The Love Island USA Season 8 Cast: Meet All of the 2026 Islanders
This summer kicked off with 12 sexy singles looking for love in Fiji, with many more Bombshells arriving throughout the season.
Warning: Love Island USA Season 8 spoilers ahead!
Key Takeaways
- In its premiere, Love Island USA Season 8 introduced 12 new singles entering a Fiji Villa for a drama-filled summer focused on forming romantic connections.
- Viewers can influence the season through fan votes as relationships develop, shift, and intensify.
- The cast includes Islanders from across the U.S. and one from the U.K. More Bombshells will arrive throughout the summer, as other cast members get dumped.
It's what everyone's been waiting for: Time to meet the Islanders!
How to Watch
The Love Island USA Season 8 reunion premieres exclusively on Peacock on Monday, August 31 at 9 p.m. ET.
Love Island USA Season 8 is here with a group of new sexy singles who are all hoping to find love. During the June 2 premiere, met the cast as they arrived in the Villa to kick off a summer full of makeouts, breakups, and makeups. In the weeks to come the Islanders will get to know one another and test their connections, all in the hopes of finding love and being the final couple standing to go home with $100,000.
The best part? Love Island is filmed in real-time, meaning all the drama watched at home happens just hours before — miles away in Fiji. This also provides plenty of opportunity for viewers to weigh-in with fan votes throughout the season and participate in all of the drama, ensuring it'll be a summer to remember.
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"I'm always surprised by who ends up coupling up," Host Ariana Madix told Peacock Blog. "Sometimes I think you can feel an energy between people that maybe you don't even see on camera but when you're there in person you can always kinda feel like, 'Oooh, there's some chemistry here.'"
Get to know all the Islanders this season, from the OGs to the Bomshells. Find out more, below.
The Love Island USA Season 8 cast
Bryce Dettloff
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Cancer
Finale Placement: Winner
At nearly 30 years old, the L.A. DJ was one of the oldest guys in the Villa. As a handyman and former model, Bryce became Tumblr famous in the mid-2010s for his broody good looks and perfectly tussled hair. He was coupled up with Trinity since Day 1.
"I know how it looks, model, DJ, lives in LA but I promise I'm just looking for love. I'm like getting old. I'm turning 30 soon," he said during the premiere.
He eventually made Trinity his girlfriend and the sweet couple exchanged "I love yous" in the finale before being named the winners of Season 8!
Trinity Tatum
Age: 22
Hometown: Newport News, Virginia
Star Sign: Libra
Finale Placement: Winner
The model quit her job at a hardware store to join the Season 8 cast. Despite deciding to explore with surprise Bombshell Gabriel in the premiere, Trinity stayed loyal to her Day 1 couple with Bryce – thought she did share a kiss in the photo booth with Casa Amor Bombshell Corey.
The night they reunited following the Casa recoupling ceremony, Trinity and Bryce decided to "close things off" and only focus on each other. She ended the show has a girlfriend and winner of the shared $100,000 grand prize!
Aniya Harvey
Age: 23
Hometown: Tyrone, Georgia
Star Sign: Virgo
Finale Placement: 2nd
The 6-foot former collegiate volleyball player works for her family's nonprofit, the Reconstructing Youth Foundation. Her father, Donnell Harvey, played for five different NBA teams throughout his professional basketball career as a power forward.
Aniya was single after she decided to remain coupled up with KC following Casa Amor, but he chose to recouple with Tierra. However, when her Casa connection Carl was voted back into the Villa by America, they quickly picked up where they left off. Carniya's finale date came complete with their very own fairytale, and the two were runners-up of the season.
Carl Schmidt
Age: 28
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Star Sign: Scorpio
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 21
Returned to the Villa: Episode 23
Finale Placement: 2nd
The fitness instructor and therapist aide shared a connection with Aniya during their time in Casa, but it wasn't quite enough for her to betray her loyalty to KC. Unfortunately, KC recoupled with Titi, leaving Aniya single and instantly regretting her decision to not pick Carl. Fortunately, America saved Carl after he was dumped and voted for him to return to the Villa, leaving the door open for a rekindling with Aniya.
It turned out that Carl was Aniya's prince charming all along, with him confessing to her in the finale that, "It was always going to be you."
Melanie Moreno
Age: 24
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Scorpio
Finale Placement: 3rd
Give us 10, it's time to talk about Melanie. The bikini store manager grew up in Philly and was involved in a passionate on-and-off couple with fellow OG Islander, Sincere, since the premiere. She also explored connections with Corbin and Casa Amor Bombshell, Corey.
Despite warnings from her family that Sincere may not be the right guy for her, Melanie decided to trust her heart and give him one last chance. They shared a romantic date full of massages and pizza-making on the ocean before coming in third place.
Sincere Rhea
Age: 25
Hometown: Cape May, New Jersey
Star Sign: Aries
Finale Placement: 3rd
The NCAA All-American and Big 10 champion in track and field, attended both University of Miami and Texas Tech. While Sincere attempted to stay loyal to Melanie throughout his time in the Villa — even recoupling with her after Casa — he also explored connections with Bombshells Sol and Amora.
"Sincere is my absolute brother. He's such a down-to-earth, kind person," dumped Islander, Sean, told Peacock Blog. "If I could tell people one thing, it would be, what you see relationship-wise, and [the] things you may agree or disagree with [about] how he's handling things, please don't forget to humanize him."
Sincere was a source of heartache for Melanie, and his words weren't always the most sincere, but he vowed to change and do better as they continue their romance in the outside world.
Zach Georgiou
Age: 26
Hometown: Birmingham, UK
Star Sign: Scorpio
Finale Placement: 4th
Does Zach look familiar? That's because he's the younger brother of Season 7's first dumped Islander, Charlie Georgiou.
In the first episode of the season, Zach decided to leave his original couple with Kenzie and left for a night away with Bombshell Kayda, eventually deciding to recouple with her. The pair have been inseparable ever since, even sharing a night in the hideaway. They had a quick hiccup during Casa Amor week, when Zach shared a few smooches with a Bombshell, but he and Kayda eventually decided to close it off.
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In the finale, Zach declared that he was getting closer to saying "those three words" to Kayda and would follow her anywhere in the real world to make their connection work.
Kayda Bosse
Age: 22
Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire
Star Sign: Aquarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Finale Placement: 4th
The Haitian American waitress came prepared to step on toes when she arrived as the very first girl Bombshell in the premiere. She immediately stole besties Zach and Bryce for a night away from the Villa, quickly growing close to Zach. Their relationship was tested during Casa when she received photo mail of Zach kissing another girl.
In spite of heartbreak, she followed her gut and decided to remain loyal to Zach, and they recoupled when he returned single as well. Kayda and Zach made their relationship exclusive and look forward to growing together in the real world.
Dumped
Sean Reifel
Age: 29
Hometown: Easton, Pennsylvania
Star Sign: Aquarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Sent Home: Episode 5
Police officer and single father Sean was the very first Islander to be dumped of the season. He was left single when Beatriz recoupled with Gabriel, and he wasn't able to find a strong enough connection to keep him in Fiji despite his crush on Aniya and exploring with Kenzie.
"Me and Aniya, when we talked, we had a lot of common ground. We both liked anime. We both were very much into fitness, and when she talks, she just has this energy about her," Sean told Peacock Blog. "But at the same time, she also is very joyful and will, during the conversation, get loud and kind of like scream-talk to you because she's excited about something, or we found a mutual thing we have in common."
Beatriz Hatz
Age: 25
Hometown: San Diego, California
Star Sign: Libra
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Sent Home: Episode 9
Beatriz was first coupled up with fellow OG Sean, but the Paralympian wasn't confident he was the guy for her, and she decided to return to being single. She was then whisked away from the Villa with Gabriel, and the two instantly hit it off. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be and the couple shared an emotional goodbye after the public coupled up Jen with Gabriel and Beatriz was dumped.
"We're not a thing," Bea told Peacock Blog when asked for an update on her and Gabe's relationship in the real world. "We are friends. We just hopped on a [Instagram] Live for five minutes to catch up. A lot of people have been messaging the both of us about, 'Oh, are you guys gonna talk this and that,' and yeah, we're chatting as friends. It is what it is."
Sol Dean
Age: 24
Hometown: Orange, California
Current: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Scorpio
Entered the Villa: Episode 6
Sent Home: Episode 14
Sol found many of the guys were not open to getting to know her, and eventually found herself in a love triangle with Sincere and Melanie. When the Islanders were asked to write letters to each other to open up and recouple, the model and waitress poured her heart out to Sincere, but he did not reciprocate, writing a letter to Melanie instead.
This left her in a couple with Caleb, but they were soon voted into the Bottom 3 couples, leaving Sol vulnerable and dumped by the Villa boys.
Gabriel Vasconcelos
Age: 26
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Current: Miami, Florida
Star Sign: Virgo
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Sent Home: Episode 14
After a tearful goodbye with Beatriz, the Brazilian model and DJ was left in a couple with Jen. They shared a steamy connection, but were eventually voted into the Bottom 3 couples by the public. The Villa girls then decided to send home Gabe for his "lustful" tendencies, and he was dumped.
Chandlar Wilson
Age: 26
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Chandlar arrived to the Villa on a Yacht with a record 11 other Bombshell men during Casa Amor week. They had just one day to make an impression on the girls before they made a decision on who to keep in Fiji. Sadly, Chandlar was not chosen.
Keyon Harry
Age: 26
Hometown: North Babylon, New York
Star Sign: Scorpio
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Despite an impressive effort with Aniya in a kissing challenge, Keyon was another one of the six boys who were dumped by the girls on the first day of Casa.
Kyle Greene
Age: 26
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Kyle didn't forge a strong enough connection with any of the girls and was dumped on the first day of Casa.
Ryan Ten Hulscher
Age: 27
Hometown: Silver City, New Mexico
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Ryan was one of the 12 Bombshell boys tasked with charming the ladies, but he failed to make a lasting impression.
Tino Ellis
Age: 28
Hometown: Queens, New York
Star Sign: Libra
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Tino was dumped one the first day of Casa with five other guys.
Trae Taylor
Age: 23
Hometown: Missoula, Montana
Star Sign: Scorpio
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 18
Trae was also a victim of Casa's Season 8 mass dumping.
Sydney Eugene
Age: 25
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Star Sign: Capricorn
Entered the Villa: Episode 17
Sent Home: Episode 21
Sydney explored a connection with KC in Casa Amor, even sharing a kiss, but she failed to earn an invite back to the main Villa.
Ronnie Gunter
Age: 25
Hometown: Shakopee, Minnesota
Current: Harlem, New York
Star Sign: Gemini
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 21
The lacrosse player's time in Fiji was cut short at the end of Casa week despite his flirtations with both Melanie and Jen.
Corey Sawyer Jr.
Age: 24
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Current: Longwood, Florida
Star Sign: Aries
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 21
Though Corey has familial ties to a Season 6 Casa Amor Bombshell, it didn't lead to an advantage in Fiji. He pulled out all the stops with Melanie during Casa Amor, even creating a picnic date for them to share on the deck, but it wasn't enough to turn her head and pull her away from Sincere.
Chay Nehra
Age: 27
Hometown: Fall River, Massachusetts
Current: San Diego, California
Star Sign: Aquarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 21
The chiropractor's lack of social media was attractive to Kayda, but in the end, he wasn't Zach. Chay ended up dumped when Kayda decided to stay loyal to Zach during the Casa recoupling.
Caleb McDaniel
Age: 21
Hometown: Asheboro, North Carolina
Current: Charleston, South Carolina
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 6
Sent Home: Episode 27
The Villa's Southern gentleman arrived in Fiji alongside Jen and Sol during the messy paint challenge. He was free to make out with all of the OG girls in-front of their partners as they were handcuffed to a giant bed. Caleb was then after Kenzie's heart, but she felt a stronger connection with Corbin.
Caleb coupled up with new Bombshell Jaiden after Casa Amor, but were voted a least compatible couple by a majority of the Islanders and was dumped.
Jen Terry
Age: 23
Hometown: Melbourne, Florida
Current: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Gemini
Entered the Villa: Episode 6
Sent Home: Episode 27
After the public voted for Jen to couple up with Gabriel and Bea was dumped, the couple couldn't ignore their chemistry. However, when Gabriel was sent home after they landed in the Bottom 3 couples, the model was left single. She then coupled up with Bombshell Gal after meeting him in Casa Amor, but was left single when he later recoupled with Amora instead. She was then sent home.
Jaiden Bacciocco
Age: 22
Hometown: Newbury Park, California
Star Sign: Taurus
Entered the Villa: Episode 17
Sent Home: Episode 27
The Arizona State University graduate entered as a Casa Amor Bombshell, having a brief fling with Corbin before exploring her connection with Caleb. He decided to couple up with her at the end of Casa Week, and they returned to the main Villa. Though the two had a breakdown in communication, they did choose to couple up again, but were quickly dumped when the Islanders voted for the two least compatible couples in the Villa.
Amora Cacheé
Age: 21
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Current: Atlanta, Georgia
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 17
Sent Home: Episode 21
Returned to the Villa: Episode 23
Sent Home Again: Episode 27
Amora was close to Sincere while in Casa, with him even proclaiming he would have chosen to recouple with her if they had more time together. In the end, Sincere decided to remain loyal to Melanie, meaning Amora was dumped — at least that's what we thought.
For the first time ever, fans at home were asked to Vote for the dumped Casa Islanders they wanted to see come back on the show. Amora earned the most votes out of the girls and made her surprise return during Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Bakery" challenge. However, she failed to make another connection and was sent home while in a couple with Gal following a "least compatible couple" vote amongst the Islanders.
Gal Tschnieder
Age: 29
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Current: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Gemini
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 27
While Gal was exploring connections with both Jen and Kenzie during Casa Week, it was Jen who chose to recouple with the surfer and coffee shop owner. However, the their relationship fizzled in the main Villa.
After briefly exploring with Kenzie again, Gal recoupled with Amora, but they were quickly sent home when all the couples were asked to vote for the two least compatible couples.
Corbin Mims
Age: 22
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Star Sign: Virgo
Entered the Villa: Episode 4
Sent Home: Episode 29
Corbin covertly arrived on Love Island USA during the first challenge of the season, sneaking in make-outs with the girls while the boys were none the wiser. The 6-foot-4 Stetson University graduate shared he's of Jamaican and Asian descent, and has been unafraid to ask many girls for a kiss since he touched down in Fiji. While in Casa Amor, he left his partner Kenzie for new Bombshell Parmida.
Parmida and Corbin remained together until they were revealed to be vulnerable following America's Vote for most compatible couple. The safe Islanders were asked to stand beside the couple they wanted to save, and just one couple chose to protect them from elimination. This sent Corbin home with Parmida.
Parmida Keshani
Age: 27
Hometown: Isfrahan, Iran
Current: San Antonio, Texas
Star Sign: Gemini
Entered the Villa: Episode 17
Sent Home: Episode 29
The Persian cat made quite the impression during the heart rate challenge that kicked-off Casa. She shared a bed with Caleb on the first night, but after realizing she had more in common with Corbin, spent the rest of the week getting to know the Miami native. Corbin decided to leave Kenzie for Parmida, and the personal trainer was brought back to the main Villa.
Parmida was dumped with Corbin after they landed in the Bottom 2 when the Islanders decided which vulnerable couple to save from a dumping.
KC Chandler
Age: 23
Hometown: Fresno, California
Star Sign: Aries
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Sent Home: Episode 33
KC (short for Kuman Chandler) is a nursing assistant who's dabbled in modeling, and at 6-foot-one, played basketball for Fresno City College. The OG Islander was coupled up with Aniya from Day 1, but decided to recouple with Bombshell, Tierra, at the end of Casa Amor week.
KC went on to make Titi his girlfriend, but the couple were dumped from the Island right before the finale when America's Vote landed them in the Bottom 2.
Kenzie Annis
Age: 24
Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 1
Sent Home: Episode 33
Kenzie, the Villa's splits Queen, graduated from nursing school at Kennesaw State University a day before leaving for Fiji. The former dancer has taken full advantage of her time in the Villa, exploring connections with Zach, Sean, Corbin, Caleb, and Gal.
She left the Villa coupled up with Casa Amor Bombshell, Dylan, after they landed in the Bottom 2 couples right before the final.
Tierra Davis
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Current: Inglewood, California
Star Sign: Aquarius
Entered the Villa: Episode 17
Sent Home: Episode 33
Tierra "Titi" Davis is a nanny from L.A. who was able to turn KC's head the very first night of Casa when they shared kisses outside of a challenge. KC returned to the main Villa with Tierra, where she met the OG girls during an explosive recoupling ceremony.
Titi was able to make amends with girls and strengthen her relationship with KC when she said yes to becoming his girlfriend. The two were sent home just short of the finale.
Dylan Wrona
Age: 24
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Current: Los Angeles, California
Star Sign: Aries
Entered the Villa: Episode 18
Sent Home: Episode 33
Casa boy Dylan only had eyes for Kenzie, with the model setting up a romantic massage date on the docks for them to enjoy. She chose him to recouple with following Casa Week. Though Dylan doubted Kenzie's commitment to him, they left the Villa strong and looking forward to exploring their connection in the real world.
