"Love Island: Beyond The Villa" Cast Plays Who's Who
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USA Today
4 hours ago
- USA Today
'Love Island' winner Amaya Espinal weighs in on Cierra Ortega's racism controversy
Paya-heads, tap in. Straight from the "Love Island USA" villa in Fiji, Amaya Espinal, the freshly crowned winner of the dating competition series, is the newest guest on "Call Her Daddy." Espinal, who was lovingly dubbed "Amaya Papaya" by the show's viewers, sat down with host Alex Cooper on the July 16 episode to spill on being a bombshell, winning America's heart with her sensitivity, and taking the prize money home. Espinal, 25, won the final public vote alongside Bryan Arenales during the Season 7 finale on July 13. Alongside their bragging rights as the fan-favorite couple, the two split a $100,000 prize. The New York native and cardiac nurse also got candid on "Love Island" castmate Cierra Ortega, who was abruptly ousted from the show following a racism controversy. "We all genuinely did not know," Espinal said. "We did not get the chance to say goodbye. We weren't able to see her pack her bags. It literally just happened in the flash of an eye. It felt very unreal." In the week leading up to Ortega's departure, screenshots of alleged Instagram posts showed the contestant — whose family is of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage — using a racist slur against people of Asian descent to negatively refer to her eyes. Within days of leaving the villa, Ortega posted a nearly five-minute "accountability video" apologizing to "the entire Asian community" and saying she "had no idea that the word held as much pain, as much harm, and came with the history that it did." Amaya Espinal's message to 'Love Island' castmate Cierra Ortega after racism scandal Ortega wasn't the only "Love Island" contestant to spark backlash due to online commentary. Starting cast member Yulissa Escobar unceremoniously exited off-camera three days into the series with limited acknowledgement. Before the show even premiered, the Miami businesswoman received backlash when several clips of her using a racial slur on a podcast surfaced. She later posted a written apology "for using a word I had no right in using." While reflecting on Ortega's "Love Island" exit, Espinal stressed the importance of using inclusive language. "I definitely do think words matter, and everyone should be respected," Espinal said. "I just hope that she learns from her consequences. She is a grown woman, so hopefully moving forward, this should not be repeated." Amaya Espinal talks historic 'Love Island' win Espinal, who is of Dominican descent, made "Love Island USA" history with Arenales as the first Latino couple to win the show. The fan-favorite contestants' victory earned praise on social media for its positive media representation of the Latino community, especially amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. "It's really, really huge," Espinal told Cooper of the milestone. "My parents literally came from the Dominican Republic and didn't have the best upbringing. So, Latino culture to me is very, very huge. I feel blessed, and I feel so much gratitude." Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
Los Angeles Times
8 hours ago
- Los Angeles Times
Pete Davidson is going to be a dad! ‘SNL' alum is expecting first child with Elsie Hewitt
Pete Davidson is going to be a father. The 'Saturday Night Live' alum's girlfriend, British model and actor Elsie Hewitt, confirmed the news Wednesday with a cheeky Instagram post. 'Welp now everyone knows we had sex,' the model captioned a carousel of pregnancy photos, images of the pair and memes (including the viral 'Love Island' 'mamacita' moment). Davidson, who famously avoids social media and does not have a public Instagram account, has not yet commented on the news. Hewitt, 29, and Davidson, 31, first sparked dating rumors in March when they were spotted kissing in Palm Beach, Fla., and they've reportedly been living together in Brooklyn and Upstate New York. They made their red carpet debut in May at the Blossom Ball in New York City. Hewitt, who previously dated Jason Sudeikis and Benny Blanco, has modeled for Guess and was a Playboy Playmate. She landed her first television role in 2018 on the series 'Turnt' and has since made appearances on rapper Lil Dicky's sitcom 'Dave.' Since Davidson left 'Saturday Night Live' in 2022 after eight seasons, he has pivoted to focus more on stand-up and movies. The comedian — whose high-profile exes include Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian, Madelyn Cline, Kate Beckinsale, Margaret Qualley, Kaia Gerber and Phoebe Dynevor — has a few projects lined up this year, including a starring role in the horror movie 'The Home,' out July 25.
San Francisco Chronicle
14 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Review: ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' is ‘Love Island,' but with murder
The new 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' is like a certain sexy reality show, but where people get killed off instead of leaving the villa. There are impossibly good-looking, 'Love Island'-like young people at a sun-dappled seaside resort occasionally hooking up with lots of drama, then murders spoil the fun. Although it is the first feature theatrical release in the franchise since 1998's 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,' it seems so familiar. The first two are a constant staple on streaming and cable, and a one-season Prime Video series, which like the original 1997 film was based on Lois Duncan's 1973 young adult novel, debuted in 2021. The current film is not a remake, but a sequel, and one of its drawing cards is that original cast members Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their roles. Plus another person, but we're not allowed to say. But it's most definitely the year 2025 and it's a young person's show. While not a game changer in any way, director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Netflix's ' Do Revenge ') has delivered an appealing, efficiently packaged but rather predictable slasher film with a game cast. In other words, it's as advertised — no more, no less. The weird thing, though, is that the 'crime' that gets the young people in trouble isn't really a crime. In the original, they accidentally hit a pedestrian and then sank the body in a nearby river to hide the evidence. That's a couple of crimes at least. In this one, a careening car goes off the cliff trying to avoid hitting a clowning around Teddy (Tyriq Withers) as a group of five young people are enjoying Fourth of July fireworks. 'That's manslaughter!' says one as they justify fleeing the scene. Uh, not really. Any good lawyer can prove that the car was driving dangerously. Anyway. The damage is done, and Teddy and the rest of them — his fiance, Danica (Madelyn Cline of ' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery '), her best friend Ava (Chase Sui Wonders of Apple TV+'s ' The Studio '), Ava's current crush Milo (Jonah Hauer-King of ' The Little Mermaid ') and the group's estranged friend Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon of Hulu's ' Tiny Beautiful Things ') agree never to tell anyone. Nonetheless, a year later, at Danica's bridal shower, she gets a greeting card with the ominous 'I know what you did last summer' scrawled in blood. The bodies then begin to pile up, courtesy of what I call the Gorton's Fisherman's evil twin. There are plenty of twists and turns — by the killer's signature hook as well as the plot — as the 20-somethings band together to stay alive and solve the crime. They look to Julie James (Hewitt), a survivor in the first two films, for advice; Ray Bronson (Prinze) is a bar owner who is mentoring Stevie. Look, 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' is fun, recapturing a '90s slasher film vibe. It's no 'Bring Her Back,' the Aussie horror chiller released around Memorial Day, but it's not meant to be.
