Despite having only hours left on Love Island USA, the Islanders still got very “loud” during their last night in the villa’s shared bedroom.
During the Sunday, July 12, finale, Melanie Moreno poked fun at how she wasn’t able to go to sleep because it was “loud as f***” due to the other couples acting on their feelings for each other. Melanie was reminded that she partook in the hooking up with her partner, Sincere Rhea.
Aniya Harvey and Carl Lee Schmidt, Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou and Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff were the remaining people still vying for the season 8 win. Trinity and Bryce ultimately walked away with the $100,000 prize.
Love Island USA originally premiered in the U.K. in 2002 before it expanded worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. The series follows a different group of singles every season who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa.
The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and stand a chance at receiving the $100,000 prize.
While finding a connection that you want to explore more intimately isn’t out of the question, season 7 of Love Island USA seemed to set some sort of record with the amount of times Islanders were caught hooking up — until season 8.
From Hannah Fields and Pepe Garcia to Huda Mustafa and Jeremiah Brown, the reality stars found ways around having to address their sexual encounters for all of America to hear.
“We had a code name for intimacy,” Hannah exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2025. “We would say, ‘How was your journey? What was this journey like?’ Huda [started it when she] said something like, ‘Oh, I had a journey. My journey went all the way.’”
Season 8 escalated the sex that took place in the villa with multiple couples going all the way while sharing a bedroom in the villa. There was even the term “French fries” that was coined in reference to a sex act.
Trinity said in a June episode that she heard someone performing “French fries,” which sounded “too wet” to just be a kiss. In a confessional, Kenzie Annis confirmed she shared a heated exchange with Corbin Mims.
“I was definitely getting some French fries. Feeling good,” she gushed. “We were probably doing a bit much honestly but I feel a strong connection with Corbin. We probably got a little bit carried away.”
Based on the footage, French fries hinted at manual sex acts such as a hand job. Viewers, meanwhile, pointed out that it likely meant an appetizer ahead of a full meal.
Love Island USA is currently streaming on Peacock.
