06x05 - Episode 5: Aftersun

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♪♪

-A brand-new show
led by the most iconic bombshell

in "Love Island" history...
Maura Higgins.

Now I've got the flutters.

♪♪

-For the first time ever, I'm
bringing "Aftersun" to the USA,

along with special guests
Ariana Madix

and our first dumped islander
of the series, Coye.

I'll be bringing you
all the juicy gossip

and exclusives from the villa.

-No tea will be left unspilled.

Nothing is off limits.

-Actually, Iain, I think I can
take it from here.

Welcome
to "Love Island: Aftersun."

Only on Peacock.

-I was about to say that.

♪♪

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Bula from Fiji,

and welcome to the first-ever
"Love Island USA: Aftersun."

[ Cheers and applause ]

Each week, I'll bring you
all the juicy gossip,

behind-the-scenes scoops,

and exclusive chats
with the islanders

after they're dumped.

And joining us any minute now
is "Love Island's"

brand-new leading lady,
Ariana Madix,

and our first dumped islander
of the series, Coye.

We'll even reveal bombshells

and speak to islanders
from the villa.

Here to help me spill
this truckload of tea

is an ex-islander who's
as memorable as she is loud.

It's Cely Vazquez!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hi!
- Hi! You look stunning.

- You look so hot.
- Like, this is unreal.

[ Both laugh ]

-And the fiery
Aussie pocket rocket

who made waves
on "Love Island Australia"

before making tsunamis
on "Love Island Games,"

one of my all-time favorites,

it's Jessica Losurdo!

[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!

Hi.

- You look good.
- You look fit.

- You look fit.
- We all look fit.

-We all look fit!
[ Laughter ]

-Wait, now.
I want to start...

Have you recovered
from "Love Island Games"?

-I'm fully defrosted now,
but it took me a while, okay?

- Really? Really?
- Yeah.

- What about you, Jess?
- It didn't take me that long.

- Did it not?
- Yeah!

- Did it not? Really?
- No!

-Right, for anyone
who has missed

any of the "Love Island" action,

I've personally edited
a whole week

of must-see moments
in this handy little recap.

You're welcome.

[ All cheer ]

♪♪

-I'm not wearing panties,
so don't pick me up.

-It's gonna be
a hell of a summer, boys.

-Hello.

I'm Olivia.

-I was, like, "Wow."

- So, who you coupled up with?
- Leah.

-Are we f*cked?

-The boy I want to steal is...

Rob.

-Hope it works out.

-I'm interested in you.

-Oh!
Hey, look at these two, as well.

-They're matching.

[ Cheering ]

-Obviously, I like you.

-Your responses
seem very scripted.

- [ Chuckles ]
- I thought I was doing good.

[ Laughter, cheering ]

-She's a f*cking liar.

-Explain yourself, sir!

-Coye, your time
on "Love Island" is over.

-I'm feeling you.
You're a really good guy.

My connection with him
is stronger.

- Yeah.
- But I do feel kind of confused.

-I'm just not here for anybody
being not upfront.

-I made the right decision
by choosing Kendall.

-I'm targeting Hakeem.

- Whoo!
- Oh, my gosh!

-I feel like
I'm getting pranked.

-I'm f*cked.

- Ah!
- Whoo!

-Stupid Mr. Muscle doing
press-ups with my future wife.

♪♪

I'll just let them do their
thing.

-I didn't figure
that you would be this upset

about me kissing another dude.

I really f*cked this up.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-So, let's try and unpack
the week.

We need to talk about
the class of '24.

Everyone is so fit.
- Yeah.

-Like,
I know it's "Love Island,"

but, like, come on.
- But this is, like, next level.

- This is next level.
- They really did, like, their

thing with this cast, I think.
- I agree.

-Who are we loving
at the moment?

-I love Leah.
I love Rob.

I think I love all of them,

but I like them, I think,
the most right now.

-We've already had our first
dumped of the series, Coye.

What were we thinking of that?
Were you shocked?

- No.
- I was shocked.

- What?!
- I wasn't. I saw it coming.

I think Coye really
shot himself in the foot

in that challenge where you
have to talk about the, um...

- Body counts.
- The body counts.

- Yeah. He lied.
- Yeah.

Honestly, that whole situation,
my eyes rolled back so hard,

I could see my fully developed
frontal lobe.

I was like,
"What is going on here?"

-Really.
Who's counting 150 people?

-I just can't with him.
I really can't.

-I think, like, when you first
meet someone,

like, you give them a ballpark.
- Mm-hmm.

-But what I think he
shot himself in the foot at

is in the challenge where JaNa
revealed her body count.

He was muttering
under his breath.

- Yeah.
- And he was like,

"f*cking liar, f*cking liar."
- Not good, really, yeah.

-And then it was just like,
number one,

that's not called for, like,
doing that in front of a group.

- Yeah.
- Kind of almost shaming her...

- Yeah.
- Like it's not okay

if JaNa's slept with, like,
one-fifth of what he has,

but he's okay to do it
'cause he's a guy.

- So, we're not a fan?
- I'm not.

-Well, he is joining us
on the show later,

so that's a bit awkward.
[ Laughter ]

- Love that for me!
- I love that for us.

- Love that for me!
- Okay, we have to talk about

Kaylor and Aaron.

Did you think it was okay
for her to do what she did

in the challenge
because it was a challenge?

-I personally feel like
challenges

are, like, supposed to be fun
and like...

You know what I mean?
And I think that's

how she thought of it.

-But do you think
she would feel like that

if it was him kissing
another girl in the challenge?

-Probably, yeah, actually.
Yeah.

But I'm just all for
women having fun.

-I am, too, yeah.
Female empowerment!

[ Laughter ]
- You got to remember,

she did kiss Connor
while they were coupled up.

- Yeah.
- So I'm sure that would have

stung a little bit.
- Yeah.

-But then for her to do it again
in the challenge,

I think that was like, "I'm not
gonna hold my tongue anymore.

"Like, I need to lay down
the law.

It's me or that's it."

And, honestly, I'm all for that
because why wouldn't you want

the guy that you're
coupled up with to like you?

And I think that shows
that he took a stand

and he was like,
"No, like, I really like you."

-is it genuine, do you reckon?

-Yes.
I actually think it's genuine.

I actually think they
like each other.

Not to say that they're perfect.

I think one of them's
gonna really screw up.

I can feel it.
- So, you feel like

this is the test
that they needed?

-No, I think there's more
to come.

Yeah, I think there's more
to come.

-I don't think we're ready.

-Okay, we need to move on
to Hannah and Kendall.

What are we thinking?

-I love Hannah so much.

-And Hakeem... talk to me about
that whole situation.

What were you thinking?
- I just hate to see Hannah cry

'cause I feel like
I know where her heart lays.

You know what I mean?
And she's being really genuine

in there, and I feel like she
was just exploring her options.

I think in that moment,
she was like, "Oh, I'm 50/50."

- Yeah.
- Which she didn't lie about.

She told Kendall that.
So, for it to all just kind of

be thrown in her face,
I was like...

- Yeah.
- It made me sad for her.

- It was a bit much, wasn't it?
- Yeah.

-And I feel like in those
moments, you are very 50/50.

- Yeah.
- He must have been angry

because he couldn't hold it in.
- Yeah.

And I'm like, you know what?

It hurts to lose a bad b*tch,
so...

- It really does! I love that.
- Yeah. On these shows.

-Yeah. It really does.

Okay, so, obviously,
we saw the drama

after the whole fire pit
scenario,

but then she went
and kissed Hakeem again.

- I'm all for it. Like, sorry.
- Really?!

- I'm all for it.
- No, but I don't understand

how she saw
that wasn't a big deal.

I think her words were,
"I thought it was funny."

[ Laughter ]

-I'm not gonna lie.
I was laughing.

I did think it was funny.
- I was laughing.

-It's a challenge.
It's a challenge.

Let my girl live.
It's "Love Island."

Kiss who you want to kiss.
[ Laughs ]

-Liv and Hakeem
are a couple now.

Do you think that's a real
connection?

-No.

-We haven't really seen much,
I guess.

-I think they gravitated
towards each other

because that was all
that was kind of left.

You know what I mean?
- Yeah. That's very true.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

-Jess, I need to ask you...
this phrase,

something about
socks on centipedes.

What is this?
- Okay, so, basically,

when an Aussie
talks about anything to do with

doing something on an animal...

So, like, "I'm not here
to put socks on centipedes,"

or, "I'm not here
to f*ck spiders"...

it basically means...
- What?

-Who's f*cking spiders?

[ Laughter ]

-How can you f*ck a spider?

Is that possible?
- So many questions.

- Yeah, I've got a lot.
- We love animals over there.

But it basically means, like,
"I'm not here to play around."

Okay, so, if you think about
it, right, it's like effort

because centipedes have, like,
over 10 legs.

- So putting socks...
- It's like wasting time?

- On centipedes... Yeah.
- There's no point.

-Yeah. Like, I can't be bothered
with all... Yeah.

- Okay. That makes more sense.
- That makes... Yeah.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Some areas, like,
they actually don't say it.

- Oh, really?
- I think you got to go...

Like rural Australia,
everyone says it.

- Alright.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Two plus two is not equaling
four, but for sure.

-I'm just gonna pretend
I understand.

I really don't, though.
- Yeah.

-Well, thank you so much, guys.

"Aftersun" will be back
in a moment

with "Love Island's"
number-one superfan

and new queen of the island,
Ariana Madix.

Don't go anywhere.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

-Welcome back to "Aftersun"!
[ Cheers and applause ]

Our next guest
is a straight-up superstar.

She's the glamorous queen
of the island scene

who keeps showing us

that love has never
looked this good.

Give it up for Ariana Madix!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hello!
- Hi!

Oh, my God, you look so...
- Oh, you look so hot.

-I was literally saying
the same thing.

-Guys, we just saw each other

in the dressing room
a few minutes ago.

[ Both laugh ]

How are you?
- Ah, I'm great.

How are you?
- Oh, my God, I'm really good.

We need to talk...
"Love Island" superfan.

- Mm. Mm-hmm.
- How does it feel to be hosting?

-It is so surreal,
because, like,

I'm obsessed with everything.
- Yeah.

- Every aspect, every season...
- Yeah.

- obsessed with you for years.

-You've watched all of them,
right?

- All of them. All of them.
- Crazy.

-So, just to be in the villa

and speaking and talking
to the islanders

and being a part of all of it,
it is absolutely crazy.

-We need to talk about
that outfit, the walk-in outfit.

Like...
- Thank you.

- I'm still not okay.
- [ Laughs ]

- The opening number, as well.
- Oh, my gosh.

-That was, like,
a full-on music video.

-Yeah, I was having my, like,
Britney Spears...

- Oh, here. We have it.
- "Sometimes" moment.

We got up... I got up, I think,
at like 3:00 in the morning,

and we got on a tiny boat

before the sun was, like,
even coming up

to go to this island
and sh**t this.

And then all those dancers
were so nice.

And they taught me, like,

the little choreo
before we started,

and they were so energetic
the whole time.

I was, like, so blown away.
- It looks insane.

I mean, you are
an amazing dancer anyway.

- Thank you!
- Can you teach me to dance?

-Sure. Do you want to learn,
like, that little bit?

-I want to learn something.
I'm a terrible dancer, though,

so I hope you're ready.
- You just copy me.

-Yeah. I'm ready.
Okay, so, it was just like...

-Oh, God. I'm nervous.

-Okay. It was just...

"I came here for love."
- "For love."

- Down.
- Down.

- Over. Windmill this way.
- No, that's difficult.

-This.

And then they turned,
and I just like...

I'm not turning in heels.

And then it was
in, in, down, down...

- I feel like Shakira.
- Up, up, turn around.

-Turn and...
I think I did great.

- You got it. You got it.
- I did great. I did great.

-We're going to do it again
on the beach now...

- Thank you.
- And have our own

music video, the two of us.
- Thank you. Thank you.

I know. Yeah.

What was it like
walking into the villa

for the very first time?

-It was so exciting.

Like, I had been watching them
on the monitors,

and so I was, like, really
excited to meet all the girls.

-Filming goes on
for a long time.

- A long time.
- People don't know.

- Yeah.
- Any gossip that wasn't aired?

-[ Inhales sharply ]
Ohh.

-I want juicy gossip.

-Okay, so, what was really funny

is when Leah picked Rob
for the coupling,

I asked, like, what was it?

There was something that she
said that was so cute.

She said
that they had this moment

when they were all
sitting there...

'Cause there's a lot of bugs.
- Yeah.

- We're in Fiji.
- A lot of bugs. We're in Fiji.

There's a lot of bugs.
And she said something

that stood out to her was that

there was a cricket

and everyone was like,
"Oh, my God," and he said,

"Don't k*ll the cricket.
It's bad luck.

It's really bad to k*ll it."

And she thought that was like...
- Aww!

-She's an animal lover,

and so that, like,
really appealed to her.

- And so is he.
- Yeah.

And so they had this little,
like, inside moment

before the coupling.
- Yeah.

I love them together.
- I do, too.

I was a little bit mad at him

because when I was watching him
on that swing

have that conversation with Liv,

I was a little bit, like,

"This boy's
getting on my last nerve."

- Right.
- Because he was giving her

enough that she thought...
- Mm-hmm.

-That Liv thought
there might be something there.

And so when he acted like he was
so shocked that she chose him,

I was like,
"Don't be that shocked."

-Yeah.
In front of her as well.

-Yeah. So I was like,
"You got to...

You can't be doing this."

So I'm really glad...
He turned it around.

- Yeah.
- But for a second there,

I was like, "Mnh."
- Yeah. I felt the same.

I was a bit like,
"Ohh, I'm not sure about

the way you reacted there."
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I was not feeling that at first.
- Okay. You need to tell me.

Who is your little
"Love Island" crush?

'Cause if you tell me yours,
I'll tell you mine.

- Okay, so...
- That's the deal.

- there's, like, looks
and personality, right?

-We're just going off looks
here.

-Looks, right off the bat, Coye.

I mean, right off the bat,
I was like, "Whew!"

He's got a really cute smile.

-Now, what is it like
being beside him?

He's, like, cute, right?
- Yeah.

It's a little bit like this.
- What is he, 6'8"?

-Yeah. But, like,
he was sitting next to me,

and I don't feel like...
it didn't feel...

it didn't feel like, "Oh, my
God," you know, like this.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

-Maybe he's lying
about that, too.

[ Both laugh ]

Too soon?

Maybe.
- It depends.

But then, personality-wise,

the second time
I came in the villa,

Aaron told me
I looked really pretty.

-Oh. Was he flirting?

-I mean, he was... I think
he was just being nice.

-He was definitely flirting.
He was definitely flirting.

-But I was like,
"Mm, that's nice."

So I'm like... You know,
there's, like, the looks vibe

and then there's
the personality vibe.

Who's your crush?

-I think Connor is very fit.

-Okay, Connor is, like,
super cute.

-Yeah. He's like a god.

-Both him and Hakeem.

You know, I had my little
high-five moment,

and as I, like, turned around
and I saw them, I was like,

"Okay, these boys
are very cute."

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

-Do you have any advice
for the islanders?

'Cause obviously
you've dealt with boy drama...

- Yeah.
- On a show...

- Yeah.
- And you handled it

very well,
if I must say so myself.

-Thank you.
Um, I think...

See, I think JaNa
did it perfectly.

It was really sad
to see Coye go,

but at the same time, I think...

I've done this in my life,
and I think so many of us

have done it where we hold on to
the potential of something...

- Yeah.
- Instead of just being like,

"I'm not getting what I need
to get," and moving on.

So, it was tough,

and I felt for her so bad.
Like, I almost cried...

- Same, same, same. Yeah.
- Watching her struggle.

-Like, I thought my heart
was, like, gonna

I was gonna poop it out
onto the floor.

- Yeah. She had to take a moment.
- But ultimately,

she did the right thing, yeah.
- I think she did, as well.

Yeah.
- Yeah.

So, the advice I would give

would just be
to follow that lead.

-We need to know... what's your
favorite moment of the week?

- [ Inhales sharply ] Ohh!
- First week, "Love Island."

-Okay, I actually loved
when the bombshells came in

and the boys were making fun
of the other people.

-Oh, my God, I was dying.

-Then Kordell was like,
"Excuse me."

"Excuse me.
Muscle man coming through."

That was brilliant.
- Dying.

No, the boys are giving
hilarity.

And the girls...
I love how, like,

they've just have been
building each other up,

and I feel like they have,
like, a really good squad.

-Yeah.
Right, well, we need to know,

when are you heading back
into that villa to stir sh*t up?

-Mm. I might be heading back
tomorrow night.

-Exclusive!
[ Laughs ]

-And I might not be wearing
much clothing.

-Another exclusive.

Wow. Okay.
I'm... I'm excited.

I'm sure the islanders
are excited.

-Yeah, I got to work on my tan
between now and then

so I'm ready with the look
because, trust me, the look...

-No, this looks great!
That's my bronzer.

- It's your bronzer.
- She's wearing my bronzer.

Security!
[ Laughter ]

Thanks for coming and chatting.
[ Cheers and applause ]

From the face of "Love Island"

to the voice
of "Love Island" now,

time for a weekly segment
Iain demanded we call...

-Iain Stirling's Unseen Moments
of the Week!

Ohh!

-Take it away, Iain.

-Hi, everyone.
Iain Stirling here.

You may recognize me
from such shows

as, well, this one

and "Love Island: Unseen Bits,"
God rest its soul.

It was too young to die.

Well, there have been
big changes,

and "Unseen Bits" is back
as "Unseen Bit,"

proving that good shows
don't die,

they just come back
as a single segment

on another show that people
might actually watch.

And this first unseen bit
is a big one,

and the producers
wanted it to remain unseen

as a brand-new bombshell
hits the villa

and causes quite a fuss
with the ladies.

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God! Ahh!

-Wait. We need the bug man.

Run!

♪♪

Excuse me.
There's a giant bug in the room.

Do you mind if someone
helps us get it out?

-It might eat our makeup!

-Eat the makeup?

Where is it?

-Is it still in there?

Now I'm worried
we can't find it.

♪♪

- Holy sh*t!
- Ahh!

-[ Laughs ]

- You dumb...
- I'm f*cking with y'all.

Where is it?

- It's right there!
- It's there.

Easy, easy.
What are we gonna do?

- Get it out.
- What are we gonna do?!

♪♪

-No, what would you actually do?
I would be gone.

-I would want to get it outside.

-You'd get that close to it,
though?

- Does it fly?
- Yeah.

I think. I don't know.
I've just made that up.

-I would need, like, a big cup
and, like, a big piece of paper,

and... But that thing
was like this big.

-Yeah, massive.
I... No.

No way would I even try.
- [ Laughs ]

-Aww, Ariana,
it was so nice to have you.

Ariana Madix, everyone!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Coming up after the break,

I'll be having an exclusive
one-on-one chat with Coye.

See you after the break.

Aww!

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Welcome back to "Aftersun"!

"Love Island's" two main exports

are personalized water bottles
and drama.

And our first week
delivered the drama.

Couples be coupling,
bombshells be bombshelling,

and perhaps the biggest surprise
of all,

the shock dumping
of our O.G. boy, Coye.

♪♪

[ Women cheer ]
- No way.

-A whole vibe.

- Ohh!
- Ohh!

-Yeah, I have options.

There's three women here
who got their eyes on me.

-We all can't be 6'8".
[ Laughter ]

- Go with JaNa.
- [ Chuckles ]

It has to be, like,
Beyoncé walking in

to break us up.
You know what I mean?

-Have fun in there.

♪♪

-I ain't worried about him.

They can bring Hercules
in this mother.

-And you'd still f*ck him up.

[ Laughter ]

- I think you're very gorgeous.
- [ Chuckles ] Thanks.

-Yeah.

-I feel like when it comes to
conversations with Coye,

I have to, like, initiate them,

whereas Connor,
it was just, like,

back and forth, nice and easy.

That's how it's like that.

-Do you think JaNa's body count
is higher or lower than Leah's?

-Lower.

- Oh!
- She's a f*cking liar.

-He told me for sure
the body count is a 100,

maybe a little bit lower.

That's not your ego talking,

like, your pride,
'cause it's not cute.

-They're gonna think
what they want to think

at the end of the day.
- [ Sniffles ]

[ Crying ] It just sucks 'cause
I feel like I'm trying so hard.

I don't even know how he feels.

-It's time for the first
recoupling.

♪♪

-Connor.

-I feel like JaNa... she made
the best decision for her.

She's going off her emotions,
which is valid,

and I respect it.

♪♪

-Well, the villa's loss is our
gain, because he's here with me

right now.

Let's hear it for Coye,
everyone!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Coye, you had three girls step
on your heart at the very

beginning.

What do you think went wrong?

-For me, I feel like I put all
my eggs in one basket.

- Was it always JaNa for you?
- It wasn't at first.

I was this close to picking
Serena.

- Really?
- Yeah.

-Do you regret your decision
now?

-Yeah, if I was turn back time,

like, we can go right back
to the beginning,

I would have picked Serena
for sure.

Definitely think
chemistry was there.

I feel like we was both moving
at the same pace from things she

was telling me about how she was
moving with Kordell and how

versus how I was moving
with JaNa.

I kind of feel
like she was kind of moving

at the same exact pace.

-If you had more time,

do you think something
could have developed there?

-Yeah,
I feel like if I had more time,

something definitely
woulda, coulda.

-The body count was
obviously an issue for JaNa.

And obviously she said
you were lying

because you had told her
it was a hundred.

Came out it was 150.

Do we actually count
on our fingers?

-No. The body count,
that number wasn't even real.

Okay.
- Yeah. So that whole thing...

- Why did you say that?
- I didn't say that.

- Oh, you didn't?
- No, I didn't say that.

-I'm pretty sure
the production team have

the receipts of that.

-Yeah. No, I didn't say that.

- No?
- No.

-Well, Coye,
you weren't in the villa long,

but you made a huge impact
on your fellow islanders.

Would you like
to see your farewell messages

that they recorded for you?
- Yeah.

- They're sweet.
- That'd be cool.

-Hi, Coye.

I hope you're watching this
with your chin held high.

And I just want to say, bro,
that I love you lots.

And I don't have any doubt

that when you're
on the outside world,

you're going to be having any
problems with picking girls up,

quite literally.

-We love you so much, Coye.

And I know that you will find
a b*mb-a*s b*tch.

-Little "C," we are dropping
that mixtape soon.

When we get back,
we're collabing.

So, Godspeed to you, Little "C."
You'll be missed, man.

-I just want to say goodbye,
Coye,

and thank you so much for being
such an amazing human being.

Thank you for
the cutest bedtime stories,

and I hope you've learned
a lot from this experience.

And I wish you nothing
but the best.

-How does that feel
watching that?

-Feels good.

-You made some really good
friendships in there.

-Yeah, I made some good friends.

-I'm looking forward to
that mixtape, by the way.

-Yeah, we gotta drop
that mixtape.

- I need to hear that.
- Yeah.

-Well,
Coye, we've loved having you.

Like, honestly,
I'm completely shocked.

I'm so sad to see you go.
Give it up for Coye, everyone.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh!
- Thank, y'all.

-Our next two guests flying
all the way to Fiji

had to be first-class tickets.
But after seeing the price tag,

we realized nothing's
as luxurious

as a premium Zoom subscription.

They're the hosts of the
brand-new "Love Island" podcast,

"Spill the Tea
with Nikki and Brie."

-It's Nikki and Brie!

[ Cheers and applause ]

-What's up?

-Hello, everyone.

-Hi. Thank you for joining us.

-Yes. Sorry we're so far away.

-Oh, I wish you were here.

- We do, too.
- Us, too.

-Once you all can afford
those first-class tickets.

-Oh, unfortunately,
not this year.

Are you enjoying the show?

-So super obsessed.

I honestly think this season is
the best cast yet.

I feel like they're
just really bringing it.

I can't believe the drama
within four episodes so far.

It's just so good.

-And as a job, you
guys get to talk about the show.

That's pretty epic.

-Yeah, we get to be little
"Judgy Judys."

It's so good.

-Love that.
Nikki and Brie, tell us.

What's coming up
on the podcast this week?

What tea have you got to spill?

-The tea
that we can spill right now

is to kick off this podcast,

we have the
most high-profile guest ever.

And that's you, Maura.

You're kicking it off with us
this Monday.

-You weren't meant to tell
anyone!

- It was a secret!
- Oh, sh**t! Tea spilled.

- I'm excited, girls.
- Right. We can't wait, either.

And every Monday you will see

"Spill the Tea
with Nikki and Brie,"

and we're so excited for it.

-Okay, I'll see you then, girls.

Nikki. Brie, everyone!
- See you then.

- Thank you.
- Yes.

-You can listen to
a brand-new episode

of "Spill the Tea with Nikki
and Brie" every Monday,

available
wherever you get your podcasts.

Coming up...

Cely and Jess spill
the tea on our other couples.

Rob and Leah
will be live in the beach hut,

and I'll have an exclusive chat

with two brand-new bombshells
heading into the villa.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Hello, and welcome back to
"Love Island Aftersun USA,"

which is
not sponsored by Cheez-Its.

But like Kordell,
we wish we were.

-So, I definitely want to do
sponsorships, as well,

- Like?
- Cheez-Its.

I can't get enough of Cheez-Its.

-Cely and Jess are back!

-Time for another deep dive
into our couples,

starting with Serena
and Kordell.

- Friend zone.
- Friend zone.

-Not the end zone. Yeah.

-We need to talk about
the first night.

They were in matching colors.
Match made in heaven.

But obviously they like
each other.

They fancy each other.
She's not feeling it, is she?

Come on.
- I don't think so.

- She's not.
- Mnh-mnh.

- It's just so spare.
- Yeah. No.

And she even said it herself.

She was like trying
to feel it out.

And I feel like I've known
from the beginning.

I was like, "She's not as into
him as he is into her."

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

And Serena really wants him
to make the first move,

but is he just too nice
for that?

-I feel like he's tried, though.

He's kind of told her, like,
"I want to go at your pace."

Like, "I'm gonna, like, go with
what you're comfortable with."

-Uh-huh. But then she also.
Said that he sounds scripted.

-Yeah. I didn't think
that he sounded scripted.

-I didn't, either,
but maybe she's just

not that into him.

-Yeah.

-I think she's making up
excuses.

I think that she was never
into him from the beginning.

And she's making up excuses.

She is!
- They do look good together.

-They look amazing together.
I so wish that, like,

they would just figure it out
because I love them.

I feel
like they'd be great together,

but I feel like she's
not open to it, you know?

-Yeah.

-And you know,
I'm not gonna lie.

Kordell is actually one
of my favorites. I love.

- Really?
- Yeah, I do.

I really like him because I love
a guy that can pay himself out.

At the start, he won me over.

He went, "I'm a short king."
- I loved that, as well.

-I loved that.

And I think he's,
like, presented himself

in such a gentlemanly way,
like not forcing himself on her.

-We need to talk about
his brother being

Odell Beckham Jr.

Do you think that's
going to make a difference

to the way Serena feels?

- Who's that?
- [ Laughs ]

Jess! [ Laughs ]
Jess!

-Who is that?

-His brother
is Odell Beckham Jr.

Very, very famous footballer.

He's a big deal.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

-But he did say that already.
And she still said...

-Yeah, he said it
in the challenge.

- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.

So, I don't think that
it made a difference for her.

Will it make a difference
to the other girls? Perhaps.

- Bombshells coming in.
- I'm ready.

- They know that.
- Oh, you're right!

-Oh, sh*t!
Yeah, they do.

Maybe...
- That will be a change.

Yeah. Very interesting.
- Yeah.

-Coye told me earlier he wished
he coupled up with Serena.

-Tea.

Honestly, like,
I hate hearing stuff like that

because then I just get sad.

I'm like, "They could
have been a good couple.

She was initially interested
in him, and, in my opinion,

more interested in Coye
than she has been in Kordell.

-Yeah.

-So, it's just kind of sad
because it's like now

man's gone and like,
they'll never get to see that.

You know?
- I know.

Okay, we need to move on
to Rob and Leah.

- I love them.
- Love them,

-I love them.

-They are so like rom-com coded.

- Yes.
- You know what I mean?

Like, everything they do makes
me feel things and I'm obsessed.

-I really love Leah.

I think Leah is a
protected-species sort of thing.

And, like, I just do
not want her to get hurt.

I actually think Rob
would treat her well.

They just seem so smitten
so early.

- Yeah.
- And I think in there,

when you kind of know, you know.

I definitely think
they have winning potential.

I think they do.

I think they
could make it to the end.

-And we had Rob
in Casa Amor last year.

He didn't get into
the villa at all.

Do you think he'll go
all the way?

- Absolutely.
- Yeah.

-Really? That's
a big statement for week one.

- You have to love Rob.
- I know.

-He's literally

like a little Matthew
McConaughey, Patrick Swayze.

Like, he just says all
the right things.

- Would Rob be your type?
- Absolutely.

-Oh!

-Everything he says
would work on me.

I want to purchase snakes
and unleash them in my home

so that I could call
this man to come and get them.

-Now, that's crazy!
Now, that's crazy.

-No, I love that!
They had their first test.

How do you think
Leah handled it all?

-Wait,
is it like when Liv came in?

- Mm-hmm.
- I think Leah did good.

Um, I think she
could have done better

at unpacking what Rob said
to Liv because,

like, at the start,
he did say to Liv,

"Oh, like, I think you're
really attractive,"

things like that.

Um, but then he was
kind of in complete shock

when she chose him.
- Mm-hmm.

-I think at that point
that's when he realized,

"Oh, like, I think I like
Leah better."

-As a fellow Aussie,
how do you think Liv's doing?

-Actually, I think she's
representing us pretty well.

Like, I think she's really
direct, straight to the point.

Like, and I bloody love
that for her.

- Yeah. I agree.
- Yeah.

- She's a firecracker.
- Like, she does not care.

-Very good bombshell.

-Yeah. No, she's very good
bombshell.

She came in hot.

I think if she came on my season
as a bombshell,

I would absolutely sh**t myself.

But I think Leah on screen, you
could tell she's a bit unsure.

You could tell that there was...

She knew that there's
something that she's missed.

- She's clever.
- She's very clued on.

She's very clued on.
- She is.

She knew there was
something else, yeah.

-And that's what I really like
about her.

I think, like, she's very smart

and she can really read
the situation.

- And she's calling it out, too.
- Yeah.

Also, like, I think
she's remained really calm,

um, in that last challenge when
Liv thew the water at her.

-That was shocking.

-Come on. Give it to me, b*tch!

[ All yelling ]

-Oh, sh*t!

-She went to throw it at Kaylor,
and then turned around.

- Did a fake-out.
- Yeah. Yeah.

-I think I would have snapped.

- I would have lost it.
- I would have gagged.

-The fake-out was crazy!

I would have been fuming.
I think I would have seen red.

I'd be like,
"Give me that f*cking bucket."

And I would have grabbed
the bucket,

and I would have tossed it
on her.

And then I'd be like,
"Give me another one."

- And I believe that.
- I believe you, yeah.

I would have loved to see it.

- I think, yeah.
- I want to see it.

-Yeah.
[ All laugh ]

-I think it would be very ugly,
but I don't care.

-Well, we do have Leah and Rob

joining us very soon
from the beach hut.

I'm excited to chat to them.

- I'm so excited.
- They just seem so cute.

-Oh, I love them so much
I can't wait.

- Yeah. Me too.
- Okay.

We need to move on
to JaNa and Connor.

New couple.
No one saw that coming.

-Let me just say
she stood on business.

Like, we don't want
nonchalant men here.

We want "fully chalant," okay?

And Connor came with it.
And I'm just so happy

that she was able to go in there
and do what,

like, is really difficult
for women to do, I think.

- Yeah.
- She k*lled it.

- They look so good together.
- Yeah.

-Do two super-hot people make
a right?

- Yes.
- Yes.

-No.

-They're not fighting
over the mirror or anything.

[ Laughter ]

-Oh, sorry.
Like, I love them.

I think they're so cute.

-I think you love them
as individuals

because we love JaNa.
We love her.

-To be fair, whatever she does,
I'm like, "Yes, Mother."

-But I don't think
they're good together.

I think their personality
types are so different.

Like, she's so bubbly, like,
she's like genuine and like,

I'm not going to lie. I just
think he's a bit boring for her.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

-Well, Connor tried to get
with Kaylor.

And then that was shut down.
- Yeah.

-And now it's only that he's,
like, showing interest...

-Yeah.

- towards JaNa.
Do you think that's a bit?

-I don't think they'll be a
couple locked in until the end.

I think he'll, um,

I think either of them
will switch.

I don't think they're both
as into each other as...

- Right.
- Yeah.

-You think bombshells could
stir the pot?

- Rock that real quick, yeah.
- Real quick.

-I'm really hoping that
they kind of maybe make it work.

I really like them.
I think you're right, though.

I like them as individuals
a lot,

so I'm hoping that it'll work,
but we'll see.

-Okay.
Well, great chat, guys.

Thank you so much.
Our panel everyone.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Thank you.

Right, break time now,

but coming up, Rob and Leah
will be live from the beach hut.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Welcome back to the show.

Right.
Time for a trip to the villa

as we cross live to the beach
hut to say hi to Rob and Leah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hi, guys.
It's Maura Higgins here.

- Hi.
- You're live on "Aftersun."

How are you feeling?

- So good.
- Amazing.

- You don't look happy.
- [ Laughs ]

No. We're so excited.

And I'm such a huge fan.
I can't believe it's you.

-Oh! Guys we're loving
your journey.

- Thank you.
- So great to meet you.

-How's your first week
in the villa?

Smooth sailing, no drama,
I'm sure, right?

- Yeah.
- Totally.

It's been so good.
No drama, nothing.

That's a lie.

-We've been together
the whole time.

It's literally been
a different thing every day.

But I feel
like that's just how it goes.

-Yeah.

-Guys, it looks like
it's getting

a bit serious between you two.

Are we getting a dog
anytime soon?

An animal?
We know you guys love animals.

-What do you think?
Probably not.

We don't have anywhere
to keep it at the moment.

-I have a lot of animals myself.

So, it kind of comes down to
if he wants to be a stepparent.

- Mm.
- Right.

Are you both up for playing
a game with me?

-Of course.

-Now that you've known each
other for a whole five days,

we thought we'd put you
to the ultimate test

with a rapid-fire game
of "Him or Her?"

- [ Laughing ] Okay.
- I love that game.

-Get your paddles out. Okay.
Rob and Leah, are you ready?

- Yes.
- Yes.

-In three, two, one.
Who is funnier?

[ Buzzer ]

Oh, God, we're not off
to a great start, are we, guys?

-I think we're both funny,
but I'm definitely funnier.

-Who is more romantic?

[ Ding ]

- Yeah, that's what I meant.
- It's a match.

- I didn't mean that.
- [ Laughs ]

-Who's the best cook?
[ Buzzer ]

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.

[ Ding ]
- Good answer. Rob.

-I do all the cooking here.

-I want to. I'm trying to.
Bear with me.

- Give her time.
- Yeah.

-Who's the grumpiest
in the mornings?

-I, uh...

-Yeah, we're both pretty grumpy.

[ Ding ]

- Yeah.
- Okay. Who's the messiest?

[ Buzzer ]
- Really?

-I would die
if you saw the wardrobe.

-Who's the biggest flirt?

[ Ding ]

Yeah. Who takes up most
of the bed at night?

-I guess I'm bigger.
[ Ding ]

-I feel like we, like, lean on
one side of the bed more.

[ Laughing ] In the middle.

-Okay, and, finally,
who has the best fashion sense?

-Oh!
[ Ding ]

-Yes. Good answer.

Just one last question, guys.

Leah, how did you feel about the
denim overalls from last night?

-I like them. Even, like,
before I met Rob,

I literally was saying
to my sister,

like, "I deserve, like,
a farm man."

Like a sexy,
like, farmer like that.

And that's what it was giving.

-What about the flip-flops?

-No, I told him I never
want to see him in thongs, ever.

And he's done a good job.

He f*cked with me once,
but that was funny.

But it's just,
I think he needs to keep his...

- Just don't f*ck with me again.
- Yeah.

-Yeah. Okay.
Thank you so much, guys.

-Thank you.
We love you, Maura.

- Bye.
- Okay, "Love Island" lovers,

brace yourselves for
a global-first exclusive reveal.

-♪ Look deep into my eyes ♪

♪ My heart is paralyzed ♪

-For the first time ever,
we're going to meet

the villa's newest bombshells
before they go into the villa.

-♪ She's got me hypnotized ♪

-Don't go anywhere... or else.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Welcome back to "Aftersun"!

Tonight I'm launching not one,

but two bombshells
into the villa.

Now, before they enter
and really shake things up,

I'd like you to meet
the first of our islanders

before anyone else.

It's Andrea.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo! Yeah!

Queen!

- How are you?
- Oh, my God, I am so excited.

-I'm so excited.

You're literally about
to walk on Love Island.

-I know.

- What the hell?
- And find my husband.

- Yes! Yes!
- Yes. I'm so excited.

-I cannot believe I get
to meet you before you go on.

How are you feeling?

-Honestly,
like, anxious, but excited.

Like, it's been so long.
- It's a weird feeling, right?

-Yeah.

- Weird.
- So weird, so strange.

- Can't describe it.
- No. No words. Speechless.

-Are you ready
to bombshell, though?

-Oh. I'm excited.

-I want you
to bombshell so hard.

-It's like World w*r III
is about to happen, so...

-Okay,
tell us a bit about yourself.

-So, I'm from Miami, Florida.

So, I, like,
come from a Latin background.

So, I'm Latina, fluent Spanish.

-Oh, yes!

- Spicy.
- Sexy.

-So, Colombian, Cuban.
I'm super family-orientated.

Super, like, grounded
in that sense.

But I am like a little,
like, mischief.

I've always kind of been, like,
spontaneous

and just like the goofy one
of my group.

- I love that.
- Yeah.

-Who have you got your eyes on?

-Well, I love accents.
Love yours, by the way.

-Okay.

-That's like my first thing
I always notice about somebody.

But definitely,
with that being said,

Aaron, for sure.
- I was waiting for it.

-I'm, like, melting.

Like, the thing about an accent,
like,

you could mess up,
and you say, "Sorry"

or whatever you say
in your accent.

I'm like, "Forgiven, forgiven."
Him and Rob,

like, are my top two right now
that I have, like, my eye on.

- Oh, anyone else?
- That's like it for now.

I'm very big on personality,

so I feel like getting to know
the guys a little more

and talking with them, I'll get,
like, more of an insight.

But right now,
like, seeing how they've moved.

I have my eyes on those two.
So...

-Well, you know,
you're not going in alone.

-No.

-You're going in
another bombshell

and you've not met her yet.

-Nope. Never met her.
I'm so excited, too.

-Would you like to meet Nicole?

I would love to meet Nicole.

-I definitely want to meet her.
Okay. We need to get Nicole out!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow!

- Hello!
- Hello!

-Nice to meet you.
Let me give you a hug.

- Besties for life now.
- Yes!

-I'm so happy
to go in with another girl.

-I know. Safe.

- Yeah, it puts a bit at ease.
- Yeah, for sure.

- How are you feeling?
- I'm so excited.

I'm honestly so excited
to meet you, too.

-Oh! Thank you.

-I love your accent.

-Oh, thank you so much.
Tell us a bit about yourself.

-So, I'm 26.

I live in Sacramento,
California, right now,

but I'm from Nevada,
and, I don't know.

I feel like I'm just
a really outgoing girl.

I love hanging out
with my friends, family,

going to the gym,
just doing anything, really.

- Okay. Outgoing.
- Yeah, always down for anything.

I love having a good time.
- What do you do?

- I'm in medical sales.
- Oh, wow.

- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.

- Yeah, I sell skin grafts.
- Wow! Jesus!

-It's really fun.

-Which boys
are you going to go for?

Is there one?
Is there a few?

- There's a few.
- A few? Okay.

We want to know.
We want to know everything.

-I really like...
can I just name them?

- Yes.
- Okay. Kordell.

- Kordell.
- Hakeem.

- Okay.
- And Kendall.

Those are the ones I have
my eyes on just immediately.

But I'm open to talking
to everyone.

- Most of them.
- Yeah.

-Yeah. Good!

-That's like all of them, yeah.

-Kendall and Hannah are actually
having relationship problems.

- Sad.
- Oh!

- Sorry. No, that's awful.
- Sad, but whatever.

-It's early days, though, right?

- It is early days.
- Yeah. So...

-What's your strategy?

-My strategy is just
to be myself.

- Yes.
- You know, I feel like going

in there as a bombshell,

I don't want to step on
any toes,

but I also have to look out
for myself.

So, I'm going to go for
what I want.

And I feel like my strategy is
really just be myself

and talk to everyone,
not take anything to heart

and go in for what I want,
going in there for.

-Yeah,
I'm really rooting for you two.

You're walking in as a duo.

Look at us. We're all...

Truly, we're all bombshells
here.

I really want you to go for it.
- Yeah.

-Like, literally go for it.
Make me proud, please.

-You were on my favorite season
of UK ever, Season 5, right?

-Yes.

-And you came in as a bombshell
and a very scary one,

where the girls are watching
you from the balcony, right?

When you were eating dinner?
- Yeah.

-How did you handle
the pressure?

-Yeah.

- Do you know what?
- Or did you not think...

-I didn't feel pressure.

I was just, like,
"I don't really care."

Like, I was in there for me.

Like, obviously we all
don't want to step on toes,

but, like, you don't have
any loyalties to these people.

You're just walking in,
so go for it.

- True. Yeah.
- That's what I did, anyway.

I mean, I'm still single, so...

Okay, well, girls, I've got
a little challenge for you.

- Ooh, okay!
- Okay.

-Just so we know you're thinking
of us on "Aftersun,"

I really want you
to get one of the islanders

to say "fanny flutters."

- Fanny flutters?
- Yeah.

-What is that? Okay.

-It can't be you two, though.

-Yeah, how would you use
that in a sentence, though?

So, I kind of remember
because it's like...

It's like making you, like,
butterflies, but in your...

- Exactly.
- Okay, cool.

-Okay.

-Okay, we'll talk about it
before we go in, yeah, yeah.

-We'll plan it out.
Yeah, we'll plan it out.

- Get someone to say it.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Okay. Got it.

- Do we get a prize?
- Do they get a prize?

-We'll make you happy.
That's the incentive.

-I'd be just very happy.

- Okay.
- And we will support you.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

-Okay.
I think we can do it.

-Yeah, we can do it.
That's easy.

-That's easy.
We'll get creative.

-You think it's going to be
easy?

- I think it's gonna be easy.
- Really?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.

-Okay. Well, I need to let you
both prepare

to be the ultimate bombshells.

Do not let me down, please.

- We won't. We won't.
- We'll make you proud.

-Thank you so much
for joining us.

-It's been a pleasure.
Thank you for having us.

-Nicole and Andrea, everyone.
[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, thank you.
I'm so excited for you!

- I'm so excited.
- Yes!

That's it for tonight's show.

Thank you so much to all my
guests... Cely, Jessica, Coye,

Nikki and Brie,
and two amazing new bombshells.

And, of course,

the Empress of Love Island
herself, Ariana Madix.

I'll be back here next
Saturday to scoop some more tea

with some very special guests.

Don't miss "Love Island"
tomorrow night,

only on Peacock.

Good night!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yay!

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