Love Island USA' fan-favorite couple Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe tell PEOPLE about their initial hesitance to explore the spark between them and what made them change their minds.

The runner-ups for season seven of the hit Peacock reality series talk with The Hollywood Reporter about their connection, the dates they're hoping to go on outside the villa and what they're looking forward to the most about the upcoming reunion.

Ever since their first day in the Love Island USA villa, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe were the people’s ship. However, it wasn’t until their final few days in Fiji that they fully got to explore the connection that everyone, besides themselves, had seen for the last six weeks.

He would boast about sleeping with me when it wasn't even all the way in, first of all,” Huda tells PEOPLE of her dynamic with Chris

After being voted off the island, Ace and Chelley took to Instagram to finally reflect on their experience and address controversies surrounding them.

Jeremiah took to TikTok on Tuesday, July 15, to reveal that “Jeremiah’s Dream Burrito … Cute” is now available on the Chipotle app. The burrito’s name is a nod to a viral moment from season 7, when Huda Mustafa asked Iris Kendall about her date with Jeremiah.

Love Island USA faces backlash after shocking pre-villa connections and controversial contestants slipping through the cracks.