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Warning: This post contains spoilers for the June 24 episode of Love Island USA.
Love Island USA fans are in a tizzy after a shocking dumping was followed by an even crazier cliffhanger twist.
On the Tuesday, June 24 episode of the hit Peacock reality series, Casa Amor introduced a brand-new twist: the single islanders would be dumped from the villa if they were not coupled up with one of the new Casa Amor girls or boys.
After just 24 hours separated from their original partners — the girls went to Casa and met six new boys while the boys stayed in the villa and met five new girls — it was time for a recoupling, and drama ensued.
In the villa, the couples saw a major reshuffling that ultimately left Nic Vansteenberghe single.
At the firepit, Vanna Einerson opted to couple up with TJ Palma instead of Ace Greene, and CoCo Watson chose to recouple with Ace, leaving Taylor Williams single — until Clarke Carraway chose to recouple with him, which left Nic single.
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Austin then received a text revealing that Nic had 30 minutes to pack his bags and say his goodbyes before leaving the villa.
The moment was emotional for all the boys, drawing tears from both Ace and Taylor, as Nic said goodbye and left the villa.
There was even more drama at Casa Amor.
In Casa Amor, Zak Srakaew opted to recouple with Amaya Espinal, instead of sticking with Olandria Carthen, whom he initially coupled up with the day before, which left Olandria single.
Iris Kendall then received a text that Olandria had 30 minutes to pack up her things and leave the villa.
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In an exit interview, Olandria said she felt like she was “actually getting it right” with Taylor, whom she’d been coupled up with since day 1 in the villa. “I wanna find love so bad, y’all. I really do,” she said through tears.
The last few minutes of the episode, though, revealed that neither Nic nor Olandria was really dumped.
As Nic dramatically exited the villa, rolling his suitcase beside him, a car pulled up outside, with Olandria inside.
A confused-looking Nic watched her open the door for him as she said, “Quick, hurry up, get in!”
“What the f—?” Nic replied after the shocking twist, before running to meet Olandria in the car.
“What are you doing here?” he asked her as he climbed inside and the episode ended, leaving fans wondering what twist would come next.
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Fans will have to wait until Thursday, June 26 to find out where Nic and Olandria are headed, though — and if they’re really safe after all.
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New episodes of Love Island USA drop every day except Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.
