Love Island USA Season 7 Week 3 Recap: Episodes 15-20
Megan Thee Stallion, new bombshells, and Casa Amor spice up another week in the Villa.
Another epic week of Love Island USA has come and gone, and heads are spinning from the shocking twists and unexpected dumpings that even the most loyal fans didn’t see coming. Heightening the stakes is Casa Amor with the arrival of 11 hot new bombshells who have come to shake things up in the Villa. But the usual Casa Amor rules have been thrown out the window; Islanders are starting over with a clean slate — whether they like it or not.
The heat is rising on Love Island USA Season 7 Week 3. Here’s everything that happened inside (and outside) the Villa.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Another Door Closes
In a move that has everyone ready to second-guess saving her, Huda interrupts Iris and Jeremiah in the speakeasy to request one final chat with her former beau. Keeping her volume in check but not hiding her true emotions, Huda tells Jeremiah she’s hurt by his choices but fondly looks back on the good times they had in the Villa up to that point (aside from all the arguing, of course).
Both agree to move on peacefully, wishing each other the best and ending their conversation in a long — albeit awkward — hug for closure.
Twerk for It
The temperature in Fiji spikes as the queen of “Hot Girl Summer,” renowned “Hot Girl Coach” and music icon Megan Thee Stallion struts into the Villa to bring the Islanders’ energy back to 100 as the host of a three-part girls-against-boys challenge.
With the girls donning swimsuits from Megan’s new line named after her hit song, “Hot Girl Summer,” the Grammy winner first judges the Islanders on their take on her signature move in an epic twerk-off. She evaluates everything from their bounce to flavor to creativity. Though the guys’ performances give a little more breakdancing than twerking as they shake, well everything, the originality from both sides is enough for Megan to call a tie with two wins for the girls and two wins for the boys.
Next, the Islanders bend over backwards to show off their flexibility in a limbo contest. The guys take first place after showing just how low they can go and earn a head start on the final challenge, “Build-a-Bombshell,” where the fastest team to assemble a life-size puzzle of their hottie is rewarded with a real-life one. With the guys struggling to recall Human Anatomy 101, the girls build their man in record time.
Megan presents them with a new bombshell, TJ, a 23-year-old from Westchester, New York, who has the ladies swooning. An equal opportunist, Megan also brings in Andreina, a 24-year-old bombshell born in Spain, who is of Dominican descent and currently lives in New Jersey, leaving everyone in a collective puddle of drool.
What’s Your Beef
With new bombshells in tow, the Islanders dress as sexy milk maids and leather-chapped cowboys to go couple by couple through a farm-style obstacle course. To kick it off, the girls lead their partners wheelbarrow-style and blindfolded to a trough where each one bobs for the face of the Islander they would most like to kiss outside their couple. Cue steamy makeouts galore.
After swapping saliva, the couples make their way to the milking station, where the guys fill their mouths with milk straight from the udders and transfer (ahem, spit) it into their partners’ mouths, who use it to fill up the “bucket of truth.” Each bucket holds a question about the group, and the couple decides which Islander best fits the bill by dumping the spit-filled milk bucket on their head.
On Love Island the kissing limit does not exist, so naturally the couples end the challenge with a hot makeout session on the picnic blanket as milk showers majestically over their heads.
Island Switcheroos
As a single during the challenge, Huda opts to partner up with Pepe, much to Hannah’s dismay. Knowing that her options are limited following the dramatic Jeremiah saga, Huda also cozies up to TJ back at the Villa, but the feelings don’t seem mutual.
Meanwhile, Iris and Jeremiah agree they love each other – as friends! – and both have eyes (and lips) on the new bombshells. Amaya is finally in a couple with someone she likes, but she finds out later that Austin is feeling overwhelmed after only two days of being a couple.
Nic asserts his place as Cierra’s main man, whisking away the tea TJ makes for her at breakfast not once but twice. Despite a lapse in communication that has Cierra questioning if her feelings for Nic are stronger than his, the two remain solid. Nic even says they are on their way to being “closed off” (Love Island language for being exclusive), but he isn’t quite ready to give up the freedom to explore.
America Votes
That night, the Islanders are summoned via text to the fire pit where they discover America has been voting for their favorite girl and boy Islanders (new bombshells excluded). The Islanders who receive the fewest votes will be in jeopardy of getting dumped from the Villa. Olandria, Cierra, Chelley, and Huda win America’s favor and are marked safe, while Hannah, Iris, and Amaya are left vulnerable.
America’s favorite boys Taylor, Nic, and Ace are confirmed safe, leaving Jeremiah, Austin, and Pepe in danger of being dumped. Forced to choose one person from each group to leave the Villa immediately, the girls make the difficult decision to dump Hannah, and the boys choose to dump Jeremiah due to his failure to explore different connections. Both feel betrayed by their friends, and Huda pulls Jeremiah aside for one final chat to express her regrets for the past and to bid him a teary-eyed farewell.
Casa Amor Twist
After an emotionally taxing night, Ariana struts into the Villa the next morning to elevate the vibes with a kissing contest, equipping the boys with blindfolds and noise-canceling headphones so they can blindly rate their best kisses. While the boys rock out and wait in the dark, Ariana pulls out cue cards to tell the girls they are heading out for Casa Amor!
As the girls giddily skip out of the Villa, Ariana brings in five brand-new girls to keep the boys company in the Villa:
- Gracyn, 25, a Southern belle and model for an energy drink company who has her eyes on Nic
- Clarke, 24, a peer mentor and former cheerleader who has interest in a few of the boys
- Vanna, 21, a social media and brand ambassador from Salt Lake City, Utah
- CoCo, 24, a professional hair and makeup artist from Los Angeles
- Jaden, 25, a corporate investigator living in Seattle, who has already run background checks on all the boys
The bombshells waste no time getting in on the action, going down the line to plant their best kisses on the boys who have no idea their girls are already off to Casa Amor. TJ proves to be the harshest kissing critic (which comes back to bite him), while Pepe gives 10s nearly across the board. The guys are stunned when they remove their blindfolds when Ariana informs them that they — as well as the girls who have moved into Casa Amor — are all officially single and will be recoupled with the new bombshells.
The new girls decide who they want to couple up with:
- Gracyn couples up with Pepe
- Vanna couples up with Ace
- Jaden couples up with Austin
- Coco and Clarke both pick Taylor, and he chooses CoCo
Clarke gets to choose between the remaining boys, opting to couple up with Nic, leaving TJ vulnerable if he’s unable to lock in a new connection in the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, over at Casa Amor, the girls are introduced to six new bombshells who are ready to make a stir:
- Elan, 24, a tech consultant born in Toronto and living in Miami
- Bryan, 28, a jack of all trades from Boston, who is a financial accountant, real estate agent, and nightclub bartender
- Zak, 29, an international model born in Thailand and living in Manchester, England
- Zac, 26, a content creator from Scottsdale, Arizona
- JD, 23, an athlete and fitness coach from Puerto Rico
- Chris, 27, a professional basketball player from Los Angeles
After a cheeky game of balloon darts, where each girl reads a “Kiss the two Islanders…” prompt and selects two bombshells they want to lock lips with, the guys choose which girl they want to couple up with.
The new pairings:
- JD couples up with Huda
- Elan couples up with Cierra
- Both Zak and Chris want to couple up with Chelley, but she chooses Chris
- Zac couples up with Iris
- Bryan couples up with Andreina
With Amaya and Olandria standing solo, Zak goes for Olandria, leaving Amaya single and vulnerable. In a Casa Amor twist, Ariana announces that everyone will be returning to the Villa this go-around, encouraging the Islanders to leave the past behind and delve into their new connections with clean slates and open minds, as difficult decisions await them when they return.
As the Islanders get to know their new connections, some appear more interested in exploring than others. Nic is drawn to Jaden, while Cierra enjoys getting to know Elan but worries about what’s happening back at the Villa. Taylor is vibing with Clarke, while Olandria is missing him and denies Zak a kiss. Knowing her time in the Villa is at risk, Amaya doesn’t hold anything back and kisses Zak during a chat behind the revolving door.
Ship Up or Ship Out
The Islanders are called to the fire pit for a chance at recoupling in the Villa and in Casa Amor, and anyone left single must leave immediately.
At Casa Amor, Amaya is on the chopping block, and any boy who has a better connection with her than their current couple is invited to stand and couple up with her. After their impromptu kiss, Zak rises, leaving Olandria single. The rest of the boys have the opportunity to leave their current couple for Olandria, but all remain seated. The girls cry as Olandria’s time on Love Island has ended (or has it?).
Back at the Villa, the couples get a major shakeup when Vanna leaves Ace to couple up with TJ, Coco ditches Taylor for Ace, and Clarke abandons Nic for Taylor. As Nic waits for one of the bombshells to stand and couple with him, all eyes are on Jaden who stays put next to Austin. Another OG has fallen, and Nic must pack his things.
It’s safe to say the girls at Casa Amor and the boys at the Villa are devastated as they say their hardest goodbyes yet to their besties from Day 1.
Week 3 Roundup: Who’s Coupled Up, Who’s Single, and Who Got Dumped
Is Love Island really going to dump two OGs at once? Perhaps not.
As Nic rolls his luggage out of the Villa, a mysterious black car pulls up. Who opens the door, but Olandria! Beckoning for Nic to get in quickly, the two speed off together. In the words of Amaya, there is a collective “weight of gratitouille” that this may not be the end of the road for Olandria and Nic.
Here's what you need to know heading into Week 4 as Casa Amor week continues.
Who’s Coupled Up
- Amaya and Zak
- Huda and JD
- Cierra and Elan
- Chelley and Chris
- Iris and Zac
- Andreina and Bryan
- TJ and Vanna
- Ace and CoCo
- Taylor and Clarke
- Austin and Jaden
- Pepe and Gracyn
Who Got Dumped
- Hannah
- Jeremiah
- Olandria... maybe?
- Nic... maybe?
Are Olandria and Nic’s Love Island journeys not over yet? Will there be more couples rocked by the new Casa Amor twist?
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