The Love Island USA Season 7 reunion is shaping up to be a must-watch, and Andy Cohen is fanning the flames of anticipation! On the August 13 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Cohen welcomed Season 7 winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, alongside runners-up Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe, fresh off the explosive reunion taping co-hosted by Cohen and Ariana Madix. Set to stream on Peacock on August 25, the reunion promises to unpack major drama, with all eyes on Huda Mustafa’s tense face-off with Olandria Carthen and Chelley Bissainthe.
Cohen, ever the master of teasing juicy details, dropped a bombshell about the reunion’s heated moments. “I thought it was interesting that you and Chelley saw Huda for the first time since you left the villa,” he said to Carthen, adding, “That was pretty dramatic.” The comment sent social media into a frenzy, as fans pieced together the fallout between Mustafa and her former villa sisters.
The tension stems from Mustafa’s friendships—or lack thereof—after leaving the villa. While she remains tight with winner Amaya Espinal, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Carthen and Bissainthe both unfollowed Mustafa on Instagram. The shade didn’t stop there. In a July interview with Variety, Mustafa claimed she felt “bullied” in the villa, particularly during the infamous heart rate challenge. “I was trying to navigate the sisterhood thing while doing challenges. Everyone’s telling me ‘it’s just a challenge,’” she said. “People are kissing other people outside of challenges, and everyone’s OK with it. I’m doing challenges, and they’re giving me side-eye looks and making faces at me.”
Mustafa didn’t hold back, doubling down on her experience: “I felt like I was bullied in there 1000%. I’d mentioned this so many times, and we never talked about it. Now out of the villa, I wasn’t crazy. I was right about being bullied.” The heart rate challenge, where Islanders performed sultry dances to spike each other’s pulses, was a major flashpoint. Mustafa caught heat for her provocative dance with Ace Greene, who was coupled with Bissainthe at the time. Rumors even swirled about an alleged moment—cut from the final edit—where Mustafa reportedly “sat on Greene’s face,” stirring up major controversy.
Cohen hinted that the reunion will pull back the curtain on this moment. “We showed the extended version of the heart rate challenge, which was revelatory to the group,” he teased. “So, you can look forward to that on the Love Island reunion.” Fans are already buzzing with speculation about what this unseen footage will reveal and how it will reshape the narrative around Mustafa’s villa experience.