my player mode.

These other girls should definitely watch out.

I'm gonna step on toes if I have to.

♪ Looks like I'm on my knees again ♪

♪ Looks like I'm on my knees ♪

Kayda and Gabriel...

...over to you.

♪ Whispers echo through this hell ♪

Shh.

♪ Damn the lost and found ♪

♪ Damn this thorny crown ♪

♪ Damn the here and now ♪

♪ Damn this hallowed ground ♪

♪ Damn the lost and found ♪

♪ Damn this thorny crown ♪

♪ Damn ♪

♪ I've got secrets I can't tell ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ They'll never know ♪

♪ I've got secrets I can't tell ♪

♪ Cleanse yourself ♪

♪ Just leave it ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

Come.

♪ I've got secrets I can't tell ♪

♪ Damn the lost and found ♪

What the fuck?

♪ Damn this thorny crown ♪

What the fuck just happened?

Tomorrow night...

Islanders, choices have been made,

and not everyone is still here.

...as one door opens...

- Cheers! - Cheers!

...another one closes.

I liked him.

I feel like I just always pick cheaters.

You're so cute!

I feel like we had good chemistry

and everything seemed to be going well.

Yeah, I didn't see that coming at all.

Fuck.