{"id":62043,"date":"2026-09-01T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=62043"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:31:10","slug":"heres-whos-friends-and-whos-feuding-after-that-messy-love-island-usa-season-eight-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/01\/heres-whos-friends-and-whos-feuding-after-that-messy-love-island-usa-season-eight-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s who&#8217;s friends and who&#8217;s feuding after that messy Love Island USA season eight reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers have been eagerly anticipating the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/love-island-usa\/\">Love Island USA<\/a> season eight reunion, and it did not disappoint. Tears were shed, confrontations were had, and major tea was spilled. So, here&#8217;s who&#8217;s friends and who&#8217;s still feuding after the Love Island USA season eight reunion.<\/p>\n<h2>Melanie and Kenzie fight it out then make up<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dcuf-5iIE3c\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dcuf-5iIE3c\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Love Island USA (@loveislandusa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Kenzie allegedly made a comment on Sol&#8217;s Instagram live about Melanie having more &#8220;airtime&#8221; than everyone else. When asked to clarify the entire situation, Kenzie said, &#8220;After watching the show back, I did see that she did get a lot more airtime, but I would never talk shit about her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kenzie then called out Melanie for rolling her eyes, and then Melanie said, &#8220;It just caught me off guard that everyone\u2019s together and that it\u2019s even a conversation. I have not done anything to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melanie then called out Kenzie for not supporting her after her and Corbin got coupled up. &#8220;You didn&#8217;t even check up on me. I had to see my couple be with someone else. You did not care about me,&#8221; Melanie said.<\/p>\n<p>While crying, Kenzie said that she still loves Melanie, and Melanie got up and hugged Kenzie. Luckily, the two ended up making up, with Melanie saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s not fixable. It&#8217;s not that deep. It&#8217;s not that deep,&#8221; as the two were hugging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, it seems like the friendship has been repaired or at least they&#8217;ve taken the first steps towards mending it.<\/p>\n<h2>Kayda was extremely defensive the entire time<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stephwithdadeets\/video\/7680405203471944990\" data-video-id=\"7680405203471944990\">\n<section><a title=\"@stephwithdadeets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stephwithdadeets?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@stephwithdadeets<\/a> Kayda\u2019s comment to Jaiden was so NOT it. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <a title=\"loveislandusa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveislandusa?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveislandusa<\/a> <a title=\"loveislandreunion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveislandreunion?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveislandreunion<\/a> <a title=\"kayda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kayda?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#kayda<\/a> <a title=\"jaiden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jaiden?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#jaiden<\/a> #<a title=\"greenscreen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/greenscreen?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#greenscreen<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Stephwithdadeets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7680405310846061342?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Stephwithdadeets<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kayda is being called out online for her &#8220;defensive and insecure&#8221; energy at the reunion.<\/p>\n<p>One user on TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@perpaulette\/video\/7680376135544212749?is_from_webapp=1\">pointed out her seemingly &#8220;annoyed&#8221; behaviour<\/a> towards one of the Love Island USA reunion&#8217;s hosts, Andy Cohen. This is likely referring to when Andy asked Kayda if she and Zach were exclusive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Viewers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@storytimewithrikkii\/video\/7680424800178687245\">disappointed by her behaviour<\/a> and think that she&#8217;s ultimately insecure about her relationship with Zach. At the time the reunion was filmed, Zach and Kayda were not officially boyfriend and girlfriend, and viewers think that&#8217;s where her &#8220;attitude&#8221; stemmed from.<\/p>\n<p>One of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stephwithdadeets\/video\/7680405203471944990\">most talked-about moments<\/a> is when she&#8217;s addressing Jaiden about her relationship with Caleb and says: &#8220;I just want to say hooking up is a two-person thing. If he was treating you like that, why did you f*** him again?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This received loud, audible gasps from the reunion&#8217;s live audience. Now, viewers have been calling out her &#8220;sl*t shaming&#8221; of Jaiden. She even goes on to shade Ariana Madix, the other host of the reunion, when she defends Jaiden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Aniya, Titi, and KC made up<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kierrabase\/video\/7680400683232775456\" data-video-id=\"7680400683232775456\">\n<section><a title=\"@kierrabase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kierrabase?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kierrabase<\/a> Very classy <a title=\"tierra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tierra?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tierra<\/a> <a title=\"titi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/titi?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#titi<\/a> <a title=\"aniya\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/aniya?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#aniya<\/a> <a title=\"reunion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/reunion?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#reunion<\/a> <a title=\"loveislandusa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveislandusa?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#loveislandusa<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Kierra HQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7680400757505428257?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Kierra HQ<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aniya called out KC and Titi&#8217;s comments they made about her while on Aftersun, referring to when they said they weren&#8217;t going to be friends with anyone outside of the villa.<\/p>\n<p>Titi and KC then clarified their past comments, with Aniya saying their behaviour on the Aftersun &#8220;hurt her feelings.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KC ended up apologising to her for his remarks, saying: &#8220;I would hate for you to think I have anything against you, you know what I mean? I think we&#8217;ve all left on good terms, and that&#8217;s where I want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayda&#8217;s being called out online for her 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