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The cast of Love Island has left the villa. Instead of heading back to their respective homes to be reunited with their loved ones or, better yet, take a break from being on television for the past six weeks, the Islanders have migrated to Los Angeles, where they’ve been TikToking, podcasting, going to the happiest place on earth, and whatever else you do to cope after not being able to know what time it is. It’s no longer Island time! The cast is essentially split into two camps: those who were eliminated before or during the episode 27 “Hate to Burst Your Bubble” challenge, such as many of the Casa Amor cast members, and the islanders who made it to the end of week four, including those who reached the finale. While not everyone’s postshow content can be as exciting as a Call Her Daddy interview, at least they can keep each other company on TikTok live.

Currently, all three couples who made it to the finale (Iris/Pepe, Nicolandria, and Amaya/Bryan) are still together, as well as America’s Least Favorites Chelley and Ace and Clarke and Taylor. But that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones having fun. Below, the Islanders making the most of their newfound fame ahead of the reunion airing August 25.

In addition to eagerly starting a book club, Jeremiah has been making the rounds, doing interviews with The Viall Files on June 25, getting a special order with Chipotle, filming his first TV show on the Universal Studios lot, and streaming with Kai Cenat. He is still hanging out with some of the crew, like Austin, Belle-A, and Charlie, but it seems like he’s more focused on doing his own thing: talking about anime and reading.

Nic currently has no plans to contact his former connection Cierra, explaining to the Chicks in the Office podcast on July 15 why he made the decision to stay in the villa. “I had a talk with myself — and behind-the-scenes kind of stuff — and I told myself, ‘If whatever is happening in the outside world is something I don’t align with, then that could be perceived as me supporting that,’ and so I gave myself the chance to kinda stay in the villa,” he shared. “Coming out and now seeing what it is, and whether or not those values believe in what I value, now I can kind of have a better perception on it.” He’s successfully managed to separate himself from the Cierra mess and keep the Nicolandria hive thriving in several interviews.

Nicolandria is going very strong. Nic’s holding her, sorry, their lip-gloss combo in his pockets during their post-finale interviews and reminding Olandria that he’s also a cowboy. It’s adorable as hell. And he took her on her dream date to Disneyland. Cute … and he knows that! Nic is trying to convince her to move to L.A. with him, and it looks like she’s open to it, telling E! News, “I’m a southern girl. I love the South. I was raised in the Deep South. I’m currently in Texas, so I will consider it. I will consider a move for the right person or the right opportunity.”

Self-described “homebody” Huda is just chilling. She did a two-hour-long interview on Call Her Daddy out July 17, giving background to her traumatic childhood and everything that led up to her decision to go on Love Island USA. But she had the most stressful time in the villa, and as Nic and Olandria’s adopted child, she’s just been hanging out with the rest of the final four couples (minus Chris) wherever they’re staying in L.A. By hanging out, we mean eating cereal in loungewear. A perfect way to relax after wearing a bikini and eating pancakes for almost two months.

Iris and her iconic pout were reunited with one of her strongest connections in the villa, TJ, on July 15, per TMZ. Despite how much the outlet tried to make it seem like Iris was flirting with TJ and not hanging out with Pepe, the actual footage between the two appears more platonic than romantic. Iris confirmed they were both getting closure after everything that happened in the villa. But the most important thing that Iris has done since leaving the villa is go on Gabby Windey’s podcast, out on July 17. Can Gabby coach Iris on Traitors?

After the finale, Pepe confirms he’s still in an exclusive relationship with Iris and has reached out to Hannah to get closure as well. We assume it will go well since Hannah and Iris have been hyping each other up since leaving the villa. Since Pepe lives in Southern California, he’s been hanging out with civilians and reunited with his dog. Yes, just like Superman, Pepe had a loyal pup waiting for him at home, and of course, the dog is also blonde!

Amaya continues to show everyone why she’s the People’s Princess, with even more proof of her royalty when she asked about “pre-rolls” and wondered “if the plug was coming through” while Bryan and Nic were livestreaming. She meant plug “for the Spotify,” obviously! Miss Amaya Papaya became the first Islander of the season to stop by Call Her Daddy on July 16, and while the only real gossip was confirmation that she did notice how Zak was nicer to her after finding out she was the fan favorite, Amaya did drop some words of wisdom.

On her past relationships: “A laxative was taken because I went through some shit!”

On Huda during the Heart Rate Challenge: “I was also mesmerized by the booty.”

On rumors of Nic wearing a wig: “I’m gonna double-verify tonight and tug on his hair.”

Olandria isn’t the only person considering a move to L.A. Chelley shared on July 11 that she’s moving to Los Angeles but isn’t quite sure when. Like the other women in the villa, she’s been lying low on social media since her return and spent quality time with Ace and the other Islanders at Disneyland. And still, somehow, she and Olandria ended up making videos with Marlon Wayans himself.

Similar to Taylor, Clarke has been making the press rounds, stopping by The Viall Files on July 15, Chicks in the Office on July 11, and Access Hollywood on July 10 for a chat. She’s been going live on TikTok occasionally but hasn’t really made social-media posting a priority since leaving the villa. Clarke did laugh at someone calling Taylor “three dreads” on TikTok live, so it’s nice that she has a sense of humor for it all.

Ace is moving in silence compared to the rest of his friends. Despite having the most followers coming into the villa, he hasn’t made a formal return to social media as of publishing; he’s done a few interviews, and he’s mostly focusing on time with Chelley — the two got styled together to go to Disneyland. But there is one thing we need to happen soon: It’s time for Ace to link up with Babar again.

Austin stays on his phone. He said he was going to address racism accusations “only one time” on July 4 by stating that he’s not racist, especially because he “has a Black woman tatted on” the side of his body. Austin also liked comments from fans begging him to “please vote blue in 2028” the same day. Since leaving the villa, he’s claimed an anime-girl filter as his own and has been meeting up with Tara Yummy and David Dobrik to build his social-media empire, since he apparently doesn’t have his pre–Love Island job anymore.

Even though he was posting fan edits of himself and Iris set to the Goo Goo Dolls, it seems like he and Iris are just going to be friends. TJ’s been linking up with the other single guys from Love Island and posting a lot of TikToks together. #MomTok has competition.

After getting removed from the show after using a racist slur against Asian people in an Instagram Story, Cierra released an “accountability” video on July 9 agreeing with Peacock’s decision: “I think that this is something that deserved punishment and the punishment has absolutely been received.” Now that the rest of the cast is out of the villa, are they hanging out with Cierra? Doesn’t look like it, but Andreina and Jaden have left comments showing they still support her, while Iris has liked several of her more recent posts.

Even though he’s six-foot-eight, Chris has been lying low since the finale of Love Island. His only interview has been with Nick Viall’s podcast, where he defended Huda in the Heart Rate Challenge and the Parenting Challenge after other Islanders criticized her for taking it too far and too seriously. He’s in a few TikToks with the rest of the cast here and there and has hosted a few Lives, where he mentioned that he hung out with Huda (as friends).

After supporting Amaya on her world press tour, Mr. Papaya has a few words to say to Zak at the reunion but hasn’t confronted him online just yet. He told Variety that he “disagrees with the shit he’s saying” and is ready to call him out in front of Andy Cohen and Ariana Madix.

Taylor’s starting to post more since his exit, but he’s playing it safe. Here’s a TikTok he made about appreciating the hotel slippers. Exciting. With Clarke, he has made several podcast appearances, but he has yet to do an in-depth solo interview. He played basketball with Ace on July 16 and went on that triple date with the Nicolandria and Chellace to Disneyland. But all we want is some rodeo content!

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