-From our studio, perched on the edge of a crumbling cliff
high above the Villa, it's "Love Island USA Aftersun."
-I'm Maura Higgins,
and here's what's coming up on tonight's unmissable "Aftersun."
Ariana Madix has a "Vanderpump Rules" reunion
with her bestie, Katie Maloney.
The always unpredictable Callum is back, along with Cely,
for a deep dive on the week.
Miguel and Leah will be live in the beach hut.
Liv gives her first interview since leaving the Villa,
and Catherine, Daia, and Caine spill some serious tea.
All that and loads more on "Aftersun."
Let's do this.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Bula, and welcome to "Love Island USA Aftersun."
[ Cheers and applause ]
Wow, what a week it's been.
Movie Night was a horror show,
the Hideaway was finally open, and the L-bomb got dropped.
Ooh! Right now we're kicking the show off
with a reunion of reality-TV royalty,
besties from "Vanderpump Rules."
Please welcome our very own Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Hi! -Wow.
I'm, like, struggling to get up because my dress is still long.
Hi!
-Oh, you look beautiful, as always.
-Welcome to Fiji. How are you, Katie?
-I'm so excited. This is stunning.
-Mm-hmm. When was the last time you two saw each other?
-First week of our sandwich-shop opening.
-Yeah. -I know.
-By the way, I'm coming to the sandwich shop.
-Please do. -Literally straight after Fiji.
-We'll have one ready for you. -Not a toastie.
-Yeah, we don't have toasties on the menu.
-You don't have toasties on the menu?
-Not yet.
-Will you dedicate a toastie to the islanders? Surely.
-Oh, of course. -You have to.
-But what would we name it?
-Maybe, um...
Maybe like a fire-pit toastie.
-Fire-pit toa-- That's really good.
-See? This is... -Yeah. I see.
Katie, you're used to being on screen with Ariana.
What's it been like watching her host
her favorite show?
-Oh. it feels and seems very natural.
I'm just like, "Of course."
-I mean, she's a natural. -Yeah.
Every time she comes out, I'm just like,
"Oh, my God, she looks so good."
When you stop and think about it,
it's so crazy because we both love this show so much.
She's the one that introduced me.
-Is Ariana as big as a fan as she claims to be?
-Oh, yeah. Oh, my God, yes. Like, all, like, terminology,
"Love Island" language, for sure.
That was -- that was, like, how we spoke.
-Yeah, it became our entire personality.
-Definitely. I got her water bottle with --
-Yes, you did!
-With her name on it. -As a present?
-Yeah!
No, it was like literally my first piece of "Love Island,"
you know, lore was from Katie.
-Yeah. Katie, what do you make of this year's islanders?
-Everyone is so attractive. Like, I was just watching them.
Just like, "Wow. Stunning, gorgeous, handsome," you know.
The men have disappointed, but I'm used to that.
-I think we all are.
-Men are disappointing, no matter what.
-Men are a disappointment.
-But the women, I'm so proud of them.
And I want to just hug them.
I want to be friends with all of them.
I see myself in so many of them,
watching them all bond and become friends.
It's so much of why I got interested in the show
and why it hooked me.
And I just, I'm deeply obsessed.
-I mean, yeah, you can get hooked so quick.
-Mm-hmm.
-We need to talk about Movie Night.
-Well, we came, and we watched it.
-Yeah, we had a little movie night ourselves watching,
screaming at the TV.
-Yeah. So, we saw all of it.
I always wish that more could be shown
because obviously we've seen episode after episode,
like full episodes,
and it would be great to just let them see all of that.
-Yeah.
-Um, I think that Aaron could not just sit there
and understand that he did these things, and then he stormed out.
-And just, like, so dramatic.
Like, she should be the one storming out.
-Exactly! -What are you storming out for?
You're the one in the wrong.
-I don't remember what it was, but he told her.
He's like, "I know you're smarter than this"
to, like, respond this way,
as if, like, to invalidate her true, real emotions
that she was feeling. -Yeah.
-Just to bypass his terrible behavior.
-What are highlights from Movie Night?
-You know, at first I felt like, you know,
when all of this stuff about with Leah and Liv
came up, and the girls were going at it again, you know,
of course,
felt, like, really sad because they are such good friends.
But the fact that they work it out every time,
and right afterwards they're standing up for each other
against anything that any of the boys have done.
-It feels very familiar. -It does.
-But I'm the same as you.
I love how they all just come back together
stronger than ever, all the time.
-Yeah, all the time. They're like sisters.
-Yeah. Do you think Movie Night was good for the Villa to see?
Like, because now they can, like, get past that, resolve it?
-I think in a lot of ways, it can be therapeutic.
It's hurtful.
But if you can get past it, you can heal.
-I always feel like it's better to have all the information
and then be able to move accordingly.
-Yeah. -I think the key is the honesty.
-Yeah, that's true.
-Because even someone like Miguel,
who did go to Casa, did bring someone back.
I feel like he was very up front with,
like, what he was here to do the entire time.
And obviously now he's in a couple with Leah again.
But I think that because he was very honest the whole time,
you can't be mad at him.
-That's true.
-Yeah, it's not like he lied about anything.
-Right. -Yeah.
Ariana, you dropped a surprise recoupling
on the islanders on Thursday.
Oh, look at ya! Jesus!
-Oh, that was fun, sneaking into the Villa.
-Who was the most shocked?
-You know, when Liv was stood up there,
all the OG girls were crying.
They were shook because this is the first time
I think that the girls have lost one of the girls
that they are that close with, and she's just -- I feel
like she's such an important part of that friend group.
-Well, you delivered a hot bombshell to the Villa,
Harrison. -Yes.
-Who was most surprised to see him, most excited?
-Oh, you know, the girls were all very excited.
JaNa recognized him right away. -Immediately.
-The boys, I think they were intimidated.
And then, of course,
they wanted to buddy up to him because, you know,
they don't want him to steal their girl.
-He's hot.
-Did you enjoy watching him go in?
-I did, actually. I really did.
I thought that outfit... -Oh, the all black?
-Oh, I love all black on a man, yeah.
-Well, speaking of Harrison...
-Oh, God!
-...last week's episode didn't show just
how flirty you were with him.
So, I thought if the main show can have unseen moments,
why not "Aftersun," too? -Wait. What?!
-So, here's my own personal, unseen moment...
-She's lying.
-...that I like to call when "Harry met Maura."
-Right over here. -Perfect. How you doing?
Good to see you. -Good to see you.
**
-I think someone might be coming to change your mike.
-Yeah.
Hey. -One moment.
**
-Now I'll just sweat over here.
It's this fire. -Yeah, yeah.
And, I mean, it's pretty hot in Fiji.
-Yeah, that's very true.
He's done.
-I'm done. -You're done.
-Sayonara. Nice to see you again.
-Nice to see you. -Pleasure.
[ Applause ]
Cheers. See you again soon.
-[ Mouthing ] I love you. I love you.
**
-Beauty. [ Chuckles ]
-Oh, what a man. What a man.
[ Sighs ] Can I go in as a bombshell?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, my God, you are so cute. -I'm actually weirded out
by how much I was staring at him.
I'm like, "What was this?" -That one had me.
-That is creepy!
Oh, my God, any wonder I'm single?
Nobody needs to see that, guys. -We've all been there.
-And if he ever sees that clip,
genuinely, you will never see me back here again.
I'm sure he won't see it.
-He could probably feel it. I mean, he was...
-He did say it was hot, huh? -Yeah.
-Moving on, moving on.
Enough about Harrison, Maura and Harry love story.
We'll get back to that maybe next week.
[ Both laugh ]
Well, we've had Movie Night, L-bombs, the Hideaway.
Do you have a favorite moment of the week?
-It's Serena and Kordell reuniting and her doing his hair
and then just being so cute together.
-She looks so smitten now. -She does.
And, honestly, the fight that they had
when she was getting her steps in around the villa,
it was something that needed to happen,
and she was able to work through all of these difficult emotions.
And I was so proud of her
for getting all of that inner turmoil worked out.
And, like, just look at them.
They're so cute. -They look so good together.
-Yeah, I loved Kordell, and he really let me down
when he went to Casa,
because I was like, "Dude, I was rooting for you.
We were all rooting for you."
Like, I really, truly see them lasting and being together.
-Well, thank you so much, guys.
-Thank you!
-Ariana will be back later to spill some more tea.
Katie, after the break,
you'll be helping us unpack all the biggest dramas of the week
along with Cely and Callum Hole.
So, don't go anywhere.
And that goes for you lot, too! See you in a few.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Welcome back to "Aftersun USA."
And please give a huge welcome
to my panel of "Love Island" experts.
-That's us.
-She gives me full-body fanny flutters.
It's my girl Cely!
-It's an honor. Wow!
-From "Love Island Australia" and "Games,"
he's one of the biggest holes in the biz.
It's Callum Hole.
[ Laughter ]
-I love it. -I love that.
Get him again, get him again!
-And you may recognize her from segment one.
It's Katie Maloney! She's back.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Fiji, Callum.
-Thank you. It's good to be back.
-Last time you were on "Aftersun,"
you had a surprise reunion with Deb
after standing her up, let's not forget.
It was iconic. -It was iconic, very iconic.
-I've only just recovered,
so I'm hoping there's no more surprises today.
-I need to know. Has she forgiven you?
-Yeah. She has. Yeah. -Has she, though?
-Oh, as far as I'm aware, yeah.
-Let's ask her ourselves. Deb, come back.
-No! My God!
-Callum, how are you enjoying all the drama,
because there's a lot of it. -Yeah.
Honestly, it just keeps coming and coming and coming.
I've never been hooked on a TV show
like this season of "Love Island." Like, it's crazy.
-Cely, It's been a hell of a week.
-Yeah, we got a lot to talk about, girl.
-I need to ask you, what was
the most talked about on our socials?
-Oh, my God, so much.
But I would say the JaNa meme? Killing it.
It's everywhere. I love that woman.
So I'm, like, "More of her, please."
But also the Kordell bringing Serena breakfast
and then her kind of like saying,
"Get that out of my face."
-Don't even.
-Serena!
-What did you make of that? -It is everywhere.
Oh, my God, it made me kind of sad.
I'm not gonna lie. Like, I love Serena to death,
but I was like, "Girl, just don't eat the breakfast."
-Okay, well, before we get stuck in, let's have a quick refresher
of the last seven days on "Love Island."
Run the tape.
-After I saw the video of you kissing her,
literally broke me so badly.
-Go. You chose her. Go choose her.
-I want to be with you. -You don't want to be with me.
Why didn't you think that through?
-Fuck you! Fuck all the boys over there.
You brought her back to rub that shit in my fucking face.
-Nobody was trying to rub -- -No.
-I want you, Serena.
**
-Man, I feel bad for Kaylor
because they didn't even show the worst of it.
-How could it be worse?
Why wouldn't you mention that to me, though?
You didn't -- -Because it's not a big deal!
-It's a big deal to me!
-I just feel so much better.
-I definitely do want to continue things with you.
-I think you've literally lied to Serena,
and you've literally lied to me.
-Holy fuck!
-I'm sorry that I made a mistake.
I fucking love you. There you go. I said it.
Aah!
-It's good to finally let go of what happened in Casa
and move the "F" on.
[ Beeping ]
-Oh! Wow!
[ Laughter ]
-She was saying that Andrea should go home.
I didn't lie.
-Shut the fuck up!
-I know. I'm sorry. I fucked up.
-I respected you. Fuck!
**
-Catherine, Daia, and Liv,
you are single and dumped from the island.
-[ Crying ] I'm gonna miss you so much.
**
-Please welcome Harrison.
[Cork pops ] -Whoo!
-The girl I would like to steal is Sierra.
**
[ Cheers and applause ]
-I mean, how was that only one week, by the way?
-I was just about to say that. That's an entire season.
-I feel like I just watched a whole movie trailer.
Like, that is insane. -Right.
What are we making of Harrison as a bombshell so far?
I'm biased.
-We should be asking you that question.
What are you making of Harrison?
-I'm not into saying.
-That's why he came in, took the shirt off immediately,
and was like, "All right, let's go."
-He knew what he was doing.
-Get the clothes off.
-[ Laughing ] Yeah. I mean, all the girls
were just like...
-Yeah, every one of them. -Yeah, including...
-I mean, yeah.
-He's like the shiny, new toy, right?
-Yeah.
-Obviously all the girls, it's like, "Fresh meat."
They're all, like, intrigued, you know.
They're all looking at him. I feel like,
yeah, he's loving it at the moment.
-Did anyone think he might have chosen Nicole?
Because I did.
When I was watching, I was -- -Really?
-Yeah. I was literally like,
"Oh, my God, is he gonna pick her?
Is he...what?"
-I just don't think he's bold enough to do that.
If I'm being honest, you know? -I don't think so.
And I think the only people that were nervous
were her and Kendall maybe.
-Yeah. Oh, yeah. Kendall looked very nervous.
-Yeah, I loved it.
It was so cute the way he was like
freaking out during the recoupling.
Like, you could see it in his face.
-Yeah, he was panicking, wasn't he?
-I was like, "More of that."
-Harrison's steal meant
that Caine was dumped from the island.
Was it his time? -Yeah. Absolutely.
Sorry. Caine. -Yeah.
-We'll keep the seat warm for you.
[ Laughter ]
-Oh, Cely! -What happened to Cely?
Where has cute, innocent Cely gone?
She's coming out with the moves today.
-Savage! -I'm so sorry.
-Callum, what do you make of Aaron dropping the "L-bomb"
while he was apologizing?
-That was a madness.
I know he had spoke about it in the last couple of days,
but to do it in that circumstance,
I feel like he just wanted to put a zip on Kaylor's mouth.
You know what I mean? -It was a manipulation.
-And that's a big thing, especially for a woman.
Like, I feel like when women, you hear the word
"I love you" from a guy, it means a lot.
And the fact he's just gone to start --
-But it worked. It worked. She crumbled.
-And he knows what he's doing there.
-Oh, yeah. -Yes!
-But, also, it's meant to be, in, like, a perfect moment.
Like, that's not really the time.
-No. -No.
He knew he could pull it out,
and she was going to, like, it was going to turn
the whole thing around.
And she was going to be, like, putty in his hand again.
We've all been that young girl.
I mean, I essentially married my Aaron.
So, like, let me be the cautionary tale.
Like, sweet girl, like, don't fucking do it.
-Yeah.
-Like, it doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't need to be the highs and the lows.
That's not love. That's not passion.
That's not anything.
-That's the hardest part of, like,
watching it is, like, of someone who has been there.
Like, that was my experience, my season of "Love Island,"
and watching it is so triggering because I'm like,
"I was that girl that was just crying and, like,
really wanting to be with that man."
And she's going to learn so much from this,
but it's just not going to be easy, you know?
-It's every day. It's every day.
Like, they say that human body's got, like, 75% water.
I think she's only got about 5% left in her.
-The girl's dehydrated. -She's dehydrated!
-Somebody's get her some water!
-Someone get her a drink. -H20!
[ Laughter ]
-Right. Moving on to Rob and Daniela.
What do we make of this couple?
-I don't think he's that into her.
-It's so tacky. It's his best mate's ex-missus in a way.
And it's weird!
-When they look at each other, there's nothing.
There's no spark, no chemistry.
They're just -- yeah. Oh. They're bored.
-If you were comparing it to, like,
what him and Leah had in the beginning,
like we all felt and saw sparks watching them, right?
Even him and Andrea,
we all kind of agreed he had better chemistry with Andrea.
With them, it's nowhere even near,
-i reckon if a bombshell bird came in that was a bit of Rob,
Rob's head would be turning like a Phillips screwdriver.
[ Laughter ]
-I need a dictionary to come with Callum.
-He just goes afterwards, "You know what I mean?"
Right. Moving on to Nicole and Kendall.
The Hideaway finally opened. They got to spend a night there.
In the words of Kendall, do you think they got nasty?
-100% -100%. Yeah, definitely.
I feel like there's sexual tension there
between the two of them.
And I'm so happy that they're back together.
And Kendall's grown on me over the last couple of weeks,
and I'm just so happy for the both of them.
I feel like they're in a good position,
and I feel like the Hideaway, whenever you go in there,
it just amplifies what you already got.
-Yeah.
-So, hopefully, you got a bit of action.
-What do we actually make of Miguel and Leah as a couple?
-I love them. I just love them.
-Lot of chemistry. -Yes!
And I feel like they share the same freak.
Like, they have the same type of, like, crazy.
You know what I mean? Like, Miguel is so goofy.
When they were showing his stuff at Movie Night,
he was, like, being an idiot.
And. like, obviously like, Leah is like this,
like, doesn't care type of personality.
And I just think they're perfect together.
-Mm. Moving on to JaNa and Kenny.
They're back on after Casa.
-Yes. -Yes!
-Yay!
-It's what she's deserved since the day
she stepped in the Villa, and I'm so happy.
-Like, she is such a peach. I love her.
-Yeah, I'm really happy for them.
-Yeah.
-Have we recovered from Kenny crying now?
-That was some madness, that, isn't it?
-You were talking about men's vulnerability,
and I just started laughing.
-No, I love to see that
because that just shows how much he cares.
-That moment got me to be a Kenny fan
because at first I was kind of like annoyed with him
because of the Casa stuff.
I was like, "Hello sir. What's going on upstairs?"
But then after that I was like,
"Oh, he's like a really good guy."
And it was so cute. And he won me over.
-I feel like he didn't do anything wrong
in Casa, in my opinion.
I don't think he did anything wrong.
He had every right to test the waters.
And why not bring, you know,
somebody else back into the Villa
to explore two connections at the same time?
It's still early days with JaNa.
-Why not?
Because, no woman wants to be an option.
So, if they had a connection first,
she does not want to have another one come back and
be like, "Oh, now I'm just an option for you to choose from?"
If it's not a "fuck, yes," it's a "fuck, no," my guy.
-Yeah, true. -That is what it is.
I don't want some guy who met me to be like,
"Well, now, I don't know."
t's like, "Well, I'll make the decision for you. Bye."
-Yeah. And that's what she did. That's what she did.
-That's what it is.
-But how long was Kenny and JaNa together for at the start?
-It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter.
-Like a couple of days. A couple of days.
-That is more than enough time in the "Love Island."
-Yeah, but he's had a couple of days in Casa Amor,
and he's formed two connections.
So, why not have two for the price of one?
-Let me know how that works out for you.
-I mean, I'm single, so don't take too much advice.
[ Laughter ]
-Stop dating.
-Right. Well, thank you so much, guys.
Let's give it up for our panel, everyone.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Superstar bombshell Liv joins us next,
and she's ready to spill all the tea she's got.
Time for a quick break,
but I leave you with an unseen bit of Kaylor
doing her best to exorcise the demons of Casa and Movie Night.
See you in a few.
-Oh. You're freaky.
-Aahhh!
-She looks like "The Exorcist" is coming.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Welcome back to "Aftersun."
Joining us now is this year's first bombshell
and easily the most explosive.
She's the Aussie firecracker that blew up the drama
and made an impact wherever she went.
It's Liv!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Wow, wow, wow.
-Thank you for having me.
I love you all so much. -We love you.
-Oh, stop. Too kind.
-Liv, how does it feel being out of the Villa?
-Sad, but, like, I'm, like, happy to be back.
-Before we get started,
shall we take a look at just some of the moments
that made you such an iconic islander?
-Oh, God. Sure. Let's do it.
-Let's go!
-When I walk into the Villa, the girls
are going to hold their men a little bit closer.
Hello? I'm Olivia.
-Are we fucked?
-I'm not here to put socks on centipedes.
I'm not here to waste my time.
Rob.
**
Don't make me look like a fucking idiot.
-I'm not. -I don't like it.
[ All cheering ]
-Honest, true, mature conversation --
-No, I can. I just don't want to
have to listen to your bullshit.
You don't have to make the decision.
So, shut your fucking mouth.
You, Kaylor, and Serena voted for her.
I'm not going to lie. -Liv, shut the fuck up.
-Own your own fucking action.
You are so beautiful and so strong that it kills me
that someone is treating you like this.
-The Love Island gods brought us together
because they introduced me to one of my best friends.
-I do want to couple up with one of these boys.
Caine.
-The girl I want to couple up with is Sierra.
-Why is this always happening?
-You're such an honest, brave, hot, intelligent woman.
[ Cheering ]
**
-Typical. Boys will be boys.
I've never had sisters in my life,
and I've always wanted sisters.
And now I'm gonna cry.
But now I feel like I have sisters for life.
-It has been an honor to be able to call her my friend
but my sister.
-You gotta learn to shut the window and know
that there'll be a sunset the next day.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Not that bad.
-Liv, how does it feel watching that back?
-I mean, some moments are, like, played back in my head.
I'm like, "Oh, my God, what was I doing?"
But I feel like I've no regrets.
So, it wasn't that bad, right?
Half the fights were in there. So, a win is a win.
-You struggle to find a connection in the Villa.
-Yes.
You were coupled up with Rob, Hakeem, Miguel,
Nigel, Caine. -One more.
-Why do you think it didn't work out with any of them?
-At the start, I was definitely nervous, like, going in.
I feel like Rob and I,
like, started to get to know each other a bit more
and what our personalities were like at the end.
But a lot of them, it was
I feel like we were either too the same, like Miguel and I.
He's like one of my good friends now,
but it was just like we were just friends.
Hakeem and I, I feel like just butted heads for
the best worth.
With Nigel, I feel like I tried to give it the time to,
like, wait it out with him,
but I feel like when it's not there at the start,
it's just not there.
And then who was next? -Caine.
You forgot about him again?
-[ Laughing ] Yeah.
Well, I don't know what's going on in his brain.
Like he's, yeah, lovely guy. Just not a lot there.
-Who was your favorite to be coupled up with?
Like, when do you think you were, like, the happiest?
-When I was in the change room. No.
-[ Laughs ] "When I was by myself."
-"When I was just with my girls."
-We need to talk about Rob.
-Yes.
-Because before Casa, you guys had a conversation.
There was connection.
-Yeah, I didn't know if it was, like,
just flirting, or we were just both single.
So, it's like... Yeah, I don't know.
He's like a good friend of mine, i would say.
I'm happy for him.
He knows what he wants, and that's Daniela. So...
-Does he want Daniela? -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
-I mean, if I was Rob, no, thanks.
-Right.
-But I'm not Rob. -Yeah, why?
-Well, I don't know if I'd want my, like...
-Give it to us. -You're like this...
-Sloppy seconds? -Yeah, well...
Like, she was very close with Aaron until the final night
and then they sort of started to chat.
But after watching Movie Night and seeing how she acted
and what she was saying with him,
I don't know if I would go back to her,
But that's just me.
-I need to ask you,
what do you feel you've learned from "Love Island"?
-To yell a little less.
Like, there's a time and a place to yell.
And I don't get that at the start,
but I definitely have learned a lot about myself.
I think I've learned, also,
that some people need to go through their own journey,
and you don't always need to fight their battles.
As much as, like, I would not change that about myself,
but sometimes someone has to experience
and stand up for themselves to really work out,
and you can't always be the one doing that.
-I'm still learning that. [ Chuckles ]
-Okay. -I'm nearly 40 years old.
So, like, it's hard, 'cause when you care about someone,
you love someone, you're like, "Let me -- I got this."
-And sometimes they don't want to, and I'm like, "I'll say it."
And then you're like, "Fuck."
-Say it with your whole chest. Don't lose your voice.
'Cause, like, that's so lovely about you,
that you're not afraid. -Thank you.
-And you don't back down, and you never should.
-You always had your girls' backs.
How much are you gonna miss them?
-I miss them so much.
Like, today, doing my makeup,
I was like, "Anyway -- Oh, you're not here."
-Aww!
-And like, yeah, I was like, "Nicole, can I vote?
Yeah. She's not here either." -[ Laughs ]
And, like, Kayla and I were, like, joined at the hip.
Like, that girl brought the best out of me.
But definitely, they're the one thing I'm gonna miss the most,
'cause I feel like the girl power was strong.
-Very.
-And, like, we all fought like sisters,
like, some more than others,
but we had each other's backs no matter the situation.
-When everyone stood behind your back,
it was such a powerful moment. -It's like "The Avengers."
I need that in a poster size.
I'm gonna put it on my wall in my bedroom.
-Yeah. -Liv, who are you gonna miss the most?
-I mean, I would be lying
if I didn't say I'm gonna miss Kayla the most.
She was like my joint at the hip.
I love her so much, and she deserves the world.
So -- Oh! She's gonna make me cry.
-[ Laughs ] Aw! -If I had to give the prize --
-I know! -Like, she's genuinely so sweet.
Like, there were so many times we were like --
Well, I was like, "Eh, screw them.
I don't want to get to know them yet."
And she was like, "No. We got to see the best in everyone."
So her for sure.
I want to do a runner over this wall.
-[ Laughs ] -And jump in and be like, "Guys!"
-Now, Liv, in the beach last week,
I set you a secret "Aftersun" mission
to convince the islanders
that a completely made-up word was 100% legit.
It was...
-Bubbletrot. -...bubbletrot.
-I don't know why I thought of that.
-And actually, you thought of it really, really quick, as well.
I was like, "Wow!" We were impressed. Yeah.
-I was like -- -It's time to find out
if your mission was a great success
or a total failure. -Okay. Let's see.
-This is Mission Bubbletrot.
-Whoo! [All cheering, laughing]
-Let's play a game.
Drunk icks.
An ick of mine is when people bubbletrot.
-What's that? -When they're, like, drunk, and they have that walk.
-Oh. -And they're like...
Yeah. They have that, like, drunk walk.
I hate that.
B-u-b-b-l-e-t-r-o-t --
Bubbletrot. [ Chuckles ]
Who do you think in the Villa would half the worst bubbletrot?
-Kendall. -Really?
Show me how you think he'd do it.
-"Hey!"
[ Both laugh ]
-NayNay, do you bubbletrot?
-No. I get carried out the club.
-Carried out. -Oh, I can see that.
-When I'm in Vegas -- -Just feet being dragged like this.
-No. Fucking... [ Laughter ]
-How do you think she bubbletrots?
Go, Miguel.
-"That fucking bitch!" -[ Laughs ]
-"Fuck her!" -"How dare she!"
-What's a bubbletrot?
-That, like, drunk -- -Walking out of a bar.
-When you see them, they've been partying in a club,
and they're like -- there was that carry-on person.
-Hey, Aaron, what's your bubbletrot?
-Aw, shit. It's 'cause I got squinty eye, anyway.
It goes like this, and I get dinosaur arms,
and I'm like this. [ Laughter ]
-You know, my friends call me Cross-Eyed Killer
'cause messed up, I'll be like this...
"Hey, Lou."
[ Laughs ] "What are you doing?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Well-done! -That was good!
-You absolutely smashed that.
-I think I did alright. -No, you did amazing.
We need to get "bubbletrot"
added to the dictionary, I think.
-I think so, too. -It's a great word.
-It kind of works. It kind of works.
-It does work. -You should.
-Liv, thank you so, so much for joining us.
-Thank you for having me.
-Let's hear it for Liv, everyone.
-Yay! -Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Still to come,
Leah and Miguel will be live from the beach hut,
dumped islanders Catherine, Daia, and Caine
set the record straight,
and Ariana is back with an exclusive scoop.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-We're back with "Love Island USA Aftersun"!
[ Cheers and applause ] Time for some beach-hut shenanigans now
with recently reunited couple Leah and Miguel.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Hey!
-Hi, guys! -How's it going?
-Welcome to "Aftersun." -Hi, Maura.
-Pleasure to be here. -How's life in the Villa?
-Yeah, it's a lot.
But we loving it. We loving it.
-You two are officially back in a couple.
We love to see it. -Yes, sir. [ Laughs ]
-Why do you think you gravitated back
to each other after Casa?
-Well, yeah, I guess I got to talk on that one.
So, yeah, no.
Obviously, when I first, like, started speaking to Leah
and then had to go straight to Casa,
it was, like, very fresh.
So I didn't know, like, if my...
-[ Chuckles ] -I had to test it out.
Let's just say that. I wanted to test out, see,
like, if what I was feeling was actually legit.
And I ain't gonna lie.
When I came in, it was --
Without being disrespectful, it was almost instantaneous.
I was just like, yeah, I knew who I wanted to get back with.
-Aw! That's so cutie!
-That is sweet. Leah, are you happy?
-No. No [laughing] yeah. [ Laughter ]
-Okay. It's been a pleasure. -No, no.
-Thank you, guys. Thank you.
-Leah, you've forgiven him, though, haven't you?
-Well, I didn't think there was much to forgive,
but I feel like we were really fresh.
-Mm-hmm. -And I feel like
he didn't really owe me that much.
But I also feel like
we just gravitated back towards each other.
-What's the best part about being in a couple together?
-Out of everyone in here,
I feel like she definitely understands me the most.
With her, I can just be myself 100%.
I'm not holding back at all.
We have great conversations, and at times, as well,
we can literally just lay there next to each other
and not say anything and just enjoy each other's company.
So it just feels very natural and very comforting.
Yeah. I'm enjoying where we at right now are.
-Aw! -What about you, Leah?
-I just feel like we're always on the same page
and we don't really have to try to be on the same page.
And I feel like that's a really good thing for me at least.
Yeah. I mean, I'm happy. -Aw! [ Laughs ]
-Yay! -It's like a love story.
-You guys look very happy.
-I can't stop smiling.
-Do you think you'll make it to the final?
-I feel like I pretty much made my mind.
I definitely do want to get to know her
outside of here, as well.
So whether we make it to the final or not,
I know me and her are still gonna be kicking it.
So yeah, I ain't really fussed, really, to be honest.
How about you? -Yes.
We want to make it to the final. -[ Laughs ]
-Yay! -[ Laughing ]
-Also, we want to win, and it will give me the money.
-Oh! -[ Laughs ]
-I would love to see you. -Miguel, watch out!
-Why not? I'm good. -[ Laughs ]
-Are you ready to play a little game?
-Yeah. Let's get it. -Yes.
-Okay. It's called Green Flag, Red Flag.
I'm gonna say a quality of a partner.
If you think it's fine, raise your green flag.
-Mm-hmm. -If it's a hell no,
raise your red flag.
Got it? Okay. -Alright. Yeah.
We're gonna see if we still be kicking it together after this.
[ Laughter ] -Okay. Here we go, guys.
This is the ultimate test, okay?
-[ Laughs ] -The ultimate. Not Casa.
This is the ultimate. -Yeah.
-So, he failed Casa. Let's see if he fails this.
-I think I came out victorious. -No, I'm kidding.
-Right. Flags at the ready.
Here we go. -[ Laughs ]
-Your partner is a member of the Mile High Club.
-Oh.
-[ Laughing ] I knew that.
-Any of you in that club, then?
-Not yet. -[ Laughs ]
-"Yet" is a key word. "Yet" is madness.
-Your partner flirts with everyone.
-Oh, I don't think I like that, but he does.
-Oh, it's -- -[ Laughing ]
-Your partner loves to gossip.
-[ Chuckles ]
-[ Laughing ]
-The eyes of Miguel is crazy. -[ Laughs ]
-The death stare's madness. -He loves to gossip!
-I don't love to gossip. -He likes to hear gossip.
-I like to listen to the gossip.
It's a big difference. -You chime in.
-I'll listen, but I don't put an input.
Hey, I'll be like, "Ooh!" -No.He'll be like, "Oh, my God."
-See, what I do is
I will juice out the information strategically,
but I won't say nothing.
So I'll be sitting up like, "Oh, and what do they do next?
Seriously! Oh, wait!" -[ Laughs ]
-You know what I'm saying? That's what I'm like.
-No. And he also gives his input on everything.
-Cap. -All lies.
-Okay. Your partner likes to lie.
[ Laughter ] -Red flag.
-They let their pets sleep on the bed.
-We were about to have a problem.
[ Laughter ] -That's a big one.
-She'd be like, "But he's got to sleep on the floor."
[ Laughter ]
-They tell their mom everything, and I mean everything.
[ Laughter ]
-I don't think they care. -There's certain stories
that shouldn't be shared. -Not okay, Miguel?
I think just 'cause the way I am.
Like, I love my mumsy, innit,
but, like, I won't tell her everything, you know?
-But guess what, Miguel? She's about to see everything.
[ Laughter ] -You know what's mad?
-You and Casa, everything.
[ Laughter ] -Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, relax. You know what's crazy?
She didn't even know I came in here.
-[ Laughing ] -Oh, my God.
-Wait. What?!
-She don't even know I came here.
-What?! -[ Laughs ]
-Okay, that's actually crazy.
-Where does she think you are?
-She thinks I'm on a retreat.
[ Laughter ]
-Stop. -What kind of retreat?
-That's exactly what I told my parents, too.
-Are you serious?
I think me and you are gonna be homeys. -That is crazy.
-Okay. Thank you so much for being such good sports.
-Okay! Thank you for having me. -Oh, shit.
-We love you here on "Aftersun." -Thank you.
-Thank you. Appreciate it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Alright. Next up, dumped islanders
Daia, Catherine, and Caine are coming in hot.
And so is Ariana Madix.
Don't go anywhere!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-What up, "Aftersun"?
It's Nikki. -And Brie.
And this week on "Spill the Tea,"
we have the one and only queen of the Villa, Ariana Madix.
-Oh, yes. We talk about Movie Night,
those emotional dumpings,
and that Harrison has finally entered the Villa.
-Ooh la la!
So tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
-Mm-hmm. Bye, Maura.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Welcome back to the show! [ Cheers and applause ]
Now, Liz wasn't the only one dumped from the Villa this week.
Casa kids Daia, Catherine, and Caine was also sent packing.
Now they're here to unpack everything.
Give it up for Daia, Catherine, and Caine!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Hi, guys. -Hi.
-How are you all feeling?
-Happy. -Happy?
-[ Laughing ]
-Happy? Yeah? -Yeah.
This was my time to go. I was, like, ready.
-Are you glad to be away from the drama?
-Yeah, yeah. -Oh!
-I miss my friends, though.
-Yes. Of course. -Yeah.
-I wish I could have had
an opportunity to find someone,
but when it's time, it's time.
So, you know, I'm feeling good. -Yeah.
-Caine, how much of a shock was it to be sent home?
-I'll be honest with you.
Like, you know, about a week in and stuff,
I weren't really feeling it at all.
I ain't gonna lie.
As time progressed, I was like, "Okay. I'm in it.
Found a new connection," sort of thing.
I was a bit surprised at the way I left,
but yeah, I weren't too upset. -From what we saw,
you seemed to have a genuine connection with Sierra.
You told her if she had another conversation with Harrison,
you wouldn't be interested.
-Yeah. So this -- -It really annoyed her.
-Yeah. So this was where our words got crossed.
I thought she meant take him on a date.
So I thought she meant,
"If I take him on a date and get to know him,
well, would you be annoyed?"
I say -- You know what I mean?
I'm not gonna sit here, waiting for you to tell me
if you like another man more than me.
I mean, you either like me or you don't.
But yeah. And then she went, "No.
I mean, like, if he pulls me in a chat, Is that okay?"
I was like, "Yeah. Fuck it. Like, of course it is.
Of course it is." So that's where our words were crossed.
I'm not that controlling. Do You know what I mean?
-Fair enough.
Can you see Harrison on Sierra lasting now?
-Uh...
[ Laughter ]
-He seems like a gentleman, a lovely lad.
There was no bad blood there.
-So he's not a Muppet? He's not a Muppet?
-He's not a Muppet. No. [ Laughter ]
-Please explain what that means.
-I didn't even say Muppet.
That must be a language barrier.
-I heard "Muppet" and then I was like --
I was confused, because it didn't --
-It might be "my boy."
I said a couple of funny comments,
but no, I didn't say a Muppet.
That's, like, downright disrespectful.
[ Laughter ] Do You know what I mean?
No, no. I'm not that confrontational.
Jesus. [ Chuckles ]
-Catherine and Daia, you entered the Villa
as part of one of dramatic weeks of "Love Island" history.
-Yeah. -Ooh, yeah. Tough.
[ Laughter ]
-How was it facing the O.G. girls?
-It was tough. I will say
I think we might have been a little naive
to think it was rainbows and unicorns
on the other side of coming back from Casa.
I don't know what I expected.
I don't know what other girls expected.
But I didn't definitely expect JaNa
to be standing there, waiting for Kenny.
So when I walked in, I was kind of like, "Oh, shit!"
Very much so. It's like, "Ugh."
I think you can see my face. I was like, very shocked.
-We saw it on your face, girl. -I'm like...
-Yeah.
-And he disrespected you immediately.
-Yeah. I literal-- yeah. [ Laughs ]
-He said he had a stronger connection with JaNa,
even though he brought you back. -Yeah.
-And I know Ariana had said a little comment, as well.
I was like, "Damn!" Like, "Shit!"
-Looking back now, do you wish
you had said something in that moment?
-Yes and no, because at the same time,
we had so many conversations
about how JaNa was such a wonderful woman
and how he had a really strong connection with her.
So at the end of it, like, I kind of knew.
But later on, me and JaNa had so many conversations.
She was like an older sister,
and she told me, like, she thought that I went about it
the classiest way.
I really much appreciate that.
And so I feel really happy about that.
So it was really nice.
Yeah, yeah. [ Laughs ] -Aww!
-Daia. -Hi.
-You went in... [ Laughter ]
-Here we go!
-Damn! -[ Squeals ]
-Daia, you went into Casa with one man in your sights.
-Yeah.
-You even said it on "Aftersun" before you went in.
Were you surprised by how well you and Kordell got on?
-To be honest, yes, 'cause , like, I genuinely --
I told him this from the beginning.
Like, watching them before I went in,
I can tell that they had a really strong friendship,
but I wasn't seeing, like, the romantic connection for them.
And going in, I don't regret, like,
not talking to any of the other boys.
Like, I genuinely liked Kordell for who he was.
So we just got on really well just based on the fact
that we were pretty similar in a lot of ways.
-That's the thing. I feel like with Casa,
if you had more time with him,
I feel like things would have progressed even more.
Where. like, I didn't see much of you guys
talking at all in the Villa after Casa.
-Yeah. -But in Casa, you, were, like, joined at the hip.
Do you know what I mean?
So it's hard to progress something if it's just
all this noise and smoke happening in the background.
-I agree. Do You know what I mean?
-Well, I here to bring it up,
but there was one comment mentioned
during the social-media challenge
about Kordell's brother. -Yeah.
-It caused a bit of drama.
[ Laughter ]
What's your side of the story?
-Obviously, when I got out of the Villa
and I saw what they were talking about,
it's apparently me putting two heart-eye emojis
under his brother's photo 27 weeks ago,
when I was literally living in Australia.
So yeah, like, I think it's Photoshopped.
It's not true. Like, do you think the best way
for me to get to his brother
is to go kiss and, like, dry-hump Kordell?
-So you were humping! Ah!
[ Laughter ] Now it's making sense!
-These Photoshop things happen all the time.
-That's ridiculous. -That don't matter, Daia.
They've just been nasty for no reason.
-Well, Kordell and Serena actually
did some goodbye messages for you the night you left.
Do you want to see them? -Yeah.
-Oh! Oh, my God, stop! Have a look.
-Goodbye, Daia.
I love you so much, you sweet, sweet girl.
I think you helped me a lot in here
with, you know, personal growth,
and just, like, seeing, like,
both sides of, you know, every story.
And honestly, like, I'm definitely gonna miss our chats.
-I just want to say goodbye,
and I want to say sorry again for leading you on.
That was never my intentions.
I wasn't trying to do that.
I did feel our connection.
But there was a stronger one, and I just couldn't change that.
I know you said -- shout-out me for bringing you here,
but I just want to shout you out for making me realize
where my head and heart is.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Kordell.
-Aw. Thank you.
-How does it feel watching that?
-I have nothing bad to say about Kordell.
I think he's genuinely really sweet,
and I think he deserves someone
that's gonna, like, treat him amazingly.
And Serena seems like she's ready to do that for him,
so I'm really happy for both of them, to be honest.
-You're gonna back them to the final?
-Yeah, of course. -Yeah? Aw.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's so cute! -That is so cute.
Well, guys, thank you all so much for joining us.
-Thank you. -That was a great chat.
Lots of tea. -Yes, absolutely. [ Chuckles ]
Give it up for Daia, Catherine, and Caine, everyone.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Now, each week,
Iain Stirling finds a great moment from the Villa
that didn't make it onto the main show.
-Oh my gosh. -He calls it...
-Iain Stirling's Unseen Moments of the Week!
-I'm scared! Oh, my God!
-And this week's unseen moment
actually involves Daia and Catherine.
[ Laughter ] Take it away, Iain.
-Hi, everybody. It's Iain Stirling here,
voice of "Love Island" and the voice of Iain Stirling.
People often come up to me in the street
and say things like, "You're the funniest comedian
I've ever seen in my entire life,"
and, "Get out of my garden."
And I agree with both of those things.
But I tell you what's funnier than me.
That's the O.G. Villa girls.
And you will not believe how they initiated
the Casa girls into the Villa with a hilarious prank
in which they trick them about the relationship
between Hakeem and Hannah.
It's as hilarious as it as unseen.
Check it out.
-Wanna know why Hannah and Hakeem actually left?
-Why?
-Are we allowed? We can't tell them.
-Just quick, quick, quick, quick, quick.
You already mentioned it. You already mentioned it.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
-So, basically, like, Hannah and Hakeem
obviously had whatever they had going on,
but there was a lot of, like,
sexual tension built up between them.
And so they went to the hideaway.
-In the middle of the night. -In the middle of the night
they went into the hideaway all by themselves,
and they fucked so hard that they broke the hideaway --
everything in the hideaway. -[ Laughs ]
-And then she got pregnant. -[ Gasps ]
-Yeah. Apparently, she -- -Shut the fuck up.
-Apparently, she's pregnant. -Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[ Suspenseful music plays ]
**
-We're just kidding, guys. I'm sorry.
-No. No, no, no. We're not kidding.
-No. This is really a lie.
-I definitely fell for that.
-We have way too much time on our hands.
-There wouldn't have even been enough time
to know she got pregnant. [ Cheers and applause ]
-I don't know.
-Your face was brilliant, by the way.
-We've been pranking everyone with that same fucking joke,
and I fell for it.
-Did you really believe that? -Yes!
Like, "Damn! They want him in the hideaway? Shit." Like...
-Yeah. So I was like... [ Gasps ]
"No."
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Wow.
-We believed that shit away. [ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Don't move a muscle, because after the break,
we find out our panel predictions for the final week.
And queen bee of the island Ariana Madix returns.
See you in a few.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Welcome back to "Aftersun."
And a huge welcome back to Ariana Madix and our panel.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay. Ariana,
what surprises are in store for the islanders this week?
What can you tell us?
-Okay, so, we have the Raise Your Heart Rate challenge,
which of course you guys know. -Everyone's favorite.
-Yes. Dressed in sexy costumes, dancing for their life.
-Yay! I've been waiting for that one.
-Yeah. Kassy will be coming in during that.
-Yes. So excited.
-And that will be a surprise,
so no one's knowing that she's coming
-In her lingerie?
-Yes. -Ooh!
-Awesome. Madness. -Yeah.
-But she's not the only person coming in during that.
Maura, you'll be coming in. -Yeah! It's me! [ Laughs ]
-And you'll be revealing the public vote.
-Yes. I will. -Scary stuff.
Scary stuff. -Islanders --
they'll be doing their slo-mo walks out of the Villa
with their suitcases and sexy costumes.
-Oh! -[ Laughs ]
-I just can't wait to see how it all unfolds, honestly.
I don't even know what to expect anymore.
-I know! Yeah. -Same.
-I stopped trying to make predictions.
-Yeah. -I was wrong every time.
[ Laughter ] -Literally.
Okay. Something we do need to address.
Fans are obviously very, very passionate
about the show this year. -Yes.
-What's one big thing
that's just flooding into DMs right now,
like, for everyone. -Yeah.
The fans, I think, are overwhelmingly passionate
and concerned about Leah. -Mm-hmm.
-And I think they're seeing Rob and Aaron
as somehow able to kind of get away with things.
And I think that they're coming from it
from a place of obviously love and concern,
and we love our girls in that Villa, of course.
-Yeah. Yeah, we do. -Yeah.
I mean, when you were --
Well, all of you guys, when you were in,
how did you feel about stuff like that?
-You know, when you came out,
was there anything that you saw maybe online
that in a similar vein.
-When you first come out,
like, it's obviously very, very different.
Luckily, there's people there to help you with that
and, like, a full support team
like, which all of these islanders
are gonna be getting when they leave the show.
But I just feel like you're gonna get negative --
Like, not everyone's gonna like you.
-Mm-hmm. -That's right. Yeah.
-Yeah. I just feel like at the beginning,
it's obviously hard, because it's a new life,
and, like, everyone knows who you are,
and it can be scary.
-There's a shock factor to that. Yeah.
-And I think people need to remember that,
that these people are real people
and they all have feelings.
Just because you've watched them on a TV show
does not mean that you know these people inside out.
-Mm-hmm. Exactly. -And be kind always.
That's what I say,
-Leaving any sort of hate comment on anyone's page,
regardless of how you feel about them on a show.
-Like, they all have families,
like, reading those comments and stuff.
Just, like, there's just no need for it.
-Yeah. And I feel like the islanders are so good
about, like, they're going through things in there
and living it at their 100%.
And they're so good about, like, moving on
after something crazy has happened
or even just communicating like how they feel in that moment,
like, even the moment with, like, Leah and Rob and stuff.
Like, they talk about it, and then they move on.
And, like, Leah is doing great with Miguel now.
Like, you know, they understand,
like, they're here to live their lives to the fullest
and to share that with people.
So it's just like let's have some -- I don't know.
-Love and support. -Yeah. That's it.
-I second exactly what you said.
Like, you know, you can have an argument with somebody,
and within, like, the hour or two,
you could make up with that person and be good as gold
and have the best time of your life in that environment.
-It's an incredible show. -It is.
-Even sitting up here on this panel
having as much fun as I am here,
I look down there, I'm thinking, "Oh, I'd love
to go down there again!" -A bit jealous.
-You know? [ Laughter ]
-Yeah. And everyone wants to look back at this experience
and just have happy memories. -That's right. Yeah.
-Like, you're gonna go your ups and downs,
but you're gonna learn so much about yourself.
-100%, yeah. 100%. -You know?
-Perspective is very invaluable in these kinds of experiences,
I mean, I don't know what it's like
to, like, live that experience.
We have kind of a parallel, similar experience
of, like, putting your life out there
for public consumption.
You got to build that tough, thick skin.
But they'll get there, you know?
But I can't imagine going from, like, living
in this, like, sort of, like, vacuum to, like, coming out.
And it is just an entirely different world.
-Yeah. And seeing all that stuff on social media, as well.
-Yeah. -Like, that's so daunting.
-It's better just to not look at it,
because -- I don't know.
If I don't fuck with something, the last thing I'm doing
is, like, going and interacting with it.
-But, you know, obviously, I do think it is cool,
you know, we have such a passionate audience
and an audience that is loving this season and loving the show.
And I just hope people are being nice.
-Yeah. -Mm-hmm.
-Yeah. -Aw!
Well, give it up for Ariana Madix
and our panel, everyone.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Right. That's all from us here on "Aftersun."
We'll be here next Saturday. Have a good week.
And remember, be kind.
[ Clicks tongue ] Good night.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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