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Love Island - Season 7 (US) - Episode 35: Aftersun
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00:24I'll see you next time.
00:30It's Maura Higgins, and she's brought some all-star friends with her.
00:36Super host and super fan, Ariana Maddox.
00:40Two-time winner Justine and Diva couples up with Sally and Callum on the panel.
00:46Singer and actress, Chloe Bailey.
00:50Dumped Islanders, Taylor and Clark, and Ace and Shelly.
00:53Star of season six and beyond the villa, Liv Walker.
00:57Plus our finalists reveal all in the beat shot.
01:02Tea will be spilled. Unseen moments revealed.
01:06Damn, mamacita.
01:07Maura, have you got anything to add?
01:10On the eve of the finale, there's only one place to be.
01:13Welcome to Love Island USA Aftersun.
01:24Boo-la, it's so great to be back.
01:28A huge thank you to Sophie Monk and E.L. Booker for filling in.
01:32They absolutely smashed it.
01:34Now, I can't tell you where I've been.
01:35It's top secret.
01:37I've been doing traitors.
01:39It's kind of out there already, so.
01:41Now that that's out of the way, I need to introduce three people I know are fateful to the end.
01:48She's given maximum laughter, no filter.
01:52It's Sally Vasquez.
01:53Woo!
01:55Woo!
01:57Totsie, I'm your bag.
01:58I missed you.
02:06She's given a two-time Love Island winner and Sally's VFF.
02:11It's Justine and Eva.
02:13Woo!
02:15Justine, you have to have to.
02:17Thank you, you look stunning.
02:19I missed you all.
02:20I've never seen you in forever.
02:22It felt like I was missing out.
02:24Sophie kept it warm for you, but I'm so happy you're here.
02:28What a bang to end on.
02:29Obviously, I've been watching every single minute of it.
02:33What a season, guys.
02:34It's obviously bigger than last year, which is insane.
02:37Yeah, it's...
02:38What a great cast.
02:40Justine, I have to ask, what's it like being back in Fiji?
02:43Oh, it's amazing.
02:45I've missed it.
02:45It feels like home at this point.
02:47Is it bringing back lots of memories?
02:48Yeah, some good, some bad.
02:50Some good, some bad.
02:51Oh, God.
02:52I'm so sorry, girl.
02:53You two were friendship goals in season two and games.
02:57What's it like being reunited?
02:58Well, you probably see each other all the time, right?
03:01Yeah.
03:01But this is cool because, like, having you on Aftersend, I literally was telling her, I was
03:05like, I needed her to come out here.
03:06I was like, please, I need you.
03:07I need a bit of a home, especially with how crazy this season has been.
03:10I'm like, remind me what friendship is, please.
03:12Girl, I got you.
03:14So I wasn't enough?
03:15Nice to know that.
03:16I love you.
03:17Now you know I love you.
03:18I love you.
03:19Thanks for filling in.
03:21And Justine, you won Love Island Games with Jack.
03:24I have to ask, what happened after the show?
03:27Well, so we're not together.
03:29Yeah, I kind of figured that.
03:32After the show, I feel like we tried our best, but I don't know.
03:38I don't know if it's just me, but, like, there's always other people still in the picture,
03:42so I don't really know.
03:44It's not you.
03:44It's not you.
03:45Girl.
03:46It's not you.
03:47It's not you, Queen.
03:48It's always him.
03:49It's always him.
03:51No, we did our best, I guess, but, um, I don't know.
03:54Because you guys were cute.
03:56Yeah, I feel like that's a question you'd have to ask Jack, because, I don't know.
03:59We got Jack on the line.
04:00Oh, wait, he's actually here.
04:02No, I'm not.
04:03I didn't know.
04:04You said, oh, hell no.
04:06So, your fellow Islanders voted for you to win the $100,000 cash prize, and left you
04:12with a big decision to make.
04:14Let's have a quick reminder.
04:16So, Justine, it's now time to find out whether you were here for love, or whether it was
04:22all just a game.
04:26I've been in a situation before where I've trusted my connection with somebody, and got
04:32done dirty a little bit in the end.
04:38Um, I'm kind of struggling with that.
04:43I just feel like the connection I felt with Jack this time was a lot more real than the
04:49last time.
04:50He had a rough time in here, and I feel like we both really deserve it, so I'm going to
04:54split it.
05:04Justine, if you were to turn back time now, would you have just taken the money?
05:09Probably, yeah.
05:09I said, fuck it lately.
05:12Like, cut me that check.
05:13My mama needs that.
05:14To be fair, both times, you're kind of like the single winner, because it's like, you get
05:18these men there.
05:20As my plus one.
05:21Yeah, you should have just took the money and ran, to be honest.
05:26I want to ask you all, actually, Games Season 2 is coming, very soon.
05:31Would any of you do it again?
05:32Absolutely not.
05:34No, Sally, why?
05:36Absolutely not.
05:37Did you see how I got eliminated?
05:40They literally chewed me up.
05:42I was like, I'm okay.
05:43Callum, what about you?
05:45I was saying, like, thinking no at first, but as soon as I came back to Fiji, it was like
05:49that nostalgia feeling.
05:50You would?
05:51Who knows?
05:52Yeah, maybe.
05:52I don't know.
05:53Producers, I hope you're listening.
05:55It's a yes for Callum.
05:56Callum wants to do it.
05:57Keep me in Fiji.
05:59Now, guys, we've got so much to talk about.
06:01Now we have our final four couples.
06:03Before we take a deep dive into our finalists, let's see the highlights of their last week
06:08in the villa.
06:13We've been on quite the journey.
06:16I wouldn't want to spend this experience with anybody else but her.
06:19Thank you again for believing in me.
06:21I couldn't imagine me picking someone else other than you.
06:25Do you recognize the queen that I am?
06:27Without ever trying to thin my legs.
06:30It's been every day with her.
06:30It's been a good feeling.
06:31I feel like I can be myself.
06:34This boy was a risk worth taking.
06:36I'm giddy right now.
06:37I ain't gonna lie to you.
06:43I'm finally coupled up with someone that doesn't get scared when my pinky toe touches his pinky toe.
06:48When I first walked in, I did not think I was gonna get this close to anybody.
06:52Brock, will you be exclusive with me?
06:54Yes, of course.
06:56Another day in paradise.
06:58What you gonna do when they come for you?
07:02What the fuck?
07:06I don't know what the fuck I was hearing.
07:07So I covered my head.
07:08Why are you cursing around the baby?
07:09No, no, no, no, no, nope, nope, nope.
07:11She's a baby.
07:12She cannot hold her head up.
07:14I started getting like this really fiery feeling in my chest.
07:18Like flutters in all parts of my body.
07:20I didn't realize seeing Nick in dad mode made him look even better.
07:27Islanders, the hideaway is now open.
07:30Are you ready for the hideaway?
07:32Yeah, we need to go.
07:38Will you be exclusive to Shelly, Evelyn, Bussain?
07:41Of course.
07:45It's family day!
07:52I feel like there's military videos on TikTok.
07:57You're fucking lying!
08:01Thank you for coming.
08:05America has been voting.
08:07Time just won't stand still.
08:11But it's all...
08:12We made it to the final four.
08:16Final four!
08:18Let's go, Amanda!
08:19Let's go!
08:21The final something that we never really expected.
08:23The finale!
08:27Wow.
08:29Why does it make me emotional?
08:30Girl, I cried the whole last episode.
08:33I don't want it to end.
08:34I know.
08:34It's so good.
08:35We literally had a box of tissues there, didn't we?
08:37I was like, why do I feel like I'm watching an actual movie?
08:40I couldn't stop crying.
08:41It was so good.
08:42It's been a huge week, obviously.
08:45We now have our 2025 finalists!
08:50What the heck?
08:50That's crazy.
08:51That's crazy.
08:52No, that is crazy.
08:53That is actually crazy.
08:54Look at them.
08:55Here they are.
08:56Tell me, is there anyone else you really expected to be in the final?
08:59Yeah, Shelly and Ace, 100%.
09:01Right?
09:02I felt like, because they were in there from the start, their connection really grew.
09:05I for sure thought they would at least be final four.
09:08I did too.
09:09I was quite like, oh my god, why?
09:11I was shocked.
09:11So shocked.
09:12I think Ace and Shelly and Taylor and Clark deserve to be in the top four.
09:16Yeah.
09:17I feel like Taylor and Clark had the strongest romantic connection in there out of everyone.
09:21Yeah.
09:22You know, but I guess the public vote, who they want to keep in, and it is what it is.
09:25True.
09:26America, man.
09:28Even though it's late in the game, it's still nice to see all these new connections develop.
09:33You know?
09:33Because I feel like sometimes there is a bit of fate in there, especially with Nick and
09:36Alondria.
09:37A lot of people can see that there's an underlying spark there, and they just didn't explore it
09:41early on.
09:41They look so good together.
09:42They do.
09:42I love them together.
09:44I feel like he brings out such a playful side in her, and she brings out, like, she
09:50demands more of him.
09:52You know what I mean?
09:52Like, I feel like he's a man around her, and I love him.
09:56I agree.
09:57Yeah.
09:57I loved them when they went into the photo vote, and he was like, yes!
10:01I was like, yes!
10:02Yes!
10:03And I feel like everything happens for a reason.
10:05They both got dumped at the same time.
10:08They both came back together.
10:09They tried things out, didn't work, and now they've ended up together again.
10:12The universe is like, you can take them back!
10:15Yeah, they're like, come on!
10:17You're meant to be together!
10:18We're giving you one more chance!
10:20There's only ones who don't see it, but we said we'll help you out.
10:23Yeah.
10:23They met the families now, and both moms seem to really approve.
10:27I love that Nick's mom, like, wanted them together from the beginning.
10:31From the beginning.
10:31I know, she said it straight away.
10:33Emily approval is everything.
10:35It is.
10:35It's everything.
10:36Let's move on to Huda and Chris.
10:39They're in the final.
10:40Are we happy to see them in the final?
10:42I'm happy to see them in the final, because I feel like I'm happy to see that she's open
10:45to growth.
10:46She's for sure not the same Huda from the start, and I feel like it's because what she's receiving,
10:51she's open to.
10:52And I do feel like they are a good match.
10:54If they can make it work, I think they could go the distance, because he's so calm, cool,
10:59and collected, and he's, like, trying to understand her.
11:02She's a little bit more fiery, but together, I feel like they can balance each other out.
11:05Balance each other.
11:05That's what I thought.
11:06Okay, let's move on to Iris and Pepe next.
11:10These two came in as bombshells together, ended up as a couple.
11:15Did anyone see these two coming at all?
11:19No?
11:20I feel like for sure they were not on my bingo card.
11:23I see them, and I'm like, oh, they seem like they really like each other.
11:25They have a lot of chemistry.
11:26I feel like they do connect well, but they just didn't see each other on each other's
11:30radars when they first came in, because they came in as bombshells together, and I feel
11:33like when you do that, you just ignore the person you walked in.
11:37Yes, off limits for some reason, and you just explore other people.
11:39But do we like them as a couple?
11:41Yeah, they're cute.
11:42Yeah, they're cute together.
11:43They have really good chemistry.
11:45Pepe's mum said she saw a spark from their very first conversation.
11:49How insane is that?
11:51Do mums always know best?
11:52They do.
11:53That'll do it for me, too.
11:54If my mum was saying that, I'd be like, done, we're getting married.
11:57He's the one.
11:58Yep.
11:59Finally, last but not least, Amaya and Brian.
12:03What do we make of this couple?
12:05I adore them.
12:06They melt my heart.
12:08And their parents, they all got along so well.
12:11It was so beautiful, I couldn't stop crying during that.
12:14Same.
12:15Just seeing the pure joy from all of them.
12:17I'm just so happy for Amaya, because she's gone through the most extreme journey in there
12:22compared to anyone.
12:22Like, ups and downs, like, every couple of days.
12:25And she's, like, glowing now, you know?
12:27Oh, she's just smiling 24-7.
12:30Oh, it's the best.
12:31The night in the hideaway was very steamy.
12:33Yeah.
12:34Do you reckon we'll get a real baby Elijah very soon?
12:37I hope so.
12:38A mini papaya.
12:40A mini papaya.
12:42A mini papaya.
12:43So cute.
12:43A mini papaya.
12:44A mini papaya.
12:45A mini papaya.
12:45Imagine the zoomies that baby's going to have.
12:47For real.
12:48Well, great chat, guys.
12:50Thank you so much.
12:51Now, Love Island has an impressive list of celebrity superfans, including our next guest.
12:58She's a Grammy-nominated platinum-selling artist, but now she's hit the big time by coming
13:05on Aftersun.
13:06It's Chloe Bailey.
13:11Hi, Chloe.
13:12Chloe, you look so gorgeous.
13:15Thank you, my love.
13:16So do you guys.
13:17Welcome to Aftersun.
13:20I don't know how to act right now.
13:22Can I just say, Justine is fangirling big time over you here.
13:28I'm kicking hard, girl.
13:30Got you right there.
13:31I wish you could feel my love.
13:34Oh, I will cry right now.
13:35Chloe, you're a huge Love Island fan.
13:38How long have you been watching for?
13:39So, I've been watching for a while.
13:41I actually started with your season with you and Molly Mae on me.
13:47Yes.
13:47Yes.
13:48So, I started with the UK version with my sis and I.
13:51Oh, my God.
13:52So, then I saw you lovely ladies, and it's just been up ever since.
13:56Wild.
13:57Yeah, I'm happy to see everyone's falling in love with Love Island like I've been loving
14:01it for years.
14:02Oh, my God.
14:04So, Chloe, tell me, what are you making of this season so far?
14:08I feel like you don't know what to expect.
14:10But I feel like I have really good intuition because I have been wanting Alondria and Nick
14:17together since day one.
14:19Like, every time with the challenges, they would just look so cute together.
14:23The kisses would be extra passionate.
14:25Yeah.
14:25And I was like, nah, something's there.
14:27You would pick her up and you see her nice, plump, juicy booty and he's, like, looking like
14:30he's handling it.
14:31I was like, something is here.
14:34Yes.
14:35Like, absolute ass goals.
14:37I am drooling over that ass every single day.
14:40Did you see her mom, too?
14:42Her mom is...
14:42That's what she...
14:43You could tell she got it from her mom.
14:45When her mom walked in, I was like, this checks out.
14:47Baddies all the way around.
14:49Oh, my God.
14:50Who are you loving at the moment?
14:51My girl, Amaya.
14:53I relate to her so much and I'm so happy people have gone through this journey with her throughout
14:58the season and really just saw that she's such a sweetheart.
15:01I am absolutely obsessed with her.
15:02And he was the guy who stood up for her.
15:04Yep.
15:05We love a man who supports his queen.
15:07Yes.
15:08Have you got a favorite moment of the season?
15:11My favorite moment is when Amaya was singing her affirmations in the mirror.
15:16Yeah.
15:17Yes.
15:18It's just so cute.
15:19I think that was my favorite moment of the whole season.
15:21And I really loved everyone seeing their families.
15:25What are you doing to celebrate the finale tomorrow?
15:28I will be in St. Lucia with my glass of wine.
15:30I will be watching on my iPad and it's going to be a good time.
15:34You don't mind if we join you, right?
15:36I don't mind.
15:37Come with me.
15:38We can all share the iPads.
15:41Let's go.
15:43Are you going to watch Beyond the Villa?
15:45Because that's coming out soon.
15:46Yes.
15:47I'm nosy.
15:48Same.
15:49I love my girls on there.
15:51So it'll be fun to see how their journeys are after this experience has happened.
15:56One final question.
15:58Who are you rooting for tomorrow night?
16:00I think I want Amaya to win because that's my girl.
16:02So I'm going to have to go for Amaya.
16:04And I want Nick and Alondria to withstand the test of time after the show.
16:09But I feel like Amaya deserves it the most.
16:11He really has gone through it.
16:12I'm like, I scream at the TV like, girl, where do you get your energy from?
16:17She just gives all the time.
16:20When she gets the zoomies and starts running.
16:21Oh my God, I'm so obsessed.
16:23I love all the couples, to be honest.
16:25It's a great final, right?
16:27All the finalists are just incredible.
16:30You've been amazing, Chloe.
16:31Thank you so much.
16:32Oh, I love y'all.
16:34We love you.
16:35We love you.
16:36Give it up for Chloe Danie, everyone.
16:41We love you.
16:44Gorgeous, gorgeous girl.
16:46Oh my God, she is fine.
16:47She is fine.
16:49She's fine.
16:50I don't think I've ever geeked that hard in my life.
16:53Coming up, our finalists reflect on their Love Island journeys.
16:57And Taylor and Clark will be on the sofa.
16:59But next, we get the Love Island lowdown from Ariana Maddox.
17:04See you in a bit.
17:05Woo!
17:22Welcome back to Aftersun USA.
17:25Now, I've been waiting all year for this reunion.
17:28She's a fashion icon and an incredible TV host.
17:32And I'm so lucky to call her a friend.
17:35No one does anything quite like her.
17:37It's Ariana Maddox.
17:40Woo!
17:43My queen has returned.
17:45Oh my God, let's pretend we didn't have dinner together.
17:48Yes.
17:48Oh my God.
17:49Oh my God.
17:50Woo!
17:50Woo!
17:52You look so gorgeous, as always.
17:54You look stunning.
17:55Oh my God, I missed you so much.
17:56I need this.
17:57I missed you.
17:58I missed getting to sit on this sofa with you.
18:01And like, just talk about everything that's going on.
18:03Well, I've been watching, and I literally was like, yeah, what a season, right?
18:08Can you actually believe it's the finale tomorrow?
18:10It feels like it's gone by so fast.
18:13Well, I'm really sad because obviously I've not been here.
18:16And like, I'm like, in and out.
18:16Yeah, we only just got you back.
18:17I know.
18:18Obviously, so much has happened this season, but it somehow feels like it has been shorter,
18:23even though it's the same amount of time.
18:25Yeah.
18:26Yeah.
18:26I don't know.
18:27Like, the other day, I was thinking about how we only had a few days left here in Fiji,
18:31and I was, you know, watching the sunset and getting emotional.
18:34I just was thinking, like, how did it go by so fast?
18:38And like, I'm going to miss it.
18:40Now, what did you make of this week?
18:41Like, I was not okay watching the families come in.
18:45I literally got so emotional.
18:46Did you get emotional?
18:47I did.
18:48I got emotional.
18:48And I love when the families come because, like, I feel like it gives you such a better
18:55sense of knowing each one of them when you see them interact with people who really know
19:00them and who they feel super comfortable with.
19:03That gag with the screen and then Amaya's family, like, and then they're walking.
19:08Oh, and they're snooking.
19:08Yeah.
19:09I was almost, when they did this, I was like, we need, like, a slow-mo.
19:13Yeah, no.
19:14I know.
19:15No, that was everything to me.
19:17It was really wholesome.
19:19That's the correct word.
19:20It was just wholesome to me.
19:21I was like, oh, my God, I could watch that all day long.
19:23Yeah, it was super, super cute.
19:25That Viva Las Villa challenge, that looked so fun.
19:29Yeah, I love watching the messy, the, you know, just pouring buckets of different colors
19:35of liquid on each other.
19:36Like, I just love watching all the ways that each islander kind of will do each thing differently,
19:42whether it's the sliding down the pole.
19:43Huda coming down that pole and she was like...
19:45She was so impressive.
19:47Oh, my God.
19:47Although the pole, I think, needed to be a little bit, it was like...
19:51It was, yeah, they were getting caught on it.
19:53I was like, that sounds painful.
19:55It needed a bit of lubrication, guys.
19:58Lubrication.
19:59It was definitely fun.
20:00I love watching all the challenges because it's like best friends just having the best time.
20:04Yeah, everyone just kind of messes about.
20:07Yeah.
20:07It's such a blast to watch.
20:08Yeah.
20:09Well, apart from reuniting with me...
20:11Yes.
20:11Obviously.
20:12What's been your favorite moment of the series?
20:15Oh, I've really enjoyed, like, getting to go in and tell the girls about CASA because it
20:22was sneaky.
20:24Yeah.
20:24I got to sneak in there.
20:25At one point, we weren't sure, like, should I take my shoes off?
20:28Oh.
20:28Just in case I made too much noise.
20:30You were like, no, they look too good.
20:32And, like, just getting to be a part of, like, those fun moments with everyone.
20:36Because so many times I come in there with bad news or I come in with bad news disguised
20:41as good news or it starts as good news and then it turns as bad news.
20:44So when I get to come in and just have fun with them and do something like that, or even,
20:48like, the leather challenge, which was just fun, those are my favorite moments of the season
20:52for sure.
20:53Okay.
20:53Well, my favorite moment was every single one of your looks because you slayed every goddamn
20:59time.
21:01Where do you actually go with the mic packs?
21:03Oh, my God.
21:04Because some of those looks, I'm like...
21:06Yeah.
21:06Obviously, the one where the top was like this.
21:09Yes.
21:10And then it looked like it was pants, but that was attached, right?
21:12Yeah.
21:13Where the hell did the mic pack go?
21:15Here.
21:15Oh, right here?
21:16Yeah.
21:17That should be a game in itself.
21:18It's looking at the looks and trying to find where's the mic pack.
21:22A lot of times, it is kind of up in my butt crack.
21:26I'm not going to lie.
21:27Oh.
21:28Oh.
21:28But, like, that could be...
21:30Every time I walk in, that could be a game of where's the mic pack.
21:34Guess where my mic pack is today.
21:36Yeah, see if you get it right.
21:37Literally.
21:38What was your favorite look?
21:40Oh, man.
21:41I really like the mermaid multicolored Casa look.
21:47That's kind of like my dream hair I've always wanted.
21:49And just everything about that was super fun.
21:52You can pull off any look, though.
21:54Like, every hairstyle.
21:56I mean, you're just hot.
21:57Well, professional help is key.
21:59God, we love our glam team.
22:00Yeah.
22:02They are good.
22:03Yeah, they are.
22:03He does to them.
22:04Yeah, they are.
22:05They're great.
22:05Yeah, if it was left to me, oh, no.
22:07Oh, yeah, no.
22:08Well, like, I walk around LA and no one even knows where I am.
22:11Literally, I get that as well until I open my mouth and they're like, are you all right, Higgins?
22:14Because I'm like, don't look at me.
22:16Yeah.
22:17Okay, tell me.
22:19How excited are you for our final four?
22:21I'm so excited.
22:23You know what's so crazy is these couples are all so wildly different and unique from each other.
22:31And, you know, if you look at each one of these couples' journeys, they're all just so wildly different.
22:38It's really anyone's game at this point.
22:40Yeah.
22:40And, yeah, I'm just excited to see how it all shakes out.
22:44Now, Ariana, it's usually you who brings surprises to the Islanders.
22:48But this time, the Islanders got a little surprise for you.
22:52Take a look at this.
22:55Dear Ariana, a.k.a. Queen Ariana, a.k.a. The Dawn, a.k.a. El Jefe.
23:01Miss Golis, Barbie, Walken, son.
23:06I just want to say how much I appreciate you and everything you do for us here on Love Island.
23:12I admire you so much, and I think that you are such a fucking powerful woman.
23:18Your aura is absolutely insane.
23:22You were one of my biggest, well, are my biggest inspirations of why I have the standards that I do
23:28and why I always fix the crown on my hat whenever I feel like it's tilted.
23:33We don't like it all the time when you come in, but when you do, you have this light to
23:37you.
23:38I always look forward to your outfits.
23:40Girl, you be killing it.
23:41You always walked with such a, like, sexy strut.
23:45You're always looking fly and with the fits and everything.
23:48I will say your outfits are fucking iconic.
23:51I'm definitely going to steal some fashion tips from you, my girl.
23:54I want to be you.
23:55From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate you for everything.
23:58I know you don't have the easiest job.
24:00You got to deal with all of us.
24:01You know, seeing it on television is one thing, but seeing that shit up close in person is another thing.
24:07Getting to talk to you, you know, on the side when cameras aren't filming has been a pleasure.
24:11Your definition of how a woman should carry herself is to never, never, never let anybody define who they are.
24:19So thank you, Ariana.
24:20It was such a pleasure meeting you.
24:22All love from Brian, all for you.
24:25Love you, girl.
24:28Aerie, you are the best.
24:30You keep on being the queen that you are.
24:34Oh my god, hugs, hugs, hugs.
24:37I mean, it's so true.
24:39No, it's so true, though.
24:42You actually are a queen.
24:44Oh, thank you.
24:45They absolutely adore you.
24:47I love them.
24:48Like, I really do.
24:50And it's, you know, it's been a really tough season for a lot of reasons.
24:56I think for them, for Islanders who were eliminated, I think for me, I think there's been a lot of
25:04stuff that's just been crazy.
25:06And I just want them to know, and any Islander that has also left the villa at this point, I
25:14just want them all to know how much I, like, genuinely really love and appreciate them for putting themselves out
25:20there and for gassing me up when I come in, too.
25:24Because, yeah, I always hope that I get to bring good news, but I know sometimes I'm the glam reaper.
25:31So, no, but they absolutely adore you.
25:34You can see that.
25:36It's so genuine.
25:37The feeling is mutual.
25:38Yeah.
25:38Yeah.
25:38Well, Ariana, thank you so much for being such a huge part of After Sunday season.
25:44I know I've only been here for, like, one episode, but whatever.
25:47I'm back now.
25:48I'm not leaving again.
25:49You better not.
25:49I promise.
25:50We absolutely adore you.
25:53Like, honestly, and I genuinely adore you.
25:55Like, you are just such a queen.
25:57We cannot wait to see you in the finale tomorrow night.
26:00Give it up for Ariana Maddox, everyone.
26:04Queen of Love Island forever.
26:08Coming up after the break, Taylor and Clark are closed off exclusive and ready to tell me everything.
26:15I'll see you in a few.
26:17Woo!
26:22I love you.
26:35Welcome back to Aftersun.
26:38It's time to say howdy to our next guest.
26:41Cowboy Taylor came to Love Island looking for a cowgirl, but in the end, his heart was stolen by city
26:47slicker Clark.
26:48They're here now, so please give a huge yee-haw for Taylor and Clark.
26:55Yee-haw!
26:56Yee-haw!
26:57Yee-haw!
26:57I always wanted to say that.
26:59Hello!
26:59What's up?
27:00How are you excited?
27:02Thank you!
27:05How are you feeling?
27:07Good!
27:08You look great together.
27:09I appreciate it.
27:10You guys look so cute together.
27:12You look even more like a cowboy in real life.
27:14Literally.
27:15Literally.
27:16I've always wanted to be a cowgirl.
27:18Also, I want to say a huge congratulations on being exclusive!
27:26It was also so cute how you did that.
27:28So cute!
27:29So cute!
27:30I almost cried.
27:31Were you shocked?
27:31Very.
27:32Were you like, what the hell is going on here?
27:34I'm ready to drink my wine.
27:36What are we stopping the toast for?
27:38No.
27:38No, it was funny.
27:39I loved it.
27:40No, that was really romantic.
27:42The boys killed that choreo.
27:43They did.
27:44It took us a minute to do that choreo down though.
27:47It was so good.
27:48Yeah, it took us a minute.
27:48I've still got this picture of you in my head when you were like, put your tongue out because you
27:51were
27:52that excited.
27:53I was like, he is so happy.
27:57Should we take a quick look at your Love Island journey?
27:59Oh shit.
28:00Aluxi?
28:01Okay, let's do it.
28:03Roll the tapes.
28:08Ladies, this is Taylor.
28:10Taylor!
28:13I've always wanted my personal cowboy.
28:16At the end of the day, we're all here to find a world.
28:25I really, I really like it.
28:32Oh lord.
28:33What are we getting into?
28:36I have no complaints, so I give it a nod.
28:42So it's just us and these five beautiful girls.
28:45We cooked.
28:45Don't ever look back.
28:48Girls, if you have a better connection with Taylor, please stand up now.
28:54Wow.
29:00Good morning, Islanders!
29:02What the fuck?
29:03This is obviously going to be a little awkward.
29:06I just want you to know nothing's changed for me.
29:08I'm happy too.
29:09They're cute.
29:11They really are cute.
29:12I got two girls at one time.
29:14I don't know what the hell to do.
29:18Honestly, the ball is in your court at this point.
29:21Taylor.
29:23Clark.
29:26Congratulations, Clark and Taylor.
29:29Taylor!
29:33What?
29:39Ever since I've been Coda with you, I've been the most happiest I've been.
29:42Oh, look.
29:43No, but have a flower in your mouth.
29:46Surprise!
29:50We're super close.
29:52I feel like I've been knowing her for years.
29:54Thank y'all for letting me have a good summer with all y'all.
29:56This is Friendships for Life.
29:58We love you.
29:58Oh, we love you.
29:59Wait!
30:01True time, ladies!
30:03What?
30:04What is going on?
30:07Here we are!
30:10Since the moment I met you, you know, Sparks just flew.
30:13So I want to ask you, Clark, will you be exclusive with me?
30:16Yes, of course.
30:20The couple with the fewest votes and dumped from the island is...
30:25Clark and Taylor.
30:29Hey, Tay.
30:30Thank you, Cowboy, for always, you know, making me laugh.
30:34You've just really been a light throughout the villa.
30:38Trace Leches for Life.
30:44I've seen you grow throughout this experience.
30:47You're a brother to me, and I don't take that lightly.
30:52Clark, I want to say thank you for coming in here,
30:55and being yourself through and through,
30:58and making my dog one of the happiest dudes around the villa.
31:02Clark, you're just like the biggest girl's girl ever,
31:04and I love you, and I'm obsessed with you,
31:07and I can't wait to see you when I get out of here.
31:09Text me, please.
31:10I'm going to give you my number somehow.
31:12I want to go, but never, never, never, baby.
31:20That is cute.
31:21That is so cute.
31:22That is so cute, right?
31:24Oh, my gosh.
31:25How does it feel watching that back?
31:26Because that's probably the first clip that you've seen, right?
31:28Yeah, this is the first time I've seen everything.
31:30Like, damn.
31:31Like, thinking back, like, all the way to day one,
31:33and just seeing it all over again, it's like, wow.
31:35Clark, what about you?
31:37Oh, my gosh.
31:37I literally don't know what to say.
31:39Seeing that, I'm like, wow.
31:41Yeah.
31:42It was cute, though.
31:43Does it feel real?
31:44No.
31:45No?
31:46This is not real life.
31:47This is AI.
31:48We are AI.
31:49This is AI.
31:51Clark, you had watched some of the season
31:53before you went into the villa.
31:54Yeah.
31:55Did you think that you and Taylor might be a good fit,
31:58or were you a bit like, no, this isn't going to happen?
32:02A little bit of both.
32:04A little bit of both.
32:04He was my number one going in,
32:06but I was still surprised that we hit off so well.
32:09You only had two days together alone in the villa
32:12before Alandria came back.
32:15How hard was that for you?
32:16It wasn't hard.
32:18I did want to show her respect and have a conversation with her,
32:21but also continuing to be authentic
32:24and move in the same way that I was before she got there.
32:28Yeah, of course.
32:30Taylor, you declared in front of everyone
32:32that you chose Clark during the challenge.
32:37How was that moment for you?
32:40Were you, like, nervous about saying that,
32:42or were you just like, you know what, F this,
32:45I'm just saying it?
32:46I was nervous too.
32:47Oh, you were?
32:48Yeah.
32:48Yeah.
32:49And at that moment, like, it was like,
32:50they wanted to answer right then and there.
32:52So...
32:52Right.
32:53I was leaning more towards Clark,
32:54so I chose Clark.
32:56But I was nervous as hell to say it though.
32:57Do you know who went home last night?
32:59No.
33:00I'm going to tell them.
33:00Whatever.
33:01It was actually Ace and Shelley.
33:03No way.
33:04What the fuck?
33:05Yes.
33:06That's crazy.
33:07I know.
33:07I'm in shock.
33:08We've got them coming up on the show later,
33:10so you can see them in a bit.
33:11Oh, yeah.
33:12I got it.
33:13I know, I know.
33:14You have to see your brother.
33:15I got it, y'all, but I got to.
33:16I want to know what's next for you, Ball.
33:19Have you talked about life outside the villa
33:21and what it's going to look like?
33:24Yeah.
33:24We definitely have, yeah.
33:26Yeah?
33:26Because it's long distance, right?
33:28Yeah, it's long distance, but...
33:29Okay.
33:30She's going to be down in Oklahoma.
33:31Oh!
33:32Yee-haw.
33:33Yee-haw!
33:35Get that cowboy hat, girl!
33:37Yeah, she's going to be rodeoing, so...
33:40I'm going to rodeos and...
33:41How cute!
33:42I've always wanted to go to a rodeo.
33:43Taking care of horses.
33:45Shoveling horse shit.
33:46No.
33:46Not that part.
33:47Not the shoveling horse shit.
33:48No, she's just...
33:49Taylor, that's too far.
33:51Yes.
33:52Little by little, please.
33:53You've got yourself a cowboy now.
33:54I know.
33:55Well, you have both been absolutely incredible Islanders.
34:00Thank you so, so much for joining us on Aftersun.
34:03Give it up one more time for the incredible Taylor and Clark, everyone!
34:08Yee-haw!
34:10Yee-haw!
34:12Yee-haw!
34:12Yee-haw!
34:13Yee-haw!
34:14Still to come, Ace and Shelley spill the tea on their shock exit.
34:18And season six star Liv Walker will be talking all things beyond the villa.
34:24But after the break, our finalists give their sweetest beach hut interviews yet.
34:29Don't go anywhere.
34:45Welcome back to Aftersun and I'm loving our new bar.
34:49Who the hell gave you a liquor license?
34:52I have no idea, but I'm not the best, but I'm getting better.
34:56I believe that.
34:56I actually heard from Sophie, your cocktail making skills are top notch.
35:00They're not 100% yet, but based on my response, they're getting better, yeah.
35:04Okay, okay.
35:04What have you made this week?
35:05This week I've made us a sweet cocktail to celebrate the finale.
35:08Okay.
35:08And I call this one, Mama Sweeta.
35:10Oh, I like what you did there.
35:12Okay, what's in it?
35:13This one has traditional Blanco tequila with papaya juice.
35:17Let's try.
35:18Cheers.
35:22Christine, I've got one for you as well.
35:23Yeah, let me see what it's talking about.
35:24Oh my God, that's so good.
35:25It's good?
35:26It's proper good, isn't it?
35:27Oh my God.
35:28I think this is the best one to date.
35:30Okay, I'm taking a few bottles home.
35:31I'm not going to lie, don't tell anyone.
35:34Now, earlier today, Callum sent some of these drinks to the beach hut along with some very sweet questions for
35:41our finalists.
35:41But they can't all fit in at once.
35:44So instead of going live, we're going to the beach hut with Cuervo on tape.
35:48Cheers, guys.
35:49Cheers.
35:52Congratulations!
35:55Congratulations on going all the way.
35:57Let's toast to the final four.
36:00How about answering some sweet questions from Cuervo?
36:03From Cuervo.
36:05Cheers.
36:07How would you describe your partner in three words?
36:10I would say funny, charismatic, and genuine.
36:14Aw.
36:15Funny, confident, and ambitious.
36:20Outgoing, funny as fuck.
36:24Emphasis on the as fuck.
36:26And he's super caring.
36:28Loving, nurturing, and motivated.
36:33Aw.
36:34Fine as hell.
36:36Okay.
36:37When did you first know you were catching feelings?
36:41Hmm.
36:42When he fell off for me during the stand on your business challenge, I was like, ooh, okay, you know
36:47what? That's something right there.
36:51At the dock.
36:53Mmm.
36:54I would have to say the same.
36:56When we kissed in the speakeasy.
36:58Really?
36:59Yeah, that was a very romantic moment for me.
37:01She kind of honestly backed up into me.
37:04You're putting my business out.
37:08It is true.
37:09What's your partner's best physical feature?
37:11Mm.
37:16I'm gonna have to say her eyes.
37:18Aw.
37:19Those green-ass eyes.
37:22Open your eyes.
37:25You see?
37:26Ain't they so pretty?
37:28Mm-hmm.
37:29I wanna see your cheeks.
37:30Really?
37:31What?
37:31What is your partner's biggest green flag?
37:35Is her never-ending loyalty.
37:38He's just so honest.
37:39How caring she is.
37:41Aw.
37:42Uh, how nurturing she is.
37:44Aw.
37:45I would say how protective he is.
37:49What's the most surprising thing about your partner?
37:54Mmm.
37:56She is funny as shit.
37:59I would say her softness.
38:01Usually Dominicanas are super fiery.
38:03She is fiery, but she has a softness there, too.
38:07Honestly, how much you work out?
38:10What?
38:11You trying to say how much I work out?
38:12No.
38:13What?
38:15It's her soft side.
38:17She's like a hard-boiled egg.
38:19How would you sum up your journey together in one word?
38:24I would say overcoming.
38:28I would say unexpected.
38:32Unexpected.
38:33I was literally gonna say that.
38:35I would say magical.
38:38I would say magical.
38:39I gotta agree with her.
38:40Okay.
38:41One, two, three.
38:42Magical.
38:44Cheers, baby.
38:46To the final four, season seven, Love Island.
38:50Cheers.
38:51Cheers.
38:54That's good.
38:55Oh, yeah.
38:57Cheers.
38:58Still to come on Aftersun.
39:00Season six star Liv Walker talks all things life after the villa.
39:06And Ace and Shelley give their first interview since their shock dumping.
39:11See you in a few.
39:13Woo!
39:19Woo!
39:25Woo!
39:26Woo!
39:27Welcome back to Aftersun.
39:28Woo!
39:29Woo!
39:29Now it's not just the Love Island USA finale tomorrow, it's also the world premier of Love
39:35island beyond the villa and i'm joined by one of its stars now during season six she was unfiltered
39:42and unforgettable and now she's ready to make even more tv gold joining us live from vegas
39:49it's liv walker everyone how are you beautiful girl you guys literally look stunning we've missed
39:59you so much i've missed you guys like i want to be on that couch right now it doesn't even
40:05feel
40:05like that long ago that you were sat on this couch with us i can't believe it's like been a
40:09year
40:10like i'm watching this series and i'm like wait i used to sit on that chair wait i'm like i
40:15feel
40:15like i'm back at home it's like a weird feeling um what are you thinking of this season oh my
40:21god
40:21okay so many thoughts are going through my head they're absolutely killing it and i was bawling
40:27my eyes out at the family visit us too us too that was so emotional have you got a favorite
40:33moment
40:34from this season i feel like that would have to be my favorite moment because everyone was like so
40:39like uplifted everyone was like so happy for each other i love seeing like everyone's families come
40:45in like i didn't think i would be crying outside of the villa with something to do with love island
40:51but
40:52here we are that is so real how has life been like after love island oh my god i feel
40:59like it's not
41:00been real like i'm so incredibly grateful for like what opportunities i got given from love island
41:06but it's been like we're filming our new show but it's been like it's been amazing i can't complain
41:12how is the love life i have to ask this because i mean i'm just being nosy now
41:18are you single are you coupled up tell me everything no i've got a boyfriend i'm not
41:22single oh you have a boyfriend what she's so surprised i know shock right oh i'm so happy for
41:30you we need a hard lunch thank you we have to talk about beyond the villa starring the season six
41:37cast
41:38what was it like being reunited with everyone it was honestly such an amazing feeling i feel like none of
41:44us have all been in one space at the same time for a while but all being in one place
41:49there's
41:50going to be drama where is there a lot of drama i mean we're come on now look at our
41:55group there's
41:56going to be drama in it but i feel like the best thing about us is that we we can
42:03dish it out but we're
42:04such a like big loving family that we all kind of like resolve it lean on each other and like
42:10figure it out somehow and if you don't keep it moving what can viewers expect to see on the show
42:15have you any gossip for us like any exclusives or anything just give me anything oh i don't know
42:22about gossip but i feel like an exciting thing that people will be like looking is to see how the
42:30relationships and how the couples get along i think that's so beautiful but you'll also see friendships
42:35that you might not have seen in the villa like grow it's going to be a good summer like everyone
42:41should be tuned in i am so so excited are you excited it's going to be so good live thank
42:49you so
42:50so much for joining us we love you here on aftersun and i cannot wait to see you back on
42:55my screen
42:55tomorrow in love island beyond the villa i'm so excited give it up for our favorite
43:02live water everyone love her next up it's time to introduce our unseen moment of the season
43:11like you've never seen it before take it away and oh hey mora higgins it's so glad to have you
43:19back
43:20you traitor anyway it's ian sterling here you probably won't remember me but i'm the voice
43:25of love island and the voice of you know very little else actually i'm very busy you know
43:32professionally doing this anyway i am doing my best unseen moment of the season and i said to the
43:37producers if it's all season i'm gonna need a top 50 minimum they said you can have one moment i
43:43said
43:43fine top 10 final offer and we negotiated and i used my star power so here i am with my
43:50top one
43:51unseen moment of the season and this one is an absolute banger if it had to be one it had
43:56to be
43:57this one and it is of course amaya in the makeup room singing her smash hit this is who the
44:03f i am
44:04and this isn't any clip this is the full length unseen version so enjoy i love you all bye
44:17imma look so cute imma look so good imma look so cute and imma look so good
44:25look at me anyways category clothes bitch look at me look at me he's gonna be like damn mamacita
44:43you looking so good yep i always look good imma always look so good baby you already fucking nailed
44:56oh my god i be cracking myself up people probably think i'm insane
45:05shit maybe i am crazy i never said i wasn't crazy i never said i was perfect but at least
45:13i'm good
45:13looking and at least i'm funny blank shit i never said i was perfect
45:22i never said i didn't have any flaws but at least i'm pretty and at least i'm a little funny
45:32and at least i'm my own best friend you'd fucking take me as you motherfucking take me this is who
45:39the
45:39fuck i am so there you have it what started its life is a little bit of a mumble in
45:47a makeup room has
45:48undoubtedly become a multi-million dollar record deal makes me wonder why i've never mumbled to
45:53myself in a makeup room whilst wearing a bikini well i did once but we can't get into it for
45:58legal
45:59reasons anyway that's all for me for tonight and for this entire season thank you all for having
46:04me and back to you mora in the studio thank you ian i've missed you too and i am not
46:16a traitor or
46:17maybe i am i don't know i'm so obsessed with that song so cute do you think she'd come and
46:23perform for
46:24us next season i hope so that would be so good yeah we need her yeah we need her right
46:29it's time for a
46:30quick break now but don't go anywhere because ogs islanders ace and shelley are up next see you in a
46:37few
46:54joining us now a couple whose love island story started on day one
46:59well actually by their own admission it was before day one at a nightclub in new york let's hear it
47:06for
47:07ace and shelley how are you you're doing great yeah what's it like being out it's a little bittersweet
47:28you know we're leaving people behind but you know i get to spend you know a lot of time with
47:32this one
47:32right here so i'm excited you went to the hideaway became exclusive there we go met each other's
47:38families yes and then you were dumped all in two days i mean we're still processing and adjusting
47:45it was like such a high and then well we have a lot to talk about of course but first
47:51should we take
47:52a look at your love island love story oh i mean yeah yeah i'm excited to see i'm so excited
47:58excited okay okay this can't be for life i know you
48:13who do you want to couple up with your man has been stolen
48:21we meet again i'm so glad it's a sign
48:28i miss you last time i checked i'm comfortable with austin oh yeah my bad
48:35i've been waiting for that and i know it
48:39i know i want to have more conversations with you
48:42i'm so glad you're here
48:44are you serious yo you just pissed me off seeing you with the ace just makes me feel weird
48:50what are you doing what am i doing do you see that
49:02it's been a long time coming
49:05oh my gosh shelly and ace you are finally a couple about time
49:12wait wait wait wait i'm actually so excited and happy thank you
49:16nothing compares to being with you
49:22oh like i knew this would happen
49:31fuck going to casa more only made me feel stronger about him
49:37i missed her every single day
49:48i think we're gonna need parenting courses
49:50since the day i met you in nyc i always thought how did my cinderella leave without a trace
49:57walking into this experience i was looking for a lover but that's not what happened in this case
50:01this brought me back to lack of childhood memory thank you
50:05i ended up finding a best friend a partner in crime and a person who brings out the best in
50:10ace
50:11i really like you
50:12same
50:13so i'm sitting here in this highway
50:16asking you will you be exclusive to only each other shelly evelyn besaint
50:26shelly and ace your love island journey ends tonight
50:32i love you so deep shelly you got some tears out of me
50:35bitch i'm telling you you truly pull at the heart strings i love you so much thank you for being
50:41my sister keep on motherfucking shining okay because you are a superstar i love you my papaya
50:49ace ace you are my best friend in this villa you brought all the best parts of me out
50:55and i'm just feeling so blessed to be able to call you my brother
50:58i'm so glad you met shelly and i can't wait to see what's next for you see you soon
51:13what was it like watching that back oh my gosh emotional yeah give me butterflies all over again
51:19people tell me all the time they're like you get so giddy around him you're so happy and i'm like
51:22girl whatever and i'm like oh my gosh all my teeth are showing let's go back to the very start
51:29no you instantly recognized each other yeah before develop yeah how much of a shock was that
51:35i remember like my stomach fell to my ass i was just like what are the odds how did we
51:40both end up
51:41here you know we met in nyc side of dm a little bit but like he's all the way in
51:46la i'm in new york
51:47city also at the time like i'm doing my own thing in new york dating and stuff so it was
51:51just like okay
51:51like we're instagram friends like we just think each other look good but that's it so that's why it was
51:56just so crazy for it to come full circle and meet in love island there's been some wild conspiracy
52:03theories that you guys i can see just by your reactions like can you just put the record
52:11straight for us she's in florida i'm in la you know we have two separate lives and when i
52:16came here the first thing i said was i noticed you i know who you are wow how crazy that's
52:21insane
52:22that's how you know it's like meant it's like yeah meant to be it it feels like that because it's
52:26like the odds are insane yeah yeah yes i have to ask you some islanders yeah thought you were like
52:33a
52:33ringleader in the villa yeah i was very vocal about my opinion and i understand i'm a leader at the
52:39end
52:39of the day you know some people are going to be hurt by my decisions but yeah i love everybody
52:44and
52:45everybody had their own experience here so yeah yeah the islanders chose you guys to spend a night in the
52:50hideaway i have to ask can you sing the song for us oh we go a little something like eat
52:56that kitty
52:56eat that kitty eat that kitty in the hideaway eat that kitty eat that kitty eat that kitty in the
53:04hideaway
53:05we are so obsessed with the song by the way yeah we love that song i think it gets the
53:10people going
53:11it really does what's next for you guys now how are you going to make the long distance thing work
53:17honestly i feel like we could be a million miles apart we're still going to make it work at the
53:23end of the day i feel like if you're intentional and you know what you want you're going to make
53:34it
53:34happen regardless and that's where we're at and she's going to be moving to l.a soon exactly so
53:39yes yes yes so guys who are you most looking forward to seeing after the villa i'm so excited
53:46to meet taylor again on the outside world yo would you like to see them right now you're lying
53:50no i'm not i don't lie i don't lie i say swear to god right now
53:58oh my god oh that is cute that is so cute
54:07this is wild i bet it feels like you haven't seen each other in ages
54:13but it's only been like zero time who are you guys backing tomorrow in the finale we start with
54:20you taylor either nigger or elandria or amaya and brian okay clark i'm gonna go amaya and brian
54:27my heart want to say nick and elandria but i'm gonna definitely say amaya why do you say that
54:33because she's super hilarious like me and her we already squashed beef and chopped it up like
54:38i love her so i definitely think her and brian got something special amaya she went through a
54:43roller coaster with the guys that she met and you know brian was someone that really truly seen her
54:50like the moment he came in here and has stood behind her even when they were just friends so
54:54the fact that they ended up having like a relationship and their families loved each other
54:59too it was just like damn like i can't deny what i'm seeing so it really is tough though it
55:04really is
55:05but between those two for sure you've all been such incredible islanders honestly it's ace and shelley
55:13and tana and claire smash that i'm afraid that's all we have time for tonight and that's all from
55:23after some this season i'm so sad a big thank you to all our guests and to all our incredible
55:30islanders
55:31the finale of love island usa drops tomorrow night on peacock do not miss the moment ariana maddox crowns
55:39thank you to your new winners thank you and good night
55:41thank you
55:43so
55:44so
55:45so
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