‘Love Island: USA' Season 6 Stars Rob and Kendall React to JaNa and Kenny's Unexpected Split
Yup, you read that right. After almost a year of (officially) dating, Love Island: USA season 6 fan favorites JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez have called it quits, and their castmates are already speaking out about the situation.
On Sunday (July 27), fans noticed that JaNa had not only unfollowed her partner on Instagram, but she deleted every photo she had ever posted with Kenny — and untagged Kenny from her biography — as well as turned off her comments on the app.
Because of this, Love Island: USA fans were disabled from weighing in with their thoughts and speculation, but that did not stop the press...
With the media quick to spread the news like wildfire — jumping to conclusions that the Love Island: USA finalists had called it quits — its safe to say that Love Island: USA alumni (and friends of both JaNa and Kenny) Rob Rausch and Kendall Washington did not see this coming, as they were enjoying a midday meal with TikToker Josh Richards when the news broke.
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During said meal, Josh happened to be live streaming via Twitch, accidentally capturing the pair's reaction to JaNa and Kenny's split. " Looks like there's some drama post-life after the villa," the 23-year-old said to the camera during the stream, which then panned to Rob and Kendall glancing at their phones and whispering to one another.
With some tension in the air — seemingly feeling guilty that he unintentionally broke the news via his Twitch stream — the social media sensation then stepped outside to address the situation, admitting that he's "not a messy guy" and "would never try to get a clip here."
Josh continued, "I think they're actually like, 'I missed, 'What the hell's going on?' Chat was saying that there's some drama between some of island people. Something's going on. We don't know though. We're not filled in. Sorry, sorry, sorry. I can't, sorry."
Nevertheless, fans had a field day in the comment section of a TikTok video clipping the live stream, having a great deal of respect for Kendall and Rob (mainly the latter) for keeping quiet regarding the sticky situation.
"Kendall is messy af and he stayed completely silent out of respect for JaNa. That says something 😭😭," one user wrote, while another added, "I like how Rob wasn't baited into reacting 😭." A third gushed, "I actually admire how Rob moves outside the villa. He doesn't chase clout by talking about people he cares about. You can tell he cares about JaNa."
Will either JaNa or Kenny break their silence, spilling what really went down between them? Needless to say, we will be keeping up with both parties on Instagram (@janacraig_ and @kennyrodriguez) until further notice.
'Love Island: USA' Season 6 Stars Rob and Kendall React to JaNa and Kenny's Unexpected Split first appeared on Parade on Jul 28, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
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