'Love Island USA' 2026 finale reveals Season 8 winners
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff were crowned the winners of Love Island USA Season 8 during the finale on July 12. The season was marked by various controversies and fan-favorite moments, with a reunion special scheduled for late August.
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Hear this story Another couple has joined the ranks of " Love Island USA " winners.
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff were revealed to have received the most votes from fans and were thus named the winners of Season 8 during the Sunday, July 12, finale
As confetti fell all around Trinity and Bryce, the runner-up couple, Aniya Harvey and Carl Schmidt, celebrated the fan favorite couples' win.
Melanie Moreno and Sincere Rhea came in third, and Zach Georgiou and Kayda Bosse were in last place. Of course, the entire cast bookended their stay in the Fiji villa by partaking in the annual tradition of jumping into the scarcely used pool, fully clothed.
The big reveal capped off nearly six weeks of divisive challenges , dramatic recouplings, endless " Corbin GPT " memes and "French fry" references .
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