Love Island USA turned up the heat during the heart rate challenge — but it also fueled an unexpected feud between Chelley and Huda over Ace.
During the Sunday, June 29, episode of the dating show — which airs daily with the exception of Wednesdays — Ace Greene, Andreina Santos, Amaya Espinal, Austin Shepard, Bryan Arenales, Chelley Bissainthe, Cierra Ortega, Chris Seeley, Clarke Carraway, Elan Bibas, Gracyn Blackmore, Huda Mustafa, Iris Kendall, Jaden Duggar, Pepe Garcia, Nic Vansteenberghe, Olandria Carthen, TJ Palma, Taylor Williams and Zak Srakaew were all settling into their new coupling after Casa Amor.
Olandria and Elan were the only single Islanders as everyone else enjoyed having a partner in a villa. But several people including Chelley, Andreina and even Cierra were still committed to testing out other possible connections, which became easier with the introduction of the heart rate challenge.
The point of the challenge was for each couple to tease their fellow Islanders as a way to get their heart rates up and win the game. While it was meant to be done in good fun, Huda ended up in hot water when Chelley felt like her performance for Ace (complete with twerking and a very steamy makeout session) crossed a line.
Week 4 ultimately started with Chelley and Huda at odds while the rest of the villa chose sides as the rest of Us watched at home. (The islanders are halfway through their fifth week in Fiji but for the sake of its timeline, Us Weekly will be tracking the events based on when they air on Peacock.)
As the group prepare to have their connections — both romantic and platonic — tested even more, Us is keeping you up to date with live highlights so keep scrolling:
Sunday, June 29
The new week started off with Olandria and Elan being saved while the other Islanders — mainly Taylor and Cierra — adjusted to past connections sticking around. Cierra and Nic initially used their reunion to pledge their commitment to each other (and even had sex again but for 40 whole seconds this time).
But Cierra’s positive response to Nic’s time in the villa with Olandria soured after a chat with Iris. Cierra was upset that her best friend kissed Nic after she knew they already had sex. She was also not thrilled with Nic for being upset that she was still willing to give Elan a chance to win her over.
Elsewhere in the villa, Chris was still interested in Chelley despite his bond with Huda. He made an attempt to get to know her more while keeping Ace in the loop about her interest in exploring both connections. Ace, however, made it clear he did not lose. For those at home still questioning whether Ace is self-producing the season … do with that what you will.
Ace later had a conversation with Taylor, who claimed he would still be willing to explore a future with Olandria after embarrassing her by choosing Clarke. It was unclear why Taylor thought he was still an option Olandria was interested in, but good for him?
Peacock’s Love Island has way more behind-the-scenes revelations — and production secrets — than some fans may realize. Love Island, which premiered in the U.K. in 2002, follows a different group of singles every season who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa. The franchise has since expanded worldwide […]
This is when things got interesting, as the Islanders prepared for their heart rate challenge. The scores at the end of the night revealed that Iris’ heart rate was raised the most by Nic, and Amaya’s by Pepe, Andreina’s by Pepe, Jaden’s by Nic, Chelley’s by Chris, Huda’s by Elan, Gracyn’s by Nic, Cierra’s by Elan, Olandria’s by Chris (despite Nic’s attempts with the obscene performance) and Clarke’s by Ace.
As for the guys, TJ’s heart rate was raised the most by Gracyn, Zak’s by Cierra, Bryan’s by Cierra, Austin’s by Amaya, Chris’ by Chelley, Pepe’s by Andreina, Nic’s by Iris, Elan’s by Cierra, Taylor’s by Olandria and Ace’s by Huda.
That last one was a problem for the villa as Chelley made it clear she was not happy with Huda putting on a special performance for Nic (while she got one from Chris). Chris was already done with Chelley when Huda was still making out with Ace and bouncing on him. While Huda got some support from the other girls, most of the villa stood by Chelley, who said her friend took it too far — especially after how possessive she was with ex Jeremiah Brown.
New episodes of Love Island USA stream on Peacock daily at 9 p.m. ET. Us Weekly will be updating this post with the biggest developments.
