Another Islander was sent home in Sunday night’s (June 15) episode of Love Island USA.
Just before the weekend, three new bombshells were brought into the villa to stir things up: Iris Kendall, Jalen Brown, and Pepe Garcia. While Iris initially had her eye on Jeremiah Brown, she quickly retreated when Huda Mustafa marked her territory (literally, since Jeremiah was sporting a couple of hickeys Iris’ first couple of days in the villa). Instead, she formed a connection with Ace Greene, who is in a loveless coupling with Amaya Espinal. Jalen, for his part, set his sights on Olandria Carthen (then coupled with Taylor Williams), while Pepe was vibing with Amaya, Cierra Ortega (coupled with Nic Vansteenberghe), and Hannah Fields (coupled with Charlie Georgiou).
Unfortunately for the Islanders, the future of their budding relationships was not in their hands. Instead, fans of the show were tasked with voting for which Islander they wanted each bombshell to couple up with — and on Sunday night, host Ariana Madix slinked back into the villa to reveal the shocking results.
So, what happened in Love Island USA Season 7, Episode 12? And who was sent home? Keep reading to find out!
America banded together to cause some chaos in Fiji. While Jeremiah has been in his coupling with Huda since the first day in the villa, fans voted for him to couple up with Iris, shocking the entire cast (well, except for Ace, who thought it was hilarious). Meanwhile, Jalen was coupled up with Olandria, which wasn’t as surprising since they did seem to have a connection during their chats.
The biggest bummer? Pepe was coupled up with Hannah — and the timing couldn’t have been worse. While Hannah entertained a few different makeout sessions with Pepe, despite being in a loving couple with Charlie, she realized moments before the recoupling that she didn’t want to be with anyone besides Charlie.
The results of the vote left Huda, Charlie, and Taylor single and vulnerable — and one of them was ultimately dumped from the island.
Much to the Islanders’ dismay, those who remained in their current couplings were forced to vote one of their three single castmates out of the villa. When it came down to the end, Taylor had one vote, while Charlie and Huda each had two votes. Amaya was the tie-breaker — and she chose to dump Charlie from the island, leaving Hannah, her so-called best friend, devastated.
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