The season 8 finale of Love Island USA featured a serious change when it got here to the prize money.
Love Island USA viewers know that sometimes America votes for the ultimate 4 couples, who then make it to the finale that took place on Sunday, July 12. Just like past seasons, each pair got the possibility to go on their very own date.
They then decided in the event that they desired to remain together but this time around they didn’t write the usual “vows” for one another before checking out who gets crowned the winning couple.
One other major shakeup was the envelope ceremony, where the duo who received the best variety of votes from the general public got two envelopes: one for every partner. One envelope was meant to contain $100,000, while the opposite was empty. The partner with the $100,000 envelope would select whether to share the cash with their partner as a test of trust and commitment — or walk away with all of it as a way of selecting the prize over love.
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff were awarded the win but host Ariana Madix didn’t ask them their individual plans for his or her prize money. As a substitute, she said on multiple occasions that they each were sharing the $100,000.
The Love Island franchise began within the U.K. in 2002 before expanding worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. Each season, a distinct group of single Islanders are challenged to pair off to be able to stay within the show’s luxury villa for a likelihood on the $100,000 prize.
Season 8 has had its fair proportion of drama — each while filming in Fiji and off screen. Earlier this season, Vasana Montgomery was cut from the show after resurfaced social media posts showed her using a slur.
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Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser also got pulled from the season after facing backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her using a racial slur.
Similar issues arose during season 7, with Yulissa Escobar leaving days into the experience last 12 months after clips of her using racial slurs on a podcast circulated online.
Season 7’s Cierra Ortega also faced backlash for using a slur in her own resurfaced social media post. She was pulled from the villa and later issued an apology for her past behavior.
Love Island USA is currently streaming on Peacock.