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It looks like Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, the winners of Love Island USA season seven, are no longer coupled up. In an Instagram story posted on Wednesday, Espinal announced the breakup to her “papayas,” writing, “Bryan and I are no longer together. After leaving the villa, it became very clear that we were on two different journeys. Our visions didn’t align and relationships are suppose to be a team sport.” In true Amaya Papaya fashion, she left us with some telling words of wisdom: “You don’t have to drink the whole sea to know it’s salty.”
Arenales also posted a statement via Instagram Story on Wednesday, writing, “As many of you already know, Amaya and I have decided to go our separate ways. Unfortunately, we were not on the same page and that is okay. We have both gained clarity that we are on different paths right now. I am thankful for the time we have spent together and I wish her nothing but the best moving forward.”
Before either of them had broken the news, Espinal’s social-media activity all but confirmed there was trouble in paradise. In the past week, she reposted some breakup-related videos on TikTok, including one about “how it feels when you know you have to leave him alone” and an edit from the show Scandal that says, “When I finally pick myself back up and never let my walls down like that again.” Back in July, there were rumors that Arenales had cheated on our dear Amaya Papaya, but the two shut down any speculation by posting a video set to Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful.” “When everyone thinks you’re over, meanwhile this is us,” Arenales wrote.
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They touched on the alleged infidelity during the Love Island USA reunion, which was filmed on August 12. Arenales admitted he “had a lapse in judgment” after a video of him speaking to other women circulated on TikTok. While the couple seem to have hashed that particular incident out, we still don’t know what led to their ultimate breakup — or when exactly it happened. On Monday, hours before the episode aired, TMZ reported that the two had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Their last posts together were published on August 14 during their joint appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
There hasn’t been much luck with season seven’s remaining couples — Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia are rumored to have broken up, too, with People reporting that the pair had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Fingers crossed, Nicolandria is still safe.
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